Lenovo ThinkBook 13s is one of the company’s latest addition into the new ThinkBook brand. It offers the combination of consumer-focused IdeaPad range design and business-centric ThinkPad range feature into the laptop market.
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The Lenovo ThinkBook 13s laptop is aimed to serve small and medium-sized businesses thus offering affordable, yet captivating laptop.
The Lenovo ThinkBook 13s features all-aluminum chassis and internals, including 8th-gen Whiskey Lake processor, decent screen, and Impressive battery life.
Lenovo ThinkBook 13s Key Specs & Features
- Up to Windows 10 Pro
- Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7
- 13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080)
- Up to 16GB RAM
- 512GB M.2 PCIe SSD
- Up to 2TB HDD
- Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0
- Spill resistant and Backlit Keyboard
- Fingerprint reader
- 1M HD, ultraslim Web camera
- WiFi-6
- Dolby Audio
- Up to 11 hours Battery Life
Design
Lenovo ThinkBook 13s body build is very similar to the IdeaPad series most especially, the IdeaPad 730S.
The ThinkBook 13s all-metal that is the use of aluminum and magnesium material gives the laptop a solid and tough look. It is very similar to the ThinkBook 14s, just more compact.
At first glance, the boldly inscribed ThinkBook logo at the bottom-right corner of the lid announced the series even for a novice. Similarly, the Lenovo logo is also written on the top-left of the laptop.
Lenovo ThinkBook 13s lid is held perfectly to the chassis by the two hinge constructed of a zinc alloy with powdered-metal technology to endure 25,000 open.
This Laptop can be flip open to 180°, which mean it can open flat unlike yoga models that flip 360°.
Similarly, the Lenovo ThinkBook 13s plastic coated bezel has been trimmed down, just large enough to accommodate the ultraslim camera.
ThinkBook 13s aluminum chassis design is quite different from what you see from the regular Thinkpad Series. Lenovo has do away with the native rubber TrackPoint in between its keycap.
The Lenovo ThinkBook 13s u-shaped keyboard is perfectly spaced to inspire professional touch. Below the keyboard sits the smooth a Microsoft Precision touchpad.
Furthermore, the positioning of the fingerprint reader has changed from beside the touchpad. Instead, it is now embedded in the power button on the upper-right of the keyboard deck.
The chassis is thick enough to accommodate two USB-A ports on the left side, and HDMI, USB-C, headphone jack and USB PD power-in on the other.
Display
The Lenovo ThinkBook 13s features a 13.3-inch screen size with Full HD IPS display panel and matte non-touch finishing.
It also supports the Dolby Vision HDR standard and thus promises a better overall experience.
Similarly, the Lenovo ThinkBook display also supports High Dynamic Range (HDR), which can be activated in the Windows settings.
Finally, this Lenovo model has an anti-glare feature with display resolution of 1920×1080 and 300 nits brightness.
Processor and Storage
On the inside, the Lenovo ThinkBook 13s is powered by IWL which stands for Intel Whiskey Lake processors. This 8th Generation Intel Core processor comes with configuration up to 4 options.
Lenovo ThinkBook 13s CPU is paired with an integrated Intel UHD 620 Graphics on Unified Memory Architecture (UMA) and an optional AMD Radeon 540X with 2GB GDDR5.
Furthermore, for Maximum functionality, the Lenovo 13s has up to 16GB DDR4 RAM and up to 512GB M.2 PCIe SSD. It also offers an option with up to 256GB SATA SSD, hence, there is enough storage space.
Battery
The Lenovo ThinkBook 13s is offers a 45Wh battery pack which has up to 11 hours of usage with one charge.
Similarly, Rapid Charge capabilities are included with up to 65W for models with Unified Memory Architecture (UMA).
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Other Features
The Lenovo ThinkBook 13s features dual down-firing 2W speakers supported by a Harman speakers that are enhanced by Dolby Audio, hence offering decent woofing audio.
Furthermore, for connectivity, the ThinkBook 13s comes with an Intel 9560 wireless module with Bluetooth 5.0.
You also enjoy the access to the Lenovo Vantage app, which provides comprehensive tools for updating the BIOS software and other system apps, and fine-tuning other system function.
Finally, the Lenovo ThinkBook 13s comes with dTPM 2.0, ThinkShutter a privacy lid to cover your webcam for privacy and FIDO authentication capabilities.
Lenovo ThinkBook 13s Price and Availability
Lenovo ThinkBook 13s price starts at around $734 depending on the configuration. The business laptop is available on Lenovo’s official store and other third-party e-commerce platforms like Amazon.
Lenovo ThinkBook 13s Specs
Here are a few specs of the ThinkBook 13s:
General Features
- OS: Up to Windows 10 Pro
- Processor: Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7
- GPU: Integrated Intel® UHD 620 on UMA, Optional: Discrete AMD Radeon™ 540X with 2GB GDDR5
- Memory: Up to 16GB
- Colours: Mineral Gray
- Dimension: 307.6mm x 216.4mm x 15.9mm
- Weight: 1.40kg
Display & Keyboard
- Display: 13.3” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS antiglare with Dolby Vision™ HDR (300 nits, 72% CG)
- Keyboard: Spill resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting.
- Pointing Device: –
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 512GB M.2 PCIe SSD, 256GB SATA SSD
- Optical Storage: –
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Ports & Connectivity
- Webcam: 1M HD, ultraslim
- USB Ports: USB-C Gen 2, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
- HDMI: HDMI 1.4b
- Thunderbolt Ports: –
- DisplayPort: –
- VGA: –
- Ethernet (RJ-45): –
- SD Slot: –
- Mic/Headphone: –
- WLAN: Intel 9560 wireless module
- Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth® 5.2
- NFC: –
- Docking Connector: USB-C Dock, Hybrid USB-C
- Mobile Broadband: –
Other Features
- Touch fingerprint reader integrated with power button
- Dolby Audio
- Lenovo Vantage
- Office 365 30-Day Trial
- Noise-cancelling dual-array far-field microphones
- Lenovo Migration Assistant
- McAfee LiveSafe™ (30-day trial)
- ThinkShutter webcam privacy cover
- Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0
Battery
- Battery: Slim tip 45W
- Use Time: up to 11 hours
