X1 Carbon Touch

A heads up to anyone who recently purchased one of these-

Today I got an email about a 12% off sale on ThinkPads, including the X1C and X1CT. This is the link

Shop Laptop Top Deals,ThinkPad Deals & Sales for ThinkPad laptops | Lenovo | (US)

I configured a laptop exactly like the one I have on order, and it came out to be over $300 cheaper. I called up Sales support, and within 10 minutes the rep helped me do a price match, so when it ships (which is when I'll get billed) I should either get charged less or get a refund for the difference. With the price of the X1CT, a discount of over $300 really makes it worth it.

 

Thanks! This is exactly what I was waiting for. Going for it now.

 

I tried to work on this with Lenovo BUT apparently they will only price match once the machine has shipped. I paid via money order but they still insist on on waiting until the unit ships (I think usually for CC that's when the billing happens). Anyway the NEWYEAR promo is listed as being until Jan 1 and my X1C won't ship until Jan 11. Seems very annoying.

 

I had the same conversation with them. They said it wouldn't be a problem after the 1st. I told them to make a note in my account stating that and asked for his name. I will threaten to return it if they don't fulfill the price match. My concern though is they won't do it because I already got the 10% off from the earlier promotion! but hey I will play hardball.

 

Interesting. Looks like this guy got his X1CT already. Seems like he's having touch screen issues. Ugh.

 

Where is the post you're referring to?

 

Sorry Bout that. I meant to post it. Here you go:

X1 Carbon Touch - touchscreen problems - Lenovo Community

 

I really hope that is a one off problem. My company has a bunch on order.

 

If you have EPP, the deal is even bettter (you can google for an EPP login)

X1 Carbon Touch

System components
Intel Core i7-3667U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.20 GHz)
Windows 8 Pro 64
14.0" MultiTouch Premium HD+ (1600x900) LED Backlit Display, 720p HD Camera. No WWAN
8 GB PC3-10600 DDR3L SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)
256 GB Solid State Drive, Serial ATA3
Bluetooth 4.0 with Antenna
USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205S (2x2 AGN)
3YR Warranty

before tax, $1,588.77

 

That's an amazing price. Would be so kind to share the code? PM works too. I could only find a Canadian EPP, which might not work for the US and the discount is lower than the New Year's deal anyway..

 

Sign up for Barnes and Noble exclusive offers (they are available to the general public). I just configured one as above using the B&N deal and it came out to that same $1,588.77 price.

 

Crap. UPS was saying expected delivery was Wednesday, 1/2/13. It went from Shanghai, to Osaka, and arrived in Anchorage, AK today. Unfortunately, it's in Louisville, KY now with the status "This shipment is warehoused until it is released by Clearing Agency." and no more expected delivery date. I hope this is normal and it isn't delayed.

 

Thanks a bunch, worked like a charm!

 

I wouldn't worry about it, I order Lenovos frequently, and it always goes through customs in KY. It's always "put on hold" there while it clears and is normal, usually there's no delay. I say usually, but sometimes it may take them a little longer to release.

 

Alright thanks, because I've seen others post their experiences where it delayed it by several days. I guess that's worst case scenario though.

 

I think it's pretty much just a wildcard with customs, nothing you can really do.

 

Actually, I did use epp, and it was legitimate My dad works at IBM, one of the people who made Watson, so that plus the coupon makes the discount on the X1CT awesome.

 

You had stackable coupon? I used to work for IBM so former employee also get the same deal

 

I think so. The coupon was for 12%, I think, and when I logged in through the EPP and used the coupon, much more than 12% was discounted. So it seems they stacked fine.

 

Thanks all, was waiting for a deal on the X1 Carbon Touch and pulled the trigger. Total on the i7/8GB/128GB with 3-year warranty was $1450 including tax. Can't wait!!

 

Got the same thing - but in CA so it was $1476

 

Why 128gb sad when it is not easily upgradeable? That is my biggest dilema at the moment. Should I spend 280 for ssd now or wait

 

So far there aren't many suppliers of gumstick/blade design SSD storage devices. The MacBook Air is getting third party device support, but that doesn't mean the other ultrabooks on the market will.

Sandisk makes the custom X100 in the Carbon models. I guess it remains to be seen if they'll let you buy direct.

See Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1 Carbon Ultrabook Review and SSD Analysis The SSD Review for a good review of the X1 Carbon and the 256GB drive. You might ask Les what he thinks will happen in the third party market. He's plugged in and can give you an objective answer.

 

Ok, so I tried to order yesterday but for some reason my card would not go through (I'm sure the card works etc.), I don't know if it's my bank not liking the lenovo website or the other way around. In any case, I got an agent on chat and she saved a quote for me (with the awesome B&N discount). I checked back today and the quote was gone. Got another agent and she told me that the i7 version of X1CT is sold out. But it should be available again "soon", which could mean anything. I'm wondering if I should just wait until CES, where there will be a few more touch ultrabooks announced and hopefully released.. It seems like people are not getting their units anyway, so no big loss. I'm getting the feeling that lenovo maybe fukced up the touchscreen, and it slipped past their QA or something. So now they say it's "sold out" and are trying to get back the ones that actually shipped. Of course, this is pure speculation and maybe that guy got a one-off lemon. I guess we'll see soon enough.

