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The display delivered a good picture with vivid colors, high contrast, and sharp details. My unit was slightly dim for the category, maxing out at 297 nits (it’s rated for 400), but the matte texture meant I still saw very little glare in bright indoor settings and could work comfortably. It has a 1920 x 1200 resolution and comes with a new technology that’s supposed to reduce blue light exposure. It affords noticeably more vertical screen space than you’ll see from the 16:9 Carbon Gen 8, which means less scrolling and less zooming out while multitasking.Īspect ratio aside, the screen on this device is quite good.
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The ThinkPad’s biggest update from the X1 Carbon Gen 8 is the new 16:10 display, a feature Lenovo has been adding to X-series ThinkPads across the line. It is verified through Evo, which is the program Intel uses to certify top-performing models. It has a Core i7-1165G7 (a step down from the most expensive chip), 16GB of memory, 512GB of storage, a non-touch display, no vPro, and no IR camera.
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As a full package, it’s listed for $2,251.99 at CDW but is currently sold out there.

The specific model I tested is currently listed for $1,829.40 if you construct it on Lenovo’s site ($3.049 MSRP). The IR camera can also come with human presence detection. You can add an infrared camera, as well as a touchscreen with Lenovo’s Privacy Guard or a UHD+ panel, but those options are only available with the IR webcam. Prebuilt models run up to a Core i7-1185G7, 32GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage for $3,479 (listed at $2,249.40). That model includes a Core i5-1135G7, 8GB of RAM (soldered), 256GB of storage, and a 1920 x 1200, 14-inch, 400-nit, non-touch display. So the base X1 Carbon (the Linux model) has an MSRP of $2,336 but is currently available for $1,401.60. Lenovo has made a few tweaks, but otherwise, it’s the same ThinkPad excellence we’ve come to expect.īefore we get into the pricing, I need to make the usual caveat that Lenovo loves to put absurdly high MSRPs on all of its ThinkPads, but they’re usually available for significantly less. And that remains the case with its newest iteration. The X1 Carbon has historically been one of the best business laptops you can get. And there have been nine of these for a reason. It makes me feel very old to say this, but we are on the ninth generation of Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon.
