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 $200
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong portability (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average cpu (21st percentile)
- Below average storage (26th 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 | NVMe 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 Core i7 2.6GHz | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 | ASUS Vivobook X1407QA-V14.X116512 | HP OmniBook 3 /D0VF2UA#ABA | Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-10210U | Intel 9th Generation Core i7 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Snapdragon X | Snapdragon X | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | AMD Radeon Pro 5300M | Qualcomm Adreno | Qualcomm Adreno | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.1 | 2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 51 | - | 35 | - | 60 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" 8th Gen | 21.1 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 95.3 | 63 | 90.4 | 25.7 | 80.6 | 29.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz Compare | 89.4 | 67.9 | 26.9 | 98.2 | 93.7 | 21.8 | 59.8 | 97.4 | 92.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 52.1 | 52.7 | 93.2 | 89.5 | 38 | 80.6 | 96.2 |
| ASUS Vivobook X1407QA-V14.X116512 Compare | 89.6 | 27.4 | 63.9 | 75.3 | 58.7 | 76.6 | 38 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| HP OmniBook 3 /D0VF2UA#ABA Compare | 89.6 | 27.4 | 37.7 | 86.1 | 68.1 | 79.7 | 38 | 32.8 | 85.3 |
| Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 61.5 | 68.1 | 74 | 62.3 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
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