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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano GEN 3 13" Laptop (2023)

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga GEN 8 14" 2-in-1 Laptop (2023)

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i GEN 8 16" Laptop (2023)

Lenovo | Computers

Variants

4K OLED

WUXGA

WUXGA + Privacy Guard

WUXGA ARAS

2.5K

WUXGA

Connectivity

Ports

2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x Audio

2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Audio

2 x USB 3.2 Type-C + 2 x USB 3.2 + 1 x HDMI 1.4b + 1 x Micro SD + 1 x Audio

Wireless Connectivity

WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 4G LTE (CAT4) optional

WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 5G sub-6 (CAT20) / 4G LTE (CAT16)

WiFi 6 / 6E, Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity

49.6 Wh

57 Wh

56.6WHr / 75.4WHr

Camera

FHD RGB or FHD IR Hybrid camera with webcam privacy shutter FHD + IR MIPI camera with webcam privacy shutter and Computer Vision

FHD Camera / IR FHD Camera with ToF Sensor

Colors

Deep Black

Storm Grey

Cloud Grey / Abyss Blue / Violet

Form Factor

Clamshell laptop computer

2-in-1 laptop computer

Clamshell laptop computer

Material

Magnesium

Aluminum

Metal or Plastic

Microphone

4x 360-degree Quad-Array Microphones

Speakers

Stereo speakers

2 x 2W User-facing Speakers, Dolby Audio™

Dimensions

Size | Depth

208.0 mm / 8.19 inch

222.3 mm / 8.75 inch

251 mm / 9.88 inch

Size | Height

14.47 mm / 0.57 inch

15.53 mm / 0.61 inch

from 16.9 mm / 0.67 inch

Size | Width

293.2 mm / 11.5 inch

314.4 mm / 12.38 inch

356 mm / 14.02 inch

Weight

967 kg / 2.13 lbs

1.38 kg / 3.0 lbs

1.99 kg / 4.39 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

Brightness

450 nits

Display Diagonal

13"

14"

16"

Display Type

IPS

Gamut

100% sRGB

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

Resolution

2160 x 1350

Function

Audio

Dolby ® Atmos, Dolby ® Voice

Digitizer

Lenovo Integrated Pen

Fast Charging

Rapid Charge

Graphics

Intel ® Iris ® Xe Graphics

Intel® Integrated Graphics

Keyboard Backlight

Yes

Operating System

Windows 11 Pro

Up to Windows 11 Pro or Linux Ubuntu

Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro

Processor

Intel vPro®, an Intel® Evo™ Design with 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and Core i5 processor P series

Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / i7-13620H / i5-13500H / i5-13420H / i5-12450H

SIM

1x Nano SIM or eSIM

Security

Intel vPro security, Firmware Shield, MoC Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader, IR Hybrid camera, Privacy Guard display option, PrivacyAlert with Glance App, dTPM 2.0 chip, Webcam privacy shutter, Nano Kensington Lock slot, Lock on leave with presence detect

Touch Screen

Optiona

Yes

Performance

Durability

MIL-STD-810H

Memory | Capacity

Up to 16GB

Up to 64GB

8 GB / 16 GB

Memory | Type

LPDDR5

Power Supply

Up to Type-C 65W, supports Rapid Charge

Up to Type-C 65W

Storage

Up to 1TB PCIe SSD

Up to 2TB Gen 4 performance PCIe NVMe SSD

PCIe M.2 : 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Production

Debut

2023-01 (CES 2023)

Reviews

Neofiliac score

77%

84%

55%

Pros

Very light
Same ThinkPad look
Premium build quality

Serious business look
High build quality
More compelling than the X1 Carbon G11
Good ergonomics

Clean styling
Decent port selection

Cons

Lack performance
No innovation since GEN 1
Low memory & storage

Weak performance
No major innovation

Uninspiring display selection
Average build quality
Only HDMI 1.4
Low memory / storage capacity

Price

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