Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Lenovo's flagship 14-inch business ultralight for 2021: the first X1 Carbon with a 16:10 panel, 11th Gen Intel Core (Tiger Lake) processors, soldered LPDDR4x memory and a 1.13 kg carbon-fiber chassis. Aimed at executives and mobile workers who want Thunderbolt 4, optional 4G/5G and a long-running 57 Wh battery.
Memory
- Configuration
- 8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB soldered to the system board; no slots, not upgradable
- Type
- LPDDR4x-4266, 8-channel
- Max
- 32 GB
Storage
- Slot
- One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
- Max
- One drive, up to 2 TB
- Offered
- 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB PCIe NVMe Opal 2.0; Performance 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe Opal 2.0
- Card reader
- None
- Optical
- None
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics (DirectX 12.1)
- External displays
- Up to 4 independent (panel + 3 external via Thunderbolt and HDMI); Thunderbolt up to 5K60, HDMI up to 4K60
Networking
- WLAN
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 802.11ax 2x2, Bluetooth 5.1 (5.2 hardware ready)
- WWAN (optional)
- Quectel EM120R-GL 4G LTE Cat12 (with or without eSIM), Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G Sub-6 GHz with eSIM, or WWAN-upgradable (antenna ready) models
- Ethernet
- None onboard; via optional Lenovo USB-C to Ethernet Adapter (bundled on some models)
- NFC
- Optional
Power
- Adapters
- 45 W or 65 W USB-C (standard or 65 W slim, 2-pin or 3-pin), PD 3.0
- Rapid Charge
- 80% in about 1 hour with the 65 W adapter (system off)
- P-to-P 2.0
- Both Thunderbolt 4 ports can charge another computer (needs Always On USB and Charge in Battery Mode enabled in BIOS)
Ports
- Left
- 2 × Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps (PD 3.0, DisplayPort 1.4a; one is the power connector), 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.0
- Right
- Headphone/mic combo jack, nano-SIM tray (WWAN models), 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Always On), Kensington Nano Security Slot
Display
- WUXGA IPS 400 nits
- 1920×1200, non-touch, anti-glare, 100% sRGB, 1000:1, low power, TÜV Low Blue Light
- WUXGA IPS 400 nits touch
- 1920×1200, on-cell touch, anti-glare, 100% sRGB, 1000:1, low power
- WUXGA IPS 500 nits Privacy Guard
- 1920×1200, on-cell touch, anti-glare, 100% sRGB, 1000:1, ThinkPad Privacy Guard
- WQUXGA IPS 500 nits
- 3840×2400, non-touch, glossy, 100% DCI-P3, 1500:1, DisplayHDR 400
- Camera
- 720p or 720p + IR hybrid, with privacy shutter
Battery
- Capacity
- Integrated 57 Wh Li-polymer
- Rated life
- Up to 21.3 h MobileMark 2014 / 16.7 h MobileMark 2018 / 26.0 h JEITA 2.0
Physical
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 315 × 221.6 × 14.9 mm (12.4 × 8.72 × 0.59 in)
- Weight
- Starting at 1.133 kg (2.49 lb)
- Case
- Carbon fiber top (black paint or black weave), magnesium alloy bottom
- Keyboard
- 6-row, spill-resistant, backlit, TrackPoint + glass touchpad
- Audio
- 2 × 2 W woofers + 2 × 0.8 W tweeters, Dolby Atmos; quad far-field mics, Dolby Voice
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0, fingerprint reader in power button (match-on-chip), optional IR camera, optional Human Presence Detection, Kensington Nano slot
- Durability
- MIL-STD-810H tested
- Machine types
- 20XW, 20XX
Management
- vPro
- Intel vPro or non-vPro depending on model
- BIOS
- Self-healing BIOS; power-on, supervisor and NVMe passwords
- Announced
- PSREF model announce dates 2021-03-02 to 2023-04-25
- Status
- Withdrawn (PSREF); end of support 2027-10-02
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 11 Pro / Home, Windows 11 Pro downgrade to Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro / Home, Ubuntu Linux, Fedora Linux, Linux, no OS
Processors
- Intel Core i5-1135G7
- Intel Core i5-1145G7
- Intel Core i7-1165G7
- Intel Core i7-1185G7