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X1 Carbon - Brightness not so bright?

Last post by corgana « Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:34 pm
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by corgana » Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:53 am

Intel 8086 0A16, the brightness is maxed out- but the screen is somewhat dim. Changing the driver to the Microsoft basic display adapter and back...

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Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:34 pm
Retrofit WQHD high res panel from X1C 2014 to 1st gen X1C

Last post by ChugokuOtaku « Tue Feb 03, 2015 1:13 pm
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by ChugokuOtaku » Sat Sep 13, 2014 1:35 am

Does anyone know if this is possible? I haven't had the chance to see the 2nd gen in person, so couldn't make a comparison.

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Last post by ChugokuOtaku
Tue Feb 03, 2015 1:13 pm
Connect X1 Carbon to Lenovo external monitor via VGA

Last post by benno « Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:17 pm

by benno » Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:17 pm

Hi

New to the forum.

I have had weeks of trouble connecting a Lenovo 2323p external monitor to my X1 Carbon via the mini displayport. I have a...

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Last post by benno
Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:17 pm
Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen. 3 SSD type

Last post by sorapp « Fri Jan 16, 2015 9:32 pm
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by sorapp » Tue Jan 06, 2015 2:06 pm

Anyone know if the Gen. 3 still has the M.2 SSD type for the 128gb option? If so, can it be upgraded like Gen. 2?

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Last post by sorapp
Fri Jan 16, 2015 9:32 pm
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 3 in-depth Review

Last post by micrex22 « Fri Jan 16, 2015 6:31 am
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by jonashendrickx » Tue Jan 06, 2015 12:59 pm

I managed to get my hands on a new ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 3. I wanted to share my impressions with the new ThinkPad.

Let me know here what you...

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Last post by micrex22
Fri Jan 16, 2015 6:31 am
X1C Gen1 + EM7355 GOBI5000 - will it work?

Last post by fb1996 « Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:08 pm
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by M3NTAL » Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:08 am

I'm looking to upgrade the WWAN card in my X1C Gen1 (3440CTO) to the newer LTE WWAN card.

Has anyone done this or know if this upgrade will work?

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Last post by fb1996
Sun Jan 11, 2015 12:08 pm
X1 Carbon BackLit Keyboard do they all have this feature?

Last post by Harleymhs « Fri Jan 09, 2015 7:41 pm
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by Harleymhs » Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:31 am

Hey Guys, Im looking to buy a 2014 X1 from a friend.. He said it doesnt have lighted keyboard.. I thought all of them came with that option? Can...

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Last post by Harleymhs
Fri Jan 09, 2015 7:41 pm
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gets its Buttons Back

Last post by JaneL « Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:12 am
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by Omineca » Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:14 am

Maybe we're not all wrong....

:banana:

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Last post by JaneL
Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:12 am
x1 carbon 2014 Lid

Last post by BillMorrow « Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:34 am
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by puma » Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:28 am

Anyone else think the lid is too heavy,, when mine is halfway closed it slowly goes down until it shuts. Not halfway a little more just wondering if...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:34 am
Thinkpad X1 carbon 2014 vs T440s

Last post by ThinkRob « Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:53 pm
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by josephaedrus » Mon May 05, 2014 4:50 am

Hi all,

I have a faithful old T410s which had taken to freezing roughly every two hours. Almost certainly a heat problem but it's probably time for...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:53 pm
Anyone every try off-brand replacement hinges? Thoughts?

Last post by ThinkRob « Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:51 pm
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by careet » Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:03 pm

Hey folks,

The hinges on my X1 (non-carbon model, plastic hinges) are starting to give out. All of the usual outlets I go through for genuine...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:51 pm
x1 carbon 2gen and image ghosting

Last post by k0NRaD « Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:51 am
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by k0NRaD » Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:21 pm

do you have this issue?

I have, but barely noticeable during normal usage (but I can trigger it displaying a chessboard image for some time....

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Last post by k0NRaD
Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:51 am
F3 for power management profiles?

Last post by Rossano « Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:16 pm
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by oliverpool » Fri Jun 06, 2014 5:43 am

All my other TP i had i could use F3 to select the power profiles. However, on the X1, it seems to be for system lock. How do I use hotkeys to change...

