Review: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Ultrabook

Review: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Ultrabook

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th Gen) Ultra Notebook Overview:

Lots of excellent features makes this Ultrabook a powerful tool for anyone and is very light at just 1.13kg (2.49 pounds). The X1 Carbon (6th Gen) is a quality Ultrabook for home and business use also being lighter than some tablets!

The X1 series claims a fantastic battery life of up to 15 hours with basic use and a rapid charge feature that should get you from a low charge to 80% in approximately 1 hour. The base model comes with a 1920x1080p screen or can be ordered with a 2.5k screen 2560x1440p. Some X1 models are also available with A Touch Screen option. Under the hood, it comes with an 8th-gen Intel Kaby Lake-R series processor(s) that provide plenty of power all your productivity tasks and needs.

A wonderfully thin and light unit, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is constructed of four layers of carbon fiber and has a magnesium alloy chassis. This certainly makes the X1 a very rugged and solid unit for your day to day, on the go needs. Also, Lenovo tests the X1 Carbon against 12 military-grade requirements and more than 200 quality checks. Overall, the X1 is an amazingly strong, thin and light weight Notebook.

 

Here's a list of the overall specifications for the 6th Gen X1 Carbon Models:

Display: 14-inch 1920x1080 IPS to 2560x1440 some models can also come with a Touch Screen

Processor: Intel Core i5-8250U, i5-8350U, i7-8550U, i7-8650U (Kaby Lake-R)

Graphics: Intel HD 620

Memory: 8GB-16GB LPDDR3 (2,133MHz)

Storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD

Security: dTPM; fingerprint reader, Cable Lock point

Ports: USB 3.1 (2, 1 always connected), USB-C (2, Thunderbolt3), nanoSIM, microSD, NFC, HDMI, Gigabit ethernet extension Gen2(requires Dongle), headphone/mic

Wireless: Intel 8265 802.11ac (2x2), Bluetooth 4.1

Camera: 720p HD (front), with shutter; optional IR camera (w/Windows Hello)

Battery: 57Wh 3 Cell

Operating system: Windows 10 Home/Pro

Dimensions: 12.8 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches

Weight: 1.13kg / 2.49 pounds

 

So, check out this great light weight Ultrabook for any hard-working student, professional and enthusiast!  We can order in several new 6th Gen models and we also have access to many off-lease factory refurbished older Generation models coming with 1 to 3-year warranties. Click here to order one!

 

Here's some X1 Carbon 6th Gen online reviews to checkout:

https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-carbon

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3296617/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-carbon-6th-gen-review.html

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