 

The Intel CES Press event is on 1/7 at 1pm. Samsung is at 2pm. I am not sure about Lenovo. Should get interesting after Intel speaks. Presumably about Haswell.

 

Yup, seems like sold out..oh well..sales end Jan 1st..if it shows up before that..X1 is in my future, if not..the wait continues...

 

You know I had a similar premonition about Lenovo screwing up the screens and trying to get them back and disguising it as shipping delays. Would make sense of their irratic behavior.

 

If this were the case, why would they continue to sell i5's? Same screen would be used in both. My guess is pent-up demand since the i7/8GB option wasn't available in the X1C until just recently and it wasn't as obvious how to purchase. I also think a lot of people like me were waiting for a promotion on the X1CT and purchased in the past 2-3 days. Hopefully any touch-screen issues can be remedied with software updates.

 

The touch screen is the primary difference between the X1C and the X1CT. I mean, just look at the name. So I HIGHLY doubt that the screen, the main, distinguishing new feature, got past QA.

 

Just an update..my package was quickly released by customs and is out for delivery from KY today. Weird since its Sunday. But I'd say there's a good chance Ill get it within the next few days.

Hoping I won't go through what I did with my original X1C.

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So if no x1 carbo touch then what a good alternative. Acer s7 suck due to limit 4gb. Asus ux31a same boat.

Dell xps 12 and yoga 13 both looks promising.

HP spectra ultra 14 no have touch

 

if the carbon touch does not meet my expectations the xps 12 will be on order. I am really hoping the lenovo works for me.

 

I was thinking of same. Xps 12 but not sure of quality of hinge

 

Heard of CES?

 

Anything showed at CES will be probably at the earliest a March or April timeline. I just sold my zenbook to get the carbon touch for work so I will need something to hold me over till the new stuff comes out.

 

My point was that surely there will be some interesting announcements and trends coming.

Unless you have a machine on its last legs or find a smoking deal on a machine right now, you might want to wait and see what is coming.

 

The problem with CES and technology, it happens every year. It gets announced at CES in two weeks, it shows up close to summer, if lucky. You wait for deals in Oct - Dec, then the dilemma occurs all over again as CES is around that corners. Technology moves too fast and stop for no one.


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Time to get back on the topic of the X1 Carbon Touch.

How bout that screen? Any new owners want to post some pics? Purdy please?

 

My X1CT order has been delayed for shipping estimate by further 10 days now. Will ship on 20th January instead of 10th January. CSR said due to the LCD panel shortage for this model. Disappointed. She did mention that I can cancel the order anytime before delivery and even return the product after delivery within 14 days if I don't like the product for a full refund.

Here is hoping CES 2013 brings something fantastic and OEM's don't take 4 months to deliver the products to consumers from there on.

 

I should get mine this week. I will definitely post pics and thoughts as soon as I get it. I know that feeling right now where I want to see the device to know if I ordered the right one. I'm still surprised we've seen so few images of actual shots from the press at least. It might be since they don't feel the need to re-review what is essentially the same laptop as the original, but with touch.

 

Mine arrives tomorrow ;-)

 

Would love to see review on it and bench. Is it really identical to carbon, just add 0.40lb due to touch screen. Plus with the new X100 Sandisk added to it, how's the revised performance compared with the earlier 2012 version of X1 Carbon

 

Some good info at Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1 Carbon Ultrabook Review and SSD Analysis - The SSD Review

 

I'm dying to know if the screen is matte or glossy and if its an IPS screen.

 

Hi Darkhan,

As you'd be one of the first to handle the X1C Touch, it would be great if you could give us an initial thumbs up or down before the 2nd of January. The reason being is that there is a great ThinkPad coupon/promotion going on that expires on the 1st of Jan. I'm sure many of us are on the fence in regards to which X1C touch to order. Does the touchscreen offset the the additional weight and size?

Thanks!

 

I believe yesterday was the last day for the expedited shipping, 30 day no questions asked return promotion.

 

I would like to know this as well. I've been told my multiple sources with the unit that it is anti-gloss. No confirmation of IPS but I'm pretty certain it's not based on other factors.

 

Just waiting on UPS I am probably there last delivery scheduled for today lol

 

Nice! What's the last status update say from UPS tracking, and it says it's expected today? Mine just cleared customs this past weekend. It could come today but I'm thinking it'll be Wed. because of the holidays. I don't think they ship today/tomorrow.

 

Not sure about their expedited shipping/easy-return offer, but Jan 1st is the end of their "New Year, New PC" which supposedly is offering 17% off their list price.