Lenovo ThinkPad 13 13.3" Touchscreen Laptop Intel i5-7200U 2.5GHz Processor 8GB RAM 512GB SSD Webcam Windows 10 Professional

Our Specialist view of the Lenovo ThinkPad 13 laptop

The Spec:

The refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad 13 has the following specification: a 13.3” Full High Def touchscreen in a very slim chassis. Within that ultra slim and light chassis is an Intel Core i5 7^th Gen dual core processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, a 512GB Solid State Drive and a HD webcam. WiFi and Bluetooth are of course par for the course and in terms of connectivity; USB 3.0, USB Type C and HDMI offer a great range of options. On the SSD is Windows 10 Professional 64Bit.

The Good Bits:

Lenovo make some very good laptops and the ThinkPad 13 is most certainly one of those. Because of its size a weight it’s super easy to pick up and take anywhere yet there isn’t a compromise in screen size. The 13.3” screen still offers a large visible area that means you won’t find your eyes hurting or you having to squint. The HD webcam also offers the end user greater flexibility to work or learn from home. Going back to the screen, the touch feature is an excellent addition to what is a very impressive laptop. The touchscreen means it’s possible to interact even more with web pages, word documents and excel spreadsheets with pinch and zoom. The ThinkPad 13 also looks great and performs even better thanks to its bright and colourful display, dual core processor, fast DDR4 RAM and a sizeable SSD.

The Not So Good Bits:

One of the positives to most laptops, and something a lot of users, specifically business users look for, is Ethernet connectivity, which the ThinkBook 13 sadly lacks. The chassis size would allow for a LAN card but Lenovo decided to ditch it with this model and ask users to rely on the high speed dual band WiFi card, which does help to deliver a fast internet connection but doesn’t always deliver the most stable connection.

The Design:

We love the combination of screen size, durability of materials used to make the chassis, the lightweight and slim profile which makes it so easy and convenient to pick up and carry around and the overall pleasing look and feel that those materials provide.

Suitability:

Everything about this ThinkBook 13 says business user who is looking for something that feature full, powerful and convenient and easy to carry. We would also suggest that with those features in mind it would also be great for a student, especially one that likes to type lecture notes in a lecture.