Lenovo - ThinkPad L380 Yoga 2-in-1 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Black

I have been using this laptop basically nonstop for over a year. Easy to install Linux on it, Fedora 32, which (now) drives the touchpad, touchscreen and multiple 4K monitors flawlessly. I use this for programming, watching movies, Zoom and Skype sessions, and social media. There have been none of the usual laptop + linux problems w driver dependency he11. I hear the fingerprint reader even works now. Because THE MEMORY SLOTS ARE UPGRADEABLE you can get a 32GB RAM machine for uder a thousand dollars. Caveat: I don't use it for gaming, so I cannot speak to the specific requirements of that community.

I’ve had numerous laptops over the past 20 years. My last laptop was a Sony Vaio Windows 7 laptop that was several years old. Although that laptop still works, it is so incredibly slow for doing Photoshop image editing, that it was essentially un-usable. I stayed with that old laptop partly because I prefer Windows 7 versus the new 10 version nowadays. Boot-up time for starting Windows on that old Sony laptop was a painful 3 to 5 minutes long, I literally could make a pot of coffee faster! When I finally decided to make the move to buy a new laptop, I was a bit surprised at how low laptop prices are nowadays, thanks in part to the whole iPad craze and people preferring tablets instead, I’m guessing. I quickly became enthralled with the “2 in 1 hybrid” style laptops. I prefer laptops with a “real” keyboard, partly because I can type over 60 words per minute, so the Thinkpad keyboard tops the list. I also really like the touchscreen design, mainly because I can enlarge the screen for extensive text reading. I really like, no I really “NEED” the touch-screen enlargement feature after I turned 50 and need reading glasses, such a pain. Plus I like the built-in stylus pen for writing/drawing on the screen, which reminds me of my Samsung Note smartphones with the same feature. From what I can, Best Buy only sells this particular Thinkpad L380 model, no other Thinkpad laptops. I’ve had this Thinkpad L380 laptop for a month now, and I can report that I really like it. I have not experienced any problem with this laptop, although I do have some minor complaints. For example, the lid is really very tight when in its fully closed position. I literally need to use both hands to open the lid while gripping both left and right corners. Also, the power cord (USB-C end) going into the laptop is equally very tight, it takes a bit of effort to remove the cord from the laptop port. As for the screen, I find it a little too reflective from other light sources, even though the specs say the screen has anti-reflective finish. As other reviewers have pointed out, the screen bezel is a bit large-ish, meaning it has a bit too much black dead space. Okay, now for the good points. When I press the power button to turn on the unit, this laptop boots up extremely fast!! Without timing it, I’d say it’s somewhere around 15 to 20 seconds to fully boot up. Wow! Plus shutting down seems to be even faster! I will NEVER ever go back to a spinning hard disk drive again!! From now on, it’s an SSD drive for me or nothing at all! This one thing alone makes me so happy I could cry, haha! I reaaaaaaally like the fact this L380 model has many various ports on both the left and right sides of the laptop. USB-C is the latest minimum standard nowadays it seems, even my Samsung S9 smartphone uses USB-C. I also appreciate the other ports such as HDMI, USB 3, and yes, a micro-SD card slot! I would prefer a full size SD card slot, but I’m happy it has at least a micro-SD slot. I added a Sandisk 256GB micro-SD card into the side port which I use for doing Windows backups (to an external drive). I bought the 256GB card on sale from Best Buy for around $40…so cheap compared to years ago! I also copied all my valued files onto the 256GB card (such as my pictures, songs, videos, PDFs, etc). At present time, doing a full backup takes up approx 17 to 20 GB of space, so I’m glad I got a large 256GB micro-SD card. Maybe next time I’ll get the 512GB micro-SD card if it’s on sale. The touchscreen of this laptop is very responsive, I find the quality to be quite good even though it’s not a 4k screen. The touchpad is also very responsive, makes mouse navigation a breeze. I even bought the optional Bluetooth wireless Lenovo Yoga mouse to use with this laptop. When playing the iTunes app, I can use the Lenovo mouse to wirelessly pause, or play the next song, or previous track. I can’t figure out yet how to wirelessly advance to the next slide using a Powerpoint presentation, but that’s my next challenge. I got this Lenovo Yoga mouse for around $70 at Best Buy, the silver model. While I still don’t like Windows 10 with its “Tiles” which I detest, I instead use a cool free 3rd party app called “Classic Shell” which restores the same functionality as Windows 7 including the familiar “Start” button. Using “Classic Shell” means I know how to use “Windows” again, haha! Although I haven’t upgraded yet, I may at some point have a certified technician upgrade the laptop to at least 16 or even 32 GB of RAM. I also want a larger SSD drive, such as 512GB, or even 1TB if possible. I’m sure that I will run out of the built-in 256GB of storage in the future, especially if I start doing lots of Photoshop editing. But for now, the built-in 8GB of RAM is more than snappy enough for my needs, including simple Photoshop image editing. I already mentioned that I installed a 256GB micro-SD card into the side port of the laptop, so this also expands my storage. At some point, I want to pick up a 2TB Sandisk SSD external drive, but it’s still too pricey at around $275. If I’m willing to sacrifice speed, I could choose a 4 or 5 TB external hard drive with a Hard Disk Drive (instead of SSD), which is selling for cheap comparatively speaking. This L380 laptop seems quite rugged to me, there is definitely some weight to this. I get the feeling this unit will stand up to years of usage. Although this L380 laptop is not as thin and lightweight as other “Yoga” Lenovo non-Thinkpad laptops, I have a feeling of confidence that I will get my money’s worth. I have also played around with the built-in stylus pen. It’s fun doing drawings on the screen while using the laptop in tablet mode. Although I admit it’s not something I do very often, it’s still cool and enjoyable to be able to write/draw on the screen. I really appreciate that the stylus pen is “garaged” inside the laptop. While the stylus pen is garaged, it is also recharging at the same time, hence no “AAAA” or button batteries are needed for the pen. The fact that the stylus pen stays inside the laptop while not in use means I won’t lose the pen either. I prefer this over the alternate method of using a “usb holder” for the stylus pen, which some other laptops use. The only downside is that the built-in stylus pen is smaller in size, but I can always buy an optional 3rd party stylus if I want a full size pen in the future. My GF with her MacBook is jealous of my touch-screen and stylus pen, since Apple doesn’t make a touchscreen for their laptops. Whenever I check out new laptops at stores, I secretly have an envy about so called “gaming” laptops, probably because of their high end specs and screen resolution. But then again, these over-priced gaming laptops don’t have touch-screen nor stylus pen writing! My only wish for this L380 laptop is that it has the new Thunderbolt 3.0 port, which is reputed to be the future…or at least until the next best thing is out. But alas, it only has USB-C, not Thunderbolt. But seriously though, I don’t think I will be hooking up my laptop to simultaneously display two 4k monitors any time soon. So I don’t even have the current need for Thunderbolt 3 technology. If anyone has questions, feel free to ask me about this L380 Thinkpad.

