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    X1 Carbon 2014 Review

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dnger mouse, Jun 16, 2014.

  1. dnger mouse

    dnger mouse Notebook Guru

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    ThinkPad X1 Carbon

    - Intel Core i7-4550U Processor (4MB Cache, up to 3.00GHz)
    - Windows 8.1 Pro 64
    - Windows 8.1 Pro 64 - WE MUI
    - 14.0” WQHD (2560x1440), 260nit, IPS, Multitouch
    - 8GB PC3-12800 DDR3L on MB
    - Intel HD Graphics 5000
    - Keyboard Backlit - UK English
    - With Fingerprint Reader
    - 720p HD Camera
    - 256GB SSD M.2 eDrive Capable
    - RapidCharge Intg X1C2 45.2Wh
    - Country Pack United Kingdom with Line cord & 45W AC adapter
    - Ethernet extension cable
    - Intel Dual Band Wireless 7260AN with Bluetooth 4.0
    - LTE Sierra EM7345
    - None
    - Publication - WE (FR/GE/IT/DU/EN)
    - Standard Economy Packaging
    - 3 Year On-site
    - 3 Year battery replacement

    COST £1981.44

    Ordered 28th April
    Estimated Delivery time 10 days
    Received 9th June

    Firstly Digital River are horrendous at communication, the reason it took so long was the factory were waiting for parts, no effort was taken to inform me of the delay. While I understand supply issues, lack of communication is not acceptable. Was going to cancel on the 9th June, but it turned up in the afternoon.

    Build quality on the whole is excellent, no flex or bend feels solid, the power button feels like it won't last long. There is more travel on the left hand edge of it that the right.

    Keyboard - excellent (never used thinkpad keyboards before) comfortable to type on, layout took a bit of getting used to but not the end of the world. Fn row - like adaptive row, found them responsive and easy to get the hang of, more a gimmick than actually useful.

    track point and track pad - personally I liked them. responsive and accurate. no dead spots although found the scrolling a bit quick out of the box, fine when toned down.

    Screen - looks good, windows scaling is an issue, but screen is good. There is a screen protector on out of factory, yes it does effect clarity/colour but you need your face about 2 inches from the screen.

    Battery Life - 6 hours surfing internet and about 2-2.5 watching BBC iplayer/4OD, quick charge is excellent. Excellent tiny PSU brilliant for travelling.

    Annoyed no NFC, not even when you customise the build, yet buy one from reseller and its there as standard.

    vents - odd placement of the vent underneath placed where you would rest it on your right leg, so you cover it up and gets it nice and hot. Fan is incredibly quiet though.

    I would love to love this laptop, but the so so power button and no NFC (no SD card slot so needed NFC as my camera has it built in, I assumed it came as standard as paying best part of £2k) make this one expensive laptop that I can't really justify, especially as the Asus UX301LA I've just ordered with the following spec comes in at £1600.

    ASUS
    Item Weight 1.2 Kg
    Manufacturer reference UX301LA-DE022H
    Series Zenbook Infinity UX301LA-DE022H
    Form Factor UltraThin
    Screen Size 13.3 inches
    Screen Resolution 2560x1440
    Processor Brand Intel ®
    Processor Speed 2800 MHz
    Processor Count 2
    RAM Size 8192 MB
    Hard Drive Size 256 GB
    Graphics Card Description IRIS 5100
    Optical Drive Type
     
    dnger mouse, Jun 16, 2014
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  2. G46VW

    G46VW Notebook Consultant

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    2000 euros, ouch!
    I hope it serves you well :)
     
    G46VW, Aug 22, 2014
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