I purchased this Ultrabook to replace my heavy business laptop and so far it has been an excellent notebook. The design is very sleek and stylish for a business class laptop, the keyboard is very responsive and types well and the laptop comes with a nice sized trackpad for an ultrabook.

Light; sleek; very fast

very poor battery life

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon feels like a return to form. Since its inception, the X1 series has been seen as a premium 14-inch business line. The series has introduced incredibly slim form factors, industry-leading performance and high-quality designs.

Fast; reliable performance Insanely light for a 14 - inch device Great Audio Excellent visuals with

Expensive Display suffers in direct light due to limited brightness

Lenovo Carbon X1 Laptop i5 256GB SSD 8GB RAM Win 7 pro Not bought from Amazon Lightweight, well made, reliable laptop. For a lightweight, powerful laptop the keyboard is sturdy and doesn't obviously flex. It is nicely laid out and easy and comfortable to type quickly.

Lenovo's Yoga family keeps growing, giving the 2-in-1 treatment to the exceptional ThinkPad X1 Carbon to create a 14-inch, 2.8-pound convertible that will delight business travelers.

Sleek and slender; Winning keyboard and stylus; Solid performance

Expensive; No USB-C or Thunderbolt port; Screen wobbles when tapped

For Lenovo, the fourth time's the charm. The 4th-generation ThinkPad X1 Carbon gets the business ultrabook formula right with a keyboard, screen and battery life that live up to their promise, wrapped up in a durable, 2.6-pound package.

Of course, price is going to be the big sticking point with this laptop, and I suspect most buyers will gravitate toward the lower-end configurations. The $1,400 version is about in line with the $1,200 MacBook Air, and that's clearly the machine which both Lenovo is targeting and which buyers are...

Head-turningly svelte and blazingly fast: Everything you want from an ultrabook; MIL-SPEC approved; Absolutely gorgeous display; Good old flat-black Lenovo charm

Slow to boot (nearly 30 seconds); Surprisingly buggy during normal operations, like running Windows Update; Clickpad is merely OK; Puny battery

I admit it, the moment I saw the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon I had a serious crush. That's not wildly unusual for this technologist, but those first crushes often turn to indifference once I put a machine through its paces.

Lovely design, 3 lb; weight, high res display, superb keyboard

No dock or battery slice options; battery life just average

Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch retains almost everything that is good about the original X1 Carbon while adding the touchscreen many value in a Windows 8 machine.

Light weight and slim; Semi-rugged and durable construction; Excellent keyboard for an Ultrabook; Multiple inputs; including TrackPoint; Speedy performance

Only two USB ports; Sub-par touchpad; Touchscreen means lower battery life; Viewing angles aren't as wide as we'd like

As far as laptop ranges go, there's very little introduction needed for the ThinkPad family. First produced by IBM more than twenty years ago, Lenovo acquired the entire range a decade later.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon is everything the original X1 should have been. Though its TN screen doesn't quite match up to the premium style, build and features of this stunning Ultrabook, in every other regard it's easily the best business ultraportable around.

Stylish; light and sleek; Superb backlit; spill-proof keyboard; Durable soft-touch finish; Powerful specs; Good high-res screen

No Ethernet port; Screen panel still TN