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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano GEN 3 13" Laptop (2023)

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon GEN 11 14" Laptop (2023)

Lenovo | Computers

Variants

2.2K

2.8K OLED

WUXGA Non-touch

WUXGA Touch

WUXGA Touch + Privacy Guard

UHD

FHD

WQHD

Connectivity

Ports

2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x Audio

2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Audio

2x thunderbolt 3, 2x USB 3.2 Gen1, HDMI 1.4, audio combo

Wireless Connectivity

WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 4G LTE (CAT4) optional

WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 5G sub-6 (CAT20) / 4G LTE (CAT16) / 4G LTE (CAT4)

WiFi 6, LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC

Construction

Battery | Capacity

49.6 Wh

57 Wh

51 Wh

Camera

FHD RGB or FHD IR Hybrid camera with webcam privacy shutter FHD + IR MIPI camera with webcam privacy shutter and Computer Vision

Colors

Deep Black

Black, optional woven carbon fiber top cover

Form Factor

Clamshell laptop computer

Material

Magnesium

Carbon fiber

Microphone

4x 360-degree Quad-Array Microphones

4x 360-degree microphones

Speakers

Stereo speakers

Dolby Atmos speakers

Dimensions

Size | Depth

208.0 mm / 8.19 inch

222.5 mm / 8.76 inch

218 mm

Size | Height

14.47 mm / 0.57 inch

14.96 mm / 0.59 inch

14.9 mm

Size | Width

293.2 mm / 11.5 inch

315.6 mm / 12.42 inch

323 mm

Weight

967 kg / 2.13 lbs

1.12 kg / 2.48 lbs

Starting at 1.09 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

Brightness

450 nits

Display Diagonal

13"

14"

Display Type

IPS

IPS, PrivacyGuard available

Gamut

100% sRGB

Resolution

2160 x 1350

FHD, WQHD, or 4K UHD

Function

Audio

Dolby ® Atmos, Dolby ® Voice

Fast Charging

Rapid Charge

Yes

Graphics

Intel ® Iris ® Xe Graphics

Integrated Intel UHD Graphics

Keyboard Backlight

Yes

Operating System

Windows 11 Pro

Up to Windows 11 Pro, Linux Ubuntu, or Fedora

Linux Fedora or Windows 10

Processor

Intel vPro®, an Intel® Evo™ Design with 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and Core i5 processor P series

Up to 10th gen Intel Core i7-10610U

SIM

1x Nano SIM or eSIM

Security

Intel vPro security, Firmware Shield, MoC Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader, IR Hybrid camera, Privacy Guard display option, PrivacyAlert with Glance App, dTPM 2.0 chip, Webcam privacy shutter, Nano Kensington Lock slot, Lock on leave with presence detect

Touch Screen

Optiona

Optional in WUXGA

Available

Performance

Battery Life

Up to 19.5 hours

Durability

MIL-STD-810H

Memory | Capacity

Up to 16GB

Up to 64GB

Up to 16GB

Memory | Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR3 2133MHz

Power Supply

Up to Type-C 65W, supports Rapid Charge

65W

Storage

Up to 1TB PCIe SSD

Up to 2TB Gen 4 performance PCIe NVMe SSD

Up to 2TB PCIe SSD

Production

Debut

2023-01 (CES 2023)

2020 CES

Reviews

Neofiliac score

77%

80%

Pros

Very light
Same ThinkPad look
Premium build quality

Robust build quality
Rather light
Serious business look

Matte 4K panel
Good battery life
Good keyboard and touchpad
Good system performance

Cons

Lack performance
No innovation since GEN 1
Low memory & storage

Lack of innovation since two generations
Slightly larger than before
Not good on performance
Display worse than previously
Three logos on the lid

High power consumption
Low color space coverage

Price

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