Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" T430s, Core i5-3320M, 8GB, 128GB SSD, Black
CPU i5-3320M
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 14.1" 1366x768
GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 2.7 kg
Battery 57 Wh
10 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong affordability (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average social proof (5th percentile)
- Below average cpu (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (8th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-3320M |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.1" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | No |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 a/g/n |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
Physical
| Weight | 2.7 kg / 5.9 lbs |
| Battery | 57 Wh |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" T430s | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-3320M | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 512 |
| Screen | 14.1" 1366x768 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 57 | 54 | 73 | 59 | 54 | 63 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" T430s | 5.1 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 46.2 | 3.8 | 60.7 | 7.5 | 81.8 | 4.7 | 67.6 |
| 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
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall10.1
- AI/LLM2.8
- Gaming2.6
- Portability17.4
- Creator3.5
- Student20.4
- Business11.9
- Developer9.3
- Entertainment6.3
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