Today’s mobile workforce, logging in from anywhere, look for productivity boosting features in their devices. This Qualcomm Snapdragon powered ThinkPad comes with up to 32GB memory, and up to 28-hours of battery life, so users can keep working for as long as needed. Thanks to 5G-enabled Sub 6 and 5GmmWave connectivity, it operates at an ultra-fast speed for high-quality video conferencing, and hassle free editing and collaboration experiences.
Today’s mobile workforce, logging in from anywhere, look for productivity boosting features in their devices. This Qualcomm Snapdragon powered ThinkPad comes with up to 32GB memory, and up to 28-hours of battery life, so users can keep working for as long as needed. Thanks to 5G-enabled Sub 6 and 5GmmWave connectivity, it operates at an ultra-fast speed for high-quality video conferencing, and hassle free editing and collaboration experiences.
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The lowest price for Lenovo 21BX0014US ThinkPad X13s G1 13.3" Touch Notebook, Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro right now is $1,171.73.
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Lenovo 21BX0014US ThinkPad X13s G1 13.3" Touch Notebook, Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro
Today’s mobile workforce, logging in from anywhere, look for productivity boosting features in their devices. This Qualcomm Snapdragon powered ThinkPad comes with up to 32GB memory, and up to 28-hours of battery life, so users can keep working for as long as needed. Thanks to 5G-enabled Sub 6 and 5GmmWave connectivity, it operates at an ultra-fast speed for high-quality video conferencing, and hassle free editing and collaboration experiences.
Today’s mobile workforce, logging in from anywhere, look for productivity boosting features in their devices. This Qualcomm Snapdragon powered ThinkPad comes with up to 32GB memory, and up to 28-hours of battery life, so users can keep working for as long as needed. Thanks to 5G-enabled Sub 6 and 5GmmWave connectivity, it operates at an ultra-fast speed for high-quality video conferencing, and hassle free editing and collaboration experiences.
Last updated at 17/09/2024 19:56:09
originally posted on lenovo.com
Lenovo has done a good job of delivering a 5G based portable laptop that is running Windows 11 on ARM. From a specs point of view, not having the ability to configure this unit with 32gb of system RAM and a 5G modem was a huge missed opportunity. Not sure if the 32GB model will have the required 5G antennas in order to install a m.2 modem later, but still a huge missed opportunity.Keyboard: Thinkpads have always had great keyboards, however for this x13s, Lenovo decided to use the keyboard from their Yoga or cheap consumer IdeaPad. This means that the keys are mushy, non-tactile, leading to a poor typing experience.Screen: Excellent brightness, resolution, overall clarity. This is not a high PPI but is perfect for daily use. The default scaling is 150%, I ... MoreLenovo has done a good job of delivering a 5G based portable laptop that is running Windows 11 on ARM. From a specs point of view, not having the ability to configure this unit with 32gb of system RAM and a 5G modem was a huge missed opportunity. Not sure if the 32GB model will have the required 5G antennas in order to install a m.2 modem later, but still a huge missed opportunity.Keyboard: Thinkpads have always had great keyboards, however for this x13s, Lenovo decided to use the keyboard from their Yoga or cheap consumer IdeaPad. This means that the keys are mushy, non-tactile, leading to a poor typing experience.Screen: Excellent brightness, resolution, overall clarity. This is not a high PPI but is perfect for daily use. The default scaling is 150%, I recommend 125% for better screen usage.Overall Size: Perfect portable size. This unit is thin, lightweight and fits professionally in business and/or school environments.Sound: Speakers are loud and clear.Camera: This is a face camera for logging into the computer and also use as a web camera. The face camera is not very accurate and you will need to enter either a PIN or fingerprint to log in.Software/OS: I have had Office freeze up on numerous occasions while typing basic word documents. Edge Browser has also froze a few times which can lead to frustrations. If you are writing out