Lenovo X1 Carbon M 2 Ssd

It might seem a bit odd displaying the X1 in such a mode for our opening shot, all the same, this ranks high in the list of unique qualities of the Lenovo X1 Carbon.

In fact, if you are like I and spend a cracking many hours on the road typing articles in the passenger seat of a vehicle with the X1 resting on your knees, this characteristic lone is enough to make i seriously consider this buy. Add on the lightning speed of the SSD and information technology becomes a no brainer.

If I were to exist completely frank, I have never been much of a Lenovo fan for reasons of way and that piddling red push button that I all the same don't quite understand. They ranked right up at that place with Apple products for the longest time and, well, we know where I concluded upwards there now don't we?

Conversely, Lenovo quality and workmanship has always been across reproach as has their success in the business environs, Lenovo easily being the laptop choice of business for some time. Can they spring from that loonshit with the X1 Carbon and into consumer ultrabook success though?

SPECIFICATIONS

Lenovo claims that the X1 Carbon is the lightest xiv″ ultra on the market and, at ii.99 lbs and 0.71″ thick, they nowadays quite the challenge. To attain this, the exterior of the X1 is carbon fiber which is stronger than the most commonly used aluminum finish and at only 1/three of the weight. In the picture show below right, the X1 Carbon is shown on the bottom with the Toshiba Z830 and MBA on top, providing a bit of a size comparing with respect to the thickness of each.

Add to this that the X1 too has embedded 3G connectivity with a backlit island mode keyboard and the X1 Carbon increases it'south value in both business organization and consumer environments significantly. Information technology'due south screen is thin, keyboard very comfortable to employ and the X1 feels solid when being held or moved around.

The screen of the 10 Carbon is of an anti-glare coating, has a 1600×900 Hard disk drive brandish with a wide viewing angle and capable of a maximum 300nit brightness. The X1 also includes includes a shatterproof glass trackpad, 720p webcam, USB iii and has up to viii.2 hours of battery life.

Peripherals on the left side of the X1 include the power port, air vent, USB port and a speaker switch while there is a Kensington lock, USB port, display port, SD carte reader and headphone/mic jack on the right.

Configuration options have always been vast for Lenovo systems and our sample X1 Carbon included an Intel Core i5-3427U processor @ 1.8Ghz, 4GB RAM and integrated Intel 4000HD graphics. The RAM can exist upgraded at the fourth dimension of purchase but not after the fact as the memory is also integrated into the system board.