Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430, Core i5-3230M, 8GB, 256GB HDD
CPU Intel Core i5 2
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
28 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong portability (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average cpu (5th percentile)
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average storage (10th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 2 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | HP OmniBook X Flip | Apple MacBook Air M2 | Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro NP940XJG-KG2US | ASUS ExpertBook P5405CSA-DH54 | MSI Stealth 14 AI A1VEG-090US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 2 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Apple M2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 356H | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 256 | 512 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | - | AMD Radeon 860M | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Graphics | Intel Arc 130V GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 59 | 53 | 65 | 63 | 72 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 69.2 | 9.9 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 95.3 |
| 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 Air M2 Compare | 52.3 | 65.8 | 63.3 | 38.7 | 89 | 91.4 | 24 | 98.1 | 72.3 | 51.3 |
| 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 Stealth 14 AI A1VEG-090US Compare | 78.4 | 83 | 59.8 | 89.4 | 78.4 | 71.6 | 65.2 | 60.4 | 30.1 | 41.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall27.9
- AI/LLM7.5
- Gaming5.4
- Portability45.7
- Creator7.9
- Student63.6
- Business36.5
- Developer23
- Entertainment20.1
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Other Configurations26
ThinkPad 14" T430i5-3320m8GB128GBCA$249ThinkPad 14" T430i5-3320M4GB128GBCA$351ThinkPad 14" T430Intel Core i5 24GB120GBCA$351ThinkPad 14" T430Intel Core i5 28GB120GBCA$351ThinkPad 14" T430Intel Core i5 24GB500GBCA$351ThinkPad 14" T430Intel Core i5 28GB240GBCA$361ThinkPad 14" T430Intel Core i54GB250GBCA$372ThinkPad 14" T430i5-2520M8GB128GBCA$373ThinkPad 14" T430AMD Ryzen 5 26008GB240GBCA$373
Show all 26 configurations
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