Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" 8th Gen Black 2020
CPU i5-10210U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14"
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.1 kg
Battery 51 Wh
46 Overall Score
Price £1,119
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong portability (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (17th percentile)
- Below average cpu (21st percentile)
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 M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-10210U | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 51 | 72 | - | 71 | - | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" 8th Gen | 21.3 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 95.6 | 62.6 | 89.7 | 16.9 | 79.9 | 29.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.5 | 72.6 | 67 | 88.1 | 99.2 | 68.1 | 98.7 | 97 | 99.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 89 | 91.8 | 92.4 | 91.3 | 96.1 | 73.5 | 90.1 | 59.5 | 97.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.3 | 86.7 | 91.3 | 91.3 | 96.1 | 72.2 | 68.6 | 32.3 | 97 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64 | 62.6 | 81.7 | 81.4 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 73.2 | 59.5 | 87.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Compare | 98.9 | 24.2 | 81.7 | 59 | 88.2 | 88.7 | 81.1 | 79.9 | 91.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From £1,119
Amazon.co.uk 1 offer From £1,119
We started tracking prices for this product on Jul 2, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
