ZDNET's key takeaways Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Aura Edition is available now starting at $2,419.
It combines all the utility of a ThinkPad with exceptional battery life.
It's expensive, and some of the Aura Edition features are being discontinued. $2,419 at B&H Photo-Video
Lenovo's 10th-generation ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Aura Edition is a business-minded laptop with a few design perks to differentiate it from the crowd. We're talking a convertible form factor, pen support, ample I/O, and fantastic battery life to punctuate its identity as a portable device for the office.
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The Aura Edition moniker comes from its Intel Core Ultra 5 or 7 Lunar Lake processor on board, and the core component behind its efficient battery life. Almost all of the Lunar Lake devices we've tested over the past year deliver impressive longevity, and the ThinkPad X1 is no exception.
This makes it a reliable laptop for common office tasks: booting up immediately, easy multitasking, and jumping between a dozen or more browser tabs, each loaded with spreadsheets and documents. However, the starting price of $2,400 places it in a premium category that won't win over everyone.
As with any ThinkPad, multiple configurations are available at the point of sale, ranging from 16GB to 32GB of RAM paired with the Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Core Ultra 7 258V, or Core Ultra 7 268V Pro. Notably, its PCIe Gen4 SSD only comes with up to 512GB of storage.
The processor powers Intel's AI Boost with up to 47 TOPS, and pairs with the Intel Arc GPU on Xe2 architecture. The "Aura Edition" also includes a handful of Intel-specific software that I've touched on, and like any proprietary software, will be useful for some consumers and largely ignored by others.
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