[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was so impressed with my Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 workstation from work that when I found out the X1 Extreme Gen 3 is the same chassis with a gamer GPU instead of engineering GPU, it was a no brainer! Very well scalloped membrane keyboard without a mushy tactile feel. I picked up the 4K display with touch and stylus support. I travel weekly, so this is a great compliment to my Lenovo Legion C730 cube PC as I have background syncing turned on via OneDrive. The 135W power supply is technically larger than what a plane supports (100W), but I also have never run down the battery to zero on multiple 5hr flights. Multiple strangers have commented how stunning the screen looks, especially when watching HDR video content. I typically use engineering workstations, and this laptop has never overheated on me. It is very noticeably well built / ruggedized compared to similar HP Elitebooks and Dell workstations, while still feeling very slim in hand. The 720p camera sounds light on the spec sheet, but I can confirm the image quality has much improved over the 720p camera found on the ThinkPad P1 Gen 2. I ordered mine with a single SSD and installed a second SSD on my own. It's very easy to remove the bottom enclosure and its screws are captured in their screwholes, so there's minimal chance you'll lose them. I was surprised to see there's a thermal gap pad already installed for when you do choose to add that second SSD. The built-in slide over the webcam is a nice touch. There is also no shortage of ports, and it even has an SD card reader. The only time you would want to use a dongle is if you need an ethernet connection. Overall, this feels way more balanced of a product than a Macbook Pro. Good job, Lenovo!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is my first laptop. I have always had towers so I am learning. The mouse pad is very touchy so I keep deleting things by accident. I never gave a key pad a thought when I purchased this computer. I wish I would have ordered a laptop with one. I didn't realize how much I used it on my old computer. Other than that, so far this computer meets my needs. I bought this for durability because it will be traveling with me.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Fan is a bit loud occasionally, especially when downloading things. But generally will be pretty silent if u aren’t on performance mode. Speaking of, the battery can be a little low if ur looking for an all day. Its not quite as advertised for all day battery when my battery time tells me ive got like from 2-5 hrs of battery on full charge (that’s in battery saver mode while running a few apps like discord, a browser, and zoom). The battery life is prob the biggest flaw that i have with this overall nice machine. However, it does charge pretty fast. Cpu temp can get high sometimes (80-93) but u wont feel it since the heat isnt on your wrist.
Nice keyboard, fast cpu, decent gpu for some light gaming. This was my first thinkpad so i hope i’ll enjoy the long lasting durability of the brand. Very nice laptop overall if ur ok with the battery life being mediocre.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It's nice laptop for my coding needs except two things I dislike: 1) Display highlight frequency is not comfortable for my eyes. Dark mode everywhere is solving this issue a bit. 2) No Home/Del keys right to Enter (I didn't understand it's important for my coding typing until I have got the laptop).
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The computer seems to perform well. There has been difficulty with running certain programs, but otherwise it is working. I do wish it came with a 10-key and that they would put the function and control keys in the right places.