Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 (2023) Review

Kaum ib hlis dhau los, peb tau muab lub Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 tsis yog ib qho khoom plig Editors 'Choice nkaus xwb tab sis qhov tsis tshua muaj tsib lub hnub qub kev ntaus nqi thiab cov ntsiab lus, "Zoo, peb yuav hais nws: lub ntiaj teb lub laptop zoo tshaj plaws." Lub Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 (pib ntawm $ 1,391.40; $ 2,085.99 raws li kev sim) yog tib lub lag luam phau ntawv zoo tshaj nrog 13th tsis yog 12th Generation Intel processor - thiab yog, peb mam li hais dua, lub laptop zoo tshaj plaws rau txhua yam luv luv ntawm kev xav tau. chaw ua haujlwm apps los yog hardcore gaming. Cov Carbon tsis yog pheej yig, tab sis nws tsis yog overpriced xav txog nws stellar tsim zoo, ceev ceev, thiab feathery portability. Nws yooj yim rov ua dua nws cov Editors 'Choice yeej nyob rau hauv ob qho tib si kev lag luam thiab ultraportable laptop pawg.

Tsuas yog Ib Cheeb Tsam Hloov 

Tsuas yog CPU tshiab, ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 yog tib yam 14-nti slimline-ntawm 2.48 phaus, nws yog me ntsis sib dua li 13.4-nti Dell XPS 13 thiab 13.6-nti Apple MacBook Cua. Crafted los ntawm ib nrab siv magnesium, txhuas, thiab carbon fiber, nws tau dhau los ntawm MIL-STD 810H kev tsim txom kev sim tawm tsam kev phom sij xws li kev poob siab, kev co, thiab kub heev.

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Nws tus nqi ntawm Lenovo.com (thiab yog li nws lub hnub qub ntsuas) hloov pauv tsis zoo thaum kuv ua haujlwm ntawm qhov kev tshuaj xyuas no, nrog rau cov qauv hauv paus poob los ntawm tus nqi-gouging - thiab kuv vam tias yuam kev - $ 2,319 txog $ 1,391.40. Cov ntawv ntawd muaj Intel Core i5 processor, 16GB ntawm RAM, 256GB NVMe solid-state drive, Windows 11 Lub Tsev, thiab 1,920-by-1,200-pixel IPS zaub.

Peb chav tshuaj xyuas (tus qauv 21HM000JUS) yog $ 2,085.99 ntawm CDW, me ntsis siab dua lossis qis dua ntawm lwm tus neeg muag khoom hauv online, thiab pom tau qis dua ntawm Lenovo tus teeb tsa online. Nws nce mus rau Core i7-1355U nti (ob lub Performance cores, yim Efficient cores, 12 threads), 512GB SSD, kov npo, thiab Windows 11 Pro.

Lub laptop lub cim xeeb thiab lub qab nthab yog 32GB thiab 2TB feem. Qhov thib peb 1,920-los-1,200-pixel screen xaiv muab lub lim dej ntiag tug built-in; Lwm cov kev xaiv zaub suav nrog me ntsis dimmer 2,240-by-1,400 IPS vaj huam sib luag thiab kov thiab tsis kov OLED cov ntxaij vab tshaus nrog 2,880-los-1,800 daws teeb meem. Ob lub 3,840-los-2,400-pixel cov lus muaj nrog Gen 10 tau ploj mus. Txij li thaum 4K daws teeb meem yog arguably dhau squinty ntawm 14-nti laptop, qhov txiav yog to taub, tab sis kuv tseem tu siab pom lawv mus.

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Tus nyeem ntiv tes ua rau hauv lub zog khawm thiab lub ntsej muag paub lub vev xaib nrog lub kaw lus ceev ntiag tug muab ob txoj hauv kev hla kev ntaus password nrog Windows Hello. Lub 0.6-by-12.4-los ntawm 8.8-nti ThinkPad muaj ob lub Thunderbolt 4 chaw nres nkoj, txawm tias tsim nyog rau AC adapter lub USB-C txuas, ntxiv rau USB 3.2 Hom-A thiab HDMI chaw nres nkoj ntawm nws sab laug.

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Koj yuav pom qhov thib ob, ib txwm nyob ntawm USB-A 3.2 chaw nres nkoj, lub suab jack, thiab lub xauv qhov thaiv kev ruaj ntseg ntawm sab xis. Wi-Fi 6E thiab Bluetooth 5.1 tuaj tus qauv; Yog tias koj nquag taug kev deb ntawm Wi-nkaus, 4G lossis 5G mobile broadband yog xaiv tau.

