Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Touch 2015 Specifications and information

Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Touch 2015 alternatives

Information from 18 Nov 2015.

The X1 Carbon is an ultraportable device with a base made of magnesium and aluminum. The display (IPS) cover uses carbon-fibre and glass-fibre reinforced plastic, and the hinges are reinforced with carbon fibre. More tough than classy. The keyboard and touchpad have been revised from the previous model. It's reasonably thin and light especially for a 14 inch laptop, a choice from a powerful set of Broadwell ULV cpu's can be chosen, up to 8GB RAM and various serial ATA storage up to 512GB. OneLink dock and Gigabit ethernet ports included.

Intel ac 7265 wifi module. Battery is a Lithium Polymer 8-cell (50Wh) RapidCharge model. Included is an ethernet extension connector. Dual noise-cancelling HD microphones. soldered RAM.


Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Touch 2015 Specifications

Manufacturer Lenovo
Model name Thinkpad X1 Carbon Touch 2015
CPU Intel Core i5 5300U
Detailed info
CPU speed 2300 Mhz
Graphics Intel HD 5500
FanlessNO
OS Microsoft Windows 10
Display Size
14" 2560 X 1440
Screen Type
LED-Backlit LCD
Touchscreen type
Multi-touch
RAM 4096 MB
SSD 128 GB
Battery capacity 50 Wh
Weight (Minimum) 1408gm / 3.1 pounds
Size 331/227/19.0 mm
Size 13/8.9/0.7 inches
Physical Interfaces Docking connector
Ethernet 10/100/1000
HDMI
Headset i/f (Mic+Line)
MicroSIM Slot
USB 3.0 (x2)
Displayport (Mini)
Fingerprint Reader
Wireless Interfaces802.11 b/g/n
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
BT 4.0
No Wireless WAN (e.g. 4G)
AdditionalDolby Advanced Audio
IPS / Wide-View Display
Keyboard
Multitouch Touchpad
Stereo speakers
WebCam 2.0Mp
AC Adaptor
Backlit Keyboard
Mic array
Ambient light sensor
Fingerprint reader
Matt (Non Glossy) Screen
*Specifications can vary
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Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Touch 2015 alternatives

Xiaomi Mi Air 13, 13.3 inch, 1300 grams (2.87 lbs)
We can't find this in many outlets but where you can, it's worth looking at. A 13.3-inch laptop with discreet graphics, in under 1.3 KG! Our favorite review is fron Notebookcheck. Click the review link for detailed information.
Acer Chromebook 14, 14 inch, 1542 grams (3.4 lbs)
The Acer Chromebook 14 is a relatively powerful Chromebook with 32 GB storage and 4 GB RAM. A Full HD screen and the dual-band AC WiFi will help productivity. Long batery life. (12 hours manufacturer rating.)
Dell Latitude 12 E7250, 12.5 inch, 1500 grams (3.31 lbs)
The Dell Latitude 12 E7250 is a high quality carbon fibre cased 12.5 inch screen laptop primarily aimed at the business sector, solidly built with premium materials. The version specified here is near the top end of customisation for the device with a Core i5 5300U cpu, full HD glossy touch screen with Corning Gorilla glass protection, 256GB storage and subsequent price.
Apple Macbook Air 13 2015, 13.3 inch, 1365 grams (3.01 lbs)
The Macbook Air 2015 brings with it Broadwell cpus to replace the Haswells but it has an Intel HD 6000 gpu instead of the 5000 series. It will be competing with the likes of Dells XPS 13 and Toshiba's KIRA 10 series among several others.
Toshiba CB30-B-104, 13.3 inch, 1350 grams (2.98 lbs)
This Toshiba CB30 Chromebook model has a full HD IPS screen and its weight is ok for a 13.3 inch laptop but it's price may not be. The speaker system has been tuned by Skullcandy - is this is good thing? There is 100GB of cloud storage for 2 years and of course you get Google Docs as an office suite as well as the Chrome apps from the Web store.
HP Elitebook 820 G2, 12.5 inch, 1340 grams (2.95 lbs)
The HP Elitebook 820 G2 is another business oriented laptop that's thin and light and mobile in and out of the office. So for business there's proven enterprise technologies, security (TPM, vPro etc), performance, and management features that will meet its needs. There's various cpu, storage and RAM (up to 16GB) options to configure.
Fujitsu Lifebook S935, 13.3 inch, 1370 grams (3.02 lbs)
The Fujitsu S935 is a top quality laptop with a top quality price. The system is powered by a choice of Broadwell core i5/i7 processors. You can add a modular battery, blu-ray or dvd players. Two batteries of 51 Watt-hours + 28 Watt-hours - battery life should be 9 hours on wifi. There are also higher res screen options to 2560x1440.
HP Envy Notebook, 13.3 inch, 1270 grams (2.8 lbs)
The Envy laptop is HPs thinnest one ever at 12.95mm in an all metal body but you will still get high performance with 6th generation Core i processors and 8GB RAM. HP on their website compare this to the Apple Macbook Air 13 which suggests better cpu, ram and price and of course thinness! 12.95mm v 17mm
Dell Latitude E7450 (2015), 14 inch, 1550 grams (3.42 lbs)
The business oriented Dell Latitude E7450 is quite a powerhouse and with a carbon-fibre and magnesium-alloy body coming in at 1.55kgs so it's light for a 14" laptop. Dell provide a huge amount of customisation but essentially you can choose Core i5 5300U or i7 5600U cpu, 4 or 8GB RAM and 128 or 256GB SSD and it can come with Windows 7 or 8.1 Professional operating systems.
MSI GS30, 13.3 inch, 1200 grams (2.65 lbs)
The MSI GS30 Shadow is from the MSI Gaming Series - it's a 13.3" notebook of only 1.2 kg and 19.8 mm in height. The case is sleek and lightweight aluminum. The computing power is provided by the Intel Core i7-4870HQ processor which goes up to 3.7 GHz in Turbo, 16GB RAM and two SSDs in Super RAID array along with integrated graphics in the form of Intel Iris 5200 Pro.
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