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
Thin, light, strong and ThinkPad tough with Carbon Fiber shell, Most stylish ThinkPad yet, Favorite Ultrabook keyboard, period and it's backlit, Nimble in SSD, High res display, Large glass touchpad
DDR3 1333MHz system memory versus 1600MHz on other machines, Pricey
Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon put up very respectable performance figures across a myriad of workloads. With the exception of gaming, where this ThinkPad's lower memory bandwidth holds back performance, the X1 Carbon competes well with the latest cro...
There is a ton of stuff across the business aisle that, for whatever reason, we haven't seen in mainstream ultrabooks—really cool things like spill-proof keyboards, 3G connections, and biometric fingerprint security. And the X1's beautiful, beating-resist
The software, strangely. For as mighty as the firmware on the trackpad and keyboard are, the business-facing software that Lenovo loads onto the X1 is more oppressive than you'll find from other OEMs—even repeat offenders like Asus and Sony. Things like a
Yes. This is a wonderful laptop, and not just for the business users its supposedly made for. This is a laptop anyone can use, and maybe love. It takes all of the efficiencies and protections of business class machines and makes them, well, not insanely...
Very thin and light, 14″ Display in a 13″ Package, Great Keyboard and Touchpad, Charges very quickly
Speaker volume when used on lap, Fixed battery, Screen brightness
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is an excellent buy for mobile professionals, but the machine is much more expensive than thicker ThinkPads. Those looking for a business Ultrabook should look no further than the X1 Carbon. It is the first business notebook to succ...
Published: 2012-08-09, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Excellent battery life. Under 3 pounds. Dual pointing devices. Speedy SSD and day to day performance. Backlit keyboard. Good volume on speakers. Matte display.
Uses new AC adapter format. Only 54GB free space left on SSD. Only one USB 3.0 port, No HDMI
The Lenovo X1 Carbon is an ultrabook designed for business. It has IT-friendly vPro built in, the ThinkPad TrackPoint, weighs under three pounds, and has over seven hours of battery life. It's the ultrabook you want if you're thinking business....
Overall, the Lenovo X1 Carbon is an amazing work laptop. It has a very sturdy design that is also low-maintenance. It has an awesome keyboard that is unrivaled in my opinion – even my desktop keyboard is jealous of it. The ergonomics are really tuned for...
Abstract: The new Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a gorgeous ultrabook that sets a new standard in the usually bland world of business PCs. Weighing just a hair under three pounds, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon packs a nice big 14″ display and lots of creature comforts that ...
