Lenovo Laptop ThinkPad L13 Gen 3

Brand New 12th Generation Core i5 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Windows 11 Pro 13.3" IPS FHD Screen
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Lenovo Laptop ThinkPad L13 Gen 3 - Brand New 12th Generation Core i5 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Windows 11 Pro 13.3" IPS FHD Screen
£359.00
£359.00
£649.97

Joey, Tech Expert @ Laptop Station

“A solid buy at £359, this Lenovo laptop is right where it should be for the price. Laptops around this price typically score between 16 and 19.”

19/30 My score

Great for

The kids to play Roblox or simple flash games
Basic photo editing on apps like Canva or GIMP
Video and voice calls on Teams and WhatsApp

Also good for

Watching TV or movies on YouTube, Netflix or iPlayer
Checking your emails and using Outlook
Word and Excel on Microsoft Office or Google Docs

Not ideal if you need

Professional editing using DaVinci, SolidWorks, Sketchup
Advanced gaming for Cyberpunk or Marvel Rivals
Action games like GTA V and Fortnite

Laptop FAQs

We've answered the common questions we're asked about this laptop.

This laptop is on the way from our supplier. We'll dispatch it as soon as it arrives with us, usually within 2–4 working days.

Yes. You can choose to pay for your laptop monthly up to 24 months with our finance partner, Payl8r. Simply choose the Payl8r option at checkout. You can pay an optional deposit, and choose how many months.

Here’s how it looks:

Over 24 months from £14.95
Over 18 months from £19.94
Over 12 months from £29.91

The rate provided to you is subject to credit. Over 18s only.

Representative example: If you borrow £510.00 over 12 months at a fixed monthly interest rate of 2.50% and an annual rate of 30.00% and a representative APR of 65.5%, you will pay: Monthly payment: £55.25. Total repayments: £663.00. Total charge for credit: £153.00.

We have Klarna too. Pay in 3 payments of £119.66 with no interest. Choose Klarna at checkout.

Yes, this laptop comes with Windows 11 Pro. Windows is the software that controls your laptop, and lets you install other software and get on the web. Some people consider Word, Excel and Outlook to be part of Windows, and although they are both made by Microsoft they aren’t the same thing.

The colour of this Lenovo laptop is Black.

Yes, this laptop has two USB C ports that allow you to connect up to two monitors. If you’re connecting to an existing screen, check it has a USB C display port, USB4, or HDMI port.

The model number for this Lenovo laptop is N/A.

There is a one year warranty on all laptops, with an option to extend to two years for a small charge.

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Thoroughly checked

Each laptop is checked by our technicians and is backed by a one year warranty.

21 point check

Each laptop receives a comprehensive check of all its components, moving bits, and internals to make sure they're all tip-top.

1.System & BIOS check
2.Processor performance check
3.Memory RAM test
4.Storage health check
5.Battery health check
6.Display quality check
7.Keyboard test
8.Trackpad test
9.Ports & connections
10.Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
11.Audio speakers & mic
12.Camera test
13.Cooling system check
14.Fan noise check
15.Graphics performance
16.Shake test
17.Photos taken
18.Build & hinge check
19.Exterior condition
20.Clean & dust removal
21.Final ready-to-use check

The geeky bit

Performance and technical information

A clear breakdown of the main spec, screen, ports and everyday features.

Processor
Intel i5 0.9-4.4GHz (1235U) - Ten-Core
RAM
8GB
Storage
256GB SSD
Graphics
Intel Iris Graphics (+)
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro installed
Screen Size
13"
Resolution
  • (1920x1200)
Screen Features
  • Full HD
  • IPS
Ports
  • 3xUSB-A
  • 2xUSB-C (Display Port)
  • HDMI
Networking
  • WiFi 6
  • Bluetooth
Colour
Black
Product Weight
1.26 kg
Release Year
Late 2022
Model No.
N/A
Other Features
  • Lightweight (Under 1.6KG)
  • Webcam
  • Privacy Shutter

About Lenovo Laptop ThinkPad L13 Gen 3 - Brand New 12th Generation Core i5 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Windows 11 Pro 13.3" IPS FHD Screen

Brand New Laptop

With its famous reliability and the latest security and performance tech this Lenovo from their ThinkPad range is an incredible value laptop, perfect for keeping both home and business users safe and working.