a novel or just a simple school document, all that typing will get lost and you have to type it again when it catches up to itself. Office and Edge are both ARM optimized native apps, so this shouldn't happen. Chrome has crashed multiple times so if you don't like Edge, Firefox will work.Connectivity: I purchased this mainly for the 5G connection. My iPad Pro is a piece of junk, nothing pro about an iPad. I needed a real portable laptop that can be used anywhere without relying on a hotspot, connecting to my phone or using some random free wifi spot. Just because of this feature, this laptop was worth the cost of admission. I considered the Surface X but didn't want to be limited to 4G LTE only.PORTS: Other X13 models using Intel processors have a full complement of ports, HDMI, USB, USB-C, Audio, etc. But for some reason, Lenovo decided to include only two USB-C ports. The spacing of these two ports are not the same spacing found on a MacBook where there are a ton of dual port replicators which means you will need to use a single USB-C port replicator.My wrap up of this review:This can be a really good laptop for someone looking for ultra portable with 5G, there are no moving parts and is virtually silent. I use an external mouse and keyboard whenever I am at a desk and would have totally used the built-in keyboard if it was the same as other Thinkpads. This is not a gaming system, one should only consider this as a basic office computer with access to Office and Internet. Any x86 based application might not work or simply degrade the performance of the unit.If you want to install other OS on the device, beware that driver support is limited and not really the fault of Lenovo since this was designed to be a Windows ARM system. Other commenters complaining about Linux support should be looking at some other platform.
originally posted on vzw.com
This is my first non-Apple product and has taken some adjustment. The device has a beautiful finish, very cool and stylish. However It’s not a traditional computer, more like a large android device. Does not support many of my work apps or printer drivers (Epson EcoTank/HP). I have only had it for 2 months of occasional use and will post an update at 6 months. Camera is ok. 5G connectivity is second to IPad Pro or IPad mini latest generation at least in my area. If I was to rate it now it would be a 7 out of 10. Hopefully with updates performance will improve. It’s good for moble workers like myself. Very thin and light.
originally posted on lenovo.com
Good device that runs well. Has growing pains with Arm, have rarely found software that doesn't work, biggest issue is with Capture One 21 not being able to install. Otherwise, Windows 11 runs well, occasional glitches which may be graphics driver related. 16GB of ram and 512GB of storage are great. Wish the touchscreen was available with at least 400 nits. Battery life though is disappointing, around 6 hours seems to be what I get despite having mostly ARM native apps installed from the Windows Store (including using ARM native versions of Firefox and Spotify). Looking forward to future ARM machines, the lack of fan noise (no fan) and heat are great.
| Operating System | Windows 11 Pro 64 (on ARM) |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 |
| Screen | 13.3" Touchscreen |
| Storage | 256 GB M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe SSD |
| Graphics Card | Qualcomm Adreno 690 GPU |
Lenovo has done a good job of delivering a 5G based portable laptop that is running Windows 11 on ARM. From a specs point of view, not having the ability to configure this unit with 32gb of system RAM and a 5G modem was a huge missed opportunity. Not sure if the 32GB model will have the required 5G antennas in order to install a m.2 modem later, but still a huge missed opportunity.Keyboard: Thinkpads have always had great keyboards, however for this x13s, Lenovo decided to use the keyboard from their Yoga or cheap consumer IdeaPad. This means that the keys are mushy, non-tactile, leading to a poor typing experience.Screen: Excellent brightness, resolution, overall clarity. This is not a high PPI but is perfect for daily use. The default scaling is 150%, I ... MoreLenovo has done a good job of delivering a 5G based portable laptop that is running Windows 11 on ARM. From a specs point of