I've been waiting for this to go on sale and now Lenovo has this on special for $999, $300 off down from $1299.
Thinkpad 13 is a newer model and never been on sale before, apart from using the 10% off welcome coupon code but that's not cashrewards-friendly. This is a very good budget Thinkpad, with the best keyboard even better than their T and X series.
Note that the M.2 slot only accepts SATA SSD. There are 2 DIMM slots so you can easily buy another 8GB stick to make it 16GB dual channel.
Some reviews below:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-13-Ultrabook-Re…
http://www.cnet.com/au/products/lenovo-thinkpad-13/review/
Specs:
Intel Core i5-6200U Processor ( 2.30GHz 1866MHz 3MB)
Windows 10 Home 64
13.3"FHD IPS AntiGlare LED Backlight 1920x1080
8.0GB PC4-17000 DDR4 2133MHz
256GB SSD M.2
Intel HD Graphics 520
Intel Wireless 8260 (2x2 AC) with BT4.1
Fingerprint Reader
3 Cell Li-Polymer
3x USB 3.0
1x USB-C 3.1 Gen 1
HDMI
No Ethernet
Remember to get 8% cashrewards.
Bought one for me wife, hopefully CR tracks it.