Lenovo might have put the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition over the top with a SD or microSD card reader, but at least it didn’t decide that 3.5mm audio output was irrelevant and omit it.
Lenovo’s ThinkPad lineup has undergone a transformation in the last several years, with the company introducing newer versions that don’t conform to the old-school ThinkPad aesthetic and design.
(Credit: Joseph Maldonado) If Lenovo had stopped after putting two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports on the Carbon's left side, it would have matched the XPS 13's port selection. But there's also a 5Gbps ...
(Versions at Lenovo.com are $2,519 with 1TB of storage ... We thought about withholding half a star for its premium price, but our ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 comes in $100 under the HP EliteBook ...