Lenovo’s upcoming ThinkPad X13s might be the first Windows on Arm laptop we’ll actually want to buy.
Windows on Arm has had a rough go of it for the last couple of years, but Lenovo is hoping to turn that around this year with the new Lenovo ThinkPad X13s. This isn’t Lenovo’s first foray into Windows on Arm, but earlier efforts were held back by issues with the OS itself, including lack of compatibility with major apps like Adobe Photoshop. Windows on Arm has come a long way since then. With Windows 11 on Arm, it’s ripe for a breakthrough – one that Lenovo is positioning itself for with its popular ThinkPad line. Powered by the 64-bit,5nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 compute platform and running Windows 11 Pro, the ThinkPad X13s offers a slim and light form factor (about 2.35 lbs. and 0.53 ins thick) thanks to a fanless design that only ultra-efficient Arm chips are really capable of these days. That efficiency also promises not just all-day but multi-day battery life, rated up to 28 hours.
