Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet Gen 3

Two Thunderbolt 3 ports. Terrific 3K touch screen. First-class keyboard. Aggressively priced Core i7 model.

Battery life could be better. Slightly balky touchpad. Pen isn't magnetized to stick to the side of the tablet.

Bottom Line: With its redesigned ThinkPad X1 Tablet, Lenovo serves the Surface Pro notice. This 13-inch showpiece Windows 10 slate packs a fine pen, a top-shelf keyboard cover, and Thunderbolt 3 support.

Sharp, vivid display; Strong performance; Long battery life with extended battery; MIL-STD 810G tested; Keyboard (with TrackPoint) comes standard ; Mediocre endurance (without extended battery); Extra pieces to store when using modules ; The ThinkPad...

Mediocre endurance (without extended battery); Extra pieces to store when using modules ; The ThinkPad X1 Tablet is a lightweight laptop replacement with strong performance and a great display, but you'll need to shell out extra for the external battery.

The ThinkPad X1 Tablet is a lightweight laptop replacement with strong performance and a great display, but you'll need to shell out extra for the external battery.

stable high-quality chasssis ; high CPU performance ; very good input devices ; Keyboard & pen come included ; integrated LTE ; 2x Thunderbolt 3 ; very good display ; 3 year warranty ; Brightness-sensor also used for the keyboard backlight

glossy screen ; no USB A ports ; fans are clearly audible under load ; high temperatures under load ; middling battery-life ; bad speakers ; smudge-prone materials (especially the keyboard)

Let us begin with our introductory question – is the new Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet the best business convertible? This question can not be answered in general, because the competing devices are just too different in the details. It depends on how the...

Slim, attractive, and durable ; Detachable keyboard gives laptop-like experience ; Redesigned kickstand with typing angles ; 3K display dazzles ; Improved security adds FIDO authentication

Battery life is adequate but not great

High quality 3K touch-screen ; Good kickstand ; Bundled ThinkPad Pen Pro ; All-day battery life

Fiddly access to MicroSD card slot ; LTE mobile broadband is an optional extra ; Housing for stylus still not perfect ; No ThinkShutter camera privacy

Great design and build quality ; ThinkPad Pen Pro included ; Two Thunderbolt 3 ports ; Vivid 13-inch 3K touchscreen

Battery life is still limiting ; Bulkier than the Surface Pro ; Speakers are small and quiet ; It doesn’t sit well on your lap

This Lenovo hybrid is a powerful forward-thinking laptop, with a well-designed tear-off keyboard which when removed leaves you with a sharp, robust and responsive tablet. Add a side-stored stylus and two Thunderbolt 3 ports and you have a Windows 10...