Lenovo doesn't want to call the Lavie Pro Mobile the world's lightest 13-inch laptop. However, at 1.85 pounds, it is the lightest 13-inch laptop I have ever seen.

More importantly, it's so light in my hands that when I picked up the Lavie Pro Mobile at CES 2020, I thought I was holding a dummy machine.

At $1,599, this Lenovo/NEC collaboration is expensive, but for the traveling executive, it may be the best laptop just for bragging rights.

The Lavie Pro Mobile will be available in March for $1,599; the HP Elite Dragonfly starts even higher at $1,629, making this ultraportable one of the most expensive options.

You may wonder why the Lavie Mobile Pro is so light. It lies in the materials. The bottom case is made of magnesium-lithium array, which was initially used in the aerospace industry. The laptop's top cover, on the other hand, is made of durable "racing car grade" carbon. Finally, the magnesium-array keyboard case was designed by top-notch Japanese craftsmen. [It makes the Dell XPS 13 (2.7 pounds, 11.9 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches) and HP Elite Dragonfly (2.5 pounds, 11.9 x 7.8 x 0.6 inches) look heavy. Lenovo even brought a scale to prove how light this laptop is.

The Lavie Pro Mobile is powered by an older 8th generation Intel Core i7-8565U processor, combined with 8GB of RAM and a 512GB M.2 PCIe SSD. In other words, you get ample storage for the price. The Intel UHD 620 GPU packs a graphic punch.

The Lavie Pro Mobile has a 13.3-inch, 1,920 x 1,080 display, which Lenovo claims averages 300 nits. This is not bad, but the best ultraportables approach 500 nits.

Here's where things get a little funky: the Lavie Mobile Pro's keyboard layout has a few quirks, perhaps due to its Japanese design. First, the space bar is smaller than expected and is to the left of the center of the touchpad. Second, the right Shift key is small. Oddly enough, the Enter key is oversized.

One plus is that there is a fingerprint scanner embedded in the power button.

The Lavie Mobile Pro has a good number of ports for its size: USB 3.1 Type-C Gen.2 port, USB 3.1 Type-C Gen.1 port, USB 3.1 Type-A Gen.2 port, HDMI 1.4, and a microSD slot. equipped with.

The Lavie Mobile Pro has a 49 watt-hour battery. Lenovo and NEC state that the laptop can be used for up to 15 hours on a single charge, but this is likely due to less demanding MobileMark testing. We look forward to conducting web surfing tests to see how long this system will last.

The Lavie Mobile Pro is an exotic laptop and will stand out in a crowd. Despite its portability, the design is quite solid and the array of ports is solid. However, the $1,599 price tag is quite high for a laptop with an older 8th generation CPU, and the keyboard layout is a bit awkward.

Overall, it's hard not to be impressed with this ultraportable, and look for our full evaluation review when the Lavie Mobile Pro arrives in March.

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