As so steadily with ThinkPads, the ThinkPad Yoga laptops have an extended historical past beneath their belt: The origins of this collection return to the yr 2005, when Lenovo as the brand new proprietor of the ThinkPad logo presented the ThinkPad X41 Pill. Those ThinkPad X Drugs with a rotating hinge were made till 2012, being changed in 2013 by means of the ThinkPad Yoga line with 360 level hinges.
The newest Thinkpad Yoga is the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 4, a convertible for trade customers. In Lenovo’s ThinkPad Yoga lineup, it occupies the mid-tier segment, being located between the moderately priced ThinkPad L13 Yoga G4 and the dearer ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8. It is going to neatly be the perfect medium between pricey and moderately priced.
Compared to the ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 3, Lenovo has utterly renewed the design, emerging a fully new chassis. A part of this redesign is a go back to the “deep black” because the ThinkPad colour, with the darkish gray “thunder black” now being passé all over again. Additionally new are the hinges, which now sit down down at the back of the bottom, making the X13 Yoga glance additional like a regular pc than prior to. Extraordinarily noticeable is the “opposite notch” at the display screen lid, which is like a hump at the lid. You’ll every hate or love this glance, alternatively it’s with out query that this feature makes opening the display screen more straightforward.
The fabrics have modified as neatly. With the previous taste, Lenovo used a large number of CFRP (Carbon fiber strengthened plastic). The brand new taste is most often constituted of magnesium alloy: Display lid and palmrest are magnesium right kind proper right here. The ground duvet is aluminum. The display screen is moreover secure from the entrance with a matte glass panel. All of this blended makes the ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 4 one of the vital essential solid ThinkPad laptops of this era, because it can not in fact be twisted or dented anywhere. The stiffness of the hull is a great deal complicated when put next with the sooner taste. A small caveat: The black, rubberized surfaces, which in point of fact in reality really feel top of the range, get grimy rapid.
The ThinkPad convertible can’t be spread out with one finger. At the turn facet, the massive hinges of the ThinkPad Yoga permit for a gap viewpoint of 360 levels, enabling the transformation right kind proper right into a pill together with a tent or stand mode. The hinges hang the lid company, with slightly any wiggling.
In comparison to the predecessor, the X13 Yoga G4 has better in weight by means of 30 g, and it’s 0.5 mm thicker. On the equivalent time, it’s moderately so much a lot much less large. The upper weight is most no doubt because of the transition from CFRP to magnesium.
Compared to the opposite ThinkPad convertible, the X13 Yoga G4 remains to be essentially necessarily essentially the most light-weight and maximum compact taste. The Dell Latitude 9330 is additional light-weight, smaller and thinner.
The ports are located evenly on every aspect of the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G3. The port variety does no longer business in a different way, it confirms to the standard trade usual and is far better than the Dell Latitude 9330.
The AX211 by means of Intel, a WiFi 6E module, delivers a just right capacity within the ThinkPad X13 Yoga G4, even supposing it’s decrease when sending knowledge when put next with receiving them. This steadily occurs, alternatively it’s no downside in often use.
The webcam receives an enormous spec-up when put next with the predecessor. The image high quality of the 5 Megapixel digital virtual digicam is healthier than prior to, alternatively a ways from a smartphone.
As a trade pc, the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G4 has many possible choices on this space. A part of the package deal deal are a fingerprint reader within the energy button, the infrared digital virtual digicam but even so the standard webcam, a faithful TPM chip, a Kensington lock slot and a Smartcard reader – this feature is one thing the bigger X1 Yoga G8 does no longer have. Lenovo additionally integrated a privateness function, the mechanical webcam shutter “ThinkShutter”.
Lenovo places a compact 65 W GaN charger into the sphere. Every other a part of the package deal deal: The Wacom digitizer pen, which is built-in into the chassis.
