Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 2018, Core i7-8650U, 16GB, 256GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i7 8650U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 10 Pro
31 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average port selection (4th percentile)
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | HP OmniBook X Flip | Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max | Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro NP940XJG-KG2US | ASUS ExpertBook P5405CSA-DH54 | MSI Prestige 16 Evo PRE16EVO13407 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Apple M1 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 356H | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Intel Core i5 13500H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2560x1600 | 15.6" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | - | AMD Radeon 860M | Apple M1 Max 32-core GPU | Intel Graphics | Intel Arc 130V GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 59 | - | 65 | 63 | 82 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 24 | 6.3 | 36.3 | 3.5 | 19.9 | 66 | 15.8 | 81.8 | 33.2 | 96.1 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max Compare | 73.9 | 77.5 | 36.3 | 73.5 | 97.8 | 69.1 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 7.3 | 44.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro NP940XJG-KG2US Compare | 90.7 | 56.3 | 50 | 51.5 | 97.4 | 87.7 | 35.8 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 45.7 |
| ASUS ExpertBook P5405CSA-DH54 Compare | 62.9 | 61.9 | 65.9 | 89.4 | 89.2 | 87.3 | 51 | 60.4 | 0 | 45 |
| MSI Prestige 16 Evo PRE16EVO13407 Compare | 72.1 | 47.2 | 83.4 | 77.4 | 89.6 | 42.7 | 65.2 | 60.4 | 60.1 | 49.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall31.3
- AI/LLM11.7
- Gaming7
- Portability46.4
- Creator11.4
- Student66
- Business43.1
- Developer30.5
- Entertainment25
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