{"id":384515,"date":"2021-12-22T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-beautiful-and-expensive-laptop-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-12-22T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T14:00:00","slug":"a-beautiful-and-expensive-laptop-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-beautiful-and-expensive-laptop-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#A Beautiful (and Expensive) Laptop \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a362b43a0568\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a362b43a0568\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-beautiful-and-expensive-laptop-review-geek\/#Heres_What_We_Like\" >Here&#8217;s What We Like<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-beautiful-and-expensive-laptop-review-geek\/#And_What_We_Dont\" >And What We Don&#8217;t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-beautiful-and-expensive-laptop-review-geek\/#Specs_as_Reviewed\" >Specs as Reviewed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-beautiful-and-expensive-laptop-review-geek\/#Design_and_Build_Quality_It_Felt_Like_a_Premium_Laptop\" >Design and Build Quality: It Felt Like a Premium Laptop<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-beautiful-and-expensive-laptop-review-geek\/#Display_and_Performance_Great_but_Not_What_I_Expected_for_the_Price\" >Display and Performance: Great, but Not What I Expected for the Price<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-beautiful-and-expensive-laptop-review-geek\/#Audio_Cameras_and_Battery_Life_The_Smaller_Features_We_Care_About\" >Audio, Cameras, and Battery Life: The Smaller Features We Care About<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-beautiful-and-expensive-laptop-review-geek\/#Conclusion_If_You_Buy_It_You_Wont_Be_Disappointed_But_Should_You_Buy_It\" >Conclusion: If You Buy It, You Won\u2019t Be Disappointed. But Should You Buy It?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-beautiful-and-expensive-laptop-review-geek\/#Heres_What_We_Like-2\" >Here\u2019s What We Like<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-beautiful-and-expensive-laptop-review-geek\/#And_What_We_Dont-2\" >And What We Don&#8217;t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#A Beautiful (and Expensive) Laptop \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<div class=\"single-review-card\">\n<div class=\"review-card-heading\">\n<div class=\"rating\">Rating:<br \/>\n<strong>8\/10<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong class=\"more-info-hover\">?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong class=\"rating-info\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 &#8211; Absolute Hot Garbage<\/li>\n<li>2 &#8211; Sorta Lukewarm Garbage<\/li>\n<li>3 &#8211; Strongly Flawed Design<\/li>\n<li>4 &#8211; Some Pros, Lots Of Cons<\/li>\n<li>5 &#8211; Acceptably Imperfect<\/li>\n<li>6 &#8211; Good Enough to Buy On Sale<\/li>\n<li>7 &#8211; Great, But Not Best-In-Class<\/li>\n<li>8 &#8211; Fantastic, with Some Footnotes<\/li>\n<li>9 &#8211; Shut Up And Take My Money<\/li>\n<li>10 &#8211; Absolute Design Nirvana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<p>Price: <strong>$2,379.00<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-104760 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6ccb737e.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6ccb737e.jpg?width=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6ccb737e.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"featured image of lenovo x1 carbon 9th gen with sony headphones and redmagicsmartphone in the shot background\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Sarah Chaney\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Sarah Chaney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdw.com\/product\/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-carbon-gen-9-14-core-i7-1185g7-vpro-16-gb-ram\/6447743\">Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9<\/a> is a beautiful laptop with a sleek and cool-to-the-touch exterior reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s MacBook. However, it\u2019s super expensive. Does Lenovo\u2019s latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon have enough features to make it worth\u00a0the extra money?<\/p>\n<div class=\"review-card-body-inline\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_What_We_Like\"><\/span>Here&#8217;s What We Like<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Absolutely love the Carbon Fiber + Magnesium exterior<\/li>\n<li>Impressive battery life<\/li>\n<li>Love the soft rubber dome keys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_What_We_Dont\"><\/span>And What We Don&#8217;t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Super duper expensive<\/li>\n<li>Didn&#8217;t like that the Ctrl and Fn keys are swapped<\/li>\n<li>For the price, the specs weren&#8217;t very impressive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m pretty frugal (And yes, that is a nice synonym for cheap), so when I bought myself a new laptop, I went with the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lenovo-Processor-Graphics-Included-81X20005US\/dp\/B086226DDB?tag=reviewgeek-20\">Lenovo Flex 5<\/a>\u00a0because it met all my needs. It was affordable, had decent specs for the price, and could also double as a tablet for me.<\/p>\n<p>So trying out the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 felt like a luxury. I would never buy myself such an expensive laptop because it just goes against my nature. I loved every magnificent moment with this laptop because it performs well and feels even better. That said, I felt like the overall specs were lacking compared to its high price tag. Let\u2019s take a closer look at my experience with this bad boy.