Repairability revolution: New Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 comes with modular keyboard & USB-C ports

Repairability revolution: New Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 comes with modular keyboard & USB-C ports

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Key Points:

  • Lenovo introduces the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 with a new "Space Frame" design that improves internal component positioning and enhances cooling capacity to handle up to 30 W under sustained load, compared to 20 W in the previous generation.
  • The X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition features Intel's Panther Lake Core Ultra 300 H class CPUs, supporting up to 64 GB of soldered LPDDR5X-9600 memory, replacing the less power-demanding Lunar Lake chips used before.
  • Updates include a redesigned keyboard with a combined power button and fingerprint sensor in the upper right corner, an additional USB-C port replacing a USB-A port, and modular, repairable USB-C charging ports.
  • Display options remain a