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October 2012
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The editors liked
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
Keyboard is exceptionally easy to use
Physical interface is familiar
Very rugged device
Durable
Lightweight chassisSolid performanceGreat keyboard and trackpadHSPA+ connectivity
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
Beautiful design
Superb build quality
Gorgeous 2560X1440 display
Great performance
Useful adaptive function row
Best keyboard in the business
Stunning design that continues to show business machines can turn heads
Powerful internals to match the machine's beauty
Light weight and super portable
Gorgeous highresolution multitouch display
Lenovo's OneLink port feels like the future of docking
Light body
Comfortable keyboard
Keys have good travel
Great battery life
Trackpad that can carry off multitouch gestures
High-resolution screen
Screen
Very compact
For a 14-inch screen
Chock full of useful bells and whistles
Fast
At least for CPU-bound tasks
Fantastic build quality
Stylish
Understated
Sleek
Best trackpad in the business
Solid battery life
Great sounding speakers
Very thin and light
14″ Display in a 13″ Package
Great Keyboard and Touchpad
Charges very quickly
Gorgeous WQHD Screen
Durable and lightweight design
Accurate speakers
Runs cool
Thin and light
Vivid touch screen with wide viewing angles
Speedy performance
Excellent typing feel
Adaptive function keys
Durable and sleek design
Comfortable
Backlit keyboard
Sharp and responsive touchscreen
Snappy overall performance
Extremely slim and light design is still tough enough to take on the road. High-resolution (2
Excellent battery life. Under 3 pounds. Dual pointing devices. Speedy SSD and day to day performance. Backlit keyboard. Good volume on speakers. Matte display.
Incredibly light for a 14-inch laptop
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is ruggedly built
And has a better keyboard than any ultrabook-style laptop
Even Apple's MacBook Air
Lenovo takes its solid 14-inch ThinkPad X1 Carbon and upgrades it with Windows 8 and a touch screen
While keeping the excellent keyboard
Slim. Speedy SSD. 1
600 by 900 resolution screen. Great keyboard. Dual pointing devices. Comes with QuickLaunch Start Menu replacement.
Exceptionally thin
And strong
Above-average performance
Terrific keyboard and pointing devices
Fast battery charging
The better-than-HD touch display on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon looks great
The new row of adaptive function keys is clever
And the keyboard and touch pad remain best-in-class examples.
Robust
But lightweight construction
2560-by-1440-pixel touchscreen
HDMI and DisplayPort
Hardwired ethernet
802.11ac Wi-Fi
Adaptive function row
Slim yet built like a tank. Superb keyboard with standard layout
TrackPoint buttons are back
Swift Core i5 performance
Comfortable keyboard and touchpad
Sturdy design
Loud audio
Slim
Light yet strong. Fantastic keyboard
Very good display
Good port selection
Gorgeous QHD display
Marketleading keyboard
Lightning quick SSD
Remarkably thin and light yet sturdy
Splendid keyboard
Crisp 1080p display
Security and manageability features for IT departments
Excellent build quality and design
High resolution touch enabled display
Good performance
Good battery life
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
As you'd expect from a computer with a topoftheline chip like the X1 Ca
Oh my! Best touchpad surface ... ever!
Matte display!
Solid construction
Good overall performance
Gorgeous design
Excellent keyboard and trackpad
Solid overall performance
Touchscreen works well
Gorgeous
Sleek design
Solid performance
Great keyboard
Understated good looks
Solid build quality
Nice keyboard/touchpad.
