Lenovo Thinkbook 13x Gen 4 review

Lenovo Thinkbook 13x Gen 4 (2024) — the durability-first thin business slate

The Thinkbook 13x Gen 4 at $1,007 pairs an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H with 32 GB of RAM in a thin business body. The flagged strength is reliability at 81 — 90.6% above the business-class median of 42.5 — with battery at 74 Wh (+64.4%) behind it. The flagged weakness is graphics, where the scoring pipeline has no matched entry for the integrated GPU (a coverage gap, not a literal zero) — treat graphics claims with hands-on verification.

Where it holds up

Office productivity posts 88.99 (top) on the full 32 GB, and portability reads 87.5 (top) — the ceiling band — with overall performance at 46.59 (mid) and value at 54.55 (mid). The 74 Wh battery is a standout in the thin-and-light business class, and the reliability reading anchors the sheet.

Where it falls short

The low bands are graphics-led: gaming reads 19, modeling 27 and engineering CAD 33 — integrated-graphics territory with the coverage caveat noted — and photo design stays mid at 35. The integrated GPU is the only graphics this configuration carries, and no compute axis reaches the top band.

Price and depreciation

No depreciation anchor is recorded (base $0); no curve or projection applies. The 2024 cohort rate is 11.27% per year — the early-mid band of a recent business tier.

Alternatives to consider

The Lenovo Slim 7i Gen 9 at $650 is the general-class take on the same 125H platform at $357 less; the Lenovo Thinkbook 16p Gen 6 at $1,144 adds the RTX 5060 with six top-band indices; and the Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360 at $1,084 is the folding premium alternative.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class. The keep-it-for-years thin business slate — reliability 81 (high), portability 87.5 (top), a 74 Wh tank — with gaming 19 and modeling 27 setting the graphics expectations honestly.