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ThinkPad X1 Carbon Vs. ThinkPad T430s Full Comparison of Features and Design
www.laptopreviews.com ? This is a full comparison of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon and T430s 14″ laptops from Lenovo. The pros and cons of each are covered. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is an Ultrabook style business laptop just released by Lenovo, it retails for 49 on Lenovo.com (product page link: goo.gl The ThinkPad X1 Carbon weighs in at exactly 3lbs while the ThinkPad T430s is about 4lbs. However, the T430s has the advantage of being easier to upgrade and the battery is removable so you can upgrade later on. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon battery is sealed and you cannot upgrade RAM. Here are the country specific links to Lenovo.com with current ThinkPad deals! Lenovo US ThinkPad Deals: goo.gl Lenovo UK ThinkPad Deals: goo.gl Lenovo Canada ThinkPad Deals: goo.gl Visit me at www.laptopreviews.com to see more reviews!
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Both the RAM and I believe the Solid? State Drive are built into the motherboard, making upgrading impossible.
They both have mini DisplayPort and so could support above the 1920 x 1080 resolution that HDMI is? limited to. In other words, yes it could drive the resolution on the Samsung Series 9, configuration won’t matter, the Intel HD 4000 can support high resolution.
How would each of these computers (maxed out) do in terms of? powering a Samsung Series 9 monitor? Thanks in advance!
u can cook water? on it
A larger touchpad could be handy for? the new Windows 8 gestures, the more space you have the more usable it becomes when multiple fingers are involved in an action!
Why would you need bigger touchpad? I have? very? small touchpad in T60p and it is great. Its very precise and there is no way to accidently touch while typing on keyboard. I had some laptops with big (and/or bad positioned) touchpad and touching it accidently while typing was real annoing.
How are they on? heating up?
all the RAM is soldered onto the motherboard. i hear that you? can still special-order the 8 GB w/i7 config of the X1 even though it is not listed online. talk to a representative. i know for me that’s the biggest barrier to purchasing one.
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The keyboards are not exactly the same at all, every other review talks about how Lenovo sacrificed vertical travel with the x1 carbon. ?
please do compare the? batteries also! which one does last longer, especially whats about this ultrabay battery in t430s
Ha, welcome to the world of online user feedback where opinions are a blessing and? a curse, a lot of the complaints you see regarding aspects of some technology are people that take pleasure finding some problem or another to complain about
Yeah, for 80% of people the screen will be fine, but it is not on par with some of the nicer screens. I can live with that. Enjoy your T430s when it arrives!
I should also mention that I played around with the color management settings? (Gamma, contrast, brightness, etc.) I think it made a huge difference once you find the sweet spot.
I just took a long drive to check out the T430s at a nearby college, and I’d have to agree with you there is an awful lot of belly aching over the screen. It’s really? not bad at all IMO. Sure, it’s not going to satisfy the graphics artist, which is a shame because it could be a nice platform for that, but for the average user like me it is totally usable. That said, I ordered one.
Thanks, I figured that was the probably the case too. It’s too bad Lenovo has such odd feature sets. W530 is a heavy monster with? everything but no thunderbolt, T530s i7 has thunderbolt but crippled by the screen. X1 Carbon seems great but lacks standard processors, graphics, and ram upgrades for power users. I know there are always compromises that need to be made but it seems like they are always shortchanging themselves from having home-run notebooks.
Based on what I’ve read in forums this is not possible, the screen used for the X1C cannot be swapped into other models. I don’t know why exactly, but there are a number of reasons that would make it impossible to do. I wouldn’t base a? purchasing decision on the assumption this could be done.
Do you think it would be possible to install a replacement X1 screen in the T430s? About the? only thing keeping me from purchasing the T430 series is the bunk screen. I don’t need the slimness of the X1 and would benefit more from a standard (Non-UV) processor, higher ram capacity, etc.
If they use the same video connector, it would be a very compelling buy for me.
this reminds? me of the macboook air vs the macbook pro
The keyboard is NOT? the same. X1 have bigger trackpoint buttons. TrackPoint is the GREATEST MOUSE
There’s one thing that I forgot to mention. The t430s is a good buy in regards of the quality of the components and the price, however I do want to pay a bit more for a better? screen if they offer it. If you do decide to go with the t430s, there’s a colour correction (.icc) profile on notebookreview(.)com that significantly improve the colour rendering of the screen. It doesn’t improve the viewing angle however the colour is a lot better
I think it’s tough to move from the old keyboard style to new, but for someone? that has not used a ThinkPad before and is used to the 6-row setup other laptops have there won’t be any real adjustment necessary.
RAM appears to be soldered on, meaning you can’t? upgrade.
The T430s / T430 screens are not as good as the ThinkPad X1 and you see lots of belly aching? about how bad the T series screens are, but honestly, it’s not like they’ll make you go blind or something. They’re just average laptop screens and don’t match the premium quality the other parts of the laptop have. If you’re fine with an average screen, then you won’t be bothered by the T430s screen.
Much better, the viewing angles are far wider and? the display is brighter.