Light weight and slim
Semi-rugged and durable construction
Excellent keyboard for an Ultrabook
Multiple inputs
Including TrackPoint
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The best connectivity and I/O port options in this form factor. Incredibly light
Svelte
And durable. Great performance and overthetop battery life
Reliable performance
Insanely light for a 14inch device
Great Audio
Excellent visuals with crisp images and great color accuracy
Highresolution touch screen (optional)
Keyboard
Thin and light for a 14-inch Ultrabook
Bright
High-res screen
Adaptive keyboard panel can be useful
Solid build
Lightweight for a 14-inch machine
Fast performance
Light and sturdy chassis
Very quiet
Large ClickPad
Integrated UMTS modem
Input devices offer great feedback
Good viewing angle stability (90°)
Very good battery life
Spacious SSD with 512 GB capacity
Semi-matte touch display
HDM
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
High CPU and application performance
Rigid casing
Quiet
Even relatively quiet during load
Big touchpad
Integrated 3G modem
Feedback strong input devices
Short battery charge time
AR coated touchscreen
Lightweight
Sturdy chassis
Usually quiet
Very large clickpad
Integrated LTE modem
Highly responsive input devices
Superb viewing angles (90°)
Battery charges quickly (compared to discharge)
Matte touch display
Beautiful
Comfortable design
Fantastic keyboard
Vastly improved clickpad
Resurrected physical buttons for TrackPoint
Anti-glare display panel
Accessible maintenance
Silent while idle
Quiet otherwise
Comfortable temperatures even under load
Relat
Ultra light and slim case
Excellent input devices
Fast wireless connections
High-resolution and viewing angle stable display
High system performance
Low system noise and temperature
3 years warranty
No CPU or GPU throttling on battery power
Excellent keyboard and touchpad
Slim design
Strong chassis
Respectable battery life
Easy serviceability
Brighter backlight
WWAN support
Quiet fans
No PWM
The editors didn't like
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
None that were significant
Middling display and battery lifeHigh cost
DDR3 1333MHz system memory versus 1600MHz on other machines
Pricey
No SD card slot
New ThinkPad keyboard is awkward to use and will take time to get used to
Battery life is less than impressive
Adaptive keyboard is more cumbersome then helpful
Stiff hinge makes the PC annoying to open
Webcam is a bit tragic
The GPU performance mystery
No 16GB RAM option
No SD Card slot
Again
Display could be brighter
Speaker volume when used on lap
Fixed battery
Screen brightness
Awkward
Uncomfortable keyboard
Lackluster touchpad
Relatively slow SSD
Poor quality webcam
Expensive
Not the longest battery life
Harsh audio
Annoying keyboard layout
Stiff upper mouse buttons
Shorter battery life than Windows 7 version
Some touchpad issues
Wi-Fi adapter can be wonky
New function bar adds unnecessary complexity to simple functions. New keyboard layout may not be to everyone's liking. Ethernet requires dongle. Short battery life
New keyboard design is dubious
No dock or battery slice options
Battery life just average
No dock or battery slice
Dim Screen
Tinny audio
Limited port selection
LCD panel seems dim and a little washed out
Uses new AC adapter format. Only 54GB free space left on SSD. Only one USB 3.0 port
No HDMI
For such an expensive laptop
Battery life is just so-so. Consumer-friendly options such as HDMI are missing
Published: 2012-11-02, Author: Frank , review by: uk.hardware.info
The Lenovo Carbon X1 is an outstanding portable workplace. It has a display with great resolution, offers impressive performance and again features a high-quality Lenovo keyboard. If you want an Ultrabook for daily use and need it to be one of the most ...
Thin and light, rugged carbon-fibre casing, ThinkVantage technologies
Integrated battery, no Ethernet port, no dock connector
Lenovo's X1 Carbon delivers the ThinkPad business laptop in a super-slim ultrabook format, without compromising on performance or ruggedness. Like other ultrabooks, it is limited to an internal battery and cannot be docked to a desktop cradle....
Sleek, minimalist design, Carbon fibre construction, Great keyboard that's spillproof, High resolution screen, Integrated 3G modem
No Ethernet port
The X1 Carbon is the best Ultrabook I’ve seen, and is the one laptop that’s tempting me to switch back to Windows from OS X – not because I prefer Windows, but because X1 Carbon itself is such a wonderful piece of hardware. If you’re a laptop power user...
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,
sound quality is weak, Another USB 3.0 port would be nice, battery life could be better, hot spot at the rear of the chassis, Kitguru says: The ThinkPad X1 continues to impress Kitguru. We love the keyboard, Rating: 9.0, Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is another impressive laptop from the Lenovo portfolio. I was a huge fan of the original X1 and liked it so much that I ended up buying one after the company took back our review sample.The new Carbon version is one of the slimmest...
Early indications suggest the X1 could be the best Windows 7 Ivy Bridge Ultrabook especially when it comes to portability and text input. However, concerns remains over the price and the battery life, which have yet to be disclosed...
8-9 hours of battery life, well built and lightweight, brilliant keyboard
larger footprint compared to other ultrabooks, Steep pricing
The Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon has a brilliant keyboard, performs well and good battery life. The security features are impressive as well and all this makes it the best business class ultrabook to buy today...
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