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Lenovo vantage review11/10/2023 ![]() ![]() The Carbon Gen 11's Intel Core i7-1355U CPU earned a score of 8,628 on the GeekBench 5.5 Multicore benchmark. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 review: Performance They can also get comfortably loud, filling a space with sound that remains crisp and full (relatively) even when cranked uncomfortably loud. The bundled Dolby Access app gives you a few audio presets to choose from, and you can create equalizer profiles if you'd prefer to roll your own audio experience. But I'm no audiophile, and quickly got over it as I plodded away at text and images, music playing in the background. Music can sound a little flat, out of the box: there's a decided lack of bass (pretty common in thin laptops) that sours my hip-hop and electronica-heavy personal library. They're adequate: perfectly suited for video conferences and fine for movies or TV shows. The Dolby Atmos-certified speakers flank the keyboard, firing up. ![]() Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 review: Audio The touchpad, which is otherwise smooth and responsive, could use that extra space, but I won't risk the ire of nub fans by calling for it's removal. The three buttons required to make it functional sit right on top of the touchpad, cutting down on that peripheral's overall size and souring the experience for my (admittedly large) hands. I've never really wrapped my head around Lenovo's signature red nub, the pointing device that sits smack dab in the middle of the keyboard. That's the sort of thing I'm sure I'd grow accustomed to with time, but it aggravated me throughout my time with the machine again, your mileage may vary. And the tiny PageUp and PageDown keys flank the undersized arrow keys on the bottom right corner of the keyboard, which occasionally results in my cursor jumping wildly all over documents when as I try to navigate. I'm not a fan of the business-first function row, which omits media playback keys but offers dedicated buttons to answer and hang up phone calls. ![]()
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