Lenovo ThinkPad C14 Gen 1 Chromebook
14-inch ChromeOS laptop built on 12th-generation Intel Core and Pentium U-series processors, aimed at business and education fleets that want ThinkPad build quality with soldered, non-upgradeable memory and storage.
Memory
- Type
- LPDDR4x-4266, soldered to the system board, not upgradeable
- Capacity options
- 4 GB, 8 GB, or 16 GB
- Channels
- Single-channel on 4 GB models; dual-channel on 8 GB or 16 GB models
Storage
- Options
- 64 GB or 128 GB eMMC 5.1 on the system board, or one M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD up to 256 GB (TCG Opal 2.0) — one exclusively, not both
- Slot
- One M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (SSD configurations); eMMC configurations have no slot
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel UHD Graphics (Core i3) or Intel Iris Xe Graphics (Core i5/i7), shared system memory, DirectX 12.1
Networking
- Ethernet
- No onboard Ethernet
- Wireless
- Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211, 802.11ax 2×2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.1, M.2 card
- WWAN
- Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE Cat 9, M.2 card (select models)
Power
- Adapter
- 45 W USB-C or 65 W USB-C (slim) AC adapter, supports USB PD 3.0, 100–240 V 50/60 Hz (offering varies by country)
Ports
- Standard
- 2× USB 3.2 Gen 2, 1× HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K/60Hz), 1× headphone/microphone combo jack (3.5 mm), 1× microSD card reader
- Optional
- 1× Nano-SIM card slot (WWAN models); 2× Thunderbolt 4 (vPro models) or 2× USB4 20Gbps (non-vPro models), both with USB PD 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4
Display
- Size
- 14"
- Resolution
- 1920×1080 (FHD)
- Panel
- IPS, anti-glare, 16:9, 800:1 contrast, 45% NTSC color gamut, 85° viewing angles
- Brightness
- 250 nits (non-touch) or 300 nits (multi-touch)
- Touch
- Optional 10-point multi-touch, OGS (One Glass Solution)
Battery
- Capacity
- Integrated 57 Wh Li-Polymer, Rapid Charge (up to 80% in 1 hr with 65 W adapter)
- Life
- Up to 11.4 hr (Google Power Load Test @80 nits, configuration-dependent — see gotchas)
Physical
- Dimensions (W × D × H)
- 325.4 × 217 × 19.83 mm
- Weight
- Starting at 1.56 kg
- Case
- PC-ABS top and bottom, Abyss Blue
Management
- vPro
- Intel vPro Enterprise available on select models; non-vPro also offered
- Security chip
- Google Security Chip H1
- Fingerprint reader
- Optional, touch-style, integrated in the power button, match-on-chip
- Physical lock
- Kensington Nano Security Slot
Operating systems
- OS
- ChromeOS, ChromeOS with Chrome Education Upgrade, or ChromeOS with Chrome Enterprise Upgrade
Processors
- Intel Core i3-1215U
- Intel Core i5-1235U
- Intel Core i5-1245U
- Intel Core i7-1265U
- Intel Pentium 8505