Opening the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G4 is straightforward: 5 captive screws and a couple of clips at the back of the chassis, this is all that stands in one of the vital absolute best tactics of the operation. At the turn facet, there is no such thing as a lot to do in there, as portions just like the RAM or the WiFi module are soldered down. The M.2 2280 SSD is upgradable, and there’s a unfastened M.2 2242 slot for a LTE card – with the the most important antennas already in position. Additionally, consumers can simply trade the screwed in battery or blank the one fan.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 4 has a guaranty, which comprises Herald provider. For the principle yr, this guaranty package deal deal accommodates Premier toughen with onsite provider, too. This provider prices further if you wish to have it to use to all of the guaranty length. Lenovo offers the battery just a 300 and sixty 5 days guaranty. Since that is an undertaking instrument, the guaranty no longer best possible applies if you’re in Germany, then again in addition to across the world, even supposing with none onside provider.
Lenovo places in a keyboard this is similar to the predecessor’s. This is a 95 % keyboard, that means the keys measure 10 x 14 mm as an alternative of eleven x 15 mm. Additionally, the sixth row of the keyboard is diminished in most sensible and the devoted “Insert” secret is lacking. For customers of that key that is surely a nuiscance, alternatively common, it’s simple to get used to the smaller building – and Lenovo assists in keeping the devoted PageUp/Down buttons.
The essential issue travel of the backlit keyboard remains to be 1.5 mm. That isn’t up to older ThinkPads, alternatively greater than MacBooks or the Dell XPS for instance. All in all, the typing revel in is very good with a comfortable then again company stroke, making typing a breeze.
With 10.5 x 5.5 cm, the touchpad is moderately small. The outside is clean, alternatively it’s constituted of plastic, even supposing Lenovo calls it “glass like mylar”. This is a clickpad with the clicking mechanism within the decrease phase. The mechanism is moderately loud, alternatively no less than the touchpad does no longer wobble or rattle. It’s not an above cheap trackpad, then again it for sure will get the obligation carried out and works flawlessly.
As at all times, the touchpad is complimented by means of the ThinkPad TrackPoint, a function that characterizes the ThinkPad collection. The pointing stick is utilized by placing force at the pink TrackPoint cap, with the devoted TrackPoint buttons between the touchpad and keyboard serving as mouse keys. The TrackPoint works together with ever and higher than the dimensions constrained touchpad in many ways, like for Drag&Drop operations.
The touchscreen isn’t as clean as on laptops with a swish touchscreen, because of the matte display screen protector. Contact sensing of the display screen, works flawlessly and will acknowledge as much as ten palms on the equivalent time.
However to the finger, consumers too can use the digitizer pen, which Lenovo places right kind proper right into a silo at the correct facet of the chassis. The Wacom AES pen is force refined and will get charged within the silo, creating a battery business unnecessary. The pen works with out issues, even on the edges of the show. It is extremely just right for taking notes, alternatively too skinny for virtual artists who would in all probability want to use their pen for longer sessions of time. The buttons at the pen also are arduous to make use of, on account of they’re so flat.
Lenovo does no longer business every the aspect ratio (16:10) or the display screen size (13.3 inch), all panels are then again consistent with IPS era and then again toughen contact and pen. Otherwise, many stuff have modified, Lenovo has made the display screen selection more straightforward by means of taking some choices out. One amongst them is the WQXGA panel, which we examined within the ThinkPad X13 Yoga G3, the Privateness Guard variety is long lengthy long gone as neatly. New is the Low energy WUXGA panel, there at the moment are 3 as an alternative of 4 display screen choices:
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), 300 cd/m², 72 % NTSC, semi-glossy
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), 300 cd/m², 72 % NTSC, matte
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), 400 cd/m², 72 % NTSC, matte, Low Energy
For a fantastic pricey pc, the choice of display screen choices is moderately skinny, because the loss of a best res display screen variety is particularly unhealthy. A minimum of, the WUXGA panel that Lenovo used reaches the promised brightness worth of 400 cd/m² with a measured cheap of 431 cd/m². This panel additionally has low reaction instances compared to the comparability units. Now not so nice: The matte display screen protector takes clear of the billiance of the colours.
Ex manufacturing unit the display screen has a noticeable yellowish tint consistent with Calman, even supposing it’s even visual with the bare eye. The best possible cheap deltaE of five.3 presentations how huge the variations when put next with “impartial” colours are. After a calibration with the X-Ceremony i1 Professional 2 and the i1Profiler, the yellowish tint was once as soon as long lengthy long gone. The usual deltaE submit calibration of two isn’t best possible, alternatively evidently significantly better than prior to. The colour profile we created is to be had to obtain without spending a dime, as at all times.
