Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" W540, Core i7-4800MQ, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Quadro K1100M, Magnesium Alloy
CPU Intel Core i7 4800MQ
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA Quadro K1100M
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 3.1 kg
45 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong storage (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average portability (17th percentile)
- Below average gpu (18th percentile)
- Below average cpu (19th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 4800MQ |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro K1100M |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 5 |
| Thunderbolt | Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt combo |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000Mbps) |
Physical
| Weight | 3.1 kg / 6.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" W540 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 4800MQ | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro K1100M | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 73 | 59 | 54 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" W540 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 36.3 | 85.1 | 39 | 16.5 | 65.2 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 61.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.3 |
| 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 | 72.9 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall44.5
- AI/LLM17.8
- Gaming37.1
- Portability36.3
- Creator44.6
- Student59.2
- Business43.9
- Developer48.4
- Entertainment40.8
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