I have read through the entire thread, and didn't see this question posed or answered. What I am curious to know is the dimensions of the laptop, and if since the screen has a slim bezel if it is possibly the size of a 13" body wise?
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I found the dimensions in the Russian test we saw
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"For the X1 Carbon we also decided in the early stages to change the LCD screen, taking on board feedback from customers regarding the original X1. We opted for a high-resolution 1600 x 900 pixel LCD with a matte, anti-glare finish."
Developers on the X1 Carbon - Project - Design - Lenovo Blogs -
will there be mini-displayport?
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Thors.Hammer Notebook Enthusiast
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Any news yet? I'm dying to see more on this laptop. It looks great. I'm especially interested to see more on the display. I won't assume it'll match the Asus Zenbook Prime, but I hope it comes close.
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Thors.Hammer Notebook Enthusiast
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Thors.Hammer Notebook Enthusiast
Screen - Prime
Keyboard - Carbon
RAM - Carbon
SSD - Prime
GPU - Tie
Case - too subjective. I like black.
Warranty and Support - Carbon
Price - I'd bet the Prime will be much cheaper
If you could get a Zenbook Prime with 8GB of RAM, it would really help the case for buying the ASUS, especially with a 256GB SSD. Without that option, there is strong gravitation for the Carbon. -
But why did you put the Asus as the winner in the SSD department? Won't they both offer up to a 256GB or are we seeing new evidence of 128GB tops? -
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Why do you say the screen is too big? One is 13.3" and the other is 14".
You can't really decide a winner until Lenovo releases the full specs and prices for the model(s).
Lenovo has historically not supplied SATA III SSD in large capacity and if they do on the Carbon, it would be a first. So I made an assumption they'll fumble this again. I mean really. The lame Toshiba proprietary SSD stick instead of a mSATA slot? That alone turns me off.
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I didn't know that about Lenovo, but I hope they would at least offer a 256GB. If they don't use a proprietary connector and instead a standard mSATA, I could care less. But from what we're seeing, that might not be the case. I'm hoping by August, 256GB will be more common and Lenovo decides to include it. 128GB is just not enough for me. On top of that, I hope they use a GOOD SSD, and not repeat the same Asus situation between the U100 Sandisk/ ADATA. Fortunately, Asus seems to have included the ADATA for final release on the Prime. -
128GB is the only option we've seen so far.
Do note that the proprietary SSD is about twice as large as a standard 50mm mSATA drive. It would be a depressing waste of space if there aren't any larger options, since in theory, there should be enough space to fit 512GB worth of NAND chips.
As for lameness of the stick. At least its a much better SSD than Toshiba's 128GB mSATA drive in the Z830... -
I think we will see 256 GB as an option too. But I don´t expect 512GB, due to the cost.
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A 128GB only option isn't going to fly.
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Depends on how you look at it. The X1C has a lot of competition for "premium ultrabooks" in general, but pretty much none for "Ultrabook with a usable keyboard and a Trackpoint". So if I for whatever reason decide that I want an ultrabook instead of a real ultraportable, there really is no competition at all.
I think for any machine that isn't an niche halo product, options and pricing are key.
As for the 512GB. Lenovo really likes their volume, so that is something against a 512 option. But there has to be a reason other than "we hate our users" for the custom SSD. 512GB is pretty much the only thing I can think of, since 256 is doable with half the size. -
I hope 256GB is offered at least.
Also, I've seen contradictory statements made about whether this is to be marketed as an ultrabook or full powered notebook. So have we figured out if the final production will have a low voltage cpu or not? -
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I'm pretty sure the X1 Carbon, and price, will come with a premium. I'm sure we'll find out in the next 30 days.
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ThinkPad X1 Carbon - tough, reliable Ultrabook Laptop from Lenovo (US)
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The Russian test we saw not long ago also listed a low voltage processor
"Intel Core i5-3427U: 1,8 GHz (2.8 GHz mode Turbo Boost); 2x256 KB of L2; 3 MB L3; two processing cores"
I don't mind it though. I can understand how a lot of you would want a full powered device, but I personally am more concerned with the display. I wish they'd use an 14" IPS similar to the 12.5" x230. :/ -
The display on this laptop is going to suck. Too bad because I want to buy it.
