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ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 9, 2021)

2021–2022 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Core i5-1135G7 to Core i7-1185G7 (11th Gen "Tiger Lake")
Ram: max: 32 GB LPDDR4x-4266 (soldered, configured at purchase) · base: 8 GB LPDDR4x-4266 (soldered)
Ports: USB-C (Thunderbolt 4) ×2 · USB 3.2 ×2 · HDMI 2.0 · Combo audio jack · Nano SIM slot (WWAN models)
Battery: Internal 57 Wh sealed
Display: 14" 1920×1200, optional 2560×1600 or 2880×1800 OLED
Storage: base: 256 GB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD · options: 512 GB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD · 1 TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD · 2 TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD
Weight: 1.13 kg
Os Support: latest: Windows 11; Linux fully supported · shipped: Windows 10 Pro

Upgrade paths

RAM

Soldered LPDDR4x, 8/16/32 GB configured at purchase · LPDDR4x is soldered to the motherboard for power and space reasons, same as the rest of the ultrabook market by this point. Buy the RAM configuration you'll need up front.

LOCKED

storage

M.2 2280 NVMe SSD, up to 2 TB · Single M.2 2280 slot under the bottom cover, standard NVMe, straightforward swap.

~$70

EASY

battery

Internal 57 Wh pack · Sealed and glued in, a repair-shop job rather than a user upgrade.

HARD