How to open Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 3 – disassembly and upgrade options
You don’t get an opportunity to upgrade the memory down the road, but you can pick from three configuration options pre-purchase.
Check out all Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 3 prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.
1. Remove the bottom plate
To access this notebook’s internals, you need to undo 7 captive Phillips-head screws. Then, pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool, starting from the back.
2. Remove the battery
Inside, we got a 54.7Wh battery pack. To take it out, unplug the connector from the motherboard, and undo all four Phillips-head screws that keep the battery attached to the chassis.
3. Upgrade memory and storage
Here, the memory comes soldered to the motherboard. You can pick between 8, 16, and 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM, working at 4800 MHz. Storage-wise, there is one M.2 PCIe x4 slot, which fits Gen 4 SSDs.
4. Cooling system
In terms of cooling, there is one heat pipe, a side-mounted heat sink, and a fan that blows the heat away from the chassis.
Check out all Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 3 prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 3 (Intel) in-depth review
The ThinkPad brand is full of laptops suiting every budget, and every size preference. Today, we have one for the more pretentious users. A laptop, that offers good portability, premium build, and more than adequate performance.The laptop in question is called the Lenovo Thinkpad X13 Gen 3, and it is exactly what you expect. However, it is interesting to see that the manufacturer is not afraid to use powerful CPUs inside its small chassis.We are talking about the Intel version, which is offered with up to the Core i7-1280P - a 28W CPU with 6 P-cores and 8 E-cores. As usual, you are gi[...]
Pros
- Premium build quality
- 100% sRGB coverage and super accurate colors with our Gaming and Web design profile (BOE NV133WUM-N61 (LEN41A0))
- No PWM (BOE NV133WUM-N61 (LEN41A0))
- Charges via Type-C
- 2x Thunderbolt 4 + Gen 4 SSD support
- IR face recognition + fingerprint reader
Cons
- Needs a better cooling
- Soldered memory