view, not having the ability to configure this unit with 32gb of system RAM and a 5G modem was a huge missed opportunity. Not sure if the 32GB model will have the required 5G antennas in order to install a m.2 modem later, but still a huge missed opportunity.Keyboard: Thinkpads have always had great keyboards, however for this x13s, Lenovo decided to use the keyboard from their Yoga or cheap consumer IdeaPad. This means that the keys are mushy, non-tactile, leading to a poor typing experience.Screen: Excellent brightness, resolution, overall clarity. This is not a high PPI but is perfect for daily use. The default scaling is 150%, I recommend 125% for better screen usage.Overall Size: Perfect portable size. This unit is thin, lightweight and fits professionally in business and/or school environments.Sound: Speakers are loud and clear.Camera: This is a face camera for logging into the computer and also use as a web camera. The face camera is not very accurate and you will need to enter either a PIN or fingerprint to log in.Software/OS: I have had Office freeze up on numerous occasions while typing basic word documents. Edge Browser has also froze a few times which can lead to frustrations. If you are writing out a novel or just a simple school document, all that typing will get lost and you have to type it again when it catches up to itself. Office and Edge are both ARM optimized native apps, so this shouldn't happen. Chrome has crashed multiple times so if you don't like Edge, Firefox will work.Connectivity: I purchased this mainly for the 5G connection. My iPad Pro is a piece of junk, nothing pro about an iPad. I needed a real portable laptop that can be used anywhere without relying on a hotspot, connecting to my phone or using some random free wifi spot. Just because of this feature, this laptop was worth the cost of admission. I considered the Surface X but didn't want to be limited to 4G LTE only.PORTS: Other X13 models using Intel processors have a full complement of ports, HDMI, USB, USB-C, Audio, etc. But for some reason, Lenovo decided to include only two USB-C ports. The spacing of these two ports are not the same spacing found on a MacBook where there are a ton of dual port replicators which means you will need to use a single USB-C port replicator.My wrap up of this review:This can be a really good laptop for someone looking for ultra portable with 5G, there are no moving parts and is virtually silent. I use an external mouse and keyboard whenever I am at a desk and would have totally used the built-in keyboard if it was the same as other Thinkpads. This is not a gaming system, one should only consider this as a basic office computer with access to Office and Internet. Any x86 based application might not work or simply degrade the performance of the unit.If you want to install other OS on the device, beware that driver support is limited and not really the fault of Lenovo since this was designed to be a Windows ARM system. Other commenters complaining about Linux support should be looking at some other platform.
This is my first non-Apple product and has taken some adjustment. The device has a beautiful finish, very cool and stylish. However It’s not a traditional computer, more like a large android device. Does not support many of my work apps or printer drivers (Epson EcoTank/HP). I have only had it for 2 months of occasional use and will post an update at 6 months. Camera is ok. 5G connectivity is second to IPad Pro or IPad mini latest generation at least in my area. If I was to rate it now it would be a 7 out of 10. Hopefully with updates performance will improve. It’s good for moble workers like myself. Very thin and light.
Good device that runs well. Has growing pains with Arm, have rarely found software that doesn't work, biggest issue is with Capture One 21 not being able to install. Otherwise, Windows 11 runs well, occasional glitches which may be graphics driver related. 16GB of ram and 512GB of storage are great. Wish the touchscreen was available with at least 400 nits. Battery life though is disappointing, around 6 hours seems to be what I get despite having mostly ARM native apps installed from the Windows Store (including using ARM native versions of Firefox and Spotify). Looking forward to future ARM machines, the lack of fan noise (no fan) and heat are great.