Colour gamut of 96 % of the sRGB gamut isn’t sufficient to name it “whole protection”. For symbol modifying, this panel isn’t rather excellent.
Consumers shouldn’t have any trouble with reflections, because the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 4 has a matte display screen flooring and brightness of above 400 cd/m², making the display screen viewable even in a vivid surroundings.
The predecessor Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G3 was once as soon as restricted to the U15 Intel chips – with the successor X13 Yoga Gen 4, Lenovo now provides performat P28 chips with as much as 14 cores. Specifically, patrons have the selection between the Intel Core i5-1335U, i5-1345U, i7-1355U, i7-1365U, i7-1360P and i7-1370P – even supposing at the moment, the P28 variant isn’t to be had in Germany. As a GPU, it’s every the Iris Xe with 80 EUs or the more potent variant Iris Xe with 96 EUs, relying at the processor.
RAM is at all times soldered, presented ate 8, 16 or 32 GB LPDDR5-4800. A unmarried M.2 2280 SSD paperwork the mass garage, with two terabyte being the utmost quantity presented by means of Lenovo.
Whilst different producers make the most of their very own tool to control the CPU energy intake and gear profiles, Lenovo relies on the built in Space house home windows gear with the ThinkPad laptops. Accordingly, the 3 energy modes are set viawith the Space house home windows power settings:
- Highest imaginable battery existence: PL1 12 Watt / PL2 12 Watt
- Balanced: PL1 12 Watt / PL2 35 Watt
- Highest imaginable capacity: PL1 15 Watt / PL2 45 Watt
“PL” is brief for “energy restrict”, with the facility restrict 1 describing the utmost energy intake beneath sustained load and the facility restrict 2 defining the utmost spice up capacity.
The base line: The Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G4 is in a position to cool a most of 15 W beneath sustained load, no less than the examined kind – fashions with the P28 CPU have a more potent cooling instrument with a 2d fan, in all probability enabling the next energy intake, upper fan noise, temperatures together with higher CPU capacity.
The Intel Core i5-1335U is a U15 processor of the “Raptor-Lake” era. This processor has a complete of ten cores, with two performant P cores and 8 setting delightful E cores. The clock charges are between 1.3 and four.6 GHz (P cores) and nil.9 and three.4 GHz (E cores). For comparisons with different CPUs, you’ll be able to use the CPU comparability checklist.
Common, the aptitude of the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G4 is disappointing. The spice up capacity is best and higher when put next with the previous taste, alternatively relating to sustained load on all cores, the more recent taste is slower than the older ThinkPad X13 Yoga G3 zurück. A minimum of the aptitude is best in often place of job utilization, alternatively the X13 Yoga Gen 4 as soon as all over again demonstrates that the brand new Intel CPUs are merely no longer made for an influence intake lower than 25 W. Underneath sustained load, the moderately priced ThinkPad L13 Yoga G4 is far sooner as neatly, it is just slower than the Intel taste in unmarried core load.
CPU capacity isn’t restricted when the instrument runs on battery energy.
Efficiency is also restricted beneath sustained load, alternatively the instrument capacity is best. The Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G4 plays neatly in the entire artificial instrument capacity benchmarks, taking no thinking-breaks in often utilization.
The DPC latency issues of the predecessor are lessened for the X13 Yoga G4, alternatively no longer rather long lengthy long gone. Driving force updates may merely remedy the site. We didn’t to find many skipped frames throughout the Youtube take a look at.
In our evaluation development, garage is equipped by means of the Lenovo UMIS SSD with a capability of 512 GB. This is a PCIe 4.0 SSD within the M.2 2280 building, its capacity is underneath cheap. This isn’t noticeable in often use, alternatively it’ll be when copying large quantities of knowledge.
The Iris Xe with 80 EUs is the slower variant of the brand new built-in Intel GPU. Its capacity within the ThinkPad X13 Yoga G4 isn’t in fact just right, regardless of the reminiscence of the pc operating within the Quad channel mode. This iGPU isn’t meant for better duties, alternatively it’s enough in often place of job utilization. Video video video games aren’t imaginable, apart from for older titles.
