ThinkPad X9-15 Gen 1

You said "high-end Windows laptops", now it's just the X9 that has good speakers? Also, the X9 speakers are good... for a Windows laptop. They're still worse than even a MacBook Air, which is much cheaper. A display is definitely important and part of what people buy Yes, it does matter. What I mean

In Germany Lenovo only has Ultra 5 325 or Ultra 7 355 T14 Gen 7 models available, none with the X7 358H. I also ordered a Framework 13 Pro with 32 GB RAM and got "the mail" (was batch 15). I cancelled my order and went with the ThinkPad X9 15p instead (X7 358H with 32 GB soldered RAM). Similar price

That was also my main concern, I don't know about the risk on the laptop specifically. I still ended up going with it since it was the best option available in my region (only X7 358H) during local EOFY sales for my needs before more price hikes that can actually sustain 45w during max CPU load quie

Lunar Lake (200V series) chips run very cool. My ThinkPad X9 15 is never more than slightly warm. The multi-core performance isn't stellar, but for everyday tasks where single-core still matters more, it's very responsive.

Definitely the ThinkPad X9 15. Because that X1 has MacBook Neo-level performance, only with a near $2000 higher price tag. So, the performance is no better than a smartphone. Even the current i7-12800HX is more powerful than it. But if performance doesn't matter and you want it, no one's stopping yo