Lisa nice to see you're still doing reviews. I bought a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga back in 2017 based on your review. Looking to get the Carbon Gen 12 this time.
I ordered one direct from Lenovo in late June and got it mid-July. I ordered mine with all the bells and whistles to include OLED panel, 1TB SSD, 32gig RAM, and WAN card so it came it at $2500 with discounts.
Fantastic review, as always. I just really wish they would stop soldering every single port. Even APPLE have made their ports modular. As someone that has to deal with the after-sales support of these devices, the most common failure are the soldered (inherently fragile) USB-C ports. And though most shops can solder a new one on, the average consumer can't. And the Fortune 500 businesses that buy these by the hundreds don't have time for that, and simply dispose of them. It's horrible that this has become the new standard after years of having modular charging ports...
They were designed for business and they have contract for like 36months or so. Lenovo will fix these issues as soon as 4 hours. It make no sense to make it modular any more. I suppose you were imagine about Panasonic, their toughbook were more likely built to last and some of their machines cannot be replaced at all, therefore, they basically make all modular design (CRU). Lenovo ThinkPad now is just another variant consumer products. Therefore, you cannot see things become non-soldered. Soldering is the BEST option both for performance(LPDD5 up to 8533MHz on TBX, up to 5600MHz for non-soldered slot ram) , battery life (1Hours real usage or 3hours mobilemark difference) and reliability.
Until the spec for CAMM2 is completed, lpddr5x has to be soldered. The current CAMM spec only supports lpddr5, and in both cases there's no guarantee it'll be adopted
This is good. Hoping this new gen 'workstation' models don't mess it up either - that fn/ctl key switch is ace. Tradition is fine, but little improvements like this always welcome. Great review as ever.
Looks interesting. But the prices for laptops have gone absolutely insane. Not as insane of a price increase as phones yet, but still. Compared to not even that long ago the performance increase isnt even that drastic!
I agree, for phones especially when you jump into foldables. Price sky rockets for a flexible display ( z fold, pixel fold, etc) . The flip phone foldable not so much.
Considering the US dollar has half the purchasing power it had 10 years ago, prices should have doubled in that time frame. So actually the prices have gone down.
Their pricing strategy with very high prices and very large discounts makes me stay away. Seems like playing some psychological games to trick customers.
Great review. Thanks. I've also been using Carbon X1s since they first came out and have rarely been disappointed. Lenovo is no longer making docking stations for the Carbon X1, so I'll have to use an external dock like a CalDigit. This is probably why they moved the power switch to the side, so that the unit can be turned on without opening the lid. But............the air intakes (or exhausts) are under the keyboard. In either event, if the unit is operated with the lid closed will airflow be restricted, possibly causing overheating and throttling of the CPU/GPU/NPU?
Still one of the best, both Lisa and the X1 Carbon 😀 I wish they would put better IPS displays in there (120 Hz, 500 nits) and battery runtime is still soso, but overall, it's still the laptop I would buy next time.
Thinkbook 13x Gen 4 worth a mention, though they have poorer keyboard, you may see it in the bestbuy. 562nit IPS 120Hz Dispatcher display,74Wh battery outlive TPX1 about 1/3, we tested a pre-built sample a month ago, it is a beast, though not bear a TP name. lol
@@kasandrop My current company pay part of the price (WFH policy) and Lenovo E shop have also deduce around $ 513. USD for the promotion. Compare with the Carbon x 1 gen 11 price, I have no double to choose gen 12.
Now that everything is soldered on, there is apparently no need to include the flimsy plastic snaps to discourage users from opening the laptop. Yay, future is amazing!
Great review. But I would like to say that the price is really too high. Lenovo is a brand I like, but there are more reasonable laptops at these prices. Unfortunately, I couldn't see any extra features that would make you want to buy this laptop for this price.
