Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G11, i7-1355U
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Reviews for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G11, i7-1355U
Source: Techradar
Lenovo's 11th Generation of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a great business laptop. Plain and simple. It has a comfortable keyboard you could type all day on, excellent ports, a quality screen, and a great middle-ground of power and battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/11/2024
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Matthew Moniz
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/02/2023
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Short, Date: 11/15/2023
Source: Laptop Media
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 is a fantastic business device. The design is clean and the build quality features premium materials. The input devices are comfortable for work – the keyboard isn’t scoring hot when the CPU is under stress because of the inlet keycaps. They offer long key travel and good feedback. The touchpad is smooth and accurate. The performance seems good for a laptop with a 15W U-series CPU. Our device is configured with the Core i7-1355U. The CPU can maintain high clocks and power limits during short and medium-long tasks. In this scenario, the 97°C temperature isn’t that pleasant. The frequencies and the thermals in long loads are normal. We are quite positively surprised by the base 1200p 16:10 IPS display (CSOT MNE007JA1-1 (LEN403A)). It has wide viewing angles, a very good contrast ratio of 1640:1, and a 98% sRGB color coverage.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/15/2023
Source: Tom's Guide
Lenovo's ThinkPads are a bit boring, and I've always loved them for that. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 does exactly what a work-centric laptop is supposed to do: the battery lasts forever (figuratively), the keyboard is comfortable, the display is easy on the eyes and the hardware's performance holds its own when real-world work is concerned. It's light enough to disappear in my bag, while sturdy enough to survive the occasional mishap. It's pleasant to look at, too, provided you keep a microfiber cloth handy. You can find machines that can do more, occasionally for less. They'll have bigger, brighter screens, nicer speakers, or let you play something with more than a handful of polygons. Thinkpads offer a purpose-built tool for those of us with specific, Office and productivity software centered workflows who want to get things done and then shut the lid and move on.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/03/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag
This is my first time experimenting with the ThinkPad X1 Carbon series, and I had my hopes up for this laptop, but unfortunately, they’re a bit dashed right now. The keyboard is mid — it’s not worth the hype, but it’s not awful either. The performance is OK, but there are competitors on the market that deliver longer runtimes and more CPU “oomph” for your money. For example, the Dragonfly Pro is only $1,399 at HP with the same specs as my $1,733 Lenovo review unit (i.e., 16GB of RAM, 512GB of SSD storage, a 14-inch, 1200p display), and yet, it has a better processor and GPU for a similar 13-hour runtime.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/30/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Mag
In the Carbon, we continue to be dazzled by how much notebook Lenovo can fit into a 2.48-pound package. While Dell and Apple provide smaller screens (though the latter's is sharper than the ThinkPad's base panel) and only a couple of Thunderbolt ports apiece—with the XPS 13 even lacking an audio jack—the X1 Carbon adds two USB-A ports and an HDMI monitor port, as well as one of the best keyboards on a laptop of any size. As we said, the ThinkPad is priced more for enterprise IT buyers than cash-strapped freelancers or small offices. (Lenovo steers the latter toward the ThinkBook line.) It may be worth looking for a deal on a Gen 10 model since the newer processor improves real-world performance only modestly, and it's definitely worth keeping an eye on Lenovo.com's frequent sales and specials. But, if you can get your hands on an X1 Carbon at any price, you're fortunate. It remains the finest all-around laptop available and an Editors' Choice award winner yet again.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/21/2023
Rating: Total score: 100%
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Source: Smart World
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/04/2023
Rating: Total score: 85% price: 60% display: 90% mobility: 70% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 90%
Source: Techprincess IT
IT→ENPositive: Large battery capacity; powerful processor; lots of RAM; high performance.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/28/2023
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The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G11 is a business laptop that is known for its lightweight design, powerful performance, and long battery life. It is also one of the most secure laptops on the market, thanks to its variety of security features. It is available in a variety of configurations, including different processor options, memory configurations, and storage options. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon G11 is powered by up to a 13th Gen Intel Core i7 vPro processor and up to 32GB of RAM. This makes it a great choice for demanding tasks such as video editing and coding. The laptop also has a 14-inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200) display with a 16:10 aspect ratio. This provides plenty of screen space for productivity and makes it easy to multitask. Powering the ThinkPad X1 Carbon G11 is a 4 cell, 57Wh battery. In terms of battery life, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon G11 can last up to 19 hours on a single charge. This makes it a great choice for professionals who are always on the go. The laptop also supports fast charging which is capable of achieving 80% battery capacity in 60 minutes, so users can quickly recharge when they need to. It also comes with a number of productivity features, such as a backlit keyboard, a Dolby Atmos speaker system with four 360-degree quad-array microphones, and a 5MP HD webcam with a privacy shutter.
As for security, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon G11 has a variety of features to keep their data safe. These include a fingerprint reader, a TPM 2.0 chip, and a Kensington lock slot. The laptop also has a MIL-STD 810G rating, which means it can withstand extreme conditions. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G11 has an emphasis on sustainability in its build, which uses 90% recycled magnesium on C cover, 98% post-consumer content (PCC) recycled plastic used in speaker enclosure, 25-30% PCC recycled plastic used in the battery enclosure, 90% PCC recycled plastic used in power adaptor, low-temperature solder and plastic-free packaging with 90% recycled and/or sustainable content. Overall, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G11 is a great choice for business professionals who are looking for a lightweight, powerful, and secure laptop. It offers a number of features that are important to business users, such as long battery life, a sleek design, and a number of security features. It is also a good choice for students who need a laptop that can handle demanding tasks such as video editing and coding.
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i7-1355U: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 2 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 12 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks from 1.2 to 5 GHz. The TDP is specified at 15 Watt.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
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There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.
The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.
In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.
In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.
87%: This is an above-average rating. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that about one fifth of all tested models receive a better rating.
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