#1
Apple
MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)
$925.65
positive
neutral
negative
Lenovo
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
3 positive 0 neutral 0 negative
Based on 3 Reddit mentions
$919.77
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Reddit mentions
Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.
Did I get a good deal for this 2nd-hand X1 Carbon Gen-8?
For $170 that's an amazing deal! Althought, X1C gen 8 only uses 10th gen processors. The Carbon Gen 7 has 8th and 10th gen processors. In fact, according to the PSREF, the i7-8650U is on the X1 Carbon Gen 6, from 2018. Even though, that's a great deal because it has the 16GB version and the performa
...el_charlie in r/thinkpad
November 4, 2025 3:38 PM
7
Questions regarding MINT and laptops
I purchased a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 8 and it just works. I have Mint 22.3 and have also tried an ungodly amount of other distros from a USB drive and they all work. No driver issues! Webcam works, fingerprint work, etc. I purchased 2 Acer laptops and each one had issues. No fingerprint drive
...irieyardie in r/linuxmint
April 14, 2026 8:49 PM
2
Upvote this post if your install of Ubuntu 26.04 went technically well
I installed it on a Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 8 and it’s snappy as all get out. It is giving me better performance than the last version. Especially when it comes to updates via the Pro account.
bardsfingertips in r/Ubuntu
April 25, 2026 5:05 PM
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