Nws Tsis Tau Zoo Tshaj Qhov no 

Lub hau nyiam cov ntiv tes (thiab kuv tus menyuam lub paw luam tawm), tab sis cov Carbon zoo nkaus li khov kho, tsis muaj flex yog tias koj tuav lub npov kaum lossis nias lub lawj keyboard. Cov zaub bezels yog nruab nrab-nyias, thiab lub vijtsam NW nyuam qhuav wobbles thaum tapped.

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Lenovo lub webcam cov ntaub ntawv nyob rau hauv 1080p daws teeb meem thiab captures me ntsis mos-focus tab sis zoo-teeb thiab muaj yeeb yuj dluab, txawm me ntsis zoo li qub pom nyob rau hauv tus qauv ntawm kuv lub tsho. Cov software suav nrog Lenovo Saib tuaj yeem txhim kho cov yeeb yaj kiab qhov ci thiab qhov sib piv, ceeb toom koj lossis plooj lub vijtsam yog tias ib tus neeg ntsia saum koj lub xub pwg, nag yog tias nws pom koj slouch, lossis tso lub taub hau me ntsis eerie ntawm koj nyob rau hauv kaum ntawm koj qhov kev nthuav qhia PowerPoint lossis lwm yam. app.

Cov zaub 16: 10 nam piv muab rau koj ib feem loj dua ntsug saib piv nrog cov laus 16: 9 laptops - lwm kab ntawm daim ntawv nthuav qhia, hais. Txawm li cas los xij, yog tias lub vijtsam tsis txaus rau koj, Lenovo muab Mirametrix Glance software los pab tswj apps ntawm tus saib sab nraud. Lub hauv paus daws teeb meem zaub tsis yog super-ntse rau cov duab kho tab sis zoo rau chaw ua haujlwm apps, tsis muaj pixelation nyob ib ncig ntawm cov npoo ntawm cov tsiaj ntawv, qhov pom dav dav, qhov ci ci zoo, thiab qhov sib txawv zoo. Cov xim yog nplua nuj thiab zoo saturated, thiab lub vijtsam dawb cov keeb kwm yav dhau yog huv si es tsis txhob dingy, pab los ntawm lub peev xwm los qaij lub vijtsam kom deb li deb raws li koj nyiam.

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Upward-firing hais lus (ob woofers thiab ob tweeters) flank lub keyboard. Lawv tso tawm suab nrov thiab meej, tsis yog tinny lossis hnyav txawm nyob rau saum ntim txawm hais tias luv luv ntawm ntses bass thaj tsam. Highs thiab midtones yog qhov tseeb thiab koj tuaj yeem ua tawm qhov sib tshooj. Dolby Access software muab suab paj nruag, yeeb yaj kiab, kev ua si, lub suab, thiab cov presets dynamic thiab sib npaug.

ThinkPad keyboards yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws hauv kev lag luam, thiab Gen 11's tsis muaj qhov tshwj xeeb, nrog lub teeb ci ntsa iab thiab qhov ntiav ntiav tab sis snappy kev xav. Keystrokes nyob ntsiag to thiab xis nyob, thiab tshwj tsis yog rau Fn thiab Tswj cov yuam sij nyob rau hauv ib qho chaw nyob hauv qab sab laug (koj tuaj yeem pauv lawv nrog Lenovo Vantage software muab) qhov kev teeb tsa tsis raug, nrog kev mob siab rau Tsev, Xaus, Nplooj Ntawv, thiab Nplooj Down yuam sij thiab tus cursor xub nyob rau hauv qhov zoo inverted T tsis yog kab. Cov yuam sij saum toj kawg nkaus suav nrog ob qhov chaw thiab xaus Microsoft Teams hu.

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Tsis tas li ntawd ib feem ntawm ThinkPad kev lig kev cai yog kev xaiv ntawm ob lub taw tes, me me tab sis du, yooj yim-rau-nias touchpad, thiab Lenovo's TrackPoint mini joystick kos rau hauv cov keyboard nrog peb lub nas khawm hauv qab ntawm qhov chaw bar. Ob leeg ua haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus. Lenovo Vantage tseem tswj hwm cov kev hloov kho tshiab, lwm yam kev nyiam teeb tsa, kev ruaj ntseg Wi-Fi, thiab ua haujlwm kom khov cov keyboard thiab touchpad input rau ib feeb lossis ob zaug thaum koj ntxuav lub kaw lus.