This can be a great Ultrabook for many mobile productivity (MS Office) users that aren’t always around a plug or WiFi. But battery life doesn't quite make the multiday dream, and potential software compatibility and performance issues are going to depend on the particular applications that haven't been ARM optimized that you may need to use. See the rest of the review for detailsGreat Ultrabook size and weight (a fraction of an inch bigger and thinner, and somewhat lighter than a Dell XPS 13)Premium materials, build quality, look and feel - in this case a soft touch matte black magnesium alloy that's more stealthy than flashyRuns cool and quiet (fanless)Great body, keyboard, camera, and WiFiGood screen, speakers, mic and 5gDecent trackpad and ... MoreThis can be a great Ultrabook for many mobile productivity (MS Office) users that aren’t always around a plug or WiFi. But battery life doesn't quite make the multiday dream, and potential software compatibility and performance issues are going to depend on the particular applications that haven't been ARM optimized that you may need to use. See the rest of the review for detailsGreat Ultrabook size and weight (a fraction of an inch bigger and thinner, and somewhat lighter than a Dell XPS 13)Premium materials, build quality, look and feel - in this case a soft touch matte black magnesium alloy that's more stealthy than flashyRuns cool and quiet (fanless)Great body, keyboard, camera, and WiFiGood screen, speakers, mic and 5gDecent trackpad and SSDSignificantly better battery life than most 13" premium Ultrabook's (although nowhere near Lenovo's claim of 28 hours) with performance in the 11th gen Intel i5-i7 range depending on the aspect you are measuring. I typically see Windows estimate between 7 and 12 hours of battery life in my normal use.Two USB-C 3.2 ports that support Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4a, and 10gbps data), and both are on the left sideThe biggest problem with this machine is a terrible lack of software optimized for Windows on ARM. Almost no software outside of Microsoft and their App Store, very little in their app store, and even some of the software that comes with this machine is not ARM optimized. Software that isn't ARM optimized runs through an emulator and may have compatibility issues (may or may not run or run reliably) and will have varying degrees of performance and power use penalties.If you spend all your time in Office 360, it's not much of an issue, but if you make extensive use of any software that is not ARM optimized, you'll want to test it thoroughly during the return period of this Ultrabook.But one big current gap is image backup software - I haven't found a single application yet that will successfully backup, create bootable recovery drive, and restore on this machine. Simply trying to use some of them will cause problems that require you go through a system recovery process. So don't forget to generate a Windows system recovery drive when you first get your machine.Finally specs:• Processor : Snapdragon® 8cx Gen 3 Compute Platform (3.00 GHz) - 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 7 watt TDP• Operating System : Windows 11 Pro 64 ARM• Graphics : Integrated Qualcomm® Adreno™ 690• Memory : 16 GB LPDDR4X 4266MHz (Soldered)• Storage : 512 GB PCIe 4x4 SSD Gen 4 NVMe M.2 2242• Display : 13.3" WUXGA (1920 x 1200) IPS, anti-glare, 300 nits, 100% SRGB• Camera : IR & 5.0 MP MIPI Windows Hello• Fingerprint Reader : Fingerprint Reader / Power Button / Windows Hello• Keyboard : Backlit (off, low, high) - US English• Wireless Network :• 1x Bluetooth® 5.1• Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6E WCN6855 2x2 AX• Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G Sub6 Modem-RF System• Ports :• 2 x USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2, 10gbps, DP 1.4a, Power Delivery), Charging LED (left)• Kensington Lock Slot (right)• Micro SIM Tray (right)• 1x Combo audio/microphone jack (right)• Body : Magnesium alloy with matte black soft touch finish• X13S Size : 11.76 x 8.13 x 0.53 in, 298.7 x 206.4 x 13.4 mm Weight: 2.35 lb, 1.06 kg• XPS13 Size : 11.64 x 7.82 x 0.58 2.8• XPS13P Size : 11.63 x 7.82 x 0.60 2.73• Warranty : 1 Year On-site
Love the laptop hardware and design wise. Software, it's absolutely appalling. Windows 11 is utter garbage and probably shouldn't even exist. Lenovo really dropped the ball not helping make Linux available for this out of the getgo. I tried to get arch going, no dice. Updated kernel on ubuntu to 6.0, that has support for the x13s, nothing. Verizon has been awesome and never had a problem with them, but Lenovo, hugging up to windows on such a good idea of hardware made it so it's absolutely terrible. Probably wouldn't recommend if you want freedom of os choice, or something not loaded to the gills with bloat. It will have Linux one day, till then it's an expensive paper wieght.
