The ThinkPad X1 Carbon, now in its third generation, tries to bridge the gap between slim, fashion-first laptops and solid business machines. Laptops over the years have become worse and worse in terms of features and comfort, largely because of a push to become as thin and light as possible.

Study; slim and light; Great performance; Good screen

Average battery life; Software bloat; Limited physical and wireless connectivity

T he review unit as supplied is the full-spec job, and in this guise it truly is a supreme business machine. There's an all-encompassing aura of luxury about the Carbon X1, which, in a world of nice looking ultrabooks, sets the Carbon X1 above the rest.

very lightweight; nice screen

the letter keys are stiff and squeaky, and the spacebar has a dead spot on both ends of it; it makes an otherwise nice computer unpleasant to use; also, the CPU/GPU seem underpowered on the battery: video playback is choppy

Overall, we really liked the X1 Carbon, and we think almost everyone in Australia's corporate and small business community who's got the laptop on their ‘potential buy' list will be pleased with it also.

The laptop is wonderful for frequent travelers. The form factor fits the dining tray in the economy class nicely and the battery duration lasted 5 hours, great for transcontinental flights. The only thing is the keyboard, the adaptive keyboard is something to get used to.

But despite being lightweight and ultra powerful, the first Thinkpad X1 Carbon's enterprise appeal was hampered by a few issues, primarily its lack of an Ethernet port and slightly poor non-removable battery.

ThinkPads have been a class act among business laptops since IBM launched the line over two decades ago. As a Lenovo brand, they remain pricey, but they're also exceptionally easy to carry and comfortable to use. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch stands out even from its forebears.

Priced at AED 6,999 (US$1900), the Lenovo X1 Carbon Touch is a superb laptop for a business user. It is plenty fast, has a beautiful screen and an excellent keyboard. Battery life is a bit underwhelming though.

Lenovo installed some junk software which make the PC speed very slow. CPU consumption is always very high even at idle status. I do not like the software installed by lenovo. when I purchased the PC, i maxed out the configuration (intel i7 with 8GB ram with 256GB solid state) and I expected a very...

Keyboard is very nice; PC is a solid built

Lenovo installed some junk software which make the PC speed very slow; Fan noise is really loud

Lenovo's 2011 vision of the ultimate boardroom ultraportable, the ThinkPad X1, simply didn't live up to expectations. Now, however, the company has gone back to the drawing board and attempted to right the wrongs of its predecessor. Enter Lenovo's business ultrabook: the X1 Carbon.