Lenovo
ThinkPad X1 Carbon
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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
...FierceFluff in r/thinkpad
February 13, 2026 2:22 AM
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Lenovo X1 Carbon is the best laptop to ever exist
Great keyboard, great display, good speakers, thin and light, supports all ports, exceptional build quality which makes it super durable, good battery life, great design and its just an overall incredible machine to use. Unlike HP or other brands with similar specs idk why but the x1 carbon is incre
...Ill_Extreme_1760 in r/thinkpad
April 10, 2026 12:23 AM
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Unhappy X1(G9) owner, want some advice downgrading
4k display kills your battery. Avoid X1 Carbon if you don't like soft touch coating. Some other models might have a soft touch as well, so look that up before buying. I'd go with the same CPU you had, 1185g7 is a good option on a budget. Or AMD 6650u, 6850u are still powerful enough, battery efficie
...Negative_Reply2984 in r/thinkpad
April 25, 2026 6:49 PM
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I’m starting to resent my T480
As a student, you might as well come back to MacBook - brand-new Neo is 850 CAD with education discount, or you should be able to find older M chip Air models under 1000 CAD second hand. You get Microsoft Office IIRC, good battery life, good bright screen (some ThinkPads model configs still somewhat
...LevanderFela in r/thinkpad
March 22, 2026 8:47 AM
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Kenapa harga bekas Thinkpad bisa jatuh jauh dari harga rilis nya dibanding Laptop merk lain?
ThinkPad itu biasanya gak dijual di retailer Lenovo resmi di mall (kalau pun ada, dikit sekali). Yang beli kantor. Setelah 5 tahun, dijual sekaligus ratusan. Harga setelah penyusutan sudah "Rp 0". Dijual berapa pun, kantor tetep "untung" dan masuk ke "other income". Jadi dijual murah, dengan kondisi
...lordvoltano in r/indotech
September 27, 2025 5:07 AM
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Which Linux for Battery Life?
The "problem" is that all distros use essentially the same kernel... you might find some variance in battery life between distros, but it won't be significant. The issue here is that extreme battery life isn't often a reality, even in Windows... and it often relies on very aggressive and proprietary
...acejavelin69 in r/linux4noobs
April 5, 2026 4:10 PM
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ThinkPad better than Latitude or EliteBook?
Linux compatibility? Equal on all 3 generally. Hinges that break less? Equal on all 3. Easier to service? Lenovo wins this. Easy to find HMM for almost every business model, while HP and Dell has them, much harder to find. Lighter weight? Thinner? Depends on the exact models you're comparing. X1C vs
...tymophy76 in r/thinkpad
May 21, 2025 3:23 AM
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Switching from M1 Pro to used X1 Carbon for personal use — will an i5-1235U keep up with a full stack dev workload on Linux?
- Is the i5-1235U going to bottleneck me noticeably for this kind of workload? No, but it's the least efficient processor generation that was ever released under the "core i" marketing umbrella. So battery life isn't good compared to the machines older or younger than it. - Would you go Gen 10 i5 or s
tymophy76 in r/thinkpad
April 21, 2026 2:01 AM
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Scored a T480 for $75 :3
i live in mexico. so i am poor. i bought a "Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 3rd", US$120.00. it indicated no battery. but it was disconnected, so i reconnected it. it wasn't charging. but, suddenly it started charging. it has 50% juice. it turns out, that CMOS battery is dead and that makes laptop charge
...desarrollogis in r/thinkpad
September 26, 2025 5:36 PM
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X9 vs X1 Carbon - Pricing
I'd go for T14, maybe t14s or X9 - the X1 Carbon always was "expensive, but cool and slow", it was never about being a good deal I also hate to say it, but if you are not overly attached windows/linux, just get a macbook. Even refurbished M4 Pro or something like that will be miles ahead in terms of
...qrzychu69 in r/thinkpad
March 31, 2026 2:46 PM
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