I don't get them, I have a X series ThinkPad, and I feel in love with that little feela, even though my main computer is already old M1 MacBook Air and it works like a charm. And now I am checking this amazing review Lisa, and thinking maybe that my main computer become a ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12, it is around €2,149.00 where I live, and then you say about 6h of battery. With new M3 MacBook 14 inch, you can get easily 10h of battery life doing video editing, and with light work amazing 16h of battery. I mean come on, what the hell Microsoft is doing with Intel and everyone. I can easily take my MacBook Air M1 for the whole day of working, and having video calls and stuff, and it will go around 8h of batter life with ease. And this one cost only around €1k . So, yeah, I will be waiting for Gen 13 ThinkPad X1 Carbon, maybe it will offer at least 8h of battery life.
Honestly, I ised to love this channel. Not sure how this video rubs me off the wrong way? To me this seems so much a review, but an OVERVIEW of the specs. The WORST and often mlst important thing (price!!) is an afterthought.
I was looking for a new high end laptop to replace my T14, but with Lenovo and also for all other brands: why do all the top models have an Intel chip? We all know they do not perform with regards to heat and therefore throttle and therefore do not have the consistent performance they promise, but all the brands keeps pushing the Intel based chips on their high end models. You would almost expect Intel pays all those brands. Because of this I will probably switch to Mac.
Repaste with PTM7950 or Liquid Metal. You’ll see better temps and performance. Stock paste is garbage. These are ultra thin and light laptops, so diminishing returns is reached quite quickly with heat management. Repasting does help though.
Lenovo may have one by the end of this year, but a new name, according to my source from Beijing,China. otherwise, Thinkbook 13x Gen is a successor of the X1Nano.
I don't F with the Lenovo camera lips they be putting at the top for every new model 😢 However, maybe that is my OCD wanting everything symmetrical, but it kind of ruins the consistency of the thinkpad style for me. I'm not sure about anyone else either, but I barely use my webcam on my laptop (I blacklist it via modprobe) given I work from home and people don't really don't need to see me in some shitty airport when I'm not lmoa.
Lenovo continues the legacy of this machine quietly outdoing the competition handily for 12 generations. With trackpoint and there literally is no competition for anyone with specific hand disabilities. ZERO interest in any of the competition. None.
I'd still just don't get why anyone would ever logically buy this over the X1 yoga (which offers exactly the same quality, but you get the touch screen and you get to flip the whole screen... There is literally no place in the market for the X1 carbon, when the yoga version exists... Even if you never hardly use the yoga as the yoga flip, it still makes no sense not to get it because you still have to touch screen and also that capability whenever you want it once a month or whatever)
I noticed also that at some point Lenovo has switched from the H-series to the U-series. I am guessing it might be due to the fact the H-series would throttle (according to other reviews) and also contributes to less battery life. The U-series is lower performance but more battery efficient and cooler running. I wish Lenovo would state why they changed.
After changing a motherboard 4 (four) times in my 2018 year model, I think I would pass on lenovo for life. They have no QC whatsoever and seemingly swapping your MB with another faulty one they got from another customer, I have no other reasonable explanation.
I see nothing wrong with Intel CPUs for office work or gaming after teaming with a Nvidia GPU. Especially 12th gen and 13th gen. However, Ryzen 7000s was a huge hit! The 5000s and 6000s series had meh single core performance. 7000s fixed that and the 780M iGPU is the GOAT 🐐. Currently offered on the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 4 for work laptops 💻.
@@timothyandrewnielsen Nope. Just need to know where to get the most out of it. Desktops or business laptops (finance, accounting, or data analysis) that will be plugged in most of the time are where Intel CPUs shine. Traveling laptops ✈️, stick to Macbooks or AMD Ryzen CPUs.
Hi, I'm no expert in the laptop department, but does anyone have in mind a great light laptop for work/business with a graphics card that can handle light gaming well (Like fornite/LoL). I have the X1 carbon 6th gen and I love how light it is. Also has great performance still, but when it comes to opening a game, it stats stuttering like crazy if I have anything other than the game opened. Thanks for any suggestions you have!
X1C6 is irrelevant now. Intel made a massive progress since TGL(2021), you can safely play most online games (Dota, CS-Go, call of duty low reso and genshin 60FPS). Buy Ultra7-155H for the best possible performance (128EU, as fast as GTX1650Ti)
I only use Thinkpad laptops because of this red thing. If it hadn’t been there, I would have switched to Asus, because there you can install two 8TB ssd drives.