The only fan cooling instrument used right kind proper right here runs so much a lot much less loud when put next with the predecessor Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G3. The utmost of 37.8 dB(a) is not up to the utmost fan noise of the Dell Latitude 9330. Nonetheless, the X13 Yoga G4 is louder than the ThinkPad L13 Yoga G4 AMD.
We didn’t to find coil whine.
Warmth concentrates onto the left higher nook of the chassis, with the hotspot central above the keyboard. We measure 53.1 levels Celsius right kind proper right here throughout the stress take a look at. Thankfully, that may be a area consumers is not going to normally contact. The palmrest at all times remains cool.
Throughout the force take a look at, the facility restrict of 15 W can be sustained even after an hour. Shall we no longer to find any throttling.
The stereo audio tool left and proper roughly the keyboard at the moment are specific particular person going through. Their high quality and degree of loudness are such a lot complicated when put next with the predecessor. The ThinkPad X1 Yoga G8 with its quad speaker instrument produces louder and higher sound.
With the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G3, the best possible energy intake was once as soon as an issue. The more recent ThinkPad X13 Yoga G4 is other, because the idle intake is far decrease – even supposing with the caveat that it has a decrease display screen answer.
The utmost intake of 66.2 W signifies that the 65 W charger isn’t rather enough. This however is best possible true for maximum load, the intake is immediately diminished, protective the battery from being discharged.
The ThinkPad X13 Yoga G3 had just a unmarried battery variety, there are two for the X13 Yoga G4: Lenovo provides every an inner 41 Wh battery and an inner 54.7 Wh battery. We’re trying out the variant with additional battery capability, that means the battery capability has moderately better when put next with the predecessor. Battery existence within the WiFi take a look at (150 cd/m² display screen brightness) inside the meantime is far complicated. 11.5 hours is a superb finish outcome, not one of the vital essential different convertibles is healthier. Even with the utmost display screen brightness, the ThinkPad then again lasts 9 hours. Consumers can be expecting a complete day of place of job paintings relating to battery existence right kind proper right here.
A platform exchange and a brand new design: The Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 4 brings many new possible choices. Common, this is a just right grow to be if this pc line, alternatively at a an important junction, the deficits of Intel’s supply crop of chips are as soon as all over again laid naked.
First to the positives: The brand new magnesium chassis appeals to us with its upper balance and haptic high quality when put next with the former design. Portions just like the webcam and audio tool might not be nice, alternatively their building is modest. The Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G4 comes with relatively numerous connectivity choices, which comprises many ports, ready WWAN antennas and a built-in digitizer pen. The pc had ThinkPad-typical enter units, a matte, vivid display screen and an extended battery existence, which must suffice for a whole paintings day – a perfect deal improving on one of the vital essential predecessor’s weakpoints.
Soldered RAM is also excusable with the compact design, alternatively upgradable RAM would then again be crowd pleasing for a trade instrument. One level of grievance is the loss of a in reality best value display screen variety, Lenovo limits the X13 Yoga G4 to the WUXGA answer and sRGB colour gamut. The SSD of our evaluation instrument may be gradual, alternatively this doesn’t essentially observe to all X13 Yoga variants.
The large downside of this fashion: CPU capacity. If a pc is slower than its predecessor beneath sustained load, this isn’t a just right signal. As soon as all over again, it’s obtrusive that the Raptor-Lake CPUs aren’t in fact suited for an extremely low energy restrict of simply 15 W like with the Lenovo ThinkPad. An excessive amount of performance-potential is misplaced. Thankfully, the X13 Yoga G4 is an ultra-mobile convertible, making the missing capacity beneath load additional of a nuisance than a deal-breaker.
Lengthy battery existence, alternatively underachieving capacity: The Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G4 demonstrates the inclined spot of Intel Raptor Lake as soon as all over again.
An important competitor of the Lenovo ThinkPad is the Dell Latitude 9330, which is additional compact and thinner, alternatively prone relating to the port variety. Every other rival could be the HP EliteBook x360 830 G10, alternatively now we haven’t any longer examined that one then again. So far as inner competition is going, there may be the ThinkPad L13 Yoga G4, which runs quieter and sooner beneath sustained load because of the AMD CPUs, together with the ThinkPad X1 Yoga G8, which is additional of a best value instrument with higher display screen choices and audio tool.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 4 get started at $1,359 over on lenovo.com.
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