Testseek.com have collected 133 expert reviews of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G6 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G6.
March 2018
(88%)
133 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(91%)
5647 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Battery life
Understated
Premium Good Looks
Excellent Performance
Class-Leading 14-inch HDR Display
Solid Battery Life
Best Laptop Keyboard Going
Quiet Demeanor
As light as a tablet
Lenovo's top-of-the-line keyboard
Top-notch performance
Good battery life
Lightweight
Yet durable design
Comfortable keyboard
Good touchpad
Adequate supply of ports
Matte display option is a treat
Fast performance
Up to 15 hours of battery life
Match-In-Sensor fingerprint reader
Healthy selection of ports
Compact
Light
Solid build
Excellent keyboard
8thgeneration Intel Core processors
Screen option with Dolby Vision HDR
ThinkShutter privacy cover for camera
Beautiful design while remaining ThinkPad tough
Great display
Even at 1080p
Thin and light great portability
Great performance
Strong enough to run Adobe Premiere
Webcam privacy shutter
Strong battery life
Durable build quality
Thin and light design
Best in class keyboard
Fast and reliable performance
High-end
And slim chassis
Very bright WQHD panel with wide color gamut
Decent performance utilization of the quad-core CPU
Modern port selection including regular USB Type-A
Good system performance
Long battery runtime
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Premium
Thin and light case
Bright
Contrast-rich touch display with high color space coverage
Modern I/O and normal USB Type-A ports
Impressive battery life
Three year's warranty
Quick card reader
Runs
The editors didn't like
No 4K panel option
Smaller trackpad than most current ultrabooks
IR camera optional and cannot come with a shutter
1440p HDR Only Available Non-Touch
Moderate Throttling Under Extended Load With Default Power Profile
Pricey
As befitting a premiere ultrabook
Gen 2 Ethernet connector is designed to sell you a dock
Take care when configuring
As touchless screens are a basic option
Only average battery life
Questionable keyboard layout choices
Dizzying array of configurations that require too many compromises
Sucky fingerprint scanner
Active
Sometimes noisy
Fans
RAM is soldered to board
An 8th generation Intel Core i7-8650U would be better
Disappointing speakers
No reduction in size and weight from previous generation
Noticeable screen bezels
Expensive
Speakers could use some improvement
Webcam could be better
Could be pricey for some users
More expensive than standard ultraportables
HDR screen costs extra
No major design changes since last year
But only microSD and tricky to access
Very glossy screen
High surface temperatures under load
Fan quickly reacts to load and emits a high-pitched noise
Not "WWAN-ready"
Very limited maintenance
LAN only via (included) adapter
SD card slot is difficult to reach
The card slot is only microSD
Not “WWAN ready”
Restricted maintenance options
LAN only via included adapter
Extreme performance throttling during stress tests
Up to 15 hours of battery life, Match-In-Sensor fingerprint reader, Healthy selection of ports
RAM is soldered to board, An 8th generation Intel Core i7-8650U would be better
No matter which model of the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 6th Gen you pick up, you're getting a fine example of a business laptop. Sure, the Intel Core i7-8650U is better overall, but the base model still wields four cores well for multitasking. Battery life...
Abstract: THE THINKPAD X1 CARBON (6th Generation) carries on a tradition of excellence that goes back to 1992, when IBM shipped its first ThinkPad (Lenovo acquired the brand in 2005). By 1993, ThinkPads were the laptop of choice for NASA, thanks to solid quality, a...
As light as a tablet, Lenovo's top-of-the-line keyboard, Top-notch performance, Good battery life
Pricey, as befitting a premiere ultrabook, Gen 2 Ethernet connector is designed to sell you a dock, Take care when configuring, as touchless screens are a basic option
Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen is a superb business ultrabook, combining light weight, a powerful processor and excellent battery life...
premium, thin and light case, bright, contrast-rich touch display with high color space coverage, modern I/O and normal USB Type-A ports, good system performance, excellent keyboard, impressive battery life, three year's warranty, quick card reader, runs
SD card slot is difficult to reach, the card slot is only microSD, not “WWAN ready”, restricted maintenance options, LAN only via included adapter, extreme performance throttling during stress tests
Compact, light, solid build, Excellent keyboard, 8thgeneration Intel Core processors, Screen option with Dolby Vision HDR, ThinkShutter privacy cover for camera
Disappointing speakers, No reduction in size and weight from previous generation, Noticeable screen bezels, Expensive
Lenovo has done little more with the ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen than keep it up to date with processor and screen upgrades. It would have been good to see some size and/or weight shaved off, and for the screen bezels to slim down. It's also time to think...
The Lenovo X1 Carbon was always designed to be the lightest, most compact Lenovo X1 laptop. It is a fantastic ultra-light and ultra-durable business computer for busy professionals who want a care-free computer that can just work even with a brutal travel...
Abstract: For mobile professionals, the ideal computer is probably an 'ultraportable' laptop -- a device suitable for carrying day in, day out, in a briefcase or backpack. Obviously it needs to be lightweight and relatively compact, but at the same time it should b...
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6h Gen is the ultimate business notebook. You get a slim, light design with soft touch finish and all the power you need in a business notebook with long battery life and rapid charging...
Published: 2018-04-12, Author: Dan , review by: theverge.com
Lightweight, yet durable design, Comfortable keyboard, good touchpad, Adequate supply of ports, Matte display option is a treat, Fast performance
Only average battery life, Questionable keyboard layout choices, Dizzying array of configurations that require too many compromises, Sucky fingerprint scanner, Active, sometimes noisy, fans