It's a great little laptop! It's extremely portable and small powerhouse (I maxed out some of the spec upgrades). It literally looks like a Lenovo version of a MacBook air with the m1 base chip. I added the option for the sim card slot which helps a lot when I need to do some work and not near Wi-Fi or need to be separate from the corporate network. On the personal side, it works flawlessly for my video games (Total war Three Kingdoms, or Rome Total War 2, Kingdom Reborn) I have no slowdowns after extended playtime (usually after 30 minutes on my more powerful intel i9 laptop it slows to a crawl and i need to restart) and the laptop doesn't get as hot as the i9. Probably the best part is I can be on the battery while playing. I think the longest on and off playtime ... MoreIt's a great little laptop! It's extremely portable and small powerhouse (I maxed out some of the spec upgrades). It literally looks like a Lenovo version of a MacBook air with the m1 base chip. I added the option for the sim card slot which helps a lot when I need to do some work and not near Wi-Fi or need to be separate from the corporate network. On the personal side, it works flawlessly for my video games (Total war Three Kingdoms, or Rome Total War 2, Kingdom Reborn) I have no slowdowns after extended playtime (usually after 30 minutes on my more powerful intel i9 laptop it slows to a crawl and i need to restart) and the laptop doesn't get as hot as the i9. Probably the best part is I can be on the battery while playing. I think the longest on and off playtime without charging the laptop was about 6 hours before it got to 10-20%. Ridiculous compared to maybe 30 minutes to 1h30 minutes on the i9 laptop before it's dead depending on the game!
First off, like most ThinkPads, this is a high quality product with premium design, materials, fit, and finish. It gets the keyboard, screen, camara, and sound right but the track pad leaves a lot to be desired.Performance with the Snapdragon CPU is surprisingly good (plenty for mobile productivity), and while actual battery life is nowhere near the spec its still significantly better than most AMD or Intel based laptops (I get around 10-12 hours). The performance of many non ARM apps that will run in emulation mode is even pretty good, although there can be significant compatibility and reliability issues.The elephant in the room is still the extreme lack of ARM applications, utilities, and drivers, and the stability of those that are offered for ARM. While ... MoreFirst off, like most ThinkPads, this is a high quality product with premium design, materials, fit, and finish. It gets the keyboard, screen, camara, and sound right but the track pad leaves a lot to be desired.Performance with the Snapdragon CPU is surprisingly good (plenty for mobile productivity), and while actual battery life is nowhere near the spec its still significantly better than most AMD or Intel based laptops (I get around 10-12 hours). The performance of many non ARM apps that will run in emulation mode is even pretty good, although there can be significant compatibility and reliability issues.The elephant in the room is still the extreme lack of ARM applications, utilities, and drivers, and the stability of those that are offered for ARM. While Windows is available for ARM and the main applications in Office are available for arm, not all of office is available for ARM, and even a number of pieces of software included with the laptop are not for ARM. A very small percentage of the "universal apps" in Microsoft's app store are for ARM, and almost nothing outside of Microsoft are available for Windows on ARM. Many devices I own I can't use with this machine because their device drivers won't install or work on ARM. Good luck finding an image backup program that works on this. This machine is more unstable and glitchy than any other machine I've ever used - multiple times a day something will stop working and require a reboot (often sound or video playback), or sleep/wake won't work, or windows hello won't work. Not a good user experience.So unfortunately, I would not recommend this product until the supply of ARM native (and stable) applications, utilities, and drivers drastically increases. The battery life improvements aren't worth the application availability and reliability issues for me.
