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%)
1401 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 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2014 edition deserves to make a bit more of an impact than the last model, which still lagged behind a little in terms of screen tech. This version has it all, it seems, although there is a chance its clever adaptive keyboard...
Excellent performance, Stylish, compact design, Extremely fast charge times, Ruggedly built to last
Poor screen quality for the price, Expensive
Fantastic performance for business users, let down by an unimpressive screen that makes the high price-tag a little hard to swallow. You can get performance that's not too much worse in models which are significantly cheaper, if you're less concerned abou...
fantastic build quality, responsive touchscreen, class leading keyboard, good SSD options, quick charging,
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:
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch is an extremely impressive business machine which will suit a discerning executive who needs a portable, extremely well built, ultra compact laptop.Lenovo don't ship the system with a plethora of bundled items. You simp...
Published: 2013-07-02, Author: Joel , review by: itproportal.com
Slim and attractive, Speedy SSD, 1,600 x 900 resolution screen
Only average battery life, Limited I/O ports
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch is an executive's dream laptop. It is made with the same carbon fibre that makes his golf club shafts so light and strong. It's nice to look at and is comfortable to use. It's got the power to do real work, from shredd...
Thin and light, rugged carbon-fibre casing, touchscreen support for Windows 8
Pricey, sealed unit makes for poor serviceability, no Ethernet port, no dock connector
The X1 Carbon Touch adds touchscreen support for Windows 8 to Lenovo's business ultrabook line. Like the existing X1 Carbon, it is rugged and light but lacks some corporate features such as Ethernet and docking support....
Like all Ultrabooks the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch offers decent performance in a portable package. We love the Carbon Touch's build and design, and the screen is great. Performance is solid. If you need a portable touchscreen laptop for your working lif...
The ThinkPad brand has been successful for Lenovo, and before them IBM, but it is clear from the X1 Carbon that competing in a modern market takes style and performance in addition to high levels of build quality. After all your brand being certified for ...
Stylish, light and sleek, Superb backlit, spill-proof keyboard, Durable soft-touch finish, Powerful specs, Good high-res screen
No Ethernet port, Screen panel still TN
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is everything the original X1 should have been. Though its TN screen doesn't quite match up to the premium style, build and features of this stunning Ultrabook, in every other regard it's easily the best business ultraportabl...
Abstract: The full review of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon was posted last week but today I've got a slightly more laid-back version for you as I talk you round this fantastic Ultrabook on video. See below for video, go here for the full review or check out our Le...
Abstract: What a pleasure it has been to test this high quality Ultrabook. What a disappointment it is though to see software affecting the experience. The Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1 review is below. Model tested: 3460-2SG S, a European model with 3G that retails f...
