Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 | Unboxed & Review!

[@bjtechnewshd]

I really enjoyed reviewing the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 with the GTX 1650 as it's graphic card. It's powerful enough to handle my editing workflow and still have that high performance to game and stream at the same time. You can't beat that.

[@KelGhu]

It's not a GTX1650, but a GTX1650 Max-Q. Big difference

[@kanthvinay]

If you put the laptop on a pillow, it obstructs the airflow leading to the processor thermal throttle. So better put it on a table unless the laptop is being used for some light work.

[@jasonmorris4eva]

my point exactly

[@GreenStorm01]

Also it gets really warm, uncomfortably warm. Writing this from my X1E2 on my blanket.

[@brandoncobb4646]

Noted. I have one on the way.

[@lf170]

Or put it on a cooling pad and then on your lap :)

[@abhignaconscience358]

May be you should’ve gone with the i5 to avoid the fan noise ??

[@brandoncobb4646]

Is 1500 a fair price? I found one on amazon.. It's the extreme 1 g2

[@r.otaviano]

Great review, thanks for sharing. Cheers.

[@KelGhu]

To improve the battery life, undervolt CPU and GPU. And switch all apps to dark themes.

[@TestAccount-uu9vp]

do you need software to undervolt? or just through settings

[@LucGeurts61]

@@TestAccount-uu9vp Throttlestop

[@Drives31forhalo]

"the battery life is really sucky" looks at my 10y/o laptop that just got a new extended battery and still only gets 2 hours if I'm lucky, lol. great review, it was super informative and helpful!

[@yamahauser1]

Hi BTNHD, does this laptop have pen support for drawing on the touchscreen? I'm interested in buying one and heard that it can be used with an active pen that can be purchased separately.

[@odysseasmichanetzis6545]

Great video, thanks! Having watched your p1 review as well, I am ready to order the p1 now. I would really appreciate if you could comment on the 4k oled screen; is it glossy or matte? How is it compared to the 4k ips panel? Is the oled screen too glossy for business use? Cheers.

[@odysseasmichanetzis6545]

@GateCrashers Just because I need the xeon processor and ecc memory. Apart from that and the Quadro graphics card they do not differ too much.

[@jaliv800]

Thanks for the review, I love this laptop. Is that a carbon case? thank you again.

[@HXYZZZ]

Does anyone know what is the correct screw driver tip size to use to open the lid? couldn't find anywhere in the spec.

[@kylecooper139]

I just bought a whole kit and the precision screw drivers work fine

[@brandoncobb4646]

@@kylecooper139 The what? I just bought the laptop. It didnt say anything about a kit to open it.

[@thenubianspeaks4329]

oled panels drains the batter faster my man. That is with all laptops with Oled Panels. Also, it does not get that warm unless you ae pusing it really hard, normal with thin and light laptops.

[@ayazeitoun205]

Very impressive

[@TechnoloG84]

The non carbon fiber /matte screen looks better than the 4K model.

[@bjtechnewshd]

Yeah? no way, I like the 4K model. lol if I was on a tight budget I go for your model 🤓, which I will normally go for anyway 😂

[@TechnoloG84]

BTNHD right. Having an x1 carbon with the touch screen i knew better than to get that for the extreme. Has nothing to do with a tight budget....i don’t like gloss.......I’m also sure my machine has twice the ram and hard drive as yours. But nonetheless, that particular 4K screen doesn’t look as good as a matte screen IMO. Trust...I did my research on it but i respect your view.

[@TechnoloG84]

And lastly, $3200 isn’t cheap bro lol.

[@bjtechnewshd]

tell me about. hahahaha with that type of money just build a desktop and still have left over to get lunch once the build is over.

[@TechnoloG84]

BTNHD needed it for a certain reason. Desktop world I don’t do windows right now.

[@johnrenzcaballero4308]

And pair this to a P series. Dang you just beat MBP and MBA. In terms of comparison.

[@curiousgeorge6921]

This vs T480 ? Which would you chose

[@lbenegas]

I have the T480 and the T480s. They are VERY similar in specs. The only difference is the finish (T480s is way better, feels like aluminium -but in fact is magnesium-). The T480s is slimmer. Ultra portable. If I had to choose, I would go for a T480s without any doubt. Keep in mind that you can upgrade memory, disk drive and wifi. Some people recommend to buy the T480s with the i7 processor. I have the basic i5 8250u, and it runs well. I can run 4 VMs, code, and do the usual office stuff without any problem.

[@curiousgeorge6921]

@@lbenegas how much ram you have ? I bought a t490s i7/8 can i do all you do with your specs? I'm freaking in love with this machine i got these specs because i needed a laptop asap and price was 850usd brand new couldn't let that go

[@lbenegas]

@@curiousgeorge6921 I bought it with 8gb, and added an extra 8gb sodimm in the available sodimm slot.

[@lbenegas]

@@curiousgeorge6921 i assume you have and m.2 nvme drive. That is important. But i am sure the t490s came with it. If not (it came with an sata ssd), upgrade it to an m.2 nvme (pcie x3 4 lanes)

[@lbenegas]

Also, if you buy an m.2 nvme disk, go for the 1gb SABRENT ROCKET. Those are blazing fast (3400mb sequential read and 3000 sequential write). Then you can reinstall windows from a pendrive (look for "installation media creation tool" in the Microsoft site). When installing, windows will autocomplete the windows 10 serial that came with the laptop (the serial is embedded in the BIOS -in the BIOS main screen you will see the serial-).

[@mohamedaminchairi]

had this laptop for a week and sent it back. The 4K lasted for me only 2-2h30 hours (programming on ubuntu), this was ridiculous.

[@jinraigami3349]

Mohamed Amin Chairi 4K oled, bro. Not to mention bloatware.

[@SunsetNova]

What laptop did you get instead? I'm also a programmer and use Ubuntu and this laptop interests me.

[@mohamedaminchairi]

@@SunsetNova i finally got the FHD version and now I'm very satisfied. I've also installed Ubuntu for the same reason, but as you might know you need to tweak Ubuntu to consume less

[@SunsetNova]

@@mohamedaminchairi cool appreciated bro

[@marvinpyles3274]

@@mohamedaminchairi How's the screen on the FHD version?

[@xspyder_xxprodigyx4856]

Anyone have issues with input lag? Or has high refresh rate ruined me😅

[@bjtechnewshd]

that doesn’t sound good. when did you get the laptop? I would recommend taking it back and getting another unit or what are you running on the machine that is causing the lag

[@xspyder_xxprodigyx4856]

@@bjtechnewshd just really any game in general feels unresponsive, jello-like so to speak in terms of mouse movements. And I got the laptop in February from someone who purchased it in December

[@ShytFerBraynes]

I cant believe that a laptop with a 4k oled doesnt have good battery?! I mean you even had all white pages. Unbelievable from lenovo. Yeah they'll probably call it extreme extreme not gen 3. I'm gonna buy the dell xps, THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEW!!!

[@kichaa13]

is this sarcasm?

[@reddyuda]

No onboard ethernet, not for me. Plenty of room, damn shame they didnt care to include it.

[@ShytFerBraynes]

Me too, I'm gonna get something else .

[@supermuel4796]

You can add it when ordering on the Lenovo site

[@kylecooper139]

@@supermuel4796 $30 for the adapter not a big problem at all

[@brandoncobb4646]

@@kylecooper139 is that true? I just got one for 1500 and I'd hate to cancel if I didnt have too

[@levantateyora9317]

4k will eat your battery