Lenovo ThinkPad X280
Profile
vs median📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 38/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (93), weakest — Photo & design (16).
Connectivity (93) · Portability (88)
Photo & design (16)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Buying at listing price $174, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
Keeping the $174 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
💰 Price trend
Specs in context
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
CPU generation
8th generation · model year 2017 — matches the model year
The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.
Full specifications
- Brand
- Lenovo
- Series
- ThinkPad X13/X2xx/X3xx/X9
- Type
- Business
- Release year
- 2017
- Screen size
- 12.5"
- Resolution
- 1366x768
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 8350U , Core i3 7130U , Core i5 7200U , Core i3 7020U , Core i5 7300U , Core i3 8130U , Core i5 8250U , Core i7 8550U , Core i7 8650U
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 1.27 kg
- Ports
- 5
- Thunderbolt
- ✓
- Battery
- 48 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 10 variants across 2 categories
Performance metrics
Processors (9)
No FPS data for this model's GPU.
The GPU may be integrated or not yet benchmarked.
💻 Software compatibility
🔗 Same series
4 models in the series.
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.