Hi Dove, haven't you tried Starfield by any chance ? I am a bit conflused what already is Intel Arc, which should be minimum for it and Intel docs aren't helping. Does it even start ?
Hi, just a clarification. The speakers are not downward facing. They are upward facing and under the keyboard. They sound a bit more muffled than last years model, but still pretty good for a business class laptop.
I bought one last week (I have a gen 5 too), it’s not great, don’t keep your hopes up. Terrible latency with the keyboard and that haptic touchpad, hopefully they fix their drivers. Battery life is a bit better (165h + rtx3000). I use it for solidworks and performance is better on my gen 5 with a 12700h + a1000. I/O score on the solidworks benchmark is also super bad on the g7, I think due to the core camm2 memory. Memory scored really low on passmark too
The Thinkpad "X" and "T" lines are to last for years. The rest of Lenovos... 1 to 2 years before hinges, keyboars, and trackpad problems just to name a few. So to buy a Laptop hoping to last 2 years, go with Dell or HP
Hi Yu-gi-o. 👋This is Sensel, maker of the haptic touchpad in the X1C G12. Yes, it does work on Linux as well. The only thing is you can't change the touchpad settings in Linux. You'd have to boot up Windows to change the settings, which will persist when you switch back to Linux. We are working on a control panel for Linux, but it is not available yet. Hope that helps
Lenovo consistently finds a way to disappoint with the X1 Carbon line. The Mac Pro is literally twice as fast with double the battery life. Half the ports on my Gen 11 are dead in under a year...getting a warranty service. Fans run all the time and charging the battery blows hot air on my lap with constant fan noise. Frequent charging firmware updates solve nothing. Chinese laptops suck as hard as Chinese aircraft carriers.
Apple also makes their devices in China. I have x1 gen 11 for over a year and I don't have any of the issues you listed. The only thing I would want better though is better batterylife
@@teddy0139 Thinkpads lack ANY innovations. A person buys a brand new Thinkpad and someone asks what does it do special that older models don't do. That person can't say anything new about it. Lenovo just shoves in yet another Intel processor and perhaps they put in an OLED screen. Same poor battery life, same average trackpad quality, same fingerprint magnet, same very bad backlight bleed and same noisy fans. Thinkpad fans ignore all of this and try to ignore the greatness of the MacBook Pro M-series.
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 is sold without wwan. Once you get the laptop you'll need to do a research to find the correct one, if it's in stock. Shame on Lenovo!
I like that the SSD is upgradable with a 2280 SSD and good ports. This makes it easy to work with for the user and IT department technicians. All employees dealing with data analysis, finance, and accounting will like it. Weakness is the 4 core ARC iGPU. It is barely above Intel Iris XE (worst iGPU on the market). Hard pass for gaming, video editing, or any intensive use of the GPU. Also, the battery life is worse than the previous iteration (X1 Carbon Gen 11).
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Nice to see such a detailed thinkpad review. The keyboard button travel doesn't look as deep as older models but glad to hear it's still excellent.
Awesomely detailed review! Many thanks!
Really nice and thorough review !!! Very well done.
Thank you kindly!
Hi Dove, haven't you tried Starfield by any chance ? I am a bit conflused what already is Intel Arc, which should be minimum for it and Intel docs aren't helping. Does it even start ?
My gen 6 still working great! Just the battery is only charging to 80%. So, the T14s is my optional replacement.
That battery life is horrendous!
Hi, just a clarification. The speakers are not downward facing. They are upward facing and under the keyboard. They sound a bit more muffled than last years model, but still pretty good for a business class laptop.
Ahh, you said it correctly in the audio part of the review. It was at the beginning that you said something different.
Waiting for T14 gen 5 AMD review from your channel
Working on The ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 (Intel) review as we speak! 😉
i love thinkpad x1 carbon. really light. keyboard really good better than xps, macbook. the problem is finger print mark everywhere
P1 G7 next please 🥺 no one is reviewing that laptop
It's on my radar! 👍
I bought one last week (I have a gen 5 too), it’s not great, don’t keep your hopes up. Terrible latency with the keyboard and that haptic touchpad, hopefully they fix their drivers. Battery life is a bit better (165h + rtx3000). I use it for solidworks and performance is better on my gen 5 with a 12700h + a1000. I/O score on the solidworks benchmark is also super bad on the g7, I think due to the core camm2 memory. Memory scored really low on passmark too
After seeing this review I'm glad I bought a ThinkBook instead
Why?
The Thinkpad "X" and "T" lines are to last for years. The rest of Lenovos... 1 to 2 years before hinges, keyboars, and trackpad problems just to name a few. So to buy a Laptop hoping to last 2 years, go with Dell or HP
And the "P" line, of course
is there a possibity to get the haptic touchpad working on linux?
Hi Yu-gi-o. 👋This is Sensel, maker of the haptic touchpad in the X1C G12.
Yes, it does work on Linux as well. The only thing is you can't change the touchpad settings in Linux. You'd have to boot up Windows to change the settings, which will persist when you switch back to Linux. We are working on a control panel for Linux, but it is not available yet.
Hope that helps
Is the touchpad good tho?
Seems the better option would be to go with the T14 or P14s?
Working on The ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 (Intel) review as we speak! 😉
@@Dovecomputers
Waiting for T14 and T14s gen 5 models
What is the diffrence between T14 & T14s?
T14s = slimmer + soldered on memory.
Solid.
Could you please tell me if the 2.8K OLED display is gloss or matte because it's not very clear from the specs?
I looked at other reviews and the oled screen looks matte.
Anti glare so def not glossy
Lenovo consistently finds a way to disappoint with the X1 Carbon line. The Mac Pro is literally twice as fast with double the battery life. Half the ports on my Gen 11 are dead in under a year...getting a warranty service. Fans run all the time and charging the battery blows hot air on my lap with constant fan noise. Frequent charging firmware updates solve nothing. Chinese laptops suck as hard as Chinese aircraft carriers.
Apple also makes their devices in China. I have x1 gen 11 for over a year and I don't have any of the issues you listed. The only thing I would want better though is better batterylife
@@teddy0139 Thinkpads lack ANY innovations. A person buys a brand new Thinkpad and someone asks what does it do special that older models don't do. That person can't say anything new about it. Lenovo just shoves in yet another Intel processor and perhaps they put in an OLED screen. Same poor battery life, same average trackpad quality, same fingerprint magnet, same very bad backlight bleed and same noisy fans. Thinkpad fans ignore all of this and try to ignore the greatness of the MacBook Pro M-series.
You are not ready for Thinkpads
@@JJRamirezP I am ready for something better.
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 is sold without wwan. Once you get the laptop you'll need to do a research to find the correct one, if it's in stock. Shame on Lenovo!
I like that the SSD is upgradable with a 2280 SSD and good ports. This makes it easy to work with for the user and IT department technicians. All employees dealing with data analysis, finance, and accounting will like it.
Weakness is the 4 core ARC iGPU. It is barely above Intel Iris XE (worst iGPU on the market). Hard pass for gaming, video editing, or any intensive use of the GPU. Also, the battery life is worse than the previous iteration (X1 Carbon Gen 11).
Wow this chip is barely better than an M1 with horrendous battery life. Yikes.
battery life is terrible
Don't talk so fast but excellent review