Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2019)

The 7th-gen Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon makes a number of changes to its predecessor. It’s thinner and lighter, which brings some compromises in the keyboard and battery life, and it offers a wider range of displays including an excellent 4K option. Overall it’s a solid update to an already great laptop.

Lenovo is back with the 7th-generation version of its hit business laptop, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Consumers have come to love this model for many reasons, not the least of which is its slim, durab…

Lenovo’s 7th Gen X1 Carbon is the productivity laptop to beat, if you can afford its high price.

After the ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2019 with the matte WQHD display, we now take a look at the matte low-power 1080p panel with an advertised brightness of 400 nits.

The 2019 ThinkPad X1 Carbon is lighter and adds welcome features like PrivacyGuard and PrivacyAlert. The 4K screen is impressive, but does involve some trade-offs — notably battery life.

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As always, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a strong business laptop that delivers an excellent keyboard and good performance in an elegant body. A handy webcam shutter and a sharper, more colorful display than its predecessors keep this 7th-generation model relevant in today’s competitive PC market. Bear in mind, though, that the higher-res screen comes at the expense of battery life, and audio continues to be an issue for the series. Lenovo fans (and keyboard/pointing-stick aficionados) will love this laptop, but competition from Microsoft and Huawei may tempt everyone else.