If one searches for an affordable Lenovo ThinkPad laptop, the ThinkPad E series is an obvious choice. The E ThinkPads offer some ThinkPad features like the red TrackPoint and the great ThinkPad keyboard. At the same time, they are much cheaper than other ThinkPad laptops of the T and X series. The recent E series is split up into two sizes: 14-inch and 15.6-inch.

One of the newest models of the series carries the name Lenovo ThinkPad E14. Obviously, the naming is totally different from the predecessor ThinkPad E490. Because of the simplified naming system, it is not as easy to differentiate the different hardware generations. One thing is still obvious with the new name: The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 is a 14-inch system. The screen has an FHD resolution and the ThinkPad laptop is powered by the Comet Lake processor Intel Core i5-10210U. The CPU is complimented with 16 GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD. There is no dGPU in this configuration, which costs 865 Euros (~$963) in Germany.

For a comparison device, we obviously use the Lenovo ThinkPad E490. Also, the Lenovo ThinkPad T490 joins the comparison, as we want to see how the E ThinkPad fares against the more expensive T series. From other manufacturers, the MSI Modern 14 and the Dell Latitude 3400 complete the comparison.