Kuaj Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon: Ua piv txwv Productivity 

Lub Lenovo cov tsoos archrival rau lub npe ntawm qhov kawg ultraportable, yog tias tsis yog lub sijhawm kawg ntawm lub laptop, yog Dell XPS 13, uas nws tus qauv tam sim no 9315 peb tau tshuaj xyuas thaum Lub Kaum Hli 2022. HP muag cov neeg sib tw muaj zog-tsim kev sib tw, txawm tias ib nrab phaus hnyav dua, hauv HP EliteBook 840 G9. 

Peb qhov seem ob qho hauv peb cov qauv piv txwv piv mus rau lub khoos phis tawj txawm tias sib dua li X1 Carbon ntawm 2.2 phaus txhua qhov: 14-nti Asus ExpertBook B9 thiab HP Elite Dragonfly G3, uas raug nqi ntau dua tab sis muaj qhov tsis zoo, squarer 3: 2- nam-ratio 13.5-nti zaub.

Productivity Tests 

Lub ntsiab lus tseem ceeb ntawm UL's PCMark 10 simulates ntau yam kev tsim khoom hauv ntiaj teb tiag tiag thiab cov ntsiab lus tsim ua haujlwm los ntsuas kev ua haujlwm tag nrho rau cov haujlwm hauv chaw ua haujlwm xws li kev ua cov lus, kev nthuav dav, kev tshawb nrhiav hauv web, thiab videoconferencing. Peb kuj tseem khiav PCMark 10's Full System Drive test los ntsuas lub sijhawm thauj khoom thiab kev xa tawm ntawm lub laptop cia.

Peb lwm cov qauv ntsuas tsom rau CPU, siv tag nrho cov cores thiab xov, los ntsuas lub PC qhov tsim nyog rau cov khoom siv ua haujlwm hnyav. Maxon's Cinebench R23 siv lub tuam txhab Cinema 4D lub cav los ua ib qho chaw nyuaj, thaum HandBrake 1.4 yog qhov qhib video transcoder peb siv los hloov 12-feeb video clip los ntawm 4K mus rau 1080p daws teeb meem (qis dua lub sijhawm zoo dua). Geekbench 5.4.1 Pro los ntawm Primate Labs simulates nrov apps xws li los ntawm PDF rendering thiab kev paub hais lus rau kev kawm tshuab. 

Thaum kawg, peb sim rau cov ntsiab lus tsim chops nrog PugetBench rau Photoshop los ntawm chaw ua haujlwm tsim Puget Systems, ib qho kev txuas ntxiv mus rau Adobe's Creative Cloud duab editor uas ua tiav ntau yam kev ua haujlwm dav dav thiab GPU nrawm xws li qhib, tig, thiab hloov pauv cov duab rau kev thov. daim npog qhov ncauj, gradient sau, thiab lim.

Xyoo tas los Carbon tau ua tiav qhov no hauv peb qhov kev sim CPU vim tias peb Gen 10 chav muaj 28-watt (W) Intel P-series es tsis yog 15W U-series processor, tab sis Gen 11 ua pov thawj kev sib tw hauv PCMark 10 thiab Photoshop. Tag nrho tsib lub laptops tau ua pov thawj zoo rau kev ua haujlwm hauv chaw ua haujlwm thiab tsim cov ntsiab lus teeb pom kev zoo, txawm hais tias Core i5 Dell yog qhov tsis zoo rau Core i7s, thiab Asus ib yam dab tsi ntawm kev ua tsis tiav. Lub ThinkPad tau muab tso rau hauv qhov kev ua yeeb yam zoo ntawm no, tab sis peb xav kom saib rau hauv kev hloov pauv yog tias koj xav tau lub zog ntxiv.

Graphics Tests 

Peb sim Windows PC cov duab nrog ob lub DirectX 12 gaming simulations los ntawm UL's 3DMark, Hmo Raid (ntau tus qauv, haum rau lub laptops nrog cov duab sib xyaw) thiab Lub Sijhawm Spy (ntau xav tau, haum rau gaming rigs nrog discrete GPUs). 

