It's a Thinkpad. As far as Windows PCs go, fewer have the reputation as these do. There's good reason why they have the geek following that they do. I've always been a fan of the physical touchpad buttons, and this one is no exception. I still like the middle nipple, there are definitely ways it works well. Even with a touchpad, and touchscreen, a third option on the device is nice. I wish the middle touch button could open webpages on a new tab like the scroll wheel on most physical mouses, but that's me nitpicking.
Since the links to 'official' reviews suck, (one is for gen 2, one is for gen 1) here is the rundown-12th gen i5 processors are very capable. 8gbs of RAM are plenty for day to day tasks.
Compared to the older gen 2 the overall chassis is smaller. It's nice because HP makes 13in laptops, but their casing is not different from their 14in models. I have a smaller sling bag, so I want something I can carry without worrying about breaking the corners.
The display has been changed to a 16:10 ratio, which is nice compared the older 16:9. It makes reading/web browsing in tablet mode easier. It also means the chin at the bottom of the screen smaller. Every laptop review site wants smaller bezels on touchscreen laptops-I'm not the biggest fan. This thinkpad is nice as it hits the sweet spot of being able to pick it up in tablet mode and not accidently closing out of a web browser while still having small enough bezels. Speaking of which, the laptop is lighter by almost half a pound compared to its predecessor. Using it as a tablet is not bad at all.
Overall it's a nice laptop and a nice tablet.
Unfortunately, there are a list of unfortunatelys. In tablet mode, there is no on button. If the laptop falls asleep, you have to reorient it into laptop mode to turn it back on. I wish a tap to wake mode was implanted on the screen, or there was a side power button like the older version. Speaking of which, the fingerprint reader on my version was very hit or miss. It's also a power button only. If the laptop is in sleepmode, and you want to wake it, you have to hit the space bar first. It's annoying since you have to touch the fingerprint scanner to get back into windows anyways. It's a problem because it falls a sleep quickly. Also unfortunately, you don't want to change those settings becasue the battery on my unit was terrible. I got 4-5 hours max. It's not a gaming laptop by any stretch. That time is way too short. I picked this unit up as a travel companion, to fill in for my main heavier laptop on the road. The 60w brick being heavy did me no favors. I also don't want a travel laptop I have to hunt down an outlet for too often.
So there it is. Near a wall, this computer is nice. It comes with the pen, which works well. It's tiny, but it works. It's nicer than most, albeit thin. The keyboard is nice and travel is nice. It is spill proof, which is also nice. It's built like a tank. It also guzzles gas like a tank. (meaning battery life sucked) great display, great speakers. Nothing to write home about, but if you needed to, this laptop would work- an e-mail, word processing, office/school work and web browsing. All great. It is after all, a Thinkpad.