Component comparison
ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 vs ThinkPad X280
ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 vs ThinkPad X280 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 (AMD)
- + USComp overall score (+20.0)
- + Performance (+32.9)
- + Mobility (+24.0)
- + Reliability (+42.0)
- + Value (+23.5)
- + Screen quality (+6.2)
- + CPU (+38.3)
- + GPU (+43.9)
- + Release year (+4)
- + Modernity (+30.7)
B
ThinkPad X280
- + Gaming performance (+15.0)
- + Estimated price (-$275)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 (AMD)
|
Component B
ThinkPad X280
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 66.0 (+20.0) | 46.0 |
| Performance | 57.8 (+32.9) | 24.9 |
| Gaming performance | 44.0 | 59.0 (+15.0) |
| Mobility | 94.0 (+24.0) | 70.0 |
| Reliability | 66.0 (+42.0) | 24.0 |
| Value | 68.1 (+23.5) | 44.5 |
| Screen quality | 51.1 (+6.2) | 44.9 |
| CPU | 71.1 (+38.3) | 32.8 |
| GPU | 43.9 (+43.9) | 0.0 |
| Estimated price | $686 | $411 (-$275) |
| Weight | 1.27 kg | 1.27 kg |
| Battery | 41 Wh | — |
| Max RAM | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Release year | 2021 (+4) | 2017 |
| Modernity | 76.9 (+30.7) | 46.2 |
Based on the comparison:
ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 (AMD) wins 10 of the comparable criteria.
The choice depends on your use case.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.8).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.8).