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Specs_as_Reviewed\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_0\">Specs as Reviewed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CPU:<\/strong> Intel Core i7-1185G7 (3.0GHz, up to 4.8GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 cores, 8 threads, 12MB cache)<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 2\u00d78 GB (LPDDR4 4267)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Storage:<\/strong> 512GB SSD<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graphics:<\/strong> Intel Iris Xe<\/li>\n<li><strong>Display :<\/strong> 14-inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) IPS non-touchscreen, 400 nits<\/li>\n<li><strong>Battery:<\/strong> SMP Cell (57Wh)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connectivity:<\/strong> Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 802.11AX, Bluetooth 5.1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Operating System:<\/strong> Windows 10<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ports:<\/strong> 1x HDMI, 2x USB 4 Type-C with Thunderbolt 4 (DP, DT, PD), 2x USB-A\u00a03.2 Gen 1, headphone jack<\/li>\n<li><strong>Camera:<\/strong>\u00a0Hybrid IR &amp; 720p HD with webcam privacy shutter<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audio:<\/strong>\u00a0Dolby Atmos Speaker<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong>\u00a012.38 x 8.72 x 0.59 inches<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight:<\/strong>\u00a0Starting at 2.49 lbs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Design_and_Build_Quality_It_Felt_Like_a_Premium_Laptop\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_1\">Design and Build Quality: It Felt Like a Premium Laptop<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Overall, I loved the design of\u00a0Lenovo\u2019s ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9. The only tiny grievance I had was with the red TrackPoint in the middle of the keyboard, but that\u2019s a personal preference. I know people still use it, but I can\u2019t see myself ever preferring that over a mouse or even just the laptop\u2019s trackpad.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m also used to the left Control key being the furthest button to the left, but Lenovo swapped it with the Function key on this laptop. You can remap the Fn and Ctrl keys in the BIOS or through Lenovo\u2019s Commercial Vantage software if you can\u2019t get used to it. The keys won\u2019t look any different physically, but functionally, it\u2019s nice to know you can swap them.<\/p>\n<p>It felt great, very similar to a MacBook, which makes sense when you look at the materials used for each. A MacBook\u2019s outer case is made up of\u00a0polycarbonate, aluminum, and magnesium. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 has a chassis made of carbon fiber and magnesium. It felt cool to the touch and silky smooth. It\u2019s a lot lighter than a MacBook but still manages to achieve a high-class feel.<\/p>\n<p>And although this is a small detail, you can open this laptop with one hand. The laptop I currently have (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B086226DDB?tag=reviewgeek-20\">Lenovo\u2019s Flex 5<\/a>) requires two hands to open it. 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onkeyup=\"moka_gallery_fullsize_toggle(0);\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/11\/45bde6ab.jpg\" alt=\"lenovo thinkpad x1 carbon gen 9 laptop fully open at 180 degrees and laid down on a wooden table\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><br \/><span class=\"imagecredit\">Sarah Chaney<\/span><\/div>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" alt=\"Next Slide\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"black\" class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-square\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M15 2a1 1 0 0 0-1-1H2a1 1 0 0 0-1 1v12a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h12a1 1 0 0 0 1-1V2zM0 2a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v12a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H2a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V2zm4.5 5.5a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h5.793l-2.147 2.146a.5.5 0 0 0 .708.708l3-3a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708l-3-3a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L10.293 7.5H4.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The keys also felt amazing. I love being able to type quickly and quietly, and these rubber dome keys felt really nice under my fingers. There wasn\u2019t an overly annoying clicky sound, but I could still hear my fingers touching the keys every time. In short, it\u2019s as good as the best chiclet keyboards out there right now.<\/p>\n<p>The trackpad also felt great and was highly responsive. I enjoyed having dedicated buttons for left- and right-clicking. With trackpads that have no buttons, you sometimes have to click in just the right spot for it to register as a right-click, which rapidly gets annoying.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103845 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/11\/6244bceb.jpg\" alt=\"closeup of the available ports on the lenovo thinkpad x1 carbon gen 9 laptop, including two usb-c ports, one usb-a port, and an hdmi port\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Sarah Chaney\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Sarah Chaney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As far as ports go, there were two USB-A ports and two USB-C ports, one of which you\u2019ll use for charging. With so many devices starting to embrace USB-C charging as the way of the future, it was wonderful to see that charging functionality here. Then, there was an HDMI port, which is great if you want to hook up another monitor for extra working space.<\/p>\n<p>And as you can see in the picture above, this laptop is capable of lying down at 180 degrees, which is an awesome feature just to ensure you don\u2019t ever accidentally bend your laptop back too far.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Display_and_Performance_Great_but_Not_What_I_Expected_for_the_Price\"><\/span>Display and Performance: Great, but Not What I Expected for the Price<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 performed well, but the specs aren\u2019t where I would like them to be for its price. After all, why would you spend all this money on the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 when you could get the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/60727\/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-extreme-gen-3-review-power-beauty-and-brains\/\">ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 at roughly the same price but with better specs?<\/p>\n<p>One of the most impressive things about the Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 9 is its CPU. It has Intel\u2019s 11th Gen i7-1185G7 vPro, which is currently the most remarkable CPU chip out there from Intel.<\/p>\n<p>With it, I was able to multitask flawlessly and have multiple tabs open for work and a rotation of my favorite distractions of YouTube, Spotify, and Netflix in the background at the same time. I never ran into any performance problems.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, I had over 30 different Google Chrome tabs open, including YouTube and Netflix with a video streaming on each; I also had Discord and Steam open and wasn\u2019t hearing much of anything from the fans. It wasn\u2019t until I loaded up\u00a0<em>Borderlands 2<\/em> that the fans kicked on and stayed on, but that\u2019s to be expected when gaming on a laptop. The CPU usage stayed at around 20-25% when\u00a0<em>Borderlands 2<\/em> was open; RAM usage was 50-60%.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103848\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2021\/11\/90ce6182.jpg\" alt=\"Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 9th gen laptop on a wooden table, focusing in on the Thinkpad X1 logo\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Sarah Chaney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With Intel\u2019s Iris Xe GPU inside as well, things looked pretty snazzy on this laptop\u2019s 14-inch screen. The colors were super vivid while binging the latest episode of\u00a0<em>The Great British Baking Show<\/em> on Netflix and playing games on Steam. While playing <em>Borderlands<\/em>\u00a0<em>2<\/em> or\u00a0<em>Destiny 2,\u00a0<\/em>I didn\u2019t encounter any lagging or buffering issues.<\/p>\n<p>What I didn\u2019t love so much is the amount of RAM and storage provided. Although you can custom-<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lenovo.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Fconfigurator%2Fcto%2Findex.html%3FbundleId%3D20XWCTO1WWUS1\">build your ThinkPad X1 Carbon<\/a> on Lenovo\u2019s website, it\u2019s still pretty dang expensive compared to other laptops for the same specs, both within Lenovo\u2019s brand and outside of it.<\/p>\n<p>This laptop came with 16GB DDR4 RAM and a 512GB SSD. For most modern-day laptops, 16GB RAM is the standard. But for this price, I would have loved to see 32GB RAM, which you can get in a custom build on Lenovo\u2019s website (and the only 32GB option on Lenovo\u2019s website is actually the closest thing to the model I reviewed.) Now, while the 512GB SSD will probably be plenty for most people, it\u2019s disappointing to see storage that small for such a hefty price tag.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Audio_Cameras_and_Battery_Life_The_Smaller_Features_We_Care_About\"><\/span>Audio, Cameras, and Battery Life: The Smaller Features We Care About<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The audio isn\u2019t the best on this laptop, but who buys a laptop for the speakers? Plus, most of us probably use <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/100994\/the-best-over-ear-headphones\/\">headphones or earbuds to listen to stuff on our laptops. Though if you didn\u2019t have headphones or earbuds, the Dolby Audio speakers sound crisp enough that playing a song on Spotify or streaming a TV show on Netflix would sound just fine.<\/p>\n<p>This laptop comes with a built-in 720p HD webcam that\u2019ll help you look decent for video calls. There\u2019s a built-in privacy shutter, which is almost the standard nowadays, but it\u2019s still nice to know you have that extra privacy. With only 720p, you\u2019re not going to look fantastic on camera, but you also aren\u2019t going to look super blurry and unrecognizable.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also worth mentioning that this laptop had an impressive battery life, which is no surprise. Lenovo is known for its laptops sustaining a healthy charge for long periods. I could easily use my laptop all day without needing to charge it until the very end, and sometimes not even until the next day.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, if you play video games or do another demanding task, your battery will inevitably deplete faster. But for my typical workday\u2014with multiple tabs open, the occasional YouTube or Netflix video streaming in the background, and Spotify playing off and on\u2014I never had to recharge it during the day.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion_If_You_Buy_It_You_Wont_Be_Disappointed_But_Should_You_Buy_It\"><\/span>Conclusion: If You Buy It, You Won\u2019t Be Disappointed. But Should You Buy It?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While I don\u2019t think anyone who purchases this laptop is going to be upset by it, I believe there are <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/60727\/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-extreme-gen-3-review-power-beauty-and-brains\/\">better options out there for the same price. The laptop feels, performs, and looks fantastic, but it\u2019s super expensive. And since the cost is likely a huge deciding factor when choosing your next laptop (at least at this price point), it\u2019s a factor I couldn\u2019t overlook when reviewing this beauty.<\/p>\n<p>I couldn\u2019t personally see myself buying the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 because it\u2019s just too expensive and doesn\u2019t deliver what seems like should be an impressive set of specs in exchange. The CPU was excellent and able to handle everything I threw at it; the GPU helped my games look sharp, but the amount of RAM and storage size of the SSD were smaller than I think they should be for this price range.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-review-card border\">\n<div class=\"review-card-heading\">\nRating: <strong>8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Price: <strong>$2,379.00<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"review-card-body\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_What_We_Like-2\"><\/span>Here\u2019s What We Like<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Absolutely love the Carbon Fiber + Magnesium exterior<\/li>\n<li>Impressive battery life<\/li>\n<li>Love the soft rubber dome keys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_What_We_Dont-2\"><\/span>And What We Don&#8217;t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Super duper expensive<\/li>\n<li>Didn&#8217;t like that the Ctrl and Fn keys are swapped<\/li>\n<li>For the price, the specs weren&#8217;t very impressive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1137093656460433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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