ThinkPad X9 15 Aura Edition

As I just posted, Panther Lake laptops (Intel Ultra, series 3) with the 5 level seem to be flooding the market with many variances. There are far fewer but some significant laptops with the 7, X7, 9, and X9 chips. The best overall and pricing I see so far currently is an LG Gram 2026 $1300 on sale a

Based on the current Lenovo prices, I'm not so sure about "probably cheaper".. Or maybe it depends on where you live, but some quick comparison for the Swedish market. ThinkPad X1 Carbon with the same specs as a FW 13 Pro costs almost TWICE as much.ThinkPad X9 with same specs costs about 30% more. T

Just to highlight relevance of https://psref.lenovo.com/ . Ideapad was relatively long time on that site. Today, finally, it is available for purchase in USA. Delivery will happen by the end of April. So I would expect that Thinkpad X9 15p Aura Edition will be available at the earliest sometime in M

Lenovo news blog says: Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition will be available starting Q1 2026, with an estimated starting price of $1,999. It is starting so definitely will depend on the config but this one maybe a placeholder since even if it is 64GB 4K Euro just does not make sense. https://news.l

It still needs a trackpoint for people that DO rely on it. Getting rid of it is just flat out dumb. People that don't use it can just not use it. "but there are teh other models still!" Sure, the lunar lake carbon costs 2200-2400 base...the X9 is like 1000 less than that for similar internals. I'd h