60 PCWorld JULY 2019REVIEWS LENOVO THINKPAD X390
the applications most
people use.
The X390 turned in
solid scores on 3DMark
Sky Diver 1.0, at least
for a laptop with
integrated graphics. In
practice, this doesn’t
mean much, as you’ll
still want a dedicated
GPU to play modern
3D games, but 2D
indie-ish games should
be doable.
Battery life is the
only significant sore
spot. Many other
factors can affect battery life, including screen
brightness and resolution, and intensity of
workload. The ThinkPad X390 has one
obvious challenge: Its capacity of 49,410
mAh is smaller than that of competitors like
the HP Spectre x360 (61,000 mAh) and
Samsung Notebook 9 Pro (54,050 mAh).
Batteries add weight and cost, so they
represent one of many trade-offs in thinner,
lighter laptops.BOTTOM LINE
The Lenovo ThinkPad X390 is a frustrating
laptop to review because it could—and
perhaps should—be so much more than it is.
It’s an attractive package with impressive
performance and lots of helpful businessfeatures. For the price, however, we expected
better experiences with the display,
keyboard, and touchpad.Lenovo ThinkPad X390
PROS- Solid performance for its class.
- Impressively thin and light for a business laptop.
- Ports and security features galore.
CONS - Matte display looks washed out and harsh in
moderately-lit roms. - Keyboard and trackpad are too stuff.
- Battery life lags behind similar laptops.
BOTTOM LINE
Lenovo’s slimmed-down business laptop looks
great from afar, but will strain your eyes and frustrate
your fingers.
$899
When a small laptop packs in a hefty keyboard, plenty of ports, and a
powerful CPU, something’s got to give. In this case, it’s battery life.HP Spectre x360 13
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Sam(2019) sung Notebook 9 Pro(Core i7-8565U)
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(Core i7-8265U)4K battery life
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