Lenovo's latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon "Aura AI" is the first laptop with Gen5 SSD support and adopts the Lunar Lake SoC.
Faster PCI-E 5.0 SSD but covered with a heatsink, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptop comes with some serious upgrades including a Gen5 SSD
Lenovo has debuted its newest ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptop, with some solid upgrades over its predecessor. While the initial name stays the same, Lenovo added "Aura AI" to indicate the hardware change. The new X1 Carbon laptop boasts the latest Intel Lunar Lake processor, Core Ultra 7 258V.
There will be two different configurations available with this model: One with 1 TB of storage and another with 2 TB. Since the Core Ultra 7 258V is only available with 32 GB RAM in dual-rank memory configuration, the system RAM capacity will be the same on both models. However, the newer model now boasts a much faster 8533 MT/s LPDDR5X memory, compared to 6400 MT/s on the previous model.
Fortunately, we got to see what's inside the chassis of this laptop. As spotted by 孤城Hardware, the newer model has a heatsink over the PCI-E 5.0 SSD. If you don't know, the older model comes with PCI-E 4.0 SSD. The Gen5 SSDs are now coming in the mainstream segment with updated storage controllers that will suit the compact and slim nature of laptops such as the Lenovo ThinkPad X1.
As per the report, the 1 TB edition will cost 15999 Yuan or US$2200 and the 2 TB edition will cost 17999 Yuan or approximately US$2476 in China. The prices in the NA region should be lower. As far as the differences are concerned, the newer edition is greatly enhanced over its predecessor. Lenovo has managed to reduce its weight to under 1 kg, and now the X1 Carbon Aura AI weighs just 978 grams compared to the 1.09 Kg of the predecessor.
The thickness is also reduced from 14.96 mm to 14.37 mm, which may not be very noticeable. Battery life remains the same at 57 Whr but expect the newer model to operate for much longer since Lunar Lake CPUs excel at power efficiency. The X1 Carbon Aura AI can work for up to 18 hours with the same battery capacity as the predecessor (on specific loads), even though the display properties are retained.
Not much has been revealed about the types of displays you will get on it, but unlike the previous model, you will get only one type of display. The display is a 14-inch OLED panel that can run at up to 120Hz refresh rate and will feature 100% DCI-P3 color gamut and 500 nits of peak HDR brightness. So, a small bump in the brightness over the predecessor but nothing huge.
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