Lenovo's 15-inch ThinkPad X1 Extreme packs dual SSDs and 4K HDR

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme

Lenovo appears to be getting tired of Dell's XPS 15, so they're taking ThinkPad X1 to the limits, literally, with the new ThinkPad X1 Extreme. Here's your outset look at this mobile workstation at IFA 2022.

Lenovo'south ThinkPad line has been relegated to mostly Ultrabook-grade laptops like the Carbon and fifty-fifty some workstations like the P52, but what about combing them into one? The ThinkPad X1 Extreme is meant to be that device offer a premium laptop build with the ability of a more powerful laptop. Information technology's also the non-Xeon version of the already appear Lenovo P1.

Featuring Intel Coffee Lake H-series hexa-core processor and up to 64GB of RAM paired with an NVIDIA GeForce maxQ GTX 1050 Ti for graphics the Extreme is undoubtedly a powerhouse.

Backing up that processing ability is an selection for up to ii PCIe SSDs configured equally RAID and 2TB for storage.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme specifications and design

Category	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme
Processor	Up to 8th Gen Intel Core i7 with vPro
RAM	Up to 64GB DDR4 RAM Non ECC 2666MHz Dual DIMM
Storage	2 Devices (2x M.2 2280 PCIe TLC & SATA w/ Raid 0/1 I Upward to 2TB (2x 1TB PCIe SSD)
Brandish size	15.6" FHD (1920x1080) IPS (300 nits) xv.six" 4K (3840x2160) IPS touchscreen (400 nits)
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce 1050 Ti (MaxQ w/4GB GDDR5)
Ports	2x USB three.1 (1x PWR 2x Thunderbolt three 1x SD one HDMI 2.0
Biometrics	Windows Hello Fingerprint reader
Sound	Dolby Sound Premium
Security	ThinkShutter, SCR, dTPM 2.0
Battery	Up to thirteen hours Rapid Charge
Dimensions	14.24" x 9.67" 10 0.72"
Weight	3.75 lbs (4.04 lbs w/ bear upon)
Price & Availability	$1,899.99, September

The 15.vi" display tin be configured with up to a 4K HDR Dolby Vision screen, and there's even Dolby Atmos for sound.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme

An optional active pen lets you ink right on the display and fifty-fifty features tilt and shade functions.

For ports, there are two USB three.i ports, two for Thunderbolt 3, a full SD slot and HDMI two.0.

Lenovo is still pushing their ThinkShutter camera cover for those concerned about privacy, and there's an option for an IR photographic camera and a fingerprint reader for Windows Hi.

If you like using Alexa or Cortana, there are also mics for far Field Vox and Wake on Voice as well.

Powering this beastly laptop is an 80WHr battery for up to 15 hours of expected battery life.

Possibly the about surprising spec though is the weight. All this ability comes in at only 3.75 lbs or 1.7kg – that's in large part due to the four layers of reinforced carbon fiber in the summit hat.

Pricing for the X1 Extreme starts at 1,859, and it should exist bachelor sometime in September.

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