Living With the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 (2022)

pcmag.com:

For years, Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon has been a leader in enterprise laptops, offering a slim, lightweight machine that still has all the bells and whistles you’d expect from a system in this class. This year’s model, known as Gen 10, is pretty much a continuation, but with the latest Intel 12th-generation Core (Alder Lake) processors and an upgraded webcam.

As is usually the case, the X1 Carbon looks like a ThinkPad, with a carbon fiber and magnesium alloy body and the traditional black matte paint. With a 14-inch display, it measures 0.6 by 12.4 by 8.8 inches, almost exactly the same as last year’s model, with relatively small bezels. Visually, the biggest difference is a slight lip above the screen, which contains the new webcam unit. Weighing 2.48 pounds by itself and 3.25 pounds with the included 65-watt charger, it’s still very light for a 14-inch machine. (Lenovo offers the ThinkPad X1 Nano series for those who want an even lighter laptop.)

The left side has two USB-C/Thunderbolt 4 ports (which can be used for charging), a USB-A port and an HDMI connector. The right side has a lock slot, another USB-A port, and a headphone/microphone jack. This is a good amount of ports for a lightweight machine, though it would be more convenient if charging ports were on both sides.

As usual, it features the ThinkPad keyboard, with a red TrackPoint pointing stick in the middle, along with a moderately-sized trackpad. I continue to find the ThinkPad keyboards to be the best among lightweight laptops. While the trackpad has gotten bigger in recent years—it’s now 110mm wide—it’s a bit smaller than the ones on some competitors, but still quite adequate.

One notable change is the inclusion of a 1080p webcam. It's also available