Lenovo ThinkPad X280
A 2018 12.5-inch business ultraportable on 7th- or 8th-generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 (Kaby Lake-R/U or Whiskey Lake-U), with soldered DDR4 memory, a side-docking connector, optional WWAN, and a 48 Wh battery rated up to 16.6 hours.
Memory
- Max
- 4 GB, 8 GB or 16 GB, 2400 MHz DDR4, soldered to system board, no sockets
- Notes
- 4 GB memory not available in US and EMEA; system clocks down for processors with a lower memory controller
Storage
- Slot
- One of: M.2 SSD / SATA 6.0 Gb/s, or M.2 SSD / PCIe NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 (32 Gb/s), configurable by model
- Optical
- None
- Card reader
- MicroSD card reader, combined with the Nano-SIM card slot
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel HD Graphics 620 or Intel UHD Graphics 620, in-processor
- Monitor support
- External digital monitor via HDMI or USB Type-C; up to 3 independent displays; max 4096×2304@60Hz (USB Type-C), 4096×2160@30Hz (HDMI)
Networking
- Ethernet
- Native Intel Ethernet Connection I219-V (non-vPro) or I219-LM (vPro); via optional ThinkPad Ethernet Extension Adapter Gen 2
- WLAN + Bluetooth (optional)
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265, Wi-Fi 2×2 802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.1, M.2 card
- WWAN (optional)
- Integrated Mobile Broadband 4G LTE, Intel XMM 7262 (Fibocom L830-EB), M.2 card (EMEA only); or Integrated Mobile Broadband 4G LTE-A, Intel XMM 7360 (Fibocom L850-GL), M.2 card; special-bid-only WWAN upgrade otherwise
- SIM card
- Nano-SIM card slot in the combo slot with the microSD card reader; optional Verizon LTE (US) SIM
Power
- Adapters
- 45 W or 65 W USB-C AC adapter
- Rapid Charge
- Charges to 80% in about 1 hour with the 65 W adapter
Ports
- Standard
- 2× USB 3.1 Gen 1 (one Always On), 1× USB 3.1 Type-C Gen 1 (Power Delivery, DisplayPort), 1× USB 3.1 Type-C Gen 2 / Thunderbolt 3 (Power Delivery, DisplayPort), 1× HDMI 1.4b, Ethernet extension connector, combo Nano-SIM/microSD slot, headphone/mic combo jack, side docking connector, security keyhole
- Optional
- Smart card reader
Display
- 12.5" HD (1366×768)
- Anti-glare, LED backlight, 220 nits, 16:9, 400:1 contrast
- 12.5" FHD (1920×1080)
- Anti-glare, LED backlight, WVA, 300 nits, 16:9, 700:1 contrast, 170° viewing angle; on-cell touch with 10-finger gesture on touch models; FHD non-touch not available in US
Battery
- Capacity
- Integrated 48 Wh Li-ion; Rapid Charge to 80% in about 1 hour with the 65 W adapter
- Rated life (max)
- MobileMark 2014: up to 16.6 hr
Physical
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 307.7 × 209.8 × 17.4–17.8 mm (12.11 × 8.26 × 0.69–0.70 in)
- Weight
- FHD non-touch: 1.13 kg (2.49 lb); HD non-touch: 1.26 kg (2.78 lb); FHD multi-touch: 1.27 kg (2.79 lb)
- Case
- Display cover: carbon fiber (FHD non-touch) or glass fiber (HD and FHD multi-touch); bottom: magnesium/aluminum; black
- Keyboard
- 6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, optional LED backlight
- UltraNav
- TrackPoint pointing device + buttonless Mylar surface multi-touch touchpad
- Audio
- HD Audio, Realtek ALC3287 codec; stereo speakers 2 W ×2, Dolby Audio Premium; dual array microphone (optional on special-bid models)
- Camera (optional)
- HD 720p camera with ThinkShutter privacy shutter, fixed focus; or IR camera and HD 720p camera, fixed focus
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG certified, may be disabled in some regions), optional Intel vPro Technology, power-on/hard disk/supervisor passwords, security keyhole, optional touch match-on-chip fingerprint reader with anti-spoofing on the palm rest, optional NFC
- Durability
- MIL-STD-810G military testing
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 10 Home 64 or Windows 10 Pro 64 (optional)
Processors
- Intel Core i3-7020U
- Intel Core i3-7130U
- Intel Core i5-7200U
- Intel Core i5-7300U
- Intel Core i3-8130U
- Intel Core i5-8250U
- Intel Core i5-8350U
- Intel Core i7-8550U
- Intel Core i7-8650U