Pros
- Integrated 3G cellular broadband
- Good keyboard and choice of pointing options
Cons
- LCD panel seems dim and a little washed out
- Limited port selection
At A Glance
Lenovo's X1 Carbon offers an understated look and exotic chassis material, but the LCD panel display quality could be better.
The Specs
| Processor | |
|---|---|
| Cache size | 4.0 KB |
| Processor count | 2 |
| Processor speed | 2000.0 MHz |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7 |
| Memory | |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory size | 4000.0 MB |
| Memory max | 8.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Matte LCD with LED Backlight |
| Resolution | 1600 x 900 pixels |
| Display size | 14.0 inches |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Other storage |
|
| Drive size | 256.0 GB |
| Battery | |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 8.2 hours |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight with Accessories | 3.8 pounds |
| Height | 0.8 inches |
| Weight | 2.9 pounds |
| Depth | 8.9 inches |
| Width | 13.0 inches |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Professional |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
|
| Docking Station Port | No |
| Input devices |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Video Interfaces | Mini DisplayPort |
| Wireless connection | 802.11 n |
| Slots |
|
| SDXC Card or Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) | 1 |
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1 |
Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 144 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 6:11 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 21.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 4028 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 12.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 459.8 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 130.4 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench Green Score | 88 |
| Idle power usage | 7.6 Watts |
| Working power usage | 2.2 Watt hours |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 192.1 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 126 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 178.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 800x600 | 19.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 800x600 | 45.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 11.4 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1366x768 | 36.2 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 800x600 | 14.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1366x768 | 8.7 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 800x600 | 25.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1366x768 | 18.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Gaming Score | 72 |
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