Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" 8th Gen Black 2020
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong compact (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
- Below average cpu (21th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-10210U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | Network extension for Ethernet/side mechanical docking |
Physical
| Weight | 1.1 kg / 2.4 lbs |
| Battery | 51 Wh |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" 8th Gen | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-10210U | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 51 | 72 | - | 71 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" 8th Gen | 20.5 | 19 | 14.3 | 95.8 | 62 | 88.6 | 18.7 | 79.3 | 30 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 82.7 | 19 | 82 | 79.3 | 99.2 | 70.4 | 98.8 | 96.7 | 96.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 87 | 91.3 | 92.4 | 92 | 96 | 72.8 | 90.3 | 59.1 | 97.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89.1 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 92 | 96 | 71.5 | 81.7 | 32.5 | 96.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.9 | 64.9 | 82 | 82.6 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.2 | 59.1 | 86.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.9 | 64.9 | 82 | 66.4 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 81.7 | 79.3 | 96.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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