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ThinkPad X1 Carbon (1st Gen, 2012)

2012–2013 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7 GHz to Core i7-3667U 2.0 GHz
Ram: max: 8 GB DDR3L-1600 (soldered, configured at purchase) · base: 4 GB DDR3L-1600 (soldered)
Ports: USB 3.0 ×2 · Mini DisplayPort · Ethernet extension connector · Combo audio jack
Battery: Internal 45 Wh sealed
Display: 14" 1600×900, optional touchscreen
Storage: base: 128 GB mSATA SSD · options: 180 GB mSATA SSD · 256 GB mSATA SSD
Weight: 1.36 kg
Os Support: latest: Windows 10 (unofficial, widely used); Linux fully supported · shipped: Windows 7 Professional / Windows 8
Release Price: $1,399

Variants

Models

X1 Carbon TouchTouchscreen SKU released a few months after the base model, otherwise the same platform.

Upgrade paths

RAM

Soldered to the motherboard, 4 GB or 8 GB configured at purchase · The first Carbon-series machine to abandon SO-DIMM slots. Whatever RAM shipped in the unit is permanent.

LOCKED

storage

mSATA SSD, up to 256 GB · Unlike the RAM, the mSATA SSD module is a standard, user-replaceable part behind the bottom cover.

~$40

EASY

battery

Internal 45 Wh pack · Sealed inside the chassis, not designed for end-user replacement, unlike every ThinkPad before it.

HARD