ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6

Lenovo

ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6

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Users with "old thinkpads" what are they capable of?

Well, I have X1 Carbon Gen 6, it is almost a daily driver, as I have some days using it all the time, and some days using my MBA. I bought a new battery for X1, and now it says - 73% - 9 hours left (Power mode - better performance). It has i7-8650U CPU @ 1.90GHz and 16 GB of RAM. The OS is Windows 1

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zriha in r/thinkpad

April 12, 2026 10:15 AM

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Users with "old thinkpads" what are they capable of?

X1 Carbon Gen 6 (i7 8650U, 16 GB, 1440p), no issues with anything, everything works great (as instant to open lighter apps and do normal stuff, 3-4 seconds to launch Photoshop or Premiere Pro for the first time). Using it for work (image and photo editing, graphic and print design with heavy multi-l

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Xaahaal in r/thinkpad

April 12, 2026 3:10 PM

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Modern alternatives to the 12" X series?

Well, I loved my X280, I even upgraded it, with glass touchpad, new battery, new HD screen, but it was i5 with 8 GB and it was slow. So I found a gem - X1 Carbon Gen 6. With new battery, thermal paste, it works like a charm, I still thinks it is portable enough. And I love to have WWAN inside, so se

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zriha in r/thinkpad

April 11, 2026 11:19 PM

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Laptop for middle school

Anything with 4 cores, 16 GB of ram and an SSD will be more than enough for middle school I'd look for: a T440p if you want to thinker around, replace CPU and so on an X1 carbon gen 6 or newer if you want something extremely light a T14 gen 1 or gen 2 with AMD CPU if you want a decently powerful and

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AutunnoInverno2021 in r/thinkpad

April 16, 2026 6:48 PM

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Looking to dip my toes into linux

Running CachyOS on X1 Carbon Gen 6 and a Gen 8. I have Fedora on a X1 Gen 7. For most tasks they run extremely well and I got these laptops used for around $200. The Lenovo ThinkPad lineup is amazing for Linux, I love tjhe x1s especially for the form factor, weight and their toughness thanks to the

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brixalpha in r/linuxhardware

April 15, 2026 11:34 AM

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