Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 2018, Core i7-8650U, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i7 8650U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.6 kg
Battery 50 Wh
49 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong portability (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong affordability (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
- Below average cpu (24th percentile)
- Below average gpu (28th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.4 lbs |
| Battery | 50 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 50 | 54 | 73 | 59 | 54 | 63 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 24 | 27.7 | 36.3 | 94.5 | 19.9 | 73.9 | 51 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 71.6 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 73 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall49.4
- AI/LLM15.5
- Gaming12.1
- Portability63.3
- Creator19.7
- Student73.7
- Business53.2
- Developer47.1
- Entertainment40.8
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