Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250, Core i5-5300U, 8GB, 128GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5-5300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 12.5"
OS Windows 10 Pro
26 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong affordability (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
- Below average cpu (6th percentile)
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average storage (8th percentile)
- Below average port selection (10th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-5300U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 12.5" |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-5300U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 12.5" | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 73 | 59 | 63 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 9.9 | 19.9 | 95.6 | 7.5 | 81.8 | 33.2 | 88.9 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 79.5 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 24 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 37.1 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 79.5 | 13 | 79.5 | 58.1 | 89.3 | 59.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 94.6 | 13.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall25.8
- AI/LLM6.1
- Gaming2.4
- Portability51.7
- Creator7.7
- Student57.6
- Business35.4
- Developer20.8
- Entertainment20.8
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Other Configurations13
ThinkPad 12.5" X25012.5"Intel Core i5-5300U8GB256GBBlackCA$425ThinkPad 12.5" X25012.5"Intel Core i5 28GB250GBCA$455ThinkPad 12.5" X25012.5"2.30GHz8GB256GBDeep GrayCA$455ThinkPad 12.5" X25012.5"i5-5200U8GB240GBCA$455ThinkPad 12.5" X25012.5"Intel Core i5-5300U8GB240GBCA$455ThinkPad 12.5" X25012.5"Intel Core i5-5300U8GB120GBCA$499ThinkPad 12.5" X25012.5"Intel Core i5-5200U16GB256GBBlackCA$525ThinkPad X 12" X25012"2.20GHz8GB128GBBlackCA$533ThinkPad 12.5" X25012.5"Intel Core i5-5300U8GB1TBCA$564
