ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8

Lenovo

ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8

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$919.77

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Did I get a good deal for this 2nd-hand X1 Carbon Gen-8?

For $170 that's an amazing deal! Althought, X1C gen 8 only uses 10th gen processors. The Carbon Gen 7 has 8th and 10th gen processors. In fact, according to the PSREF, the i7-8650U is on the X1 Carbon Gen 6, from 2018. Even though, that's a great deal because it has the 16GB version and the performa

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el_charlie in r/thinkpad

November 4, 2025 3:38 PM

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Lost Dolby Atmos license after Windows 11 reinstall - ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8

Cleanest solution. Start here: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/ch/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-x-series-laptops/thinkpad-x1-carbon-8th-gen-type-20u9-20ua/20ua/20uas04t00/solutions/ht103653 Takes a lot of time, though as original image will be Win10 that needs to be installed first, then up

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bhomburg in r/thinkpad

May 14, 2026 7:25 AM

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Questions regarding MINT and laptops

I purchased a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 8 and it just works. I have Mint 22.3 and have also tried an ungodly amount of other distros from a USB drive and they all work. No driver issues! Webcam works, fingerprint work, etc. I purchased 2 Acer laptops and each one had issues. No fingerprint drive

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irieyardie in r/linuxmint

April 14, 2026 8:49 PM

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What's a good budget laptop for Linux (for my son)?

I bought a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 8 on eBay and it has been great. You can get a Gen 6 to Gen 8 for under $300. I personally use LM 22.3 Cinnamon but I have tried an ungodly amount of distros using a usb drive and they all worked great!

irieyardie in r/linuxquestions

May 8, 2026 2:57 PM

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Upvote this post if your install of Ubuntu 26.04 went technically well

I installed it on a Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 8 and it’s snappy as all get out. It is giving me better performance than the last version. Especially when it comes to updates via the Pro account.

bardsfingertips in r/Ubuntu

April 25, 2026 5:05 PM

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