Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (3rd Gen)
Profile
vs median📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 28/100. Strongest suit — Portability (74), weakest — 3D & video (14).
Portability (74) · Connectivity (73)
3D & video (14)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Buying at listing price $152, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
Keeping the $152 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
💰 Price trend
Specs in context
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
CPU generation
5th generation · model year 2015 — matches the model year
The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.
Full specifications
- Brand
- Lenovo
- Series
- ThinkPad X1 Carbon
- Type
- Business
- Release year
- 2015
- Screen size
- 14"
- Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 5300U , Intel Core i7 5600U , Intel Core i5 5200U , Intel Core i7 5500U
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB DDR3
- Storage interface
- non-NVMe
- Weight
- 1.30 kg
- Ports
- 5
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Battery
- 48 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 12 variants across 6 categories
Performance metrics
Processors (4)
No FPS data for this model's GPU.
The GPU may be integrated or not yet benchmarked.
💻 Software compatibility
🔗 Same series
4 models in the series.
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.
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