u/Captain_Price_MKZ

New to me ThinkPad X9 15. My last TP product was the T450 that I had around 10 years ago.

Got it as a decent open-box deal, 268V+32GB+1TB, 3-yr Premier Support. All I needed and more in a laptop for my use case (high refresh rate screen, good battery life, lightweight, and decent performance). Huge upgrades in terms of portability, battery life, and system stability compared to my old G14 2022 (which tbh was a rather experimental product from ROG with Zen 3 mobile and an AMD dGPU).

Pros:

• Great display, first time having an OLED display on a laptop, and it's simply amazing. High refresh rate, contrast ratio, vivid colors.
• ForcePad, heptic trackpad on a Windows laptop is something new to me, super smooth and easy to use. I'll say about 80% as good as a MacBook, and the rest is mostly due to Windows lacking better support.
• Excellent battery life and energy management, ~10hr on regular-heavy use w/o battery saver mode. And finally don't have to deal with the laptop either shutting down or running on full power for no reason after closing the lid (this bug on multiple laptops I've owned almost made me wanna switch to MacBook)
• Bulid quality, it's ultra thin and lightweight for a 15" but still feels very solid, no uneven panel gaps or rough edges anywhere.

Cons:

• Connectivity: only one USB-A, no SD card reader, and somehow the proclaimed HDMI 2.1 port only supports 4k/60hz, even with the proper cable, my 4-yr-old G14 still supports 4k/120hz via HDMI.
• Glossy display, the model I have does not have touch support, and idk why they still make it glossy. The anti-reflective layer helps, but certainly still not as good as a matte screen.
• Somewhat mediocre CPU performance by certain standards, but I understand it's mainly the limitation of the low-power Lunar Lake chip, and it's still sufficient for light-duty use.
• Lack of a physical camera shutter.

I know there are a lot of controversies about this specific model, like the questionable keyboard layout and the lack of a TrackPoint. But to me, it's still a very capable machine with features and design innovations that are still unique to ThinkPads.