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X1 Gen6 typical issues
X1 Gen6 typical issues
Hi All,
X1 Gen6 series is looking optimal for my needs. Are there any typical issues with it that I should be aware of? I had no complaints whatsoever on my corporate 20KG-S3Y80N one while using it for a couple of years until the mobo died all of a sudden one day. The Lenovo tech swapping it by warranty said it's not a typical issue but it's not a single occurence either. Wondering if they can be expected to last much beyond those ~3yrs since their release with moderate office use (no gaming).
Noisy CPU fan @ near max RPMs is not a concern.
Thanks in advance!
X1 Gen6 series is looking optimal for my needs. Are there any typical issues with it that I should be aware of? I had no complaints whatsoever on my corporate 20KG-S3Y80N one while using it for a couple of years until the mobo died all of a sudden one day. The Lenovo tech swapping it by warranty said it's not a typical issue but it's not a single occurence either. Wondering if they can be expected to last much beyond those ~3yrs since their release with moderate office use (no gaming).
Noisy CPU fan @ near max RPMs is not a concern.
Thanks in advance!
2x T480s, 6x X61s, X60s, T43, T42
Re: X1 Gen6 typical issues
Motherboard failures are like that. They happen, but unless it's a serious design flaw (which you would hear about by now), you can expect it to last 5 years at least. I wouldn't worry about that.
Haven't used an X1 Gen6 myself, so I cannot answer as to what typical issues may exist; just saying that I wouldn't worry specifically about that one.
Thinkpad 25 (20K7), T490 (20N3), Yoga 14 (20FY), T430s (IPS FHD + Classic Keyboard), X220 4291-4BG
X61 7673-V2V, T60 2007-QPG, T42 2373-F7G, X32 (IPS Screen), A31p w/ Ultrabay Numpad
X61 7673-V2V, T60 2007-QPG, T42 2373-F7G, X32 (IPS Screen), A31p w/ Ultrabay Numpad
Re: X1 Gen6 typical issues
Yeah it seems to be a lottery. I hear warranty extension is an option, perhaps that's the way to go assuming reasonable pricing.
2x T480s, 6x X61s, X60s, T43, T42
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Re: X1 Gen6 typical issues
I have the Yoga variant of the gen 6, I am working for my company's IT department.
Last year we bought 40 of them. Up to now 10 of them have new mainboards under warranty. They stop charging randomly an remain dead after that. That is a quota of 25% which we never had before. And the displays have that angle protection filter (or what is it called) causing the displays to be clouded darkly on the lower left and right corners eben when that filter is disabled via FN-D.
These are by far the worst Lenovo Notebooks we ever had, and we had them from T-60 onwards all the time.
Just saying, I think those 25% speak for itself.
Last year we bought 40 of them. Up to now 10 of them have new mainboards under warranty. They stop charging randomly an remain dead after that. That is a quota of 25% which we never had before. And the displays have that angle protection filter (or what is it called) causing the displays to be clouded darkly on the lower left and right corners eben when that filter is disabled via FN-D.
These are by far the worst Lenovo Notebooks we ever had, and we had them from T-60 onwards all the time.
Just saying, I think those 25% speak for itself.
Re: X1 Gen6 typical issues
Thing with modern laptops is that everything is super thin, light and flexible. If you have a chance, see an old laptop motherboard and compare it to one from a recent X1 Carbon and you'll understand. It's stripped down to the bare minimum and that ain't good for durability. If you keep bending the metal it fatigues and the electric tracks just break. A price to be paid for such thinness and lightness.
My ancient X301 still works and it's 15 years old now. I bought it second hand. But surely, no component of it is as flexible.
I'd say, there is no hope for getting back to the time they built things to truly last. So just live with that uncertainty. Get the machine you like second hand. Try to spend little and repeat if something breaks.
Spend the rest of the money on a good NAS to keep your data safe.
My ancient X301 still works and it's 15 years old now. I bought it second hand. But surely, no component of it is as flexible.
I'd say, there is no hope for getting back to the time they built things to truly last. So just live with that uncertainty. Get the machine you like second hand. Try to spend little and repeat if something breaks.
Spend the rest of the money on a good NAS to keep your data safe.
X301: SU9600 | 8GB | 1TB | WXGA+
X1C5: 7600U | 16GB | 1TB | FHD
X1C9: 1145G7 | 16GB | 1TB | WUXGA | WWAN
X1Y8: 1365U | 32GB | 1TB | WUXGA
P14s G1 AMD: 4750U | 32GB | 1TB | PG FHD Touch
T14 G2: 1145G7 | 32GB | 1TB | FHD
X1C5: 7600U | 16GB | 1TB | FHD
X1C9: 1145G7 | 16GB | 1TB | WUXGA | WWAN
X1Y8: 1365U | 32GB | 1TB | WUXGA
P14s G1 AMD: 4750U | 32GB | 1TB | PG FHD Touch
T14 G2: 1145G7 | 32GB | 1TB | FHD
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