A review of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 business laptop. (Intel Core Ultra 7 165U, 16GB LPDDR5x-6400, 512GB PCIe Gen4 NMVe M.2 2280 SSD, Intel Graphics 4-core Arc iGPU, 14″ PrivacyGuard)
One of Lenovo’s best-selling business laptops is the ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Now in its 12th generation, the X1 gets a major facelift, new Meteor Lake processors and updated display panels. Is it enough to keep it ahead of the competition?
00:00 Introduction
00:21 Design
01:23 Green Credentials
01:33 Upgrade Options
02:00 Display
03:20 Connectivity
04:26 Keyboard & Touchpad
06:04 Audio & Webcam
06:26 Audio Samples
07:24 Performance
08:38 Benchmarking Results
10:22 CPU, Fans & Temps
12:24 Target Audience
12:33 Graphics
12:59 Gaming
13:12 Gaming Samples
14:33 Security
15:02 Battery Life
15:30 The Good, The Bad and the Really Bad
15:32 Polished Design
15:44 Good Inputs
15:56 Wicked Webcam
16:11 Decent Ports
16:23 Purring Audio
16:38 Finicky Fans
16:50 Pitiful Battery Life
17:04 Enterprise…