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Engadget Review: Lighter ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Delights ThinkPad Faithful

Lenovo's 2.2-pound ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 with OLED display impresses Engadget, which says the redesigned laptop will delight loyal ThinkPad fans though it may not win new converts.

AI News Feed · 2026-09-09 04:19

Engadget said Lenovo rebuilt the X1 Carbon from the ground up using a metal 'Space Frame' case to reduce weight, and the case remains sturdy. The carbon fiber top has a soft texture. Lenovo developed a double-sided system board that is 20 percent smaller than before, making room for a fan that is 70 percent larger, which supports better thermal management and more powerful 30-watt CPUs. Up close, the notebook is surprisingly thin and feels almost weightless when picked up.

The 2.8K OLED panel delivers high contrast, bold colors and true black, and it is bright enough for use in direct sunlight. A matte covering also reduces reflections significantly, Engadget said.

The review unit came with a Core Ultra 7 355 chip, basic Intel graphics, 32GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. Engadget said that configuration is enough for basic productivity, but users working on media or 3D rendering should consider upgrading to Intel Xe graphics. The machine can also be equipped with Intel's more powerful Ultra X7 series chips. The keyboard, while a chiclet design rather than a classic IBM-era ThinkPad keyboard, is comfortable to type on, with satisfying key travel. The reviewer touch-typed at 80 to 90 words per minute without trouble. The trackpad was smooth and accurate despite being an older-style haptic model, though it has a clicking dead zone at the top. The red TrackPoint nub still works well and mainly serves ThinkPad traditionalists, Engadget noted. The reviewer was also surprised Lenovo has not moved to a haptic trackpad on this line.

Ports include three Thunderbolt 4 USB-C connectors, USB Type-A, HDMI and a headphone jack, plus a 5-megapixel webcam with a mechanical privacy shutter housed in a slight notch atop the display. There is no SD card slot. During a typical workload of multiple browsers with dozens of tabs, Slack, photo editing and music streaming, the review unit 'didn't break a sweat.' Engadget's reviewer described the laptop as 'a joy to use' for those who appreciate the classic ThinkPad aesthetic, with the main buyers likely being IT administrators who have stuck with ThinkPads for years and want a more streamlined machine.