Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 G1 (13.3-inch, 2022)

Fairly bright, practical matt screen ; Small footprint ; Decent performance

Expensive ; Poor touchpad ; Keyboard lacks the classic ThinkPad feel

A quality ultraportable PC with some top specs, but it loses too much of the ThinkPad series’s DNA, and the touchpad haptics need work.

Excellent battery life Performance is impressive Small footprint Webcam is solid Unique design

Touchpad feels off

“The ThinkPad Z13 is a ThinkPad unlike any you've ever seen.”

Very light and portable ; Aluminium casing feels good ; Long battery life ; Great CPU performance, good GPU power

Keyboard and touchpad feel insubstantial by ThinkPad standards ; Webcam bulge looks a bit weird ; Very limited connections ; Super expensive

While it doesn’t have all that much of the classic ThinkPad feel, the Z13 is an excellent travel laptop that crams long battery life and great performance into a small footprint.

Lightweight ; AMD Ryzen powered ; Excellent battery life

Two USB-C ports ; Challenging trackpad ; Slow NVMe drive ; Soldered memory

The ThinkPad Z13 squares the circle of performance and battery life to deliver a highly portable machine that provides excellent speed combined with more than a working day without a recharge. Having only two USB-C ports requires a dock.

Gorgeous, premium build quality ; Super small and lightweight ; Decent AMD Ryzen performance ; Impressive battery life ; Ergonomic keyboard (and Trackpoint)

Just two USB-C ports ; Slow SSD speed ; Tinny speakers ; Pretty mid display ; A little pricey at $1,400

The Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 is a belter of a luxury ultraportable, packing decent power, serious ergonomics and fantastic battery life into a miniscule, premium frame.

Slim and light design ; Spacious edge-to-edge screen ; Great keyboard ; Quality media bar for video calls

Iffy fingerprint sensor ; Only two USB-C ports

very long battery life;good CPU performance thanks to Ryzen 6000;high-quality case;extremely compact with narrow display bezels;fully functional USB4;matte display;optional WWAN;comfortable full-width keyboard;large haptic glass trackpad

slow SSD when copying large data volumes;limited port configuration;no preconfigured WWAN; no 5G;display less bright than the competition;no dedicated Page Up/Down keys; display with limited opening angle

A close cooperation between Lenovo and AMD, the first premium ThinkPad with Ryzen CPUs: The Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 is an important milestone in the history of the ThinkPad brand - because this history has been mainly dominated by Intel so far. The...

high-quality metal housing;good keyboard and touchpad;USB 4, Wi-Fi 6E & PCIe 4.0;Excellent CPU and system performance;good image quality;LTE

no dedicated TrackPoint buttons ;PWM flicker ;GPU and gaming performance not consistent;OLED significantly shortens battery life ;only 2x USB-C ports;limited opening angle of the lid

After testing the high-end version of the ThinkPad Z13, we wonder whether this is indeed still a business laptop, whether it really is still a ThinkPad. In the configuration with the OLED screen and the leatherette lid, it is in effect an ideal...