So I'm going to attempt to go over the points I wish someone had gone over about this machine before I purchased the X13s myself.Processor:To start, the ARM processor in this machine the Snapdragon 8x is NOT as powerful as the M1's period... Nonetheless I had a fear that the things I normally would use would have major incompatibility due to the lack of native ARM compatible software.To my pleasant surprise I have had little issues of such nature, Windows 11 (I was on Windows 10 before and was reluctant to change) not only has a decent translation (x86 emulation) and I actually liked the new Windows 11 feature and I was able to "tweak" the OS to my liking.This snapdragon 8x ARM chip is not as good as an Apple's but don't be fooled, it is pretty good and the ... MoreSo I'm going to attempt to go over the points I wish someone had gone over about this machine before I purchased the X13s myself.Processor:To start, the ARM processor in this machine the Snapdragon 8x is NOT as powerful as the M1's period... Nonetheless I had a fear that the things I normally would use would have major incompatibility due to the lack of native ARM compatible software.To my pleasant surprise I have had little issues of such nature, Windows 11 (I was on Windows 10 before and was reluctant to change) not only has a decent translation (x86 emulation) and I actually liked the new Windows 11 feature and I was able to "tweak" the OS to my liking.This snapdragon 8x ARM chip is not as good as an Apple's but don't be fooled, it is pretty good and the experience so far has been very good. Most of the issues I've encountered have been software related (lack of ARM support, for now). For 85% of people out there this machine will do what you want, unless you do video editing, large software compiles etc... But those users would already know this isn't the machine for them.Build Quality:I've been an avid Thinkpad user for the past 10 years,mostly using their P5X (P50,P51,P53) workstation laptops andI can say that I love the build quality and typing experience I get from Thinkpads. I've always liked the trackpoint (nipple) and specially after a motorcycle accident which hindered both my arms from pronating and supinating (basically twisting wrist to have my palm up or down) Thinkpad keyboards (with trackpoint) have become THE best and most comfortable solution for me. My machine has the 1920x1200 resolution screen without touch-screen (yuck who likes that right?) and it is great specially with the 16:10 aspect ratio.Battery Life:I get over 12h of battery life on this machine (one of the major reasons why I wanted to try an ARM based machine) and to be quite honest I'm very satisfied with the battery life I get from this machine, I don't have a definite expected battery life value but the fact it's over 12h should cover use cases.Windows Office package:Word, Excel, Outlook, Word etc.. The entire office suite works well and I had NO issues using any of these applications on my daily routine. I was worried that if I had to download large data-sets my machine would struggle but given I configured it with 32GB ram that was not an issue.Data Science / IT specific software:I use software like R(RStudio),DBeaver,Postman, Chocolately,Notepad++, VScode, Git, TeracopyTo be quite frank, I wasn't expecting R(RStudio) to work with ARM chips and it like x86 but for light analysis and most packages appear to work just fine. The intent was never to use this machine as a compiler anyways, it was supposed to be a light machine where I can sit and type all day without worrying about the battery life and that could do MOST of the stuff I need. If you are a software developer that needs a machine to write your scripts or does all your work in a cloud base server and compiling is done elsewhere other than this machine, then you are going to love it.Something to take into consideration that I've noticed is, for example if you are running large queries using this machine the response time is quite a bit slower than what I get when running the same queries in my X1 Extreme or my Threadripper desktop. No the database is on a server and I'm connected to the server via VPN, so I'm thinking this delay has more to do with the connection speed than with the actual processor since the computing is being done at the server and I'm just sending the query to be executed and getting the reply back (Don't quote me on this, I could be wrong and even though the database is on the server there is some compute being done by the machine requesting the query, I honestly don't know). Not a deal breaker but something I found peculiar, given most of the stuff I do is remotely accessing servers.Problems:As I mentioned before, the issues I've encountered had to do with ARM software compatibility, NONE of which I found to be deal breakers but nuisance, nonetheless the need mentioning.Dropbox:It blows my mind that Dropbox has not yet made an ARM version of their software (Apple users have the same problem) where you can't use the "normal" Dropbox application but instead you have the Dropbox S which does NOT provide the same functionality as the "normal" app. This is a "big" deal for me because I have several machines which I hope in and out of and Dropbox was the common denominator for me to quickly access work between machines. I'm able to circumvent this by accessing the files locally in my local network and I have Dropbox installed in my home-lab so I can get my file like that, but it is still a nuisance, and I would expect this to be resolved otherwise I'll be canceling my subscription and finding another alternative.Teracopy:I've always used Teracopy as my main file