- 8.5Excellent
Pros
- ✓Very solid hardware design
- ✓Powerful configuration
- ✓4K screen is superb
- ✓Plenty of RAM and storage options in bespoke configurations
Cons
- ✕Quite heavy to carry regularly
- ✕Moderate battery life on 4K version
Lenovo's ThinkPads are well regarded, solidly built, feature-rich business laptops. The 15.6-inch ThinkPad X1 Extreme is currently available in two off-the-page configurations on Lenovo's UK website, at £1,619.99 (inc. VAT; £1,349.99 ex. VAT), or £2,266.79 (inc. VAT; £1,888.99 ex. VAT). Described as an 'ultralight powerhouse' that 'handles demanding computing tasks without a hitch', the ThinkPad X1 Extreme is a pricey laptop -- but does it deliver value for money?
Lenovo doesn't mess around with the basic design of its ThinkPad range, so here we have a very classic look and feel. The matte-black chassis looks vast on this relatively large ThinkPad, which is adorned only by the X1 logo sitting in one corner and the ThinkPad marquee in the opposite corner. The whole unit tapers towards the front with the bottom edge raising itself slightly from the desktop. This angled edge continues into the sides and the back, allowing the sides and back to house a pair of speaker grilles that are slightly elevated from a desk (or from clothing if the ThinkPad is on your lap), which helps to avoid muffled sound.
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The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme is 'extreme' in several ways. The 15.6-inch screen is larger than any that's been seen in the X1 range before, for example, so it obviously requires a bigger chassis. Mount and blade multiplayer campaign. The FHD non-touch version measures 361.8mm by 245.7mm by 18.4 mm and weighs 1.7kg, while the 4K touch version is slightly thicker (18.7mm) and heavier (1.8kg). This laptop is destined to spend most of its time deskbound, rather than be a regular travel companion.
Should you need to travel with it, this ThinkPad is characteristically tough. Four layers of reinforced carbon fibre are built into the lid section, including a core shock-absorbing layer. I was able to bend the lid slightly in my hands, but it's remarkably solid for such a wide screen.
The ThinkPad X1 Extreme does not have a Yoga-style 360-degree rotating screen. It will lay back far enough to sit flat on a desk so that information can be shared, but there's no option for a tent, presentation or tablet modes. If you need that sort of flexibility in a ThinkPad, check out the ThinkPad X1 Yoga (3rd Gen).
There are two configurations of the ThinkPad X1 Extreme available on Lenovo's UK website. The £1,619.99 (inc. VAT) model has an FHD IPS (1,920 x 1,080) non-touch screen, while the £2,266.79 model, like my review sample, has a 4K UHD HDR (3840 x 2160) touch-screen. You can tweak the specification of either model up to a point -- adding the UHD touch-screen to the FHD non-touch laptop, for example, adds £256.80 to the price.
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Lenovo has landed at IFA 2018 with a bunch of new laptops and 2-in-1 convertibles. UHD visuals make a splash in the ThinkPad X1 Extreme, while E Ink comes to a new version of the Yoga Book and all day and into the night battery life is on the horizon for C630 users.
Lenovo says that the ThinkPad X1 Extreme 'transcends the gap between work and play and offers prosumers a smart laptop that delivers on all fronts.' It's been designed for image and video editors, virtual and mixed reality application and is compatible with top headsets for low latency immersive enjoyment.
The 3.76 lb (1.7 kg) professional consumer laptop has a 15.6-inch touchscreen 4K display, comes with 8th Gen Intel Core processor options, including the upcoming Core i9, can be had with up to 64 GB of RAM and rocks dual PCEe SSD storage configurations. It's also the first X1 series laptop to include discrete Nvidia graphics in the shape of a GeForce 1050Ti GPU. It offers the chance to interact with digital assistants like Cortana and Alexa, and there's a combination of Dolby Audio Premium and far field microphones for top notch conferencing.
The X1 Extreme features a top cover made up of four carbon fiber layers for durability, with a core layer created specifically to withstand bumps and knocks, and an aluminum alloy bottom to help dissipate heat. Up to 15 hours of battery life per charge is promised, with a rapid charge bringing battery capacity to 80 percent in 60 minutes. It will be available from September for a starting price of US$1,759.
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Lenovo announced a couple of Yogas worth mentioning too, starting with a somewhat familiar looking portable creativity machine.
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We initially thought the first iteration of the Yoga Book in 2016 had great potential, but our indepth review revealed a number of niggles and shortcomings that left a bitter taste. After teasing a Yoga Book 2 at Computex in June, Lenovo has now detailed the Yoga Book C930 at IFA 2018 this week.
As before, this is a dual screen laptop, but this time Lenovo has placed a 10.6-inch QHD IPS display up top and an E Ink display below, the latter serving as a notepad, sketchbook, eReader and touch-enabled keyboard. That keyboard has three different layout options, two skins and multiple language variants and the company says that it can learn its user's typing habits and compensate for sloppy keyboarding.
Doodles, sketches and report annotation can be undertaken using the optional Precision Pen, which makes 4.096 pressure levels available and has tilt support for natural shading. The C930 is just 9.9 mm at its thinnest edge when closed, tips the scales at 1.7 lb (775 g) and has a 360 degree hinge that allows for five mode configurations, including laptop and tablet modes.
The new Windows 10 Yoga Book runs a 7th Gen Intel Core processor, offers up to 10 hours of battery life per charge and features stereo speakers and Dolby Atmos audio.
We had a quick look at the new Yoga Book at Lenovo's IFA booth and found the E Ink display impressively clear but, though it worked well as a keyboard, couldn't imagine typing a thousand words out in one go. The UI of the note-taking features were not at all intuitive, leading us to ask for assistance – which we'd like to think is unusual. We tried using the pen in Microsoft Word, but found that to be a bit of a faff. That said, we did leave the booth thinking that this could be a tempting choice for a second laptop on the road.
The Yoga Book C930 is expected to roll out to the EMEA region from September for a starting price of €999. There more in the video below.
And another honorable mention goes to the Yoga C630 WOS 2-in-1 convertible. WOS stands for Windows on Snapdragon, with the C630 running the Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 platform, and there's an integrated X20 LTE modem for up to 1.2 Gbps of mobile connectivity.
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But the most impressive feature of this 13.3-inch 1080p touchscreen device is the battery life, with Lenovo promising more than 25 hours per charge. Pricing in the EMEA region for the Yoga C630 WOS starts at €999, with shipping expected to start in November.