Thaum kawg, peb tau khiav ob qhov kev xeem los ntawm tus ntoo khaub lig-platform GPU benchmark GFXBench 5, uas ua rau muaj kev ntxhov siab rau ob qho kev ua haujlwm qis xws li texturing thiab qib siab, game-zoo li cov duab rendering. Lub 1440p Aztec Ruins thiab 1080p Kev Sib Tw Tsheb Sib Tw, ua rau offscreen kom haum rau cov kev daws teeb meem sib txawv, cov duab kos duab thiab suav cov duab ntxoov ntxoo siv OpenGL programming interface thiab hardware tessellation feem. Qhov ntau thav duab ib ob (fps), qhov zoo dua.

Nrog lawv cov Intel Iris Xe cov duab sib xyaw ua ke, tag nrho tsib ntawm cov teeb meem no hais txog kev tsim khoom txhua hnub, yog li lawv cov qhab nia ntawm no yuav raug cua tshuab los ntawm kev ua si laptops nrog kev sib cais GPUs. Lub Lenovo ua tiav nyob rau hauv nruab nrab rear, uas txhais tau hais tias nws zoo rau kev tshaj tawm streaming tab sis tawm ntawm nws lub caij nrog feem ntau niaj hnub mainstream PC games. Ib yam li ntawd, koj yuav tsum nrhiav tus tsim lub khoos phis tawj nrog lub GPU tsis sib xws yog tias koj xav tau ib qho rau kev hloov kho multimedia.

Roj teeb thiab Zaub Tests 

Peb sim lub laptop roj teeb lub neej los ntawm kev ua si hauv zos khaws cia 720p video file (qhov qhib-qhov Blender movie Kua muag ntawm hlau(Qhib lub qhov rais tshiab)) nrog zaub brightness ntawm 50% thiab lub ntim ntawm 100%. Peb xyuas kom meej tias lub roj teeb tau them tag nrho ua ntej kev sim, nrog Wi-Fi thiab keyboard backlighting tua. 

Tsis tas li ntawd, peb siv Datacolor SpyderX Elite saib ntsuas ntsuas ntsuas thiab nws Windows software los ntsuas lub khoos phis tawj lub vijtsam xim xim - pes tsawg feem pua ​​​​ntawm sRGB, Adobe RGB, thiab DCI-P3 xim gamuts lossis palettes cov zaub tuaj yeem pom - thiab nws 50% thiab ncov brightness nyob rau hauv nits (candelas ib square meter).

Asus ExpertBook tau pom qhov muaj zog tshaj plaws hauv peb lub roj teeb, nrog rau EliteBook thiab ThinkPad no tsis deb tom qab. Tag nrho tsib phau ntawv muaj cov lus qhia uas ua pov thawj ntau dua li ci ntsa iab thiab muaj yeeb yuj txaus rau lub ntsiab apps, tab sis tsis zoo tagnrho rau cov muaj tswv yim zoo.

Kev Txiav Txim: Tib Zaj Dab Neeg qub tseem yog ib qho Thriller

Hauv Carbon, peb txuas ntxiv mus dazzled los ntawm ntau npaum li cas phau ntawv Lenovo tuaj yeem haum rau hauv pob 2.48-phaus. Thaum Dell thiab Apple muab cov ntxaij vab tshaus me me (txawm tias tom kawg yog qhov ntse dua li ThinkPad lub hauv paus vaj huam sib luag) thiab tsuas yog ob peb Thunderbolt cov chaw nres nkoj ib qho - nrog rau XPS 13 txawm tias tsis muaj lub suab nrov - X1 Carbon ntxiv ob lub USB-A ports thiab HDMI. saib xyuas chaw nres nkoj, nrog rau ib qho ntawm cov keyboards zoo tshaj plaws ntawm lub laptop ntawm txhua qhov loj.

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Raws li peb tau hais, ThinkPad yog tus nqi ntau dua rau cov lag luam IT cov neeg yuav khoom dua li nyiaj ntsuab freelancers los yog chaw ua haujlwm me me. (Lenovo coj cov tom kawg mus rau ThinkBook kab.) Nws yuav tsim nyog nrhiav kev pom zoo ntawm Gen 10 qauv txij li cov txheej txheem tshiab txhim kho kev ua tau zoo hauv ntiaj teb nkaus xwb, thiab nws yog qhov tsim nyog ua qhov muag ntawm Lenovo.com nquag muag thiab tshwj xeeb. Tab sis, yog tias koj tuaj yeem tau txais koj txhais tes ntawm X1 Carbon ntawm txhua tus nqi, koj muaj hmoo. Nws tseem yog lub laptop zoo tshaj plaws nyob ib puag ncig muaj thiab Editors 'Choice Award yeej dua.