ThinkPad X1 Carbon

Lenovo

ThinkPad X1 Carbon

62.5/100
1056 Reddit opinions

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Peetah what does it mean?

Dunno what you're smoking dude but new ThinkPads like the Gen 14 X1 Carbons look sleek and modern. They are slim while still having selections of HDMI, USBC, thunderbolt, USB a, 3.5mm audio, displayport, sd, SIM. They don't even come with RJ45. These things are crazy high spec for a laptop and are t

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RudeAd456 in r/PeterExplainsTheJoke

August 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM

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Smh

TBH I'm liking Macs more and more. My company is a remote, dispersed consultancy and allows users to choose Apple or Lenovo. First, it's cheaper to get a Macbook Air 24GB than a roughly-equivalent Lenovo X1 Carbon core i7 32GB. The Air holds up better to the consultants' constant travel. The Air has

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dont_remember_eatin in r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt

August 6, 2026 at 2:10 PM

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Linux 7.3 Will Treat Intel Nova Lake S Graphics As Stable

Just as a datapoint to anyone wondering what this actually means.... my current laptop is X1 Carbon Gen13, which has a Lunar Lake CPU/GPU. It was declared stable in the xe driver in May 2024. Just a few days ago, that is in July 2026, there appeared finally a patch (that is merged upstream but not i

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autamo in r/linux

July 31, 2026 at 9:31 AM

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The Golden ERA of Modern X1 CARBONS. X1C GEN12

Nah man, thw X1 Carbon Gen 12 isn't better because of a key. X1 Carbon Gen 13 is much superior

ibmthink in r/thinkpad

August 4, 2026 at 5:41 AM

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What’s all the hyper with the X1 Carbons

X1C is a carbon fiber composite, most others are an aluminum alloy + plastic. So you get a far sturdier chassis with a lower weight, making them ridiculously durable for their size. Lenovo has had a build partnership with Intel for this model forever so they get specifically engineered, making their

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FierceFluff in r/thinkpad

February 13, 2026 at 2:22 AM

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I saw this guy talking about that thinkpad can offer you many upgradable parts in older models are he fr?

Ram is so expensive now, I bought a near new thinkpad but it had soldered ram, price of ram would increase past my budget for the build. That's just a me problem though. I really needed something light and portable to tunnel into my home pc. ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 for 300usd 16gb system ram

crinklypaper in r/thinkpad

April 12, 2026 at 1:47 AM

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Peetah what does it mean?

To all the people who say Thinkpad is not slim, you haven't seen the x1 carbon. I chose it over the MacBook Pro my work was offering. Great screen colors. Decent audio. Very vivid display supporting HDR (10?) and Dolby vision. Most importantly, IT IS SO FREAKING LIGHT than the competition

pramodhrachuri in r/PeterExplainsTheJoke

August 1, 2026 at 5:06 AM

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Do you prefer light and thin ThinkPad or heavy and thick ThinkPad?

I prefer durable. And light. Like my X1 carbon. Except for the USB-C ports.

askandexplain2 in r/thinkpad

April 21, 2026 at 10:55 AM

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I’m starting to resent my T480

Um... get a newer thinkpad T14 / T14s or x1 carbon and dual boot windows and linux..prob solved got mine less than $600 USD at Lenovo Outlet

technuggets in r/thinkpad

March 22, 2026 at 5:19 AM

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2nd-hand X1 Carbon Gen 9 had a non-working USB-C port, didn't expect to see this

There is a reason why Lenovo is selling certified refurbished X1 Carbon Gen 9 with high spec for dirt cheap at the moment. If it sounds to be good to be true… There is a inherent issue with gen 9 unfortunately so they had a huge return back to base from corporate rerun.

airtraq in r/thinkpad

May 25, 2026 at 12:04 PM

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