Review: Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 is a powerful laptop with heat problems

Review: Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 is a powerful laptop with heat problems

2 years ago
Anonymous $FNmJglWnLu

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/review-lenovos-thinkpad-x1-extreme-gen-4-is-a-powerful-laptop-with-heat-problems/

The term “desktop replacement” is a bit out of fashion as a descriptor for laptops these days, if only because fewer people have desktop computers they’re trying to replace. But I struggle to think of a better term for something like Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Extreme, currently in its 4th generation.

Where other workstation-y laptops like Dell’s XPS 15 have dropped ports and offer only limited GPU options in an effort to slim down and become more mobile, the X1 Extreme still comes with a healthy selection of ports (both in number and variety) and offers GPUs all the way up to Nvidia’s RTX 3080. Its 16-inch screen is also subtly but noticeably larger than the 15.6-inch panels you’ll find in other laptops with similar speeds and weights.