Lenovo ThinkPad 13.9" E14 Gen 2 2021
CPU I5-1135G
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.9" 1920x1080
OS Windows 11 Pro
43 Overall Score
Price $559
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong portability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average port selection (17th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | I5-1135G |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.9" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 13.9" E14 Gen 2 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | I5-1135G | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.9" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.5 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 73 | 66 | 90 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 13.9" E14 Gen 2 | 44.9 | 13.2 | 73.1 | 17.4 | 21.9 | 70.2 | 52.5 | 80.6 | 43.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 72.6 | 52.1 | 87.9 | 99.3 | 72.6 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 88.9 | 78.9 | 91 | 75.3 | 95.3 | 92.8 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 95 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 80.8 | 64.2 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 95 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare | 96.3 | 92.7 | 89.9 | 99.9 | 92 | 9.7 | 80.3 | 9.9 | 82.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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