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    X1 carbon advice

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by bdemeyere, Jan 3, 2013.

  1. bdemeyere

    bdemeyere Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi!

    I'm planning to buy a new x1 carbon (non-touch) and I think I'm going for the base mode (i5/4GB/128GB). Does anyone knows how much a basic W7 install will take? Is 128GB workable or should I go for a 256GB version?

    I'm planning to install linux on it, but I was wondering how well it works with Win8 (not that I'm a fan of it).

    Kind regards,

    Ben
     
    bdemeyere, Jan 3, 2013
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  2. Thors.Hammer

    Thors.Hammer Notebook Enthusiast

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    A 128GB SSD is actually 119GB completely blank. It's that new math the drive makers use.

    Windows 8 will consume about 12GB.

    But keep in mind that it won't arrive with 107GB free. Far from it.
     
    Thors.Hammer, Jan 3, 2013
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    wditters Notebook Consultant

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    True. The X1 Carbon comes in configurations with 128Gb, 180Gb, 240Gb FDE and 256Gb. I would go for 180Gb as a minimum, especially given the fact that it is *not* upgradable afterwards.
     
    wditters, Jan 4, 2013
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