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ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 | Business Laptop - BF Price
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Lenovo X1 Carbon - $999 early BF price.
Needed a business laptop - mostly just for basic productivity programs. Doesnt have to include all the bells and whistles to run MS Office. Always liked/used the X1 Carbon lineup. This is the same as upcoming BF price.
Key Details
Processor : 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Processor (2.40 GHz, up to 4.20 GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 8 MB Cache)
Operating System : Windows 10 Pro 64
Graphics : Integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Memory : 8 GB LPDDR4x 4266MHz (Soldered)
Storage : 256 GB PCIe SSD
Display : 14.0" WUXGA (1920 x 1200) IPS, anti-glare, low-power, 400 nits
Camera : IR & 720p HD with HPD
Fingerprint Reader : Fingerprint Reader
Keyboard : Backlit - US English
WLAN : Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2) & Bluetooth® 5.2
Warranty : 1 Year Depot or Carry-in
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/la...2tp2x1x1c9
Needed a business laptop - mostly just for basic productivity programs. Doesnt have to include all the bells and whistles to run MS Office. Always liked/used the X1 Carbon lineup. This is the same as upcoming BF price.
Key Details
Processor : 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Processor (2.40 GHz, up to 4.20 GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 8 MB Cache)
Operating System : Windows 10 Pro 64
Graphics : Integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Memory : 8 GB LPDDR4x 4266MHz (Soldered)
Storage : 256 GB PCIe SSD
Display : 14.0" WUXGA (1920 x 1200) IPS, anti-glare, low-power, 400 nits
Camera : IR & 720p HD with HPD
Fingerprint Reader : Fingerprint Reader
Keyboard : Backlit - US English
WLAN : Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2) & Bluetooth® 5.2
Warranty : 1 Year Depot or Carry-in
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/la...2tp2x1x1c9
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Lenovo X1 Carbon - $999 early BF price.
Needed a business laptop - mostly just for basic productivity programs. Doesnt have to include all the bells and whistles to run MS Office. Always liked/used the X1 Carbon lineup. This is the same as upcoming BF price.
Key Details
Processor : 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Processor (2.40 GHz, up to 4.20 GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 8 MB Cache)
Operating System : Windows 10 Pro 64
Graphics : Integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Memory : 8 GB LPDDR4x 4266MHz (Soldered)
Storage : 256 GB PCIe SSD
Display : 14.0" WUXGA (1920 x 1200) IPS, anti-glare, low-power, 400 nits
Camera : IR & 720p HD with HPD
Fingerprint Reader : Fingerprint Reader
Keyboard : Backlit - US English
WLAN : Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2) & Bluetooth® 5.2
Warranty : 1 Year Depot or Carry-in
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/la...2tp2x1x1c9
Needed a business laptop - mostly just for basic productivity programs. Doesnt have to include all the bells and whistles to run MS Office. Always liked/used the X1 Carbon lineup. This is the same as upcoming BF price.
Key Details
Processor : 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Processor (2.40 GHz, up to 4.20 GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 8 MB Cache)
Operating System : Windows 10 Pro 64
Graphics : Integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Memory : 8 GB LPDDR4x 4266MHz (Soldered)
Storage : 256 GB PCIe SSD
Display : 14.0" WUXGA (1920 x 1200) IPS, anti-glare, low-power, 400 nits
Camera : IR & 720p HD with HPD
Fingerprint Reader : Fingerprint Reader
Keyboard : Backlit - US English
WLAN : Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2) & Bluetooth® 5.2
Warranty : 1 Year Depot or Carry-in
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/la...2tp2x1x1c9
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I mean, a driver who just needs to go to work can be fine with a 150 horsepower car, but if you just need to spend 20% more for 300hp car, that's a no brainer as mentioned above. I can be filled with a 1/4 lb burger being a skinny person for $4, but if I can get a 1/2 lb burger for just $0.80 more then the $4 burger is not a good price. The only time paying slightly more doesn't work is buying popcorn at the AMC theater because all price tiers are bad prices. Paying $200 more makes sense for double the drive space, double the ram and more processor cores. Sure, you won't need it now. But as the laptop ages, those specs definitely will make a huge difference.
https://www.costco.com/hp-14%22-l...46492.html
If you don't need the i5 and 120 extra lines of resolution, why pay $999? The extra $700 certainly does not justify the extra lightweight form factor, i5 and 1200p.
https://www.costco.com/hp-14%22-l...46492.html
If you don't need the i5 and 120 extra lines of resolution, why pay $999? The extra $700 certainly does not justify the extra lightweight form factor, i5 and 1200p.
However, the price in general is justified by it being a ThinkPad. That's why the i7/16gb is considered a great deal at $1200. You can get a Dell for a bit over half that price with an i7/16gb. I've had a couple X1 Carbons and they've been the best laptops I've ever used.
But regardless, I'd pass on this and wait for a good deal on a 16gb RAM for anyone looking.
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However, the price in general is justified by it being a ThinkPad. That's why the i7/16gb is considered a great deal at $1200. You can get a Dell for a bit over half that price with an i7/16gb. I've had a couple X1 Carbons and they've been the best laptops I've ever used.
But regardless, I'd pass on this and wait for a good deal on a 16gb RAM for anyone looking.
I get ya. I am waiting for a 16GB X1 carbon myself.
If you're comparing specs without factoring weight and form factor size, then the Lenovo X1 carbons are a bad price of course. But you could say the same about Dell's XPS line. Laptops built in the 13.3" and approximate 2lbs market sector are mainly for business and travelers. You can't call the thin and light laptops illegal pricing. They sell well for a reason, just like the Macbook air.
Folks for years said Macbooks were overpriced until PC "ultrabooks" with quality displays, touchpads, keyboards, and thinner/lighter form factors came along and started retailing for $1,000 and up. These days, you don't hear the complaints as much, not when so many PC laptops with the above named attributes are now easily retailing for $1,500 or more and come with parts soldered in.
I've been eyeing an AMD-based T14 Gen2 for a while, but if the Carbon deal comes back, I'm snagging it first thing.
I've been eyeing an AMD-based T14 Gen2 for a while, but if the Carbon deal comes back, I'm snagging it first thing.
I still say Apple charges too much for a good margin of profits. Phone, laptop, smart watch. Their products are priced higher than the bang for buck you can get with alternatives. I would only consider the ipod touch and Macbook pro as the only reasonably priced devices
If 8GB is the max, this deal sucks.
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point taken. didn't notice that
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