[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Super fast and light laptop. It's been a while since I got a new PC and this thing runs like my desktop. The keyboard is tactile (which I like because I will be using this write legal briefs). My IT friend suggested I go with I7 over an AMD processor if I care about battery life. I charged this once and I've used it on and off for 5 days (about 2 hours a day on average). I've used it to convert hours of video evidence (from .ave to .avi and .mp4). It is still at about 50%.
Like I said, it's been a while since I got a new PC. I have a MAC for personal use but I think this was a good investment.
The keyboard is very comfortable and the display is well performing; its lightweight makes this laptop being a good compromise between travelling and have almost the same performance as in a office.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Quality and performance were as expected from Lenovo products. Extremely fast shipping. Got my new laptop within 2 days. Delivered with required signature - which is a great protection from porch pirates. All in all whole purchase experience and the computer performance are outstanding !
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] In my previous job, I was provided this product as my work PC, and thereafter I bought it for myself because I liked it. It is light, easy to type, and has all the necessary ports (USB2.0, type-c, HDMI). I bought it during BlackFriday so it is surprisingly good performance for the price I paid. Definitely recommend.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My first ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 4) was far-and-away the best laptop I had ever owned. It's actually still running strong after 7 years (a battery replacement is the only service it's ever needed).
But of course technology changes and processors can do much more now, so when I decided to upgrade I researched all the newest ultrabooks. The decision to purchase the newest version of the X1 Carbon was an easy choice.
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is even more compact and lighter than ever, but maintains that amazing ThinkPad keyboard, and has a super-bright low-power display with outstanding color accuracy.
And man, is it featherweight. A half-pound may not sound like much, but holding this laptop compared to the slightly heavier ThinkPads that weigh just over 3 pounds feels like night and day to me.
I chose the model with the Intel i7 U-class processor and the low-power display, because the i7 P-class processor consumes a lot more power for only a minor difference in performance. Same for the display: 1920x is all the resolution you need on the relatively small 14" display, and the higher-resolution options consume a lot more power. I value battery life, and this configuration delivers.
I use mostly single-threaded applications like photo editing and office/productivity applications, and this configuration provides more than enough power to breeze through those tasks. If you are looking or a gaming or video-rendering setup, then you the X1 Carbon may not be the right model for you. For similar money, you can get a ThinkPad like the T14s with Ryzen processors and graphics controllers -- configurations that are better for multi-thread applications and gaming, but the T14s weight a little more and the displays don't deliver the same color accuracy.