Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Yoga Gen 6 Storm Grey 2021
Its 14-inch 1920x1200 OLED touchscreen and Intel i7-1185G7 with 16GB RAM power through business apps, while the 2-in-1 convertible body with integrated stylus adds flexibility. The Thunderbolt 4 port and 1TB NVMe SSD deliver fast connectivity and storage, and the refurbished Grade B unit retains ThinkPad durability. It’s best for mobile professionals needing an OLED convertible for presentations and note-taking, not gaming.
CPU Intel Core i7 1185G
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 57 Wh
63 Overall Score
Price $600
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong screen (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average cpu (26th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1185G |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | HDMI 2.0 Ports: 1 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| Battery | 57 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Yoga Gen 6 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Creator A13V | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1185G | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 57 | 72 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 90 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Yoga Gen 6 | 25.9 | 49.1 | 47.5 | 94.9 | 72.8 | 70.8 | 79.7 | 81 | 67.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.7 | 73 | 51.2 | 86.4 | 99.2 | 71.7 | 79.7 | 97.6 | 99.6 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 88.4 | 68.1 | 90.2 | 59.6 | 82 | 87 | 61.2 | 60.1 | 98.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 80.2 | 59.6 | 89.1 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 81 | 95.2 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 72 | 84.6 | 84.4 | 68.8 | 89.5 | 73.5 | 94 | 60.1 | 67.8 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare | 96.1 | 93 | 89.5 | 99.8 | 91.8 | 9.9 | 79.7 | 9.8 | 83.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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Usage Scores
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Other Configurations22
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