Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme

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Date Published: 12 Sep 2025

Intel Core i7-9750H
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
512GB SSD
64GB RAM
1.70 kg (3.7 lbs)

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Review

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme in-depth review

The ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 is Lenovo's iteration of how a thin and light workstation should look like. In terms of specifications, it battles directly with Apple's MacBook Pro 15's, ASUS ZenBooks, as well as the Dell XPS 15. Of course, to battle the well-established laptops, you need powerful hardware.This device can be specced out with a Core i9-9880H processor a 4K UHD HDR panel with a set maximum brightness of 500 nits and a GTX 1650 Max-Q. However, as many of you asked for a down-to-earth specification of a workstation, we got the Core i5-9300H version of this machine. It will be essential to see how the cooling performs in this chassis, and whether there is going to be enough headroom for the GPU and the more powerful processors out there.You can check the prices and confi[...]

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Pros

Thin and light workstation with a great build quality
92% sRGB coverage and no PWM for brightness adjustment (BOE NV156FHM-N63 (BOE07D8))
Super comfortable keyboard
Up to 64GB DDR4 memory
Has two Thunderbolt 3 ports and an SD card slot
Dual M.2 slots that support PCIe x4 drives and RAID 0 mode
Great battery life

Cons

Premium price tag
Core i9-9880H would be too hot in this device
Its display uses PWM for almost all brightness levels (our Health-Guard profile takes care of that)
Speakers are average

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 has two versions - the Carbon, which is the small, thin and light machine, you can take everywhere, and the Extreme Edition, which is also thin and light, for its footprint, but also packs a lot more power with a dedicated GPU and H-series processors.Check out all Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate While ThinkPads, in general, are very easy to disassemble, this particular model is even more hassle-less. You got 7 Phillips-head screws to remove, and after [...]

DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920x1080, IPS

Name
BOE NV156FHM-N61

Diagonal
15.6"

Pixel density
141.21 ppi

Brightness
287 cd/m²

sRGB
92%

PWM frequency
1000 Hz

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920x1080

Becomes "Retina" from
24 inches (62 cm)

Contrast
1160:1

dE Color Checker
4.8 2.6

PWM Rating
1.5: (harmful)

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