The traditional ThinkPad uses a 14-inch screen. But with the trend moving toward thinner bezels and smaller laptops, Lenovo has begun to trim some fat off the old ThinkPad design. That’s what the ThinkPad X390 Yoga was aimed at doing, and now Lenovo has launched its replacement, the ThinkPad X13 Yoga. It keeps the basic form factor of that laptop while updating the internals. I looked at a $1,275 (on sale from $2,126) configuration with a Core i5-10310U vPro CPU, 16GB of RAM, a 256GB solid-state drive (SSD), and a Full HD IPS display. Does the X13 keep up with the rapidly evolving competition, or has this design fallen behind? The ThinkPad X13 looks identical to its predecessor, and the materials used in the chassis remain the same as well. Like the X390 before it, the ThinkPad X13 is completely made up of a mixture of carbon fiber, nylon fiber, and glass fiber, which is intended to be both light and durable. During my review, I found that the lid bends a little too much, there’s some ...
Solid build quality; Great keyboard and touchpad; Good corporate support;
Short battery life; Not as small as many rivals; Expensive;