ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6

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ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6

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Highly recommended upgrade: Get a glass trackpad!

Yeah, when I had X280, I installed from X1 Carbon Gen 6, I think around 40 EUR upgrade, but so much better!

zriha in r/thinkpad

April 17, 2026 8:24 PM

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

Why don’t you look into the X1 Carbon Gen 6. I got one just yesterday, and it’s fantastic.

JJRfromNYC1 in r/thinkpad

April 12, 2026 3:43 PM

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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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Beginner question about hardware for OpenBSD

My advice: Grab a $150-$200 Thinkpad X1 Carbon gen 6 or newer, throw KDE-Plasma on it and see for yourself why we love it.

Run-OpenBSD in r/openbsd

April 12, 2026 3:59 PM

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Might get a thinkpad. Need suggestions.

for durability and a sim card slot look at t480 or x1 carbon gen 6. both have a wwan slot where you put the sim. the t480 is tankier and easier to fix. for slime rancher you need at least an 8th gen intel with uhd 620 graphics - that runs it at low settings 30fps. grab a refurbished t480 on ebay wit

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LetterheadClassic306 in r/thinkpad

April 17, 2026 2:36 PM

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Are t480 really this good?

The keyboard's good, but it's not incredible - standalone mechanical keyboard (or HHKB) is far more enjoyable for many. As said, M1 Air, or if you don't care about the mods, consider X1 Carbon Gen 6 - it had great keyboard (last gen with 1.8mm travel), but it's sleeker than T480, 1.1kg vs 1.6kg. Sam

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LevanderFela in r/thinkpad

May 19, 2026 8:44 PM

2

Why I wouldn't recommend buying Carbon X1 Gen 12

oltre al p1 che parliamo di un'altro pianeta , ho avuto X1 carbon gen 6,gen7 ,gen 8 , gen10, gem11 gen 12 . per me e per il mio utilizzo business il meglio l'ho avuto con il gen7

CamelResponsible2320 in r/thinkpad

May 25, 2026 8:00 PM

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Just join the club with a T480s

Now you gotta do the glass trackpad and screen upgrades! I’m running a t480s with 24gb ram, the X1 Yoga glass trackpad, a beautiful really bright and clear 2k screen from my old X1 Carbon Gen 6, and a 1TB SSD.

Nahs1l in r/thinkpad

May 3, 2026 6:43 PM

2

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

I have a X1 Carbon Gen 6, its a great laptop but one of the usb c ports broke :(

Alternative_Radio214 in r/thinkpad

April 13, 2026 12:03 PM

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