Going straight for the Apple MacBook Air: Lenovo ThinkPad X9 Aura Edition without TrackPoint announced
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CES 2025 | Going straight for the Apple MacBook Air: Lenovo ThinkPad X9 Aura Edition without TrackPoint announced
Lenovo expands its ThinkPad portfolio with a new series: The Lenovo ThinkPad X9 leaves the typical ThinkPad design behind to attack the Apple MacBook Air. For this, Lenovo trusts on the efficiency of Intel Lunar Lake, a big haptic trackpad and OLED screen.
Losing my mind trying to spec out a ThinkPad...
Hi all,
I'm new to the ThinkPad arena, looking to make a first purchase for personal use. Like many, I've used them for work for years.
Upgrading from a 10th gen i5 Acer laptop which is about 4-5 years old. 8GB memory, 512 GB hard drive, 14". Want to spec it at least as good as what I'm upgrading from.
I'm losing my mind with all of the options, specs, and reviews for the ThinkPads.
I think I've narrowed down to a T14. I got that far. Though I know I don't completely understand the differences with the "P" and "s" models.
I thought about upsizing to a 16 for about 5 minutes. While bigger is probably better for these aging eyes, the differences in battery life and portability are probably greater factors for me to consider.
I'm hovering between a Gen 4 and Gen 5. I'd like to spec something out to come in at no more than $1K before discounts.
I'm completely on the fence about processor. I've almost always been an Intel person, just because. I had one AMD desktop which had been a little problematic (FX-8320) with its stability. I am reading that power-per-dollar, the AMD is going to be better and more efficient, plus have a better onboard GPU.
I do like the Gen 5 for upgradeable RAM. I don't know how critical that will be if I spec it right up front, but having options in the future is always good. I've found myself extending the life of past PCs when the cost of memory or disk space comes down, and I can do a quick swap.
I saw one recent review that indicated AMD Gen 5 had much worse batter life than Gen 4. Not something I would have expected with a higher gen, and having to worry that some specs actually downgrade in the newer gens makes it that much more challenging to select.
I like the low power 400 nit display option as well.
I also want to to be able to dock it with my work-from-home ThinkPad hybrid USB-C dock. I don't have a clue what Thunderbolt is and how relevant that is to anything I do or how it factors in to the port equation.
Any feedback, advice, or other considerations would be appreciated. Just trying to learn as much as I can before purchase. Will likely be purchasing from Lenovo, so any advice on discounts also appreciated. I am confident I have one through my employer, and I'm sure I keep seeing something pop up if I register my email.
Thanks!
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Hi all,
I'm new to the ThinkPad arena, looking to make a first purchase for personal use. Like many, I've used them for work for years.
Upgrading from a 10th gen i5 Acer laptop which is about 4-5 years old. 8GB memory, 512 GB hard drive, 14". Want to spec it at least as good as what I'm upgrading from.
I'm losing my mind with all of the options, specs, and reviews for the ThinkPads.
I think I've narrowed down to a T14. I got that far. Though I know I don't completely understand the differences with the "P" and "s" models.
I thought about upsizing to a 16 for about 5 minutes. While bigger is probably better for these aging eyes, the differences in battery life and portability are probably greater factors for me to consider.
I'm hovering between a Gen 4 and Gen 5. I'd like to spec something out to come in at no more than $1K before discounts.
I'm completely on the fence about processor. I've almost always been an Intel person, just because. I had one AMD desktop which had been a little problematic (FX-8320) with its stability. I am reading that power-per-dollar, the AMD is going to be better and more efficient, plus have a better onboard GPU.
I do like the Gen 5 for upgradeable RAM. I don't know how critical that will be if I spec it right up front, but having options in the future is always good. I've found myself extending the life of past PCs when the cost of memory or disk space comes down, and I can do a quick swap.
I saw one recent review that indicated AMD Gen 5 had much worse batter life than Gen 4. Not something I would have expected with a higher gen, and having to worry that some specs actually downgrade in the newer gens makes it that much more challenging to select.
I like the low power 400 nit display option as well.
I also want to to be able to dock it with my work-from-home ThinkPad hybrid USB-C dock. I don't have a clue what Thunderbolt is and how relevant that is to anything I do or how it factors in to the port equation.
Any feedback, advice, or other considerations would be appreciated. Just trying to learn as much as I can before purchase. Will likely be purchasing from Lenovo, so any advice on discounts also appreciated. I am confident I have one through my employer, and I'm sure I keep seeing something pop up if I register my email.
Thanks!
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Lenovo’s ThinkPad X9 drops the TrackPoint
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Lenovo’s ThinkPad X9 drops the TrackPoint
Time to say goodbye to the nub?
Wanted to share my Thinkpad 14s Gen 2 with OneXGpu combo for gaming.
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