Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 has been launched as the brand’s first-ever ThinkPad model with an AMD Ryzen 6000 processor. The ThinkPad Z13 will rival the Intel-option ThinkPad X1 series from 2011 onwards. The new ThinkPad Z series is a collaboration between Lenovo and AMD to deliver AMD-only ThinkPads in the lineup. Intel however continues to co-develop laptops with Lenovo with the ThinkPad X1 Nano, as one of such models.
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 is a compact laptop that reflects a different design from the X1 series. The company aims to attract new users to the ThinkPad laptops. It has a revised keyboard layout, different materials for the chassis, and a new haptic touchpad. The haptic touchpad is designed without dedicated buttons for the ThinkPad TrackPoint. The AMD Ryzen 6000 series CPU is present in the ThinkPad Z13. The base model will have the Ryzen 5 Pro 6650U and a recent benchmark review puts it slightly higher than the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10. The Z13 also outperformed the Apple MacBook Air M2 but was outshined by the Dell XPS 13 Plus.
The benchmark review results of the ThinkPad Z13 look promising. Several other tests on the laptop will surface subsequently as we draw close to the launch of the notebook. There are no official details yet about the potential launch date and full specs of the ThinkPad Z13.
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