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October 2012
(81%)
440 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(88%)
1460 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Smaller and lighter in every way
Improved Microsoft Precision Touchpad
Windows 10 Signature Edition cuts bloatware
Lightweight
Sleek design
Super upgrades
Beautiful sturdy design
Fast
Responsive performance
Thin
Light and portable
High-res IPS touchscreen
Class-leading keyboard
Good battery life
Three-year warranty
11
Hour battery life claim
16GB of RAM
WQHD screen
Thin and light
Rugged carbon-fibre casing
Touchscreen support for Windows 8
Sleek and sturdy built
Slim and light for a 14 incher
Solid performer
Alright battery life
Runs cool and mostly quiet
4G/LTE modem included
Excellent
Reliable performance
The very best keyboard and trackpad
Thin and solid build quality
ThinkVantage technologies
Clever adaptive keyboard
Fantastic design ID
Unmatched inputs
Excellent manufacturing
Good display
Great keyboard and touchpad
Practical matte finish screen
Supremely well equipped
Very portable
Tough carbon fibre construction
Trackpad and keyboard comfortable for long periods of use
Great build quality
Antireflective screen coating is handy
Good for longform typing
Security features
4G an option
Tough carbon finish
Trackpad feels great
Backlit keyboard is comfortable for long typing periods
High-resolution
High-quality screen
Excellent keyboard
Light
Impressive exterior
Good upgradability
Three-year warranty included
Rugged quality
Trackpointer is still excellent
Strong processor performance
Excellent battery life
Excellent input devices
Matte touchscreen
Much-improved battery life
Runs cool and quiet
Even under heavy load
Slim and attractive
Speedy SSD
1
600 x 900 resolution screen
Excellent performance
Stylish
Compact design
Extremely fast charge times
Ruggedly built to last
Terrific screen
Stylish design
Ruggedish casing
Fingerprint security
Light and sleek
Superb backlit
Spill-proof keyboard
Durable soft-touch finish
Powerful specs
Good high-res screen
Sleek
Minimalist design
Carbon fibre construction
Great keyboard that's spillproof
High resolution screen
Integrated 3G modem
Fantastic build quality
Responsive touchscreen
Class leading keyboard
Good SSD options
Quick charging
Quiet
Best laptop keyboard on the market
Looks brilliant
Extremely light
Super thin
HD screen quality has improved since the last X1
Trackpad is better
Backlit keyboard
The editors didn't like
Expensive
Giant TrackPad
Fingerprint smudges
Price
No SD card reader
Lots of pre-loaded software
Display could be brighter
Seriously expensive
Pricey
Marginal upgrade to 2015
No touchscreen
Sealed unit makes for poor serviceability
No Ethernet port
No dock connector
Poor usability changes involving the keyboard and trackpad
Lacks an SD cardreader
Poor webcam
Puny speakers
The WQHD screen is somewhat muddy
Paradoxically glare
Prone anti
Glare coating
Still no SD card reader
Unimpressive battery life
Integrated battery
Generally dim screen
Average battery life
Horrible speakers
Overheating when pushed to its fullest
Keyboard and function key changes will polarise opinion
ThinkPad logo might polarise opinion too
Far pricier than a MacBook Air
No sd card slot
Polarising keyboard changes
The screen's pixels are visible and headache inducing
It's pricey
ThinkPad logo too prominent
Not as light as some competition
Pricier than a MacBook Air
Screen quality beaten elsewhere
Battery life good but not the best
Bigger and heavier than ultrabook rivals
Business features add to price
Not the thinnest or lightest
Mediocre SSD and graphics performance
Keyboard changes will irk many touch typists
Screen should be brighter
Sealed battery still stinks for many business users
Only average battery life
Limited I/O ports
Poor screen quality for the price
Odd keyboard layout
Not cheap
Screen panel still TN
Integrated graphics are weak
Due a Haswell update
Touchscreen adds a fine layer of grain to the images
Battery life could be better
Audio is thin
Kitguru says
A fantastic ultra portable which is quiet
Powerful and cool running
Rating
8.0
Pages
Sound quality is weak
Another USB 3.0 port would be nice
Hot spot at the rear of the chassis
The ThinkPad X1 continues to impress Kitguru. We love the keyboard
The X1 Carbon has always felt a little bigger than most other business notebooks, thanks to its toughened body and 14-inch larger screen, but that's no longer a problem with this latest version.Smaller and lighter than ever before, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1...
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Published: 2017-01-16, Author: Kevin , review by: techradar.com
Smaller and lighter in every way, Improved Microsoft Precision Touchpad, Windows 10 Signature Edition cuts bloatware
Expensive
Lenovo refines the already excellent ThinkPad X1 Carbon, making it smaller and lighter, while cutting bloatware and adding more power with Kaby Lake processors...
Published: 2017-01-06, Author: Tim , review by: itpro.co.uk
Abstract: Sign up for our daily newsletter Don't be fooled. While the name stays the same, the 2017 version of Lenovo's already brilliant ThinkPad X1 Carbon – just launched at CES 2017 in Las Vegas – is a major upgrade. It's lighter, faster, more compact, lasts lo...
Published: 2016-01-06, Author: Juan , review by: techradar.com
11, hour battery life claim, 16GB of RAM, WQHD screen
Pricey, Marginal upgrade to 2015, No touchscreen
The 2015 version of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon was a solid performer. We expect the 2016 version to be equally solid with a few nifty enhancements added...
Beautiful sturdy design, Fast, responsive performance, Thin, light and portable, High-res IPS touchscreen, Class-leading keyboard, Good battery life, Three-year warranty
No SD card reader, Lots of pre-loaded software, Display could be brighter, Seriously expensive
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon remains one of the most formidable mobile PCs available. Beautifully designed and conforming to Intel's Ultrabook directive, it is in many ways the perfect realisation of how today's premium laptops should be constructed.Build q...
Published: 2015-08-19, Author: Barry , review by: alphr.com
"Wave goodbye to a huge chunk of your IT budget if you want a fully-loaded model."The big issue with the X1 Carbon is its staggering price. Just like the pricey HP EliteBook Folio 1020, you'll have to wave goodbye to a huge chunk of your IT budget if you...
Published: 2015-05-16, Author: Kevin , review by: techradar.com
Excellent, reliable performance, The very best keyboard and trackpad, Thin and solid build quality
Paradoxically glare, prone anti, glare coating, Still no SD card reader, Unimpressive battery life
The Lenovo X1 Carbon offers reliable performance with a stellar keyboard, but short battery life and a glare-filled screen are two untenable problems....
Published: 2015-03-30, Author: Nick , review by: reviewed.com
A laptop for business When it comes to getting work done without the frills and laces of other laptops the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is an admirable choice worthy of your attention. While there's plenty to like about this laptop there really wasn't en...
Rugged quality, Trackpointer is still excellent, Strong processor performance, Excellent battery life
Not the thinnest or lightest, Mediocre SSD and graphics performance, Expensive
Lenovo's flagship ThinkPad has aged well. While it doesn't seem as svelte as it once did, it remains a ruggedly built, quick machine with outstanding portability. There are elements that could be better, such as the display, but the Carbon proved at leas...
