Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250
CPU AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 12.5" 1366x768
OS Windows 10 Pro
29 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average port selection (11th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 3 5300U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 12.5" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 3 5300U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 12.5" 1366x768 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.6" 2880x1620 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 66 | 65 | 41 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250 | 20.7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 11 | 4 | 95.7 | 16.2 | 80.9 | 36.4 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.2 | 71.4 | 65.6 | 53.2 | 86.8 | 91.2 | 79.7 | 97.6 | 98.8 |
| ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 Compare | 88 | 79.3 | 65.6 | 94.9 | 94.9 | 44.1 | 79.7 | 60.1 | 80.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 80.2 | 59.7 | 89.1 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 80.9 | 95.2 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.6 | 65.5 | 67.1 | 78.5 | 74.7 | 82.4 | 79.7 | 32.9 | 98.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US Compare | 66.6 | 65.5 | 51.2 | 65.3 | 95.7 | 87.7 | 51.7 | 80.9 | 98.3 |
Price
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