A lightweight and stylish machine that sets the bar for business grade ultrabooks

Thin and impressively light; Great battery life; Excellent port options; Superb design; 14in thin bezel screen

Display performance is average at best; Pricey

Lenovo is an old hand at the business notebook game and has been producing top-class portables for years. With Apple and Dell elbowing their way to the top of the tree recently, and old rivals such as HP and Asus upping their game as well, it's facing competition like never before.

Lengthy battery life; Performance ahead of its rivals; Stunning lightweight design

Expensive

When I received the package the main box was not sealed (someone must have opened before) and the Ethernet converter was missing. I have had two X1 carbon Thinkpad before and both had an Ethernet converter in the box.

Yet it still gives reason for complaint. The lack of an SD-card reader can only be compensated for with an adapter, which is annoying when using SD-cards a lot. The high case temperatures under load are unpleasant as well and could make working with it on your lap uncomfortable at times.

excellent case; thought-out positions of connections; future-proof ports; flawless workmanship; low weight; quiet in everyday operation; decent system performance; IPS display with stable viewing angles; high-quality input devices; good battery life; mini RJ45 adapter included; 36-month warranty

high case temperatures; CPU-throttling under continuous load; no SD-card reader; microSD-card reader (hard to reach; LAN only possible with included adapter

's venerable ThinkPad business oriented laptop line is punctuated by a couple of stand-out models, but perhaps none as striking, at least for a , as the ThinkPad X1 series. In its current lineup, Lenovo offers two models specifically that command attention perhaps more than others, the that we...

I was walking through the office with Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon dangling between two fingers when my colleague spied the logo. "That was my first computer," she said with immeasurable fondness. The ThinkPad was a lot of people's first computer.

A laptop built for people who actually use them every day.

It's light; waterproof; and fast

Built-in software can break the trackpad; Disable immediately

For several laptop generations, Lenovo's ThinkPad line has been the go-to for professionals and office workers.

Fantastic performance with class-leading battery life; Perfect selection of ports; Light and compact for a 14-inch laptop; Great keyboard and trackpad

Expensive across entire hardware range

Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon is the best laptop for traveling professionals.

Durable chassis; Plenty of ports; Attractive; yet anti-glare display; Excellent processor and hard drive performance; Class-leading battery life

Mediocre look and feel; Very small touchpad; More expensive than similar competitors

The X1 Carbon has been around for years, but this latest version is bang up to date and doesn't remove the ports and features you need. Read our 2017 ThinkPad X1 Carbon review to find out more.