Testseek.co.uk have collected 440 expert reviews of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G1 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G1.
October 2012
(81%)
440 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(88%)
1474 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
Published: 2012-12-03, Author: Serdar , review by: techworld.com
The Lenovo X1 Carbon is a slender and well-built business-class Ultrabook that wasn't designed to hop on board the Windows 8 bandwagon. The X1 Carbon might annoy some people with its choice of on-board software, but the hardware is nearly beyond repro...
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Published: 2012-09-24, Author: Lawrence , review by: Theinquirer.net
Abstract: LAPTOP MAKER Lenovo's revised Thinkpad X1 might simply have the Carbon moniker attached to it but we were left in no doubt that it gives the Macbook Air a run for its money. From the front, Lenovo's Thinkpad X1 Carbon loo...
Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon has a wonderfully engineered foundation. The laptop is thin and light yet also practical and functional. It's an ultrabook a serious typist could use all day without complaint, yet it's also thin and light enough to attract con...
Abstract: The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a fantastic piece of hardware. Lenovo has done a lot in creating this superlight and durable Ultrabook . The X1 carbon brings a new level of quality to the ThinkPad legacy of high standards and innovation. It starts with the dura...
Ethernet is available via an included USB dongle, Performance is dazzling, as you'd expect from a computer with a topoftheline chip like the X1 Carbon offers, Performance is dazzling, as you'd expect from a computer with a topoftheline chip like the X1 Ca
Slow to boot (nearly 30 seconds). Surprisingly buggy during normal operations, like running Windows Update. Clickpad is merely OK. Puny battery
Lovely design, 3 lb. weight, high res display, superb keyboard, Lovely design, 3 lb. weight, high res display, superb keyboard, Lovely design, 3 lb. weight, high res display, superb keyboard, Lovely design,
No dock or battery slice options, battery life just average, No dock or battery slice options, battery life just average, No dock or battery slice options, battery life just average, No dock or battery slice
I admit it, the moment I saw the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon I had a serious crush. That's not wildly unusual for this technologist, but those first crushes often turn to indifference once I put a machine through its paces. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon doesn'...
Incredibly fast CPU and application performance for the size, Very lightweight, yet strong shell, Extremely quiet, Matte display, Large touchpad, Improved gamut range, WWAN options, Mini DisplayPort, Backlit keyboard
Surface temperatures can become very warm, No Gorilla Glass, ThinkLight, HDMI, integrated RJ-45, or dedicated docking ports, Plastic display bezel feels out of place, Mediocre battery life, Mushy left- and right-click buttons, Overall fingerprint magnet
Lenovo X1 CarbonThe changes that the X1 Carbon brings are not just skin deep. Many of these changes have addressed some of the common complaints about the original X1, but at the same have introduced new criticisms. The new 14-inch matte display, for exam...
Thin, light body, Comfortable keyboard, keys have good travel, Great battery life, Trackpad that can carry off multitouch gestures, High-resolution screen
Stiff hinge makes the PC annoying to open, Webcam is a bit tragic
At $1,349, Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon is one of the lightest, most powerful and road-ready laptops available today -- as long as you don't mind a slightly higher price tag.Brian Nadel is a frequent contributor to Computerworld and the former editor in ch...
