Lenovo ThinkPad E Series E14 Gen 8 2024, Core 3 304, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Eclipse Black
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong affordability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong portability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average ram (24th percentile)
- Below average storage (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core 3 304 |
| Cores | 5 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrierte Grafik |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Ethernet (RJ45) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
| Battery | 48 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad E Series E14 Gen 8 | 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 3 304 | 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) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Integrierte Grafik | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 48 | 54 | 70 | 59 | 54 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad E Series E14 Gen 8 | 40.4 | 6.3 | 23.7 | 89.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 24 | 81.8 | 81.4 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 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 | 7.9 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 73 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 28.7 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 14.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Lenovo 1 offer From €811
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 6, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall48.9
- AI/LLM11.6
- Gaming10.7
- Portability65.4
- Creator19.6
- Student75.9
- Business55.3
- Developer47.4
- Entertainment50.4
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