Tested: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Update W/ Intel Broadwell, Self-Encrypting SSD

MojoKid writes Lenovo just revamped the ThinkPad X1 Carbon and in this third generation of the machine, they've adopted Intel's latest 5th generation Core Series Broadwell processors, along with a few other updates. In addition, they've retooled the keyboard and trackpad area, returning back to more traditional roots versus the second generation machine, which was met with some criticism due to its adaptive function key row and over-simplified, buttonless trackpad. Notable upgrades to this 3rd gen model are a faster Core i5-5300U processor and a self-encrypting Opal2 compliant SSD. Performance-wise, the new ThinkPad offers up some of the best numbers in utlrabooks currently, though battery life is a bit middle of the road, but still able to last over 8 hours under light, web-driven workloads.

Comments

Fuck em

[Billly Gates]

I do not want SSL busting malware nor support a company which does so

Re:Fuck em

[Adrian De Leon]

I understand not wanting to support Lenovo as a buisness entity, but to clarify, the Thinkpad line never had SuperFish installed.

Re:Fuck em

[mysidia]

Lenovo has also become infamous for BIOS Whitelisting, where if you attempt to upgrade your WLAN card, or switch to one more friendlier to your OS, but not Lenovo's OEM hardware, the BIOS arbitrarily decides, that since your PCI card isn't in the Whitelist, the BIOS is going to disable that device and prevent use of it with the system.

Re:The 5300U is lackluster at best.

[Anonymous Coward]

The i3 was a 35W part and the C2Q was a 95W part.

The broadwell is doing that in 15W, and throwing down a really half decent GPU at the same time.

It's built to purpose, not win benchmarks.