Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
The eighth-generation X1 Carbon, a 14-inch ultralight business laptop with 10th Gen Intel Core U-series processors, soldered LPDDR3 memory and up to a UHD Dolby Vision display.
Memory
- Max
- 16 GB, soldered, not upgradable
- Slots
- None — soldered to system board, dual-channel
- Type
- LPDDR3-2133
Storage
- Bays
- 1 × M.2 2280 SSD, up to 2 TB
- Interface
- PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4; Opal2 security available
- Optane
- Optional Intel Optane Memory integrated with SSD, M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe
- Card reader
- None
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel UHD Graphics, shared memory, DirectX 12
- Monitor support
- Up to 3 independent displays (native + 2 external via HDMI and Thunderbolt); HDMI up to 4K@24Hz; Thunderbolt up to 5K@60Hz
Networking
- Ethernet
- Gigabit Ethernet, Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM (vPro) or I219-V (non-vPro), via optional ThinkPad Ethernet Extension Adapter Gen 2; Wake-on-LAN
- WLAN + Bluetooth
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 802.11ax 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.1
- WWAN
- Optional: Quectel EM05-CE 4G LTE, Fibocom L850-GL CAT9, or Fibocom L860-GL-16 CAT16, M.2 card; Gemalto eSIM or Nano-SIM
- NFC
- Optional Near Field Communication
Power
- AC adapter
- 45 W USB-C or 65 W USB-C (PD 3.0), 100-240V; slim variants also offered, dependent on country
Ports
- USB
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Always On), 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 / Thunderbolt 3 (data, Power Delivery 3.0, DisplayPort 1.2)
- Video
- 1x HDMI 1.4b
- Card reader
- None
- Other
- Ethernet extension connector, headphone/microphone combo jack, side docking connector, optional Nano-SIM card slot
Display
- Options
- 14.0" FHD (1920x1080) IPS, 400 nits, anti-glare; 14.0" FHD multi-touch IPS, 500 nits, anti-glare, ThinkPad Privacy Guard; 14.0" WQHD (2560x1440) IPS, 300 nits, anti-glare (not EMEA); 14.0" UHD (3840x2160) IPS, 500 nits, glossy, Dolby Vision, DisplayHDR 400; 14.0" FHD multi-touch IPS, 400 nits, anti-glare
- Touch
- Capacitive-type multi-touch, 10-point, on selected panels
Battery
- Capacity
- Integrated Li-Polymer 51 Wh, Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hr with 65 W adapter
- Life
- MobileMark 2014: 19.5 hr; MobileMark 2018: 13.8 hr; JEITA 2.0: 19.8 hr
Physical
- Dimensions
- 323 x 217 x 14.95 mm (12.72 x 8.54 x 0.59 in), non-Privacy Guard; 323 x 217 x 15.4 mm (12.72 x 8.54 x 0.61 in), Privacy Guard models
- Weight
- 1.09 kg (2.4 lb) non-Privacy Guard; 1.21 kg (2.66 lb) Privacy Guard
- Case
- Carbon fiber (top), magnesium alloy (bottom); black paint or black weave finish
- Keyboard
- 6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys with Unified Communications controls, LED backlight; TrackPoint + glass surface multi-touch touchpad (UltraNav)
- Camera
- HD 720p with ThinkShutter, fixed focus, or IR & HD 720p hybrid with ThinkShutter
- Audio
- HD Audio, USI 4551-513711-00 codec; stereo speakers 2W x2 and 0.8W x2, Dolby Atmos; four-microphone quad-array, 360° far-field
- Mil-spec
- MIL-STD-810G military test passed
Management
- Security chip
- Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated in chipset, or discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG certified), depending on configuration; disabled in some regions
- vPro
- Intel vPro available (selected configurations)
- Fingerprint
- Touch-style match-on-chip fingerprint reader on palm rest
- BIOS security
- Power-on password, supervisor password, hard disk password, self-healing BIOS
- Other
- Kensington Security Slot; ThinkShutter camera cover; optional IR camera for Windows Hello; optional Privacy Guard with Privacy Alert
Operating systems
- Options
- Windows 10 Pro 64, Windows 10 Home 64, Fedora Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Linux, No operating system
Processors
- Intel Core i5-10210U
- Intel Core i5-10310U
- Intel Core i7-10510U
- Intel Core i7-10610U
- Intel Core i7-10710U
- Intel Core i7-10810U