Lenovo ThinkPad L390 Yoga-20NT000XGE
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Average of 4 scores (from 5 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo ThinkPad L390 Yoga-20NT000XGE
Yes, you read correctly. The new 13-inch convertible is available for well below €1,000 (~ US$1,130). Lenovo has not compromised on traditional ThinkPad features to achieve this affordable price point though. Read on to find out how the L390 Yoga and its Whiskey Lake processor perform in our tests and its competitors.
Source: Neowin Archive.org version
The Lenovo ThinkPad L390 Yoga isn't the best laptop in the world, but you're also not paying best in the world prices for it. And the price is what I love about it. As I mentioned in the introduction, the ThinkPad X1 Yoga is one of my favorite convertibles. The L390 Yoga takes some of the best elements of it and puts them in a more inexpensive package.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/14/2019
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
The ThinkPad L390 Yoga delivers business features, the usual great Lenovo keyboard, and an active pen at a reasonable-value price, but this 2-in-1 could stand to slim down.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/10/2019
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
With the Lenovo ThinkPad L390 Yoga, you can travel on business trips without worrying about your machine getting roughed up or dying while you're trying to get some work done. Combine that durability and long battery life with good performance, a comfortable keyboard and a dockable stylus, and you can do a lot with this machine. However, you have to deal with a dim display, thick bezels, a tiny touchpad and poor graphics performance.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/04/2019
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PC World Archive.org version
While the Lenovo ThinkPad L390 Yoga isn’t most attractive laptop you can get, it compensates for its lack of style with a killer keyboard, a satisfying trackpad, and lots of ways to connect with external devices. You may not enjoy lugging it around or using its dim display outdoors, but it could make work a bit more bearable when you’re stuck at your desk.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/03/2019
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Good Gear Guide Archive.org version
While the Lenovo ThinkPad L390 Yoga isn’t most attractive laptop you can get, it compensates for its lack of style with a killer keyboard, a satisfying trackpad, and lots of ways to connect with external devices. You may not enjoy lugging it around or using its dim display outdoors, but it could make work a bit more bearable when you’re stuck at your desk.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/03/2019
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Intel UHD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2, 24 EUs) found on some Kaby-Lake-Refresh CPU models (15 W ULV series). Technically identical to the previous Kaby-Lake GPU called HD Graphics 620.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
i5-8265U: Whiskey Lake based low power quad-core processor (technically identical to Kaby Lake but produced in a further improved 14nm++ process). The four cores are clocked between 1.6 and 3.9 GHz (Turbo Boost) and support HyperThreading.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
13.30":
There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.
The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.
In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.
In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.
76.58%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.