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Last post by Rossano
Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:16 pm
Compatibility of planars/motherboards between X1 Carbons

Last post by indotoonster « Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:20 am
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by indotoonster » Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:39 am

Hello,

I recently picked up a nice 2nd hand Thinkpad X1 Carbon (3448). It came with an i5 and 4GB of RAM, and I'm considering swapping the...

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Last post by indotoonster
Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:20 am
Scheduled backup to extrernal drive doesn't work

Last post by hornborg « Sun Aug 24, 2014 2:44 am

by hornborg » Sun Aug 24, 2014 2:44 am

Scheduled backup using Thinkvantage backup tool doesn't work on my X1, claiming that external USB disk is full. Manual backup to same disk works. The...

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Last post by hornborg
Sun Aug 24, 2014 2:44 am
X1 Carbon 2014, broadband extension card

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:47 am
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by v460 » Sat Aug 02, 2014 4:41 pm

Hi All,
I wonder if someone could help me with upgrading my Lenovo X1 Carbon 2014. I've had laptop with SIM card reader but without broadband...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:47 am
X1 Carbon 2014: Does the Fn key activate directly? FnLock?

Last post by bwsb « Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:14 pm

by bwsb » Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:14 pm

Hi,

So now the Function key is on the top-left graphics-based keyboard.

* Is there a FnLock function for making the F1-F12 keys available by...

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Last post by bwsb
Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:14 pm
X1 Carbon 2014: Screen clarity & bright for outdoors use?

Last post by bwsb « Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:10 pm

by bwsb » Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:10 pm

Hi!

To your experience,

* The touchscreen variant (260 or 270 Nits depending on what document you read) and
* The non-touchscreen variant (300...

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Last post by bwsb
Thu Jul 31, 2014 8:10 pm
X1C Touch summer 2014 or wait?

Last post by barrywohl « Fri Jul 04, 2014 5:14 pm
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by barrywohl » Fri Jul 04, 2014 7:31 am

My last two ThinkPads that stay with me all the time have been an X201T and an X230T. I'm about ready to upgrade, and I'm thinking the X1C Touch will...

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Last post by barrywohl
Fri Jul 04, 2014 5:14 pm
It won't turn on and reset pin doesn't do anything either

Last post by yuipcheng « Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:10 pm
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by yuipcheng » Wed Jun 11, 2014 1:06 am

I have a X1C Touch with Windows 8.1 with Update 1 installed. When I was using it today, it shut off all in a sudden by itself while the power was...

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Last post by yuipcheng
Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:10 pm
SSD appears to have died.. any hope to recover?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue May 27, 2014 7:12 am
Replies: 6
by db02 » Sun May 18, 2014 9:48 am

I purchased an X1 Carbon last year around March. It had been working perfectly and never shown any signs of issue. Yesterday the computer ran out of...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue May 27, 2014 7:12 am
OPAL vs. eDrive (SSD)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon May 26, 2014 6:00 am
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by domi » Mon May 26, 2014 4:22 am

When looking at the specs of the new X1 Carbon in tabook.pdf, I see two types of SSD: the 180 GB SSD is OPAL , while the 256 GB model is eDrive ....

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon May 26, 2014 6:00 am
X1c 2nd gen - mPCIe slot capable of driving mSATA SSDs?

Last post by lead_org « Sun May 25, 2014 3:28 am
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by daten » Sat May 24, 2014 4:30 pm

Hey folks,

actually the topic says it all: Is the 2nd generation Thinkpad X1 Carbon capable of driving mSATA SSDs?
I know it has an M.2 slot for its...

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Last post by lead_org
Sun May 25, 2014 3:28 am
2nd x1c - displayport (version / resolution / frequency)

Last post by daten « Tue May 20, 2014 11:19 am
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by daten » Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:10 pm

Hey!

What kind of display am I able to drive via DisplayPort with the 2nd gen x1c?
To be more precise: am I able to drive an external 4k display...

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Last post by daten
Tue May 20, 2014 11:19 am
My X1 Carbon purchase was a bad idea

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed May 07, 2014 11:42 am
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by PsychBiller » Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:36 pm

My beloved T40 has served me well for many years, but it's time to move on. I ordered an X1 Carbon with touch screen and Windows 8.1 Pro. It arrived...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed May 07, 2014 11:42 am
X1 carbon wqhd high resolution screen.

