Here’s what I think.
Disclaimer:This review was made possible by a review unit provided by Lenovo.
The company did not see the contents of the review before publishing.
Lenovo ThinkPad X13s on desk.
The top-spec model hits $2,399, featuring 32GB of RAM and 512GB for storage.
This is the configuration used in this review.
Lenovo ThinkPad X13s: Design & display
The ThinkPad X13s is unapologetically designed for the enterprise environment.
When closed, the laptop is incredibly minimalist and reminds me somewhat of the Apple MacBook Air when shut.
The laptop is brutally minimalistic when shut, and this trend continues when the laptop is opened.
This is my first time with a reverse-notched laptop, and I thought I’d hate it.
This includes apps like Google Chrome and Slack.
Those who are required to use Microsoft software for work will have no problem using Windows on ARM.
Lenovo ThinkPad X13s: Keyboard and touchpad
The keyboard and trackpad on this laptop are excellent.
Lenovo ThinkPad X13s on desk.
Luckily, it’s possible for you to swap the functionality of those keys in the BIOS options.
There are people who can’t live without this feature, and there are people who can.
Even without a beefy GPU, the effects are very good.
Speaker performance on the ThinkPad X13s is just okay.
This is to be expected with a laptop designed primarily for business use.
There are two speakers which flank the left and right sides of the keyboard deck.
The ThinkPad X13s looks like a business laptop.
The fingerprint reader is built-in to the power button.
It’s an all-aluminum chassis that feels great and a super high-resolution 13-inch touchscreen that looks fantastic.
There’s also theDell Inspiron 14, which uses an older Snapdragon 8cx Gen2 processor on the inside.
The chassis is a magnesium alloy.
The benefit of going with the Inspiron is the price, which is under $500.
Lenovo has the excellentThinkPad Nano Gen 3, which has a very similar chassis design and size.
Lenovo ThinkPad X13s: Should you buy it?
Battery life test results(Image credit: Windows Central)
You should buy this if…
You should not buy this if…
The ThinkPad X13s from Lenovo is an excellent all-round Windows on ARM laptop.
It’s also a great writing and Office machine, nailing typical office-based workflows with absolutely no problems.
CrossMark score(Image credit: Windows Central)
Plus, with the excellent battery life, you won’t even need to take a charger to work.
CrystalDiskMark score(Image credit: Windows Central)
PCMark 10 score(Image credit: Windows Central)
Geekbench 5 score(Image credit: Windows Central)
Cinebench R23 results
The keyboard and trackpad are excellent.
The fingerprint reader is built-in to the power button.
Surface Pro 9 on a table
The ThinkPad X13s is excellent for on-the-go computing.
