Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon, Core i7-6600U, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i7 6600U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Home
Weight 1.2 kg
45 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong affordability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6600U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | Mini DisplayPort HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6600U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 73 | 59 | 54 | 63 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon | 9.3 | 16.4 | 36.3 | 39.7 | 39 | 89.8 | 51 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 78.5 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 73 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall44.7
- AI/LLM18.7
- Gaming10.7
- Portability67.2
- Creator17.3
- Student75.1
- Business53.5
- Developer40
- Entertainment40.8
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