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The panel is actually a pretty decent panel.
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Did you click on any of the Russian review links that have been posted?
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Using Ñóïðåìàòè÷åñêèé óëüòðàáóê: ïðåäâàðèòåëüíûé îáçîð Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon | Íîóòáóêè è ïëàíøåòû - 3DNews - Daily Digital Digest as a reference for the Carbon and Test Apple MacBook Air 13 Zoll 2010 Subnotebook - Notebookcheck.com Tests for the Macbook Air, I came up with some comparison numbers.
Lenovo X1 Carbon
Maximum: 341 cd / m²
Black level: 0.84 cd / m²
Contrast: 400:1
Resolution: 1600 x 900
Macbook Air 13 (2011)
Maximum: 322 cd / m²
Illumination: 72%
Black level: 0.56 cd / m²
Contrast: 575:1
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Lenovo Thinkpad X230
Maximum: 280 cd / m²
Illumination: 91%
Black level: 0.27 cd / m²
Contrast: 1037:1
Resolution: 1366 x 768
From what I'm seeing, the X1 Carbon and MBA are both TN screens. Carbon is matte while MBA is gloss, so obviously there will be disadvantages/advantages for both. I have a feeling the viewing angles on the Carbon will be superior. Also, the Carbon has a very large color gamut.
Still, it likely won't compare to the IPS of the Zenbook Prime / Lenovo X230 or PLS of the Samsung Series 9 (13"). I hope changes are made and they either improve the screen or include the IPS. Didn't they surprise everyone with an IPS on the X230 out of no where? -
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Very interesting, thank you.
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Yup. thx for the interesting link!
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Here is one video from the same event some of you may not have seen on that page with Dilip Bhatia still speaking on the same notebooks.
Lenovo reveals Carbon X1 in Dubai - YouTube!
In it, Bhatia mentions it having a "glass touchpad". I wonder how that will do for its accuracy/reliability. -
I wonder what will be the durability difference of T430U and X1 Carbon hinges.
- T430U seems to have standard ThinkPad hinges (titanium I suppose)
- Thinkpad X1 Carbon seems to have weaker hinges
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The guy also emphasized that T430U will be their best performance ultrabook.
- 1TB disk is even performance downgrade in comparison to SSD in X1C
- discrete graphics, OK, performance advantage
But do we already know CPU difference between T430U and X1 Carbon?
Russian test shown that X1C has ULV CPU, right?
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Waiting on info for the X1 Carbon but thanks to this thread discovered the ThinkPad T430u, discrete graphics as an option, interest piqued.
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Ultrabooks by definition use ULV CPU's. I don't think the T430u is going to have an SV CPU since Lenovo is advertising it as an ultrabook.
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Asus UX31A - Lenovo X1 Carbon
Asus UX32VD - Lenovo T430U
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I like the T430u... But it appears that it will only have a lackluster 1366 × 768 resolution 14" screen (DEAL BREAKER!) whereas the X1 Carbon is 1600 x 900. Kinda odd since the T430u is rumored to come with a more powerful GPU. Lenovo's offerings don't really make sense to me.
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Which goes back to my theory on my previous post comparing the T430U to the Asus UX32VD which is offered in 1366 x 768 (UX32A) or 1920 x 1280. Then the X1 Carbon will be offered in only 1600 x 900 just as the UX31A is only offered in the higher 1920 x 1280.
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Damnit release pricing already! I was less antsy for graduate school admissions than for info on this. . .
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Does anyone know what the original Thinkpad X1 MSRP (base model) went for? I would assume the X1 carbon will come in at around the same price (whatever that may be).
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I'm not sure it makes sense to offer 1366x768 on the X1 Carbon since they already got beat up over that with the original X1.
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Well, we know that (with 100% certainty) that the X1 Carbon will be offered with 1600 x 900 and that the T430U will have 1366 x 768 as an option. Everything else is speculation (btw, Lenovo seems brain dead a lot of the time lol).
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The Sony Vaio Z, Samsung Series 9 (13"), and Asus Zenbook Prime offer some of the best displays out there in areas like screen resolution, viewing angles, wide color gamut, and brightness.
Thinkpad X1 Carbon 2012
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