[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'm very pleased with my new ThinkPad X395 laptop. The size is perfect and I find myself using it in many locations versus having to rely on my smart phone so much. I just wake it up from sleep and it is ready to use quickly. Having cell data service on this laptop is a huge plus for travel. Battery life is very good as I find I'm not having to plug in all the time. The CPU speed and graphics are excellent for work and play. I use Adobe Illustrator for design work and it is good as it gets on a 13.3" laptop. I love the USB-C charging. It has a lot of flexible options for powering or recharging the laptop. I'm a radio control aircraft pilot so I have lots of LiPo batteries. I use my 22.2volt, 6,000mah LiPo batteries via a 24 volt USB-C car charger adapter to run this thing all day! I've maxed my X395 out with Ryzen 7 Pro,1TB SSD, 4G LTE, 16 GB DDR4 , etc. This ThinkPad is not flashy looking but it is extremely functional, well built, sturdy, versatile, portable, fast, adaptable and just darn fun to use anywhere. I've owned dozens of laptops over the years since the mid 80's and this is the best all around that I've owned thus far. Well done Lenovo and AMD!
Very good laptop, boots very quickly with no problems. Works very well with Arch Linux minus a few software issues with suspend/hibernate that will be resolved with kernel 5.4 and no fault of the laptop or its hardware.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The machine is powerful and light. The Ryzen CPU is very fast.
A few considerations: Lenovo should provide also an x395 with Linux OS installed. There is no Linux driver for the by Synaptics fingerprint device. The Ethernet extension cable should be included with the laptop instead of separately sold.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] ...because I can get used to booting in seconds, like under 5 seconds. Applications loading when I open them? Is this a dream?
In seriousness, I purchased this laptop because of the security features. As a self-employed bookkeeper working with sensitive client data (PHI/PII), having an encrypted laptop with the additional security features helps me satisfy security requirements without purchasing so many extra applications. I've only had it a couple of weeks, so no complaints. I will say the fingerprint doesn't seem to be the greatest feature as it doesn't always recognize my fingers, but at least it's not too easy to get in, right?
I'm not using this for much else than business, so I can't speak to all the other bells and whistles, but it's fast. If that's your goal, to have a bunch of browser windows open, multiple docs, and toggling between screens? I think you may have found your laptop.
It's small, but I have it docked and use a monitor. It's super lightweight, and the keyboard is comfortable to type on.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this laptop to replace a 4.5 year old Lenovo X240 that served me well as my primary work computer. The X395 has plenty of horsepower, a great screen and is lightweight. My unit is brand new; it's still on its full charge. I'm not sure about the battery life as yet. It seems to be falling quite rapidly. I'll wait to see power consumption after a couple more charging cycles.