The ThinkPad Z13 packs in plenty of performance in a modernize design, but by skimping on the keyboard experience, Lenovo's latest business-class laptop may not appeal to devoted fans of the brand.

The ThinkPad Z13 and Z16 look different than their predecessors, as Lenovo has thinned the bezels around the display, expanded the touchpad beneath the keyboard, and added some new functionality ...

Calling the ThinkPad Z13 a “ThinkPad” feels like a stretch. Outside the red TrackPoint nub in the keyboard, there’s very little about this laptop that resembles the classic ThinkPad design.

On the Z13, the keyboard stretches from edge to edge for a clean, modern look. The larger Z16 uses space on either side of the keyboard for top-firing audio; both laptops offer Dolby Atmos.

The ThinkPad Z13 Gen 1 is built around AMD's Ryzen PRO 6000 platform, in this case the Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U. This eight-core, 16-thread Zen 3 processor has a maximum boost clock of 4.7 GHz and AMD ...

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As you'd expect, there's MIL-Spec 810H compliant construction, and all of the normal security features, including a match-on-chip fingerprint sensor built into the keyboard. The Lenovo ThinkPad ...

The ThinkPad Z13 doesn't get terribly hot, except when charging. When you plug the laptop in, the fans kick it up a notch, but still produce little noise, but they also provide very little cooling.

The unit sent over for review is the new Z13 Vegan Leather Edition; this is an AMD platform, as noted above, with ours equipped with the Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U. It's an 8c/16t CPU with a base clock of ...

The ThinkPad Z13 has minimal connectivity with two USB-C 4.0 ports and an audio jack, to go with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 with optional 4G LTE WWAN support. The ThinkPad Z13 will be available in ...

The Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 Gen 2 is easily one of the standout ThinkPad models at MWC 2023. The laptop features a 13.3-inch 16:10 touchscreen display with an optional 2.8K OLED screen upgrade.