Lenovo ThinkBook 13s review: Affordable Ultrabook suited for home and small businesses

Lenovo announced its new ThinkBook lineup near the start of 2019 as an extra option for small and home businesses. Available in 13- and 14-inch options, these laptops are a bit of a mix of IdeaPad and ThinkPad lineup, with fewer business features and a more stylish aluminum chassis.

Attractive aluminum chassis; Competitive price; Webcam ThinkShutter and fingerprint scanner; Colorful display with a matte finish; SSD and RAM can be upgraded after purchase

Short key travel that's a step below ThinkPad; Audio won't blow you away; Single-channel RAM only

Lenovo ThinkBook 13S Review

Lenovo is marketing the ThinkBook 13S as a business laptop with entertainment features. It looks great, durable, and portable. And given our experience with it, I think they're right. It's basically for work, meaning MS Office applications, emails, and web browsing.

Lenovo Thinkbook 13s

Lenovo's ThinkPad family has a lot of fans, but not everyone can spend ThinkPad money on a laptop. Designed for small business customers (and regular consumers who want a more privacy-focused machine), Lenovo's new Thinkbooks seem like an experiment to boil the essence of a ThinkPad down into its...

Modern; professional design; Physical webcam shutter; Fingerprint on power button; Standard FIDO authentication and TPM; Great keyboard; Solid performance

No IR camera; Only one display panel option (and no touchscreen option; No Thunderbolt 3