Lenovo ThinkBook 13s
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Lenovo ThinkBook 13s is part of a new series of ultra-slim business laptops slotted below the ThinkPad series. Targeted at SMBs, the ThinkBook 13s is more stylish than ThinkPads while being considerably more affordable.
The ThinkBook 13s features a premium aluminum and magnesium chassis, 180-degree lay-flat hinge, and an "Infinity Edge" display with narrow bezels. Inside the 2019 model is powered by 8th-gen Intel Core processors as well as optional discrete AMD Radeon 540X graphics. A full set of I/O options, including full-size HDMI, comes as standard.
Ratings
What we found
Pros
- Excellent build quality
- Comfortable keyboard
- Fingerprint reader
- Good battery life
Cons
- Nothing in particular
What external reviewers found
External score 74%
Pros
- Excellent performance
- Solid performance
- Very good display
- Good battery life
Cons
- Poor battery life
- Lackluster performance
- Mediocre CPU performance
- Underwhelming webcam
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External Reviews
arstechnica[1]
Reviewer score 75% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Thinkbook 13s has a sturdy yet professional design that nods to modern flagship devices. It has the right amount of power for those who can't afford to be super-cheap. The Thinkbook's battery life stands up well against its competition. The Envy 13 is the device to get if you like a flashier, but utilitarian design.
Pros
- Sturdy, professional design
- Solid performance
- Comfortable keyboard and touchpad
- Good battery life
Cons
- No TrackPoint ball
- No Thunderbolt 3 port
digitaltrends[2]
Reviewer score 55% (normalized by Neofiliac)The ThinkBook 13s is a weird bird. It performs well, has premium (but not quite top-notch) build quality, and it's attractively priced. But we don't exactly understand why it exists. It offers a few business-class features, but not enough to compete with dedicated business laptops, including Lenovo's best options.
Pros
- Attractive, well-built design
- High-quality keyboard and touchpad
- Solid performance
Cons
- Poor battery life
- No Thunderbolt 3
laptopmag[3]
Reviewer score 74% (normalized by Neofiliac)The Lenovo ThinkBook 13s straddles the line between business and mainstream surprisingly well. Priced at $713, the laptop offers good multitasking performance thanks to its Core i5 processor. It's also got a fairly decent battery life and a colorful display. However, there's nowhere near enough power in the low-wattage 8GB processor to run basic applications like Adobe Photoshop.
Pros
- Bright, colorful display
- Good battery life
- Comfortable keyboard
Cons
- Mediocre performance
- No integrated graphics
notebookcheck[4]
Reviewer score 81% (normalized by Neofiliac) Lenovo's ThinkBook 13s-ITL G2 sneaks past the IdeaPads and into the vicinity of the ThinkPads, but it remains at a distance. The speakers on the bottom of the laptop deliver a modest performance: They are relatively quiet, and the sound output is less balanced than on the Lenovo S540. Only the E14 can keep up with the ThinkBook in idle usage.
Pros
- Very good input devices and Thunderbolt 4
- Very good display
- Good battery life
Cons
- No Thunderbolt 4
pcmag[5]
Reviewer score 74% (normalized by Neofiliac)Only the Core i7-powered Acer and HP broke the 4,000-point mark we consider excellent in PCMark 10. All five laptops' solid-state drives easily handled PCMark 8's storage subtest. Laptops with integrated graphics are best left to casual and browser-based games.
Pros
- Sleek design
- Solid performance
- Good battery life
Cons
- No Thunderbolt 3 ports
techradar[6]
Reviewer score 85% (normalized by Neofiliac)The ThinkBook 13s runs an Intel Core i7-1165G7 processor. It is Intel Evo certified, so we weren't surprised at all to see it make it past the nine hour mark in our battery tests. It doesn't fare quite so well against its competitors when it comes to battery life though. McAfee does make it onto our list of the best antivirus software, but it just barely makes the list.
Pros
- Light and compact
- Excellent performance
- Good battery life
Cons
- No fingerprint scanner
- No webcam
theverge[7]
Reviewer score 84% (normalized by Neofiliac)Despite costing a few hundred bucks less than the XPSes and ZenBooks, it's holding its own on the benchmarks. This device wouldn't be the best choice for video professionals, of course, but those results underscore how good of a deal this device is. Business buyers looking for ThinkPad-level performance and software without ThinkPad pricing will probably find the ThinkBook a solid option.
Pros
- Beautiful 16:10 display
- Comfortable keyboard
- Good battery life
Cons
- Underwhelming performance
- Underwhelming webcam
References
- ^ Lenovo Thinkbook 13s review: ThinkPad influences at a great price. [arstechnica].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkBook 13s review. [digitaltrends].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkBook 13s review. [laptopmag].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkBook 13s: Battery life or performance on demand? You have the choice. . [notebookcheck].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkBook 13s Review. [pcmag].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkBook 13s review. [techradar].
- ^ Lenovo ThinkBook 13S review: business on a budget. [theverge].
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