Lenovo x380 yoga Thinkpad Intel Core I7 – 8550 OU 1.80GHz 16GB Ram

Lenovo ThinkPad X380 Yoga (i7)

The same case but with a different name. The ThinkPad X380 shines with a fast NVMe SSD, a thin case and great battery life. The built-in quad-core Core i7 CPU cannot maintain its full performance. The Windows operating system is not included. Linux users, however, will be quite happy with the Linux compatibility of the convertible.

Lenovo ThinkPad X380 Yoga 20LJS02W00 (ThinkPad X380 Yoga Series)

• Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U 4 x 1.8 – 4 GHz, Kaby Lake Refresh

Communication

SD Card Reader

• Average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
• Average of class Convertible (22.4 – 209, n=28, last 2 years): 76.9 MB/s (+24%)
• Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370-20JJS00100 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M401): 65.9 MB/s (+6%)
• Lenovo ThinkPad X380 Yoga 20LJS02W00 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II): 61.9 MB/s (0%)

Maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)

• Average of class Convertible (25.2 – 263, n=27, last 2 years): 113.2 MB/s (+35%)
• Lenovo ThinkPad X380 Yoga 20LJS02W00 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II): 87.8 MB/s (+5%)
• Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370-20JJS00100 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M401): 83.9 MB/s (0%)

Networking

iperf3 transmit AX12

• Lenovo ThinkPad X380 Yoga 20LJS02W00 (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265): 666 MBit/s (+369%)
• Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370-20JJS00100 (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265): 522 MBit/s (+268%)
• HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265): 455 MBit/s (+220%)
• Dell XPS 13 9365-4537 2-in-1 (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265): 142 MBit/s (0%)

iperf3 receive AX12

• Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 370-20JJS00100 (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265): 675 MBit/s (+31%)
• HP EliteBook x360 1030 G2 (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265): 613 MBit/s (+19%)
• Lenovo ThinkPad X380 Yoga 20LJS02W00 (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265): 517 MBit/s
• Dell XPS 13 9365-4537 2-in-1 (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265): 208 MBit/s (-60%)

RAM and LTE – The X380 offers more hardware configurations than the ThinkPad Yoga 370

The ThinkPad X380 Yoga allows a hardware combination of an LTE modem and 16 GB of RAM. While ThinkPad Yoga 370 models that have a built-in LTE modem come with soldered-in RAM (maximum of 8 GB), models without the modem feature a RAM slot. This is over now. With the ThinkPad X380, Lenovo relies exclusively on soldered-in RAM.

The differing RAM configurations of the ThinkPad Yoga 370 made models with the modem and 16 GB of RAM impossible. In this respect, the X380 looks much better. There are X380 models that feature 16 GB of RAM and an LTE modem on Lenovo’s website.

The X380 Yoga does not include WWAN antennas. Speaking of LTE, our review device has a slot for an LTE modem and a SIM card. However, the LTE modem cannot be installed because the necessary antennas are missing. Here, Lenovo should have thought more about the users and included the appropriate antennas. The only way to install the modem is to replace the display unit with a model that has built-in WWAN antennas.

Linux and the ThinkPad X380 Yoga

In the comments section of our review of the ThinkPad Yoga 370, a user asked us whether it was possible to use the touchscreen and the included stylus in Linux. Because we no longer have the ThinkPad Yoga 370 on hand, we decided to try this with our current review device. For this, we installed Ubuntu 17.10.1. During the installation, the touchscreen is recognized and engaged. After that, the touchscreen can register inputs made with the fingers or the stylus. However, it still requires some fine-tuning, because it is still quite difficult to launch a program from the dock with the stylus. Tapping the program’s icon does not launch the program but simply highlights it.

Please note: The X380 comes equipped with a number of different displays. Therefore, the above-written statements only apply to ThinkPad models that have the same display as our review device.

Specifications

• Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620, Core: 1150 MHz, Dual channel, 23.20.16.4905
• Memory: 16 GB DDR4-2400, dual channel, RAM soldered-in, no RAM slots
• Display: 13.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel, 166 PPI, capacitive, 10-point multi-touch, native pen support, Lenovo M133NWF4 R3, IPS, glossy: yes
• Mainboard: Intel Kaby Lake-U iHDCP 2.2 Premium PCH
• Storage: Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ, 512 GB NVMe, M.2-2280, 256 GB free
• Weight: 1.43 kg (3.15 pounds), Power Supply: 359 g (0.79 pounds)