Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Tablet Review - Microsoft Surface Alternative
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- Lenovo's Thinkpad X1 Tablet is a Microsoft Surface alternative that works well as both a tablet and a laptop. See more tablets at lon.tv/tablets and subscribe! lon.tv/s
VIDEO INDEX:
00:32 - Hardware overview
01:51 - Kickstand and using it as a laptop
02:35 - Keyboard and trackpad overview
03:34 - Ports and battery life
05:31 - Pen performance
06:28 - Web browsing
07:56 - Microsoft Word and Office
08:45 - Minecraft and gaming
09:45 - High bit rate Blu-Ray MKV video playback
10:04 - Conclusion and final thoughts
The Thinkpad X1 Tablet is a great Surface alternative primarily due to its Kickstand design. Because it lays more flat it's easier to use as a laptop. The $1349 price tag includes a keyboard dock and a pen.
The keyboard is comfortable but thin. It tends to bounce a bit when latched onto the tablet portion of the machine. The latching of the dock to the tablet is great, it holds on very tightly.
Battery life isn't great at around 6 hours. An additional battery module will be sold soon that will extend the battery life on the device.
The tablet is powered by a Core-M processor at 1.1ghz. It performs well and is well suited for the kinds of work business tasks that Lenovo Thinkpads are designed for.
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The "reverse" kickstand design is actually very clever. A rep at a Windows Store (bricks & mortar) told me the old trouble spot with the Surface was when customers tried to recline the screen the same way you do on a laptop - by simply pushing it back. Some customers were so aggressive trying to push it back, they would break the kickstand! Obviously this can't happen with Lenovo's "reverse" design. How is it for Netflix? iPad Retina (3, 4, Air, Air 2) or Surface 3 levels of accuracy and brightness? Good for media consumption, of just an executive work toy? It can obviously handle high bitrate (did you say a 30gb lossless Bluray?).
I have both, the SP4 just sits there collecting dust. The X1 has LTE option - no brainer!
Need I say more?
The surface pro 4 looks and has better design , it looks more modern I recently did a review on the surface pro 4 and I was very satisfied with the tablet overall
Looks like they took a lot of good design ideas from the Lenovo Yoga Tablet series including the projector, kickstand design, and cylinder battery module. I still think the Yoga Tablet design is better integrated, but that is only Atom series processors. I wish they would release the Yoga Tablet 3 Pro with a Windows 10 version, but this is pretty close.
Lon -- In the interests of full disclosure this is a business device as opposed to a home consumer product. This laptop/tablet would be fantastic for working on a plane or on top of your briefcase when waiting to go into a business meeting. Any child under the age of 10 would probably do a good job of breaking this.
A child would most likely break an ipad and those other brand tablets before the Thinkpad, but yeah, probably shouldn't be giving a kid any electronic devices...that is if you want to keep them working LOL.
Yep, the Thinkpad is a business machine, doesn't matter what Thinkpad you look at, they're business oriented and built heavy to last through many years of constant abuse and use. People are pulling their old Thinkpads out and bringing them back to life with Windows 10, and SSD's.
Big question boss the tablet is now on sale for $499 do you think it's still worth that price being it's two and a half years old M5 processor 8 gigs of RAM in 256 solid state drive
Did you end up getting it?
Would like to know that too
I actually like the design. It makes more sense than a SP4. However, I have a really hard time justifying the price for something that doesn't come with at least a Core i3 CPU.
actually sort of shocking that Microsoft didn't figure that out first, the kickstand thing. It seems so obvious now that you'd want it to open up that way.
LonWhat is also your opinion of the build quality of both machines i.e. XPS 12 and thinkpad x1 tablet
Hi Lon. Great review as usual buddy. Now that you have reviewed both the XPS 12 9250 and this Thinkpad X1 Tablet; which do you honestly prefer for business and some leisure time I.e. web surfing, movies etc?
+Lon Seidman Thanks Lon. I was thinking of the xps because of the usb c thunderbolt....
lon you have got to do a review on the new HP Chromebook 13. preferably the $599 model that has the core m3 6y30, 4GB ram and 3200x1800 IPS .
This or
surface go,
spro3 or 4
ipad 10.2 7th gen
for drawing, games and Netflix?
It would be neat if there were modules for boosting its speed or GPU capabilities. I wonder if there is an adapter for plugging it into one of the new external GPUs for laptops?
razer core...
+Lon Seidman I want the Lenovo b50 all in one back 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
i recently sold my surface pro 3 as i just couldnt get on with it and i replaced it with the new skylake version of the hp spectre 360 which comes with a 2.5ghz skylake intelcore i7 processor, 16gbs of ram and a 256gb ssd and it was only £797 (was 900 but i got it on sale) and yet microsoft and lenovo and the other companys charge £1000+ for these devices that only pack an intel core m? i dont get it. Great video as always lon
It's always not about specs. For example, One plus sells similar or better features for less price compared to flagships apple and Samsung. That doesn't mean these high end are money grabbing. There's a reason why they are called flagships. They include top design, top build quality and at least one innovation. They spend much money in R&D while these other underdog companies just copies the ideas from top companies 😂.. Also performance, comfort, built quality, money and so on.. You should consider lot more factors than just specs.. Also the Optimisation would be different as well..
Yes all the hype re the SP4 was a shock to me as I found it disappointing when I tried to use it as a laptop, a major design flaw for such a device. This looks like it could work but we still have the issue with Windows tablets of poor apps and below average battery life. At least for students who need pen use this gives them an option along with Samsung and Huawei as these M chips are good enough for most things. Easy choice of this over the SP4 as you get the keyboard thrown in and the design is miles better than MS's flimsy one.
+Lon.TV do you think this is worth $700 at this point in time despite it being older hardware. I thought the price was good on Amazon.
I think so - PC's don't advance all that much from one version to the next so it should still be decent for what I tested in the video.
Hi ,
I noticed X1 tablet is discontinued and found out various complaints about the tablet on the Lenovo site such as display, sound, and battery-related issues. Did you experience any of these issues? Here is the link: forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-Tablets/ThinkPad-X1-Tablet-1st-gen-Display-problem-amp-other-stuff/m-p/3824635
You have a really cute dog Lon ^-^
Worth it in 2019??
Well, I'm here because I want to know that too. Found one at a used PC store. It's actually cheaper and stronger than a brand new IdeaPad D330 which is a similar device. I think that if you have a limited budget, you should consider buying this, cause ThinkPads are premium quality and you can't buy anything stronger or better for the same price.
Seems expensive for what it is.
is this 65 bit or 32bit windows 10
+Chris Wheeler 64
+Joshua Bowman thank you for telling me
1300 is a lot of scratch for such a thing
Lol @ Price
+Joshua Bowman Forreal. Step 1 in competing with surface, charge less. Step 2, everything else.
Yup
I checked some other sites and they say it starts at $899 so maybe this one is a higher model in the stack.
NIce review
1.1 ghz!!
M5 CPUs suck... They ruin everything.
+Black Tiger it's not just the processor that sucks a lot of things i don't like about it including the price, it's not work the asking price.
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ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Surface pro is still bettwr
What an ugly laptop!
It is extra hideous even for a thinkpad.
+Yakov Boani I know... IBM makes ugly ass laptops but man is this one so ugly! They need to fire their design team :/ How in the world are things like these being released by such big companies who can pay for design? :/
Jan Ryan they are designed to be used ,not to look at . They are build with durability and easiness to repair in mind. In there any other tablet with upgradable nvme drive ? Can you open the other tablet without heat gun ? No
I myself feel it's the best-looking of the bunch.