Key Features
- The powerful Core i5 processor offers excellent day-do-day performance with 10-cores available, meaning you can power through your tasks with ease.
- Expand upon the existing 8GB RAM if preferred.
- Highly durable, ThinkPad laptops go through extensive tests to ensure the most reliable products on the market.
-The 13.3" screen Full-HD resolution and IPS quality viewing angles.
- Connect all your peripherals including extra monitors through the USBC ports.

Only one available!

Images are for illustrative purposes only.

Note: This is a business laptop, professionally erased and re-installed with Windows 11 Pro. This machine may have belonged to an organisation, and therefore it is not suitable for those who need to use Microsoft Intune, or similar MDM systems. If this is for school, please check with them before you order.

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Ratings based on this laptop’s specifications and our software requirements.

Adobe After Effects

Not compatible

This laptop does not meet our compatibility criteria for this app.

Adobe Illustrator

Basic · 1/4

Best for: Can work with logos, icons, simple diagrams & text-based graphics with modest numbers of objects, aswell as basic paths, shapes, fills & PDF or SVG exports.

Adobe InDesign

Basic · 1/4

Best for: Can work on simple flyers, business cards & short text-led documents with a few placed images. Whilke text styles, page numbering & PDF exports are usable you should not expect fast performance on image-heavy layouts.

Adobe Lightroom (Classic)

Basic · 1/4

Best for: Can perform occasional importing, rating, cropping & exposure or colour adjustments. Keep other apps open to a minimum, especially when trying to work on individual RAW edits.

Adobe Photoshop

Basic · 1/4

Best for: Realistic tasks you can do include cropping, exposure adjustments, resizing and simple photo repairs. Can also do small compositions with text, adjustment layers and basic masks.

Adobe Photoshop Elements

Basic · 1/4

Best for: Can do occasional cropping, exposure correction, red-eye removal & simple photo repairs. Small Guided Edits, text additions & straightforward layered designs are doable.

Adobe Premiere Elements

Basic · 1/4

Best for: Good for short HD videos assembled with cuts, simple titles & music. Basic colour adjustments & a small number of transitions can also be done.

Adobe Premiere Pro

Not compatible

This laptop does not meet our compatibility criteria for this app.

Affinity Photo

Good · 2/4

Best for: Meets minimum requirements for everyday RAW adjustments, portrait retouching & modest photo composites. Layers, masks & a limited number of Llve filters are some of the tools usable.

Canva

Very Good · 3/4

Best for: Canva is a cloud-based editor meaning you can work on larger presentations, detailed marketing designs & editing while other office apps are open on laptops in this tier.

CapCut

Basic · 1/4

Best for: Good for making short clips with cuts, text, music & a few transitions, plus simple social videos & light adjustments.

CyberLink PowerDirector 365

Basic · 1/4

Best for: Good optoins for short HD videos with cuts, basic titles, transitions & music. Will need to keep the number of overlays & effects small & use a lower preview quality when required.

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Not compatible

This laptop does not meet our compatibility criteria for this app.

GIMP

Good · 2/4

Best for: Meets minimum requirements for regular photo correction, clone & heal retouching, & modest layered compositions. Masks, text & editable filters can be used with more room than the Basic tier.

Serato DJ Pro

Good · 2/4

Best for: Doing basic track analysis, 2-deck mixing, plus simple looping and cue points.

Football Manager 26

Basic · 1/4

Best for: Simming matches, with small player and league databases. Some lag can be expected in menus.

Fortnite

Good · 2/4

Best for: Offers better overall performance compared to Basic Tier. Can achieve stable FPS using performance mode using low graphics settings when playing Battle Royal & Zero Build modes.

Hogwarts Legacy

Not compatible

This laptop does not meet our compatibility criteria for this app.

Minecraft Java Edition

Good · 2/4

Best for: Installing small-medium size modpacks, using "Fancy" graphics with a rough 18-14 chunks draw distance. Can use lightweight shaders.

Microsoft Word, Excel or Google Docs

Very Good · 3/4

Best for: Working on slightly larger Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents.

Kids Schoolwork

Very Good · 3/4

Best for: Kids at High School. A good choice for non-app specific work including projects, online research and eLearning.