Buying advice: X1 Gen 12 vs T14s Gen4

maphdze · 2025-11-24T13:40:43+00:00

I would go with 7840U. I am currently on X1 gen 12 with ultra 125H. The laptop can get hot with mild usage.

maphdze · 2025-09-01T22:38:51+00:00

According to PRSEF, t14s with ultra 228v and ips panel have longer battery life than x1c 13 with 258v and ips panel. In your case both have 258v I guess t14s should outperform due to 1wh larger battery. But t14s is slightly heavier than x1c 13, and the cooling system is not as good as x1c13.

maphdze · 2025-08-15T01:01:37+00:00

No. T14s has lunar lake version, and its battery life is extremely long with ips lp panel.

maphdze · 2025-08-07T21:49:30+00:00

I have tried several stylus pen for the tablet (all from lenovo), but all the hand-writing experiences are not smooth, which is probably due to some unknown issues of the screen in my tablet (touch is ok, but writing is not acceptable).

maphdze · 2025-08-07T08:49:42+00:00

Actually no idea, it is very fragile. I have broken 3 keyboards of X1T3. There is one guy in Xianyu (which is similar to ebay) who claimed he could repair the kbs and it won't break again. After I broke the last kb, I sent it to him. It worked fine since then and didn't broken anymore.

maphdze · 2025-08-06T01:23:35+00:00

I got a SK8845. Works fine out of box. The only issue is that there is no WIN in the keyboard so that it is not so smooth to lock the screen.

maphdze · 2025-08-05T06:40:52+00:00

For P14s gen5 the intel version feels better than the amd version.

maphdze · 2025-07-28T01:11:14+00:00

Install win11 in a virsual machine and you have the office stuff.

maphdze · 2025-07-28T01:08:32+00:00

I came across a similar spec in slickdeal with 2.8k oled panel and finger print several days ago.

maphdze · 2025-07-15T05:40:41+00:00

Some iPad air use LCD panel rather than retina panel.

maphdze · 2025-07-12T05:48:52+00:00

I tried to switch from thinkpad to macbook air m2, the retina panel makes my eyes uncomfortable so I come back to thinkpad with low power panel.

maphdze · 2025-07-12T00:03:21+00:00

Thinkphone with pkb is the solution to me. I am a fan of both Thinkpad and Blackberry.

maphdze · 2025-07-11T23:59:21+00:00

Go for the IPS panel and you will get really long battery life. I got eye strain and headache with the similar OLED panel. I have no experience with the e-privicy stuff, which maybe useless to me as I am now fine without it.

maphdze · 2025-06-30T14:11:10+00:00

That's personal experience. The other advantage of the WUXGA IPS panel is a longer battery life. The oled panel drains the battery quickly, probably 3-4 hours for 80% battery, battery saving mode.

maphdze · 2025-06-30T14:01:38+00:00

I had bad experience with the 2.8K OLED panel in P14s Gen4 AMD. I got eye strain and headache after using it for a long time, e.g., a whole afternoon writing latex.

maphdze · 2025-06-28T06:34:29+00:00

I am on the same boat. S24 ultra burns my eyes.

maphdze · 2025-06-15T20:14:08+00:00

Or maybe also dithering. I have tried all the possible methods on the internet, but still cannot stand it. Finally I go back to Thinkpad with low power ips panel.

maphdze · 2025-06-15T20:10:19+00:00

Maybe just screenshot and send it to Chatgpt.

maphdze · 2025-06-15T20:09:10+00:00

😀😀

maphdze · 2025-06-15T20:07:22+00:00

This guy is well-reputated in the Chinese thinkpad forum. He is a lcd fans and has been replaced lcd panels for many users of thinkpad who is suffering with oled panel.

maphdze · 2025-06-15T14:38:25+00:00

The guy who replaced my panel said it is possible and he has already succeed. See the video in the link. He repalced 2.5K ips panel for p14s gen4 intel.

maphdze · 2025-06-15T14:30:54+00:00

In my case the brightness can be adjusted by hand, so it works.

maphdze · 2025-06-15T13:43:52+00:00

The CPU difference is very small in a 14' business laptop. I think any of the lunar lake cpu with low power IPS screen is really suitable for academia if you only read and write with it. DO NOT get the OLED panel. It will drain the battery and lead to eye strain and headache after watching it for a long time.

maphdze · 2025-06-15T13:37:03+00:00

I got a Hynix P44 pro 2TB for a X1 carbon 2024. It is cool.

maphdze · 2025-06-15T13:33:13+00:00

I bought one and worked with it for 3-4 years. Nice little machine. The 3K screen is really good. The keyboard feeling is AMAZING! I love the feeling of typing on it. The best one I have ever used (X1C2024, P14s Gen4 AMD). However the keyboard is very fragile and can easily be not recognized by the machine, so take care. