ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9

It reporting as an R140NW4D R5 actually does raise an eyebrow. I dug through all the X1C9 touch panel EDIDs on linux-hardware.org and all the InfoVision touch panels among them report as a R140NW4D R0. I don't give a dime for what the seller claims, scammers be scamming. And even if what they say is

Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 9 Core i5 11th Gen If you get a Gen 10, the better. Lenovo is very compatible with Linux as compared to other laptop brands.

I purchased the X1 Carbon Gen 9 with 16gb ram and 256Gb ssd, Using a Lenovo Dongle to connect to external displays works great. Have had no issues with the usb c ports (fingers crossed). Using an elevated stand so it gets plenty of air. Currently running Debian 13 Sway wm, everything just works incl

THERE IS NOW A FIX!! There is a new camera driver that was posted 23 Dec 2025 - which does not show up in Vantage - that fixes the Hello camera issues! This worked for my X1 Carbon Gen 9: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-x-series-laptops/thinkpad-x1-carbon-9t

It should work in Linux. Windows can be challenging with error 12. I have a Thinkpad X1 Carbon gen 9 with same CPU and I can run 2 RTX 3090 eGPUs [build link].