Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480, Core i5-8250U, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
44 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong affordability (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average cpu (19th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | 1 x Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.6" 2880x1620 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Radeon Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 59 | 63 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 18.8 | 99.5 | 13.3 | 60.9 | 3.8 | 66 | 15.9 | 81.8 | 64.3 | 91.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.9 | 79.5 | 51.4 | 87.1 | 91.4 | 24 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 36.9 |
| ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 Compare | 90.1 | 83 | 65 | 94.5 | 95.2 | 45 | 79.3 | 60.4 | 77.6 | 35 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.8 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74.1 | 79.4 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.2 | 43.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.9 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51.1 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 79.5 | 13.1 | 79.5 | 58 | 89.3 | 59.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 94.6 | 13.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall44.3
- AI/LLM20
- Gaming16.5
- Portability53.3
- Creator20.6
- Student70.6
- Business46.4
- Developer37.1
- Entertainment38.9
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