ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2019) vs X1 Yoga - Which One Should You Buy?

Review of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 7th Gen (2019) and the first Aluminum ThinkPad X1 Yoga 4th Gen. They're both very similar but also very different. If you're looking at one you're probably considering the other as well. Watch for the full review!

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[MatthewMoniz]

Here it is the new X1 Yoga and X1 Carbon! If you had to chose one, which one would you use? Hit me up on discord if you have any questions! discord.gg/mattmoniz

[johngorentz]

I wish reviewers of small laptops would let us know the size and weight of the charger. It's very important to people who want a small computer for travel.

[mynamewasunironicallyyuri]

How dare you always make the exact video I’m looking for the day I’m looking for it?

[PeterPanQuails]

Another reason why I prefer Thinkpad over Surface Pro is the fact that it comes with full-size HDMI connector, rather than the mini-display port. I have been to many boardrooms for presentation and I don't have to worry about forgetting to take a dongle with me to connect to presentation screen.

[blie]

Late comment -- and suggestion for new comparisons. I currently use a Surface Book 2 (16GB RAM/1TB SSD; I had a Surface Pro 4 prior to this). I like the screen ratio and the battery life is ok. The screen mechanism is somewhat clumsy, and I'm not impressed with the wi-fi card/performance.

Here are my "wishes" for my next laptop:
* Screen shape: 3:2 is better than 16:10 is better than 16:9, preferably at least 13 inch.
* I'd prefer a touch display with inking. Probably not 4k screen -- Windows doesn't work very well with high resolution (menus, etc. on some non-standard programs that I use).
* Good video camera for video meetings. The Surface line has good cameras. MUST have Windows Hello video support.
* I'd prefer 32 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD
* Must have better wi-fi card. I'd also like to have LTE, or even better LTE + 5G.
* Decent keyboard. The keyboard of the Surface Pro is adequate. The one of the Surface Book is better. ThinkPad keyboards are even better. HP keyboards can be good. I've been less impressed with Dell keyboards, but I may be wrong (XPS 13 from 2016).
* Must have: good *real life* battery life. The Surface Pro 4 "promised" 8-9 hours; in reality I saw 1.5-5 hours. The Surface Book 2 "promised" 17 hours; I've seen 7-10 hours.
* Not too heavy.

So what should my next laptop be?
* HPs new Dragonfly? Checks most boxes, but is 16:9 screen ?
* New Surface Pro 7+? Smallish screen, max 16 GB RAM (SSD can perhaps be upgraded from 256GB).
* ThinkPad X1 yoga? How good is the video camera?
* Dell Latitude 9420? How good is the video camera? How good is the keyboard?

For all: how good is the battery life?

[cionheart]

Got both but never used the Yoga features. The standard X1 makes the better laptop.

[thecurledfreckle]

Spilled a whole cup of coffee on my Carbon 7th gen two days ago and it works perfectly still!!!

[samridhkharbat]

Been waiting for this video I'm almost about to buy one of these two so thanks for uploading. Straight ordering it as i see this video

[Moonfacez]

i bought the new x1 carbon 2019 4k and the same exact specs in the video. Its awesome

[Was_Was]

Please review ThinkPad X1 Extreme (2nd Generation) 2019.

[philippelambinet]

Just got my X1 YOGA. It definitely has 4 speakers, 2 top and 2 bottom firing speakers. Can't compare with the X1 carbon but the sound is very decent.

[marioa]

Matt...the Yoga has better speakers. You neglected to mention that the Yoga has a new sound bar unlike then Carbon. They both have the same keyboard.

[robinrai]

The Yoga's just flat out more useful, typing from the first gen thinkpad yoga!

[eiffe]

A tablet form factor of 16:9 makes little sense in portrait mode. But then again, it also makes little sense in landscape mode. If you want to use your laptop for productivity, that is.

[danlivni]

The Keyboard on the Lenovo X1 is amazing. Its the keyboard from the IBM Thinkpad Labtops. It has a really nice click to it

[DanielRodriguez-fgll]

“Great keyboards for the last five years “ typing this from my thinkpad 25th anniversary edition

[tntmyth]

Just ordered an X1 Carbon 7th gen sight unseen. Retiring my 8 year old ThinkPad X201. Or at least putting her in mothballs. I hope the X1 is a worthy upgrade. I went for the X1 carbon over the Yoga as I wanted to try a super light ultrabook this time around.

[fahim]

Very clear, concise and accurate comparison. Didnt have to waste my time. Thank you so much.

[digz]

Good balanced review between Dave 2D and Jarrod, concise and detailed enough.

[jasexavier]

The Yoga has an all metal case, the X1 is a metal frame with a plastic case. That probably accounts for most of the difference in weight.