ThinkPad X1 Carbon

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ThinkPad X1 Carbon

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I saw this guy talking about that thinkpad can offer you many upgradable parts in older models are he fr?

Ram is so expensive now, I bought a near new thinkpad but it had soldered ram, price of ram would increase past my budget for the build. That's just a me problem though. I really needed something light and portable to tunnel into my home pc. ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 for 300usd 16gb system ram

crinklypaper in r/thinkpad

April 12, 2026 1:47 AM

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Was zur Hölle ist mit den ThinkPad-Preisen passiert? KI hin oder her, das ist doch nicht mehr normal.

Waren sie. Nur gerade nicht, weil Apple seine Einkäufe lange im voraus plant und Lieferanten unter Druck setzt. Ich habe mein TP X1 Carbon 12th Gen im Maximalausbau (Oled, 64GB RAM, 4TB Storage, H195) für ~2.6k vor etwa 2 Jahren regulär via Lenovo gekauft. Für den Preis hätte ich mir vielleicht ein

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schwar2ss in r/de_EDV

April 25, 2026 12:42 PM

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Was zur Hölle ist mit den ThinkPad-Preisen passiert? KI hin oder her, das ist doch nicht mehr normal.

Das erste ThinkPad X1 Carbon hat 2011 1400$ gekostet. Thinkpads waren nie die günstigere Alternative, sondern super robuste, hochwertige und reparierbare Businessgeräte.

darkt1de in r/de_EDV

April 25, 2026 8:27 PM

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the new t14 gen 7 is basicly a framework

The new X1 Carbon is a fantastic step in the right direction too despite some of the understandable compromises. But the fact they made the motherboard, cooler etc so much easier to swap out and made the top case magnetically attached while increasing the cooling capacity is fantastic. They waited s

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connly33 in r/thinkpad

April 9, 2026 1:41 AM

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MacBook of the Linux World

The x1 Carbon is the most MacBook-like I’d say (unless there’s a newer variant that I’m unaware of). ThinkPads are all generally well built, but the x1 Carbon is a little sleeker and feels a little more solid. It also - unfortunately - has soldered RAM which is a negative but is technically more Mac

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trashlikeyou in r/linuxhardware

March 27, 2026 9:47 PM

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MacBook Air M1 is the best purchase I have ever made

The X1 Carbons and T series feel nice (especially recent ones) but they're not a solid piece of metal so they're always going to have some creak compared to a MacBook. But the hinges are very solid and the keyboard praise is real. There are a lot of other compromises though compared to a MacBook. Wi

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papercavedev in r/mac

April 5, 2026 5:46 AM

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Highly recommended upgrade: Get a glass trackpad!

Yeah, when I had X280, I installed from X1 Carbon Gen 6, I think around 40 EUR upgrade, but so much better!

zriha in r/thinkpad

April 17, 2026 8:24 PM

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My T14 Gen 5 AMD Experience: I bought it, I used it, I sold it

Materials wise I mean it's a stepdown because the T480s and T14 G5 are different tiers. It's like comparing the T480s to the T480 - T--s is always much more premium. It's just a heavier X1C honestly. Thermals wise, I mean the T480s would have been able to sustain around (EDIT: I checked, was around

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A121314151 in r/thinkpad

August 25, 2025 9:52 AM

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After seeing the design changes to newer ThinkPads, I have decided to convert over to the dark side. It was nice knowing you ThinkPad fam!

That's why I'm happy with my x1 carbon gen 10. It's lighter than most laptops on the market, has a really good screen, decent port selection, Linux support, good battery life (MacBook battery life is unbeatable though), and more easily repairable than a MacBook. I paid macbook air money for it thoug

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random-user-420 in r/thinkpad

January 12, 2025 3:46 AM

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Upgraded the screen on my T14 G5 AMD from a 45% NTSC to a 100% sRGB panel. Wow.

I bought my T14 G5 AMD for a great price during the black friday sale, but it came with the lousy 45% NTSC screen. It's not terrible and thought I could live with it, but very quickly found the poor colour gamut an issue for work and aesthetics. So I researched compatible panels and ended up going w

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Gastronomicus in r/thinkpad

December 23, 2024 2:53 AM

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