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I have a Thinkpad X1.

It struggles with just a few dozen tabs open. Opening a new Google doc takes ten seconds. And no, it isn’t out of memory; it’s just slow. The CPU isn’t maxed out, but I think the GPU is.

It’s hot, and the battery life is maybe three hours.

I also have an M1 MacBook. Under the same workload it’s cool to the touch, window switching is instant, opening a new doc takes maybe two seconds, and battery life is about eight hours.

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The X1 comes with a variety of CPUs depending on the gen and the price tag AFAIK. Make the comparison on CPU power and available RAM, not on the model. I owned an X1 carbon for a year and half (work laptop) and it would handle any workload (multiple open editors, dozens of browser tabs open, docker-compose with multiple services on, etc) without lag, while still having a great battery life. The price tag for my model was ~2200€.

Now I use a somewhat old P51 and it's an absolute beast, but is certainly a brick when compared to lighter models like the X1 or a MacBook.

I have a T14 with an AMD CPU. Plenty fast, not hot and battery lasts about 6-8 hours. CPU-wise, I'd of course prefer the M1, though. Intel CPUs are not great in laptops.

I don't like what Lenovo has done to the T-line, but Thinkpads in general are still high quality in my opinion.

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