transfer manager but although I was able to install it in this machine, it does NOT default as the default file transfer application despite setting it as such and multiple attempts to coerce it. I also have another Thinkpad X1 Extreme machine purchased about the same time and I've had none of the above issues with that machine (Running a i7 12700H Intel processor).This isn't a deal breaker but... I would rather have it also work like in all other of my machines.Regarding file transfers - this one I had weird behavior. I attempted to move a large amount of data (30Gb - multiple 4-5Gb files) from this machine to my home-lab in my local network and it would always fail, it would just stop the transfer in the middle out of nowhere. Same files in the X1 Extreme were transferred like a charm.... Didn't have the time or patience to troubleshoot what could be the potential issue.5G:This is also one of the reasons why I got this machine, so that I could go online quickly and from anywhere. Got a chip from T-Mobile and I've used this machine to work from the beach for a few days and I was able to have calls, share screen and do all the things I would normally do without any major hick-ups.Summary:All in all this is a great machine for people looking for battery life and portability. I was expecting A LOT of issues especially because of the type of software I use and being an "early adopter", but I haven't had issues other than the quirky ones above described and I'm quite pleased with my purchase. I think this machine can get a little TOO pricey especially when you spec it out but I believe the target market are "executives" or sales people that are always on the road. My machine with tax was a little short of $2k (with Lenovo discount) with 512Gb HD and 32Gb RAM and the "best non-touch screen" available, I would say this machine would be better priced at no more than $1.7k with taxes.I had very few "quirky" behaviors in the past month of use, I was expecting a lot more being an early adopter of ARM chips on Windows 11, but I can confidently say that I can see this machine being used by the average "office user" doing "admin" work without many issues.I'm satisfied with my purchase and I believe that the experience with ARM chips are bound to get better and better with time as more ARM based software come out and the x86 emulation gets better.I hope this helps with your purchase.
So, this is what it's like to be free from power plugs and cords. Battery-life, battery-life, battery-life. This laptop easily lasts over 20 hours of regular use. This means two full days without ever having to worry about battery running out. Windows has never had a laptop where you are able to go on a short trip and leave your charger behind. Now you can. I can't emphasize how paradigm-changing this is.As more and more apps get better Windows on Arm compatibility, this can only get better as a total experience. But this has become my primary machine because the battery life makes it so much more portable and easy to use.
I bought this laptop for a lightweight Linux machine, and so far I am impressed. I cannot comment on how this laptop runs Windows 11 as I never booted it. After ordering this laptop I began working on a custom Ubuntu 22.04 live image with support for the sc8280xp platform from Bjorn Andersson's kernel repo on GitHub (which had received updates just 2 hours earlier!). Once it arrived I removed the SSD and copied the proprietary firmware from the Windows drive and created a custom installer with the firmware, device tree and packages from the aarch64-laptops cdimage repo. Then I erased it and installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.The performance under Ubuntu is excellent, and so far the battery life seems to be quite good (although battery status is currently unavailable in ... MoreI bought this laptop for a lightweight Linux machine, and so far I am impressed. I cannot comment on how this laptop runs Windows 11 as I never booted it. After ordering this laptop I began working on a custom Ubuntu 22.04 live image with support for the sc8280xp platform from Bjorn Andersson's kernel repo on GitHub (which had received updates just 2 hours earlier!). Once it arrived I removed the SSD and copied the proprietary firmware from the Windows drive and created a custom installer with the firmware, device tree and packages from the aarch64-laptops cdimage repo. Then I erased it and installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.The performance under Ubuntu is excellent, and so far the battery life seems to be quite good (although battery status is currently unavailable in Linux). Upgrading from the Flex 5G, this laptop doesn't seem to have input issues or slowdowns under heavy network utilization. The increased CPU performance and additional memory gives a well needed uplift in overall performance. The Linux support is still in early development but it's quite surprising how well it works at this stage.Missing support for:- Hardware accelerated graphics (though support seems close)- Bluetooth (though maybe I'm just missing firmware)- Battery status- Suspend/resume- Audio/speakersAlso the 5G modem seems to almost work, except the ModemManager FCC scripts are not working and need to be updated for the newer modem revision.The only improvement I could see for this laptop is for Lenovo to provide official Linux support.
| Operating System | Windows 11 Pro 64 (on ARM) |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 |
| Screen | 13.3" Touchscreen |
| Storage | 256 GB M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0x4 NVMe SSD |
| Graphics Card | Qualcomm Adreno 690 GPU |
