
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11
$1,4492023
Pros
- Incredibly light at 1.12 kg — ideal for travel
- Optional 2.8K OLED display is stunning for media and creative work
- Best-in-class ThinkPad keyboard with excellent key travel
- MIL-STD 810H tested for ruggedness and durability
- Good port selection includes USB-A, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 4
Cons
- OLED option significantly reduces battery life to around 10 hours
- 60Hz IPS panel feels behind the times
- Starting price of $1449 is expensive for the base config
- Soldered RAM limits upgradeability
- Integrated graphics only — not suitable for GPU-heavy workloads
Full Specifications
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 |
|---|---|
| Software | Windows 11 Pro |
| Body | |
| Weight | 1.12 kg |
| Material | Carbon fiber and magnesium alloy |
| Dimensions | 315.6 x 222.5 x 15.36 mm |
| Ports | |
| HDMI | 1 |
| USB-A ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt ports | 2 |
| Headphone Jack | |
| Battery | |
| Battery life | Up to 15 hours (IPS) / 10 hours (OLED) |
| Capacity | 57 Wh |
| Display | |
| Size | 14 inches |
| Type | OLED (IPS optional) |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz (90Hz OLED) |
| Brightness (nits) | 500 |
| Storage | |
| SSD | 512 GB / 1 TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe |
| Expandable storage | |
| Keyboard | |
| Backlit | |
| Processor | |
| RAM | 16 GB / 32 GB LPDDR5x |
| Cores | 10-core (2P + 8E) / 14-core (6P + 8E) |
| Chipset | 13th Gen Intel Core i7-1365U / i7-1370P |
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