Lenovo
ThinkPad X1 Carbon
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$1699.99
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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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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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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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Ok Lenovo USA, where are the Intel Panther Lake laptops?
X1 Carbon Gen 14 is released for a week or so in US, but with garbage last-gen CPU options and no Panther Lake in sight. Huh? I really do not know what you mean. The X1 Carbon Gen 14 is not available with last-gen CPUs. All the available options for it are Panther Lake CPUs.
ibmthink in r/thinkpad
April 30, 2026 5:47 PM
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Prehod na Apple (mac)?
Recimo Macbook Air je 1200€ z M5 procesorjem, 512G SSD in 16G RAM-a. Kaj realno dobiš boljšega za ta denar, in da zraven laufa baterija 10+ ur? Jaz ne najdem. Gledam Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen13, 3000+€, kar je objektivno dražje kot Macbook Pro M5 PRO. Pri MBP dobim več RAM-a in bolj optimiziran OS, ter
...Wise-One1342 in r/Slovenia
April 28, 2026 11:15 AM
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ELTE Programtervező Informatika
Használt, felújított üzleti gép, Thinkpad X vagy T széria, marseusból vagy latptopsystemből, fontos: ramot maxra upgradelni + SSD. Kerüld azokat hol már összeforrasztottak mindent mindennel, X1 carbon és társai.
nicolaus-minimaus428 in r/programmingHungary
March 28, 2026 5:41 PM
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Refurbished Laptop for 2023 Recommendations
You can get a refurb MacBook on eBay and it’s honestly a solid option for what you need. I’ve bought one myself from this listing https://ebay.us/Jpwgit and it’s still working fine, so the whole refurb is risky thing is a bit overblown if you stick to reputable sellers with good ratings and returns.
...TeslaTorah in r/thinkpad
May 17, 2026 11:27 PM
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Rant about shitty laptops
In most firms it depends on the partner you are aligned to. Some just don't care if people have trash tier laptops. Some don't understand that an ultra-light X1C is truly shit if you need to do any kind work that requires performance ("The laptop was expensive and does everything I need - so it sure
...x4x53 in r/consulting
June 3, 2025 8:30 AM
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Totally frustrating experience.
What was your issue with the X1C? Also when you say online where do you mean? This sub? Cause, people will blindly recommend the AMD versions of machines cause it is fashionable to bash Intel nowadays (I'm not saying they don't deserve it but as with all internet discourse it goes overboard). The pr
...FrozenJambalaya in r/thinkpad
November 3, 2025 1:03 AM
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Okay guys, what did I miss?
It's not about OS features for me, I can make any of preferred ones from one OS to another work somehow with 3rd party apps or adjust to it. What I missed out on since M1 came out was the hardware effiency and the battery life. Nothing from other manufacturers can compete with the macbook air in the
...Patient-Stuff-2155 in r/MacOS
April 7, 2026 8:16 AM
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