Dell
Precision 5000 5490
Based on 13 Reddit mentions
$1079.99
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Help needed to decide which to choose - P14s Gen 6 (Intel) or P16s Gen4 (AMD)
Yeah, it’s not as reinforced as the older ThinkPads, but overall I still think it’s a solid choice. If you’re looking for a chassis that’s clearly more rigid than modern ThinkPads, you’d probably have to look at a MacBook Pro 14 or something like the Dell Precision 5490 / HP ZBook Firefly 14 with a
...Nervous-Blacksmith-3 in r/thinkpad
December 16, 2025 12:40 PM
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Thinkpad P16 vs Dell Precision 7670
No, that was a solid laptop computer, but it's on the large side. I've since transitioned to a Dell Precision 5490 mobile workstation, which is much more compact and easy to move around with. It still packs 32GB of RAM, something like 22 cores for processing and has a discrete GPU so it can run CAD
...Motozoic in r/thinkpad
November 30, 2025 8:00 PM
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Help needed to decide which to choose - P14s Gen 6 (Intel) or P16s Gen4 (AMD)
I’ve worked with both the MacBook Air M1 and the Dell Precision 5490. When I joined the company, they initially gave me the Dell. The machine is beautifully built. The touchpad is decent for the model, and it even had a touchscreen, although I honestly never found any real use for it. Due to limitat
...Nervous-Blacksmith-3 in r/thinkpad
December 16, 2025 5:05 PM
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Just launched and flying under the radar: HP ZBook 8 G1as first impressions (HX370, 64GB, 2TB, 2.5k IPS)
well nothing beats my dell precision 5490, with a dedicated RTX ada 1000 mobile and 32 gb LPDDR5X and and intel core ultra 7 165h, at only 2159 cad lol
Capable_Layer_3026 in r/laptops
December 11, 2025 5:54 PM
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