Name: Lenovo ThinkPad X13s Gen 1
Brand: Lenovo
SKU: B0BCL1C3D6
Price: 1537.92 USD
Availability: InStock

Lenovo ThinkPad X13s Gen 1

LaptopMedia.com Laptop Specs Lenovo ThinkPad X13s Gen 1 Lenovo ThinkPad X13s Gen 1

Date Published: 14 Dec 2022

Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 690
13.3”, WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS
256GB SSD
16GB LPDDR4x
1.06 kg (2.3 lbs)

Pros

Super slim and strong chassis
Blazingly quick user experience
Turns on immediately
100% sRGB coverage and accurate color output (AUO B133UAN02.1 (LEN41A6))
No PWM (AUO B133UAN02.1 (LEN41A6))
Fantastic battery life
Great keyboard and touchpad
Wi-Fi 6, and optional 5G support
Completely silent under any load

Cons

Poor upgradeability
Limited port selection
Very warm under heavy load
Windows is still not optimized for ARM

Specs

Display
13.3”, WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS

HDD/SSD
256GB SSD

M.2 Slot
1x 2242 M.2 NVMe slot

RAM
16GB LPDDR4x

OS
Windows 11 Pro

Body Material
Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum, Glass Fiber, Magnesium alloy

Dimensions
298.7 x 206.4 x 13.4 mm (11.76" x 8.13" x 0.53")

Weight
1.06 kg (2.3 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

2x USB Type-C
3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort

HDMI

Card Reader

Ethernet LAN

Wi-Fi
802.11ax

Bluetooth
5.1

Audio jack
3.5mm Combo Jack

5G support

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera
5.0MP with E-camera shutter, fixed focus

Backlit keyboard

Microphone
Triple Array Microphone, far-field

Speakers
2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Dolby Audio

Optical drive

Security Lock slot
Kensington Nano Lock

DISPLAY: 13.3-inch, 1920x1200, IPS

Name
AUO B133UAN02.1

Diagonal
13.3"

Pixel density
170.24 ppi

Brightness
433 cd/m²

sRGB
100%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920x1200

Becomes "Retina" from
20 inches (51 cm)

Contrast
1790:1

dE Color Checker
2.8 1.3

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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