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Lenovo ThinkPad L380 Yoga

 & Eric Grevstad Contributing Editor

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Screen

Surrounded by thickish black bezels for gripping in tablet mode, the 1080p IPS display offers vivid colors and contrast, with wide viewing angles.

Size

At 3.44 pounds, the L380 Yoga won't be a major drawback in a briefcase, but you'll notice it when holding the system in Tablet mode.

Design

The system is solidly built, its twin hinges keeping the screen from wobbling when tapped.

Left Side

You won't find a Thunderbolt 3 port for the latest docking and storage solutions, but you'll find two USB-C ports (suitable for system charging) on the Lenovo's left edge, along with a USB 3.1 Type-A port and an HDMI video output.

Right Side

The right side holds another USB Type-A port, an audio jack, a microSD card slot, a security lock, and a proprietary mini Ethernet port.

Modes

As a 2-in-1 convertible, the L380 yoga can switch between Laptop, Tablets, Tent, and Stand modes.

Speakers

The Yoga's bottom-mounted speakers easily fill a room with sound, delivering soaring vocals and punchy instrumentals if not a ton of bass.

Keyboard

Along with its sound, its keyboard is the L380 Yoga's best feature—it's soft but not too shallow, with good tactile feedback.

Camera

The webcam offers bright and detailed images without grain or noise.

Stylus

The included two-button stylus responds to 2,048 levels of pressure for drawing thin or thick lines.

About Our Expert

Eric Grevstad

Eric Grevstad

Contributing Editor

My Experience

I was picked to write PCMag's 40th Anniversary "Most Influential PCs" feature because I'm the geezer who remembers them all—I worked on TRS-80 and Apple II monthlies starting in 1982 and served as editor of Computer Shopper when it was a 700-page monthly rivaled only by Brides as America's fattest magazine. I was later the editor in chief of Home Office Computing, a magazine about using tech to work from home two decades before a pandemic made it standard practice. Even in semi-retirement, I can't stop playing with toys and telling people what gear to buy.

The Technology I Use

I wish I still had my TRS-80 Model 4P, Laser 128 (educational toymaker VTech's Apple IIc clone), Psion Series 5, and ThinkPad 701C with the fold-out "butterfly" keyboard.

My main machine is a Lenovo Yoga 9i all-in-one desktop with a 13th Gen Core i9 and 32-inch 4K display running Windows 11 Home, Microsoft 365 Family, and Norton 360 with LifeLock. My wife and I get 400Mbps Spectrum internet as part of our homeowners' association fee, but I pay a fortune for streaming services.

I also have a Google Pixel 7 Android phone and pay Mint Mobile $15 a month. We share a Volvo XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid; I'd have a car of my own, but it seems wasteful to buy a Corvette E-Ray to drive 10 miles a week.

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