Author: Michael Crider / Source: reviewgeek.com
The ThinkPad line is full of workhorses, and Lenovo’s most adamant customers like it that way. But even a workhorse can wear some fancy tack. Such is the case with the latest high-end ThinkPads, the newest updates to the X1 Carbon flagship and X1 Yoga convertible unveiled at CES.
ThinkPad X1 Carbon (7th Generation)
The 7th-gen ThinkPad X1 Carbon’s new aesthetic touches mean it finally looks the part: the cover, usually a soft-touch plastic or similar finish, now shows off the carbon fiber weave of the ultralight frame beneath. It’s subtle—almost too subtle to see in the photo below. But Lenovo’s representatives say it’s so that the “Carbon” branding aligns more visibly with what customers expect, from similar applications in sports cars and high-end bicycles.
The carbon fiber allows it to be astonishingly light for a 14-inch machine at under 2.5 pounds. Even so, Lenovo managed to include options for fingerprint authentication, CAT-16 LTE wireless, and a battery quoted for 15 hours of normal use. (As always, take that estimate with a grain of salt.) The screen, often a low point of the ThinkPad line, looks brilliant: the…
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