Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" W540, Core i7-4800MQ, 16GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB SSD, Quadro K1100M
CPU Intel Core i7 4800MQ
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA Quadro K1100M
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 3.1 kg
39 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong port selection (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average social proof (5th percentile)
- 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 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| 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 Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 4800MQ | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro K1100M | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | 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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 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 | 66.1 | 39 | 16.5 | 87.8 | 81.8 | 4.7 | 43.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 3.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| 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
- Overall38.8
- AI/LLM16.4
- Gaming33.7
- Portability31.6
- Creator42.1
- Student45.2
- Business36.5
- Developer41.6
- Entertainment34.4
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