This product meets more than my needs! For it’s cute little size, it’s functions are amazing. I like that I could spin it around and use it like a notebook. It’s a great buy!

I was in search for a laptop that would be durable and yet versatile. The Lenovo Yoga did not disappoint me. It’s a great product with the functionality of being used as a laptop or tablet. Would recommend it to anyone looking for a new laptop.

Makes it easy to do my work on the go. My phone just wasn’t cutting it! Nice screen and the volume is clear when hosting online meetings.

I sue this laptop for my small business and so far it has been great!

My wife's employer provides her with a higher end 14 inch thinkpad which she really likes. She needed a new home laptop and a high end thinkpad would not normally be in our budget. I happen to come across this one marked down $130 for what was just 1 day. It has a touch screen, 2 usb type c ports (1 dedicated to charging), 8 GB of ram that's upgradable to 32 GB and a stylus pen that stores in a charging port on the laptop. That's unbeatable value! I originally bought her a Dell for much less and the description said it had a type c usb port but was not to be found when it arrived. I sent it back when I came across this laptop.

I did a lot of research before purchasing this laptop. I am so impressed with this system! The build quality is excellent. It is solid, well built, and made from high quality materials. The performance is so impressive! Quick, responsive, and accurate. This laptop is such a joy to use; I couldn't be happier with this ThinkPad!