Key takeaways

• Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Aura Edition is available now starting at$2,419.
• It combines all the utility of a ThinkPad with exceptional battery life.
• It's expensive, and some of the Aura Edition features are being discontinued.

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Lenovo's 10th-generationThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Aura Edition is a business-minded laptop with a few design perks to differentiate it from the crowd. We're talking a convertible form factor, pen support, ample I/O, and fantastic battery life to punctuate its identity as a portable device for the office. 

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The Aura Edition moniker comes from its Intel Core Ultra 5 or 7 Lunar Lake processor on board, and the core component behind its efficient battery life. Almost all of the Lunar Lake devices we've tested over the past year deliver impressive longevity, and the ThinkPad X1 is no exception. 

This makes it a reliable laptop for common office tasks: booting up immediately, easy multitasking, and jumping between a dozen or more browser tabs, each loaded with spreadsheets and documents. However, the starting price of$2,400 places it in a premium category that won't win over everyone. 

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As with any ThinkPad, multiple configurations are available at the point of sale, ranging from 16GB to 32GB of RAM paired with the Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Core Ultra 7 258V, or Core Ultra 7 268V Pro. Notably, its PCIe Gen4 SSD only comes with up to 512GB of storage. 

The processor powers Intel's AI Boost with up to 47 TOPS, and pairs with the Intel Arc GPU on Xe2 architecture. The "Aura Edition" also includes a handful of Intel-specific software that I've touched on, and like any proprietary software, will be useful for some consumers and largely ignored by others. 

One of the most useful features of the Aura Edition is Smart Share, powered by the Intel Unison app, which provides a user-friendly way to "Airdrop" files and images from your smartphone to your device and vice versa. Unfortunately, Intel is discontinuing this feature in the summer of 2025. 

It also comes preloaded with Lenovo's "AI Now", an AI-powered assistant with a local chat option, cloud chat, and PC assistant. The cloud chat connects to an online LLM that provides some limited, if acceptable responses. But the local chat and PC assistant features did not work for even the simplest requests. Note that it's still in Beta. 

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Moving to the laptop's physical build, it stays true to the classic ThinkPad design with the triple-button trackpad and the red TrackPoint in the middle of the keyboard. The 85% PCC plastic keys are crisp and responsive, with a rough, matte texture that thoroughly resist fingerprints and are nice to type on. The trackpad is equally comfy -- with a haptic option -- and is utterly silent. 

The speaker placement under the keyboard prevents the muffled effect that can sometimes happen with downward-firing speakers. Since this is a 2-in-1, when it's in tent form, sound is projected outward, which is better than speakers facing inward toward the back of the display, in my opinion. 

The 14-inch, matte WUXGA (1920 x 1200) display also resists fingerprints quite well when illuminated, keeping with its professional physical appearance. The real reason behind this design, however, is its anti-glare abilities; a must for anyone beneath the persistent fluorescent glare of overhead office lighting. 

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It does so incredibly well, with almost no visible reflections at all. This, combined with the 60Hz refresh rate and max 500nit brightness, makes for a screen that looks good but is particularly power-efficient. You can opt for an OLED on this laptop, but doing so will reduce the battery life.

On that note, let's talk about the battery on this thing. Like other Lunar Lake laptops, I found it to have an absolutely marathon battery life, scoring over 21 hours of life in our video battery test over Wi-Fi at half brightness. Battery tests, like benchmarking, are not always representative of real-world performance, but this is an impressive number, ranking it as one of the longest-lasting laptops I've tested. 

Swapping to different performance profiles will give you more or less battery, but with sustained use, demanding workloads, and multiple video calls, you'll easily get a full day's worth of work on one charge. I took this laptop into the office multiple days in a row and regularly made it to around 30-40% each day. 

For videoconferencing, the 1080p webcam provides a smooth, crisp image and includes a very subtle physical camera shutter at the top above the lens, a nice feature for consumers who are constantly hopping in and out of calls. Similarly, the mic quality is consistent and good.

The biggest drawback is the laptop's price, which puts it in direct competition with proven powerhouses like the MacBook Pro M4 or Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon, which has double the RAM and storage capacity. 

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Lenovo certainly succeeds in its intent, however: a premium business laptop with a marathon battery and reliable, snappy office performance. The ThinkPad X1 Aura Edition is a capable 2-in-1 with a smart set of features, but its price puts it up against some tough competition.

's buying advice

I'd recommend theLenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Aura Edition to consumers who are already ThinkPad loyalists and want the reliability and performance of that lineup, as well as the fantastic battery life of Lunar Lake. 

If you're a hybrid worker and want to commute without worrying about a charger, this is a fantastic choice. If you're looking for a laptop that's more geared towards creative workloads, there are other options in this price bracket, like the MacBook Air M4 or the HP EliteBook X G1a.  

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