The Asus ZenBook 3 (111 percent) has a few more colors, while the Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (120 percent) is quite a bit more vibrant. It also went through Lenovo's own proprietary bump-and-drop tests.Īccording to our colorimeter, the screen can reproduce a full 104 percent of the sRGB color gamut, which is slightly above the 99-percent ultraportable-laptops category average and much better than the Dell XPS 13 (94 percent). The laptop is built to pass MIL-SPEC tests for extreme temperatures, shocks, vibrations and sand blasts.

With its tough carbon-fiber-and-magnesium chassis, the X1 Carbon is made to withstand some punishment. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (5th Gen) security and durability The company also says that the X1 Carbon rapid charge to 80 percent capacity in 60 minutes. You can use third-party chargers with confidence, because Lenovo's 'anti-fry' technology prevents the ports from accepting the wrong voltage. With its speedy Core i7 CPU, 16GB of RAM and 512GB PCIe SSD, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon offers plenty of pop. With the right docking station or monitor, you can charge the laptop, output to multiple monitors and connect to high-speed peripherals over a single cable. Because USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3, which share the same port, are industry-wide standards, you can attach the laptop to an entire ecosystem of chargers and docks. The X1 Carbon charges via either of its Thunderbolt 3 connectors, and comes with a USB Type-C power adapter rather than one with a proprietary Lenovo jack.

The left side holds a second USB 3 port, a full-size HDMI port, two Thunderbolt 3 connectors and a micro-Ethernet port, which requires you to use a dongle that comes with the laptop. The right side of the laptop houses a 3.5mm headphone jack, a Kensington lock slot and a USB 3.0 port that can charge your gadgets even when the system is off. Unlike some other superlight laptops that don't have room for USB 3 connectors, the X1 Carbon makes room for both dual Thunderbolt 3 ports and most of the legacy ports that users need (see our ports guide for more info).

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (5th Gen) ports The impossibly light Asus ZenBook 3 is still slimmer and lighter, at 11.65 x 7.3 x 0.47 inches and 2 pounds. At 12.7 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches and 2.49 pounds, the X1 Carbon has a larger footprint than 13-inch competitors but it's actually a bit lighter than the Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch with Touch Bar (11.97 x 8.36 x 0.59 inches, 2.8 pounds) and the Dell XPS 13 (11.98 x 7.88 x 0.6 inches, 2.7 pounds).

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