Lenovo ThinkPad 13.3" L13 Gen 2 Silver 2021
The 11th Gen Core i7-1185G7 with Iris Xe graphics and 16GB of soldered RAM delivers reliable performance for office multitasking in a 1.38kg chassis. Its durable ThinkPad build quality, anti-glare touchscreen, and comprehensive port selection including Thunderbolt and HDMI 2.0 offer strong connectivity for a compact device. This laptop is best for students and mobile professionals who prioritize a rugged, portable Windows 11 Pro machine for document work and web-based tasks over display brightness or gaming.
CPU i7-1185G
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.3" 1920x1080
GPU Intel Iris Xe
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
51 Overall Score
Price $269
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong port selection (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average cpu (31st percentile)
- Below average screen (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-1185G |
| Cores | 4 |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 13.3" L13 Gen 2 | Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro | ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-1185G | Apple M1 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 512 | 256 |
| Screen | 13.3" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.5" 2256x1504 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe | Apple M1 Pro 14-core | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel Arc 130V | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 65 | 35 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 13.3" L13 Gen 2 | 31.3 | 48.5 | 37.7 | 65.5 | 34.3 | 92.9 | 52.5 | 80.6 | 51.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro Compare | 70.5 | 60.2 | 27.3 | 99.4 | 98.4 | 70.1 | 38 | 97.4 | 93.9 |
| ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T Compare | 77.6 | 70 | 80.8 | 83.3 | 80.7 | 86.9 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 35.2 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 59.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 80.8 | 75 | 82.5 | 38 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 52.1 | 52.7 | 93.2 | 89.5 | 38 | 80.6 | 96.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H Compare | 78.7 | 65 | 52.1 | 4.6 | 79.1 | 90.6 | 17.7 | 80.6 | 92.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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