Looks like the Thinkpad X1 Carbon is going the Apple route.
Proprietary SSD and soldered RAM. Battery looks like it is a glued piece as well.
This will surely infuriate many Thinkpad loyalists.
Internal Picture of the X1 Carbon shows similarities to the Macbook Pro Retina.
"This will surely infuriate many Thinkpad loyalists."
ReplyDeleteUnlike with Apple, ThinkPad fans have a wide range of ThinkPads that are very easy to upgrade and repair. While X1C is less servicable than bigger ThinkPads, most people realize that for this size some things something has to go, and even the X1C can be serviced easily compared to the RMBP and MBA - to get to the picture above, unscrew 7 "normal" screws, lift the keyboard+touchpad and you're done, and there's even instructions on Lenovo's website on how to do it.
"Internal Picture of the X1 Carbon shows similarities to the Macbook Pro Retina."
How else would it be possible to layout a computer this flat? It's not like Apple invented it either, see Compaq LTE 5300 for an ancient example of prior art...
The soldered RAM is what is infuriating. Like the Retina MBP, when you buy it, you are stuck with that RAM configuration forever.
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