Last post by JohnD. « Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:40 pm
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by jedisurfer1 » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:47 am

Hi I'm very interested in the super high resolution for the x1 carbon and was wondering how it looks on a 14 laptop. I've been using a sxga...

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Last post by JohnD.
Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:40 pm
X1 Adaptive Keyboard and Dropbox

Last post by dkon1000 « Fri Apr 18, 2014 2:02 pm

by dkon1000 » Fri Apr 18, 2014 2:02 pm

I just setup my new X1 with adaptive keyboard. I use Dropbox and have the dropbox desktop app installed (Windows 7 Professional). In the keyboard...

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Last post by dkon1000
Fri Apr 18, 2014 2:02 pm
nex x1c 2gen arrived yesterday

Last post by PsychBiller « Thu Apr 10, 2014 3:32 pm
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by k0NRaD » Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:25 am

the x1c seems to be nice, but I'm completely pee'd off by windows 8.1 or whatever is installed. The last windows version I used is windows 3.1......

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Last post by PsychBiller
Thu Apr 10, 2014 3:32 pm
Problem with Thinkpad X1 and Intel Wireless Display

Last post by mandrakkio « Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:15 am
Replies: 4
by mandrakkio » Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:14 am

Hello, at the first install, the Lenovo System Update 5 suggest me to upgrade the drivers of my Lenovo Thinkpad X1 (first model): all went OK but the...

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Last post by mandrakkio
Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:15 am
Possible to Retrofit the 1600x900 X1C Panel into an X1?

Last post by careet « Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:42 am
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by careet » Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:09 pm

Hey guys,
Happy to have found a ThinkPad-specific forum. I've been a loyalist since I received a hand-me-down T21 way back when.

Anyway, I'm one of...

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Last post by careet
Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:42 am
ThinkPad X1 Carbon WWAN Upgrade Question

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:09 pm
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by VMarco » Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:51 am

Hi all! I just ordered the ThinkPax X1 Carbon 2nd Gen (20A70037US, i7, 8GB, 256GB, Touch). The only thing I wanted and could not get with it is the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:09 pm
GOBI option for Carbon Touch?

Last post by VMarco « Thu Mar 20, 2014 1:08 pm
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by laughingtonto » Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:26 pm

It's not clear to me from the website whether you can add a broadband wireless option to the Carbon Touch. I know they're not shipping yet but hoped...

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Last post by VMarco
Thu Mar 20, 2014 1:08 pm
ThinkPad X1 (not Carbon) battery issue (possibly powerboard)

Last post by qbodsyt « Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:14 pm
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by qbodsyt » Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:45 am

Hello all,

I'm a longtime ThinkPad user (740C, circa 1994?) and I've somehow never joined a ThinkPad forum before! Happy to be here at last....

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Last post by qbodsyt
Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:14 pm
720p screen on x1 carbon?

Last post by 85101 « Tue Feb 11, 2014 4:09 pm
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by mouseym » Tue Feb 11, 2014 2:44 pm

Hi all,

I bought myself an x1 carbon and after loading it up I found 720p screen. Arent the carbons supposed to be 1600x900 standard? I plan on...

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Last post by 85101
Tue Feb 11, 2014 4:09 pm
Bluetooth not working in my X1 running Windows 7 OS

Last post by calvike « Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:10 am

by calvike » Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:10 am

So I seem to be having the same problem with a Lenovo X1 (1286-CTO) laptop. I do not have a bluetooth, unknown or any devices in device manager with...

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Last post by calvike
Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:10 am
Considering an X1

Last post by EvilH « Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:22 pm
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by dlbeaty » Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:45 am

I don't believe I need all the newest features, just a more up to date processor and system than my X61s. Is this a good deal?

Any drawbacks that...

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Last post by EvilH
Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:22 pm
About to order X1C -- i7 or i5?

Last post by mschubb « Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:26 pm
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by mschubb » Thu Jun 20, 2013 5:21 pm

i5-3427U Processor (3M Cache, up to 2.80 GHz) v. i7-3667U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.20 GHz)

Would welcome any advice or observations... ready to...

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Last post by mschubb
Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:26 pm
New X1 Carbon

Last post by Saucey « Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:36 am
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by domi » Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:36 pm

I'm surprised the latest post on this forum is from Dec-28 and there has been no talks about the New X1 Carbon yet.

First look:

What do you think?

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Last post by Saucey
Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:36 am
Why so many issues with the X1 Carbon?

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Dec 27, 2013 11:03 pm
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by sjahanmi » Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:58 pm

I was wondering if there is any insight as to why the X1 Carbon has had so many problems/technical glitches and issues? I ran a search on the Lenovo...

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Last post by ajkula66
Fri Dec 27, 2013 11:03 pm
SSD Upgrade will this fit?

Last post by EvilH « Sun Dec 08, 2013 7:20 pm
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by zimmie » Sun Sep 22, 2013 7:27 pm

Ive searched but i havent be able to get a direct answer on what will fit my X1. My HD has failed and i want to throw an ssd in there.
saw this one...

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Last post by EvilH
Sun Dec 08, 2013 7:20 pm
X1 Carbon Screen Issues

Last post by tip120 « Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:12 pm

by tip120 » Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:12 pm

Hi guys, I've searched around the web a bit and posted this a few other places but haven't really gotten any helpful advice, so I figured I would...

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Last post by tip120
Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:12 pm
Can one add a 2nd SSD

Last post by buckalho « Thu Nov 07, 2013 11:21 am
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by pmeinl » Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:22 am

Can one add a 2nd mSATA SSD to the X1 Carbon Touch?

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Last post by buckalho
Thu Nov 07, 2013 11:21 am
Yoga-like screen for Thinkpad C1?

Last post by 600X « Sat Nov 02, 2013 3:56 am
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by Peterny1 » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:28 am

The changing of my t420 is long overdue, I do not want to downgrade to in Ideapad, because of multiple reasons, including keyboard, durability,...

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Last post by 600X
Sat Nov 02, 2013 3:56 am
Screen Protector... right?

Last post by whizkid « Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:39 pm

by whizkid » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:39 pm

I got my spiffy new X1 several days ago, but haven't attempted to get the screen protector off until just now, then realized it might not actually...

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Last post by whizkid
Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:39 pm
Any way to create recovery media?

Last post by whizkid « Fri Oct 25, 2013 6:29 pm

by whizkid » Fri Oct 25, 2013 6:29 pm

I just got my ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch this week. It has Windows 8. Rescue and Recovery does not support Windows 8.

I'd like to make restore media...

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Last post by whizkid
Fri Oct 25, 2013 6:29 pm
Is ADP option not available for the X1C ?

Last post by Farro « Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:35 pm

by Farro » Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:35 pm

hey all ,
i just got a pretty x1c and loving it ..but i want to extend warranty and dont see the ADP option ..is there a way to buy it ?

regards,...

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Last post by Farro
Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:35 pm
New X1 Carbon?

Last post by Ibthink « Wed Sep 11, 2013 3:53 pm
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by domi » Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:33 am

There's a lot of info about the new T440/440s and X240 (4th generation iCore, IPS, higher resolution etc.), but nothing about the X1 Carbon yet. The...

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Last post by Ibthink
Wed Sep 11, 2013 3:53 pm
X1 and OCZ Vertex 4?

Last post by oliversl « Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:54 pm
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by oliversl » Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:23 pm

Hi,
anyone has tried an X1 with a SSD OCZ Vertex 4?

-
- ThinkPad X1 Type 1291-27U

Thanks
Oliver

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Last post by oliversl
Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:54 pm
X1 Carbon - 50GB free space is too little - howto increase ?

Last post by ChugokuOtaku « Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:30 pm
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by nikhilkodilkar » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:18 am

I love the X1C :)
I've been waiting for a 15 PC laptop that is really thin and has 8 GB ram.
But X1C would do even with 14 since I saw it yesterday...

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Last post by ChugokuOtaku
Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:30 pm
X1 Carbon fan noise

Last post by Greg Gebhardt « Thu Aug 15, 2013 3:48 pm
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by MADAB » Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:36 am

My X1C runs silent when used for light operations, but as soon as I put on, for example, a video through VLC player, it spins up to this high...

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Thu Aug 15, 2013 3:48 pm

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