Lenovo has recently launched their new model, Lenovo X1 Carbon, which is all set to dominate the digital market with its amazing features and design. It has a great battery life and smooth performance. The laptop is slim and light with a carbon fibre chassis. The starting price of Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is $1063. The new modifications introduced in the laptop makes it far more advanced than its predecessor. It’s simply a great one at the price it comes at. Let us take a detailed look at its new features, improved design and productivity, display and latest technology used in the model.
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Design –
The laptop has a 14 inch screen. The dimensions are similar to the previous model, 12.7 inched x 8.5 inches x 0.6 inches. The weight of the new model is 2.5 pounds. The deck and lid feels luxurious and is soft to touch. Thus, it makes it very comfortable to hold the laptop and rest your wrists on it. The logo has changed and it is now a classy one with gray and red colors in it. The X1 logo has been placed at the lower left corner. There are two colors that you can pick – ThinkPad black and a dark silver color. The silver variant won’t have the soft texture as the black has. You can very attractive pricing with available Snapdeal Offers today on various laptop from Lenovo.
The model is very light and portable. The durability of the laptop is amazing as it is made up of magnesium and carbon fibre. Lenovo X1 carbon will be supporting dTPM encryption and Intel vPro manageability for better protection. The laptop has a better performing fingerprint sensor. The model can have an infrared camera which will support Windows Hello facial recognition. If you don’t want the infrared camera, the standard webcam is provided. They have provided a think shutter, that is physical lens cover.
Features and Performance –
The laptop allows you to choose from a non-touch screen option with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a touch panel with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. Color reproduction is excellent. The display is highly detailed and clear with vibrant and rich colors. To get the best visual effects, you should prefer watching videos that support Dolby Vision HDR.
The audio quality of the speakers isn’t up to the mark and it would be better to pair speakers or to use a headset. You have the privilege to choose sound profiles are per your task. You can pick gaming or music or voice or other profiles. The keyboard feels great and works smoothly. The trackpad is 3.9 x 2.2 inches and is buttonless. It works perfectly as well.
It has a quad core i5-8250U CPU and a 8GB RAM with 512 GB NVMe PCIe SSD. There are other expensive variants with i7 or better processor and better storage space. Even with heavy work load and multitasking, the laptop will work very smoothly and flawlessly. The graphics are amazing too and gaming is a delight on this model.
They have provided a good selection of ports. It has 2 USB Type A ports, one full sized HDMI connector, one microSD card slot, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports, Kensington lock slot and 3.5mm headphone jack. It can be charged using a type C adapter via any Thunderbolt 3 port. The webcam is 720p and clicks moderate pictures. When the camera is covered, it also gets disabled in the software.
Battery –
The new Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon can last for almost a day with a single charge. Even with heavy multitasking, it lasted for over 11 hours. The battery life of the laptop is amazing. It will be supporting fast charging feature. Within two hours, you can fully charge the laptop.
Conclusion –
The basic variant of Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, having Core i5-8250U CPU and 8 GB RAM with 256 GB SSD, has been priced at $1063. Another model with 512GB SSD costs $1252. You can also choose available AliExpress Coupons today to bring price competitive.
There is a model having i7-8650U CPU, 16 GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD with 2560 x 1440 touch screen and infrared camera. It has the market price of $2269. There are many models to choose from as per your convenience.
This model is truly one of the best business ultra books launched so far. If you have a lesser budget, you can prefer Dell XPS 13. But Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a good choice if it can be afforded.