Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 2018, Core i5-8250U, 8GB, 500GB HDD
CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
Screen 14"
31 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average port selection (4th percentile)
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average screen (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Panel | TN |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-R9641TB | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 64 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | - | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 70 | 59 | 54 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 18.8 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 9.3 | 66 | 27.3 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 58.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-R9641TB Compare | 95.8 | 90.8 | 99.1 | 77.4 | 88.9 | 94.3 | 65.2 | 60.4 | 96 | 7.9 |
| 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 |
| 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
- Overall30.7
- AI/LLM8.8
- Gaming6
- Portability46.1
- Creator9.6
- Student54.4
- Business38.2
- Developer26
- Entertainment23.3
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