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Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Gen 1 Thunder Gray 2025
The 15.3" 2.8K OLED and Intel Core Ultra 7 268V with 48 TOPS NPU drive sharp AI-assisted tasks in a thin aluminum chassis. Shield Mode AI privacy blurs the screen when someone looks over your shoulder, backed by 32GB RAM. Best for small-to-mid-sized business professionals and STEM technologists handling sensitive data and AI workflows.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 268V
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.3" 2880x1800
GPU Intel Arc Graphics 140V
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Battery 80 Wh
83 Overall Score
Price CA$2,871
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong ram (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong storage (82th percentile) 82th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 Output |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
| Battery | 80 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Gen 1 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8192 | 2000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.3" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 80 | 72 | - | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Gen 1 | 66.6 | 64.3 | 93.3 | 71.2 | 95.6 | 53.7 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 75.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.1 | 18.7 | 96.3 | 79.7 | 99.1 | 67.5 | 99.7 | 96.4 | 87.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.6 | 91.5 | 92.3 | 66.5 | 95.6 | 72.8 | 90 | 58.6 | 97.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 81.4 | 82.9 | 90.4 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 58.6 | 85.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.3 | 64.3 | 81.4 | 66.5 | 95.1 | 85.5 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 96.5 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 75.3 | 60.6 | 84.1 | 82.9 | 72.5 | 77.7 | 69.4 | 32.1 | 96.5 |
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Other Configurations5
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