[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] A dream machine come true! I´ve always wanted to have one and now that I do, I´m still amazed at how good it performs and the things it can do. I´m a cyber security professional so I run virtual machines most of the time. This is an awesome powerhouse laptop in a sleek and fine design. Powerful, lightweight, durable, shockproof, spill proof, and enough battery power to last you a full day on a heavy workload.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Excellent lightweight business laptop. Gen 9 had some issues, gen 10 was great, and gen 11 seems to also be great, so far.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great laptop for work and productivity. This computer exceeded our expectations and will be a great addition to our equipment for employees.
MSU SISTERS UPGRADE TOThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 In
on November 2, 2023
Posted by: Karl Kerzel
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[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] WE RECENTLY PURCHASED ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 Intel (14”) - Black FOR OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER @ MSU AND HER SISTER WHO IS A SENIOR AT MSU WHO HAD A MAC BOOK HAD TO HAVE ONE. THE INCREASE MEMORY, SPEED AND FEATURES HAVE SOLD HER AS WELL.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My new ThinkPad X1 Carbon has been exceeding my expectations, and I highly recommend it for anybody whose priorities are to find a quality-built, ultra-lightweight, low profile laptop with a good keyboard and good battery life, and enough power to multitask and breeze through applications, particularly single-threaded applications like office productivity and photo management.
My previous X1 Carbon was the best laptop I had ever owned, and it is still going strong after 7 years, which is crazy, Of course, this newer generation is even more compact, lightweight, and bright, but the build quality and keyboard feel like home.
I chose the i7 "U" class processor and the low-power 1920x display, because to me, that combination provides the best balance of performance vs battery life. I concluded that the "P" class processor provides only marginal benefit in performance, but runs hotter and drains the battery faster. Similarly, the available higher-resolution displays felt like overkill for a little 14" ultrabook, and chew up battery as well.
The embedded Intel "Iris" graphics are a pleasant surprise compared to previous generations of built-in graphics processors. I didn't buy this laptop with video editing in mind, but I've installed a pretty sophisticated video editing program and it's running quite smoothly. Bonus!
Of course, if you are looking for a laptop to run GPU-intensive programs like gaming or video editing, or to run multiple monitors, then Lenovo offers other ThinkPads that are better equipped for that, such as the ThinkPad T14s, which provides more power for the dollar. But to me, the roughly 1/2-pound difference feels huge, and the displays offered on the T14s do not produce colors as accurately as the display on the X1 Carbon. So I'm thrilled with this choice.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Purchased the version with 32GB RAM and 13th gen i7 during a massive sale and I couldn't be more pleased with this machine. Keyboard feels great, Computer is super quiet, battery life is excellent, and it has all the features I was looking for. The hookup to my display dock via thunderbolt 4 port was instant and had no issues. Also the speakers are outside the keyboard which is a welcomed change after having a Dell that had speakers located near the fan. Machine stays cool and handles all of my work easily...I am an accountant so I do not have a high demand for graphic intensive work. Would easily recommend this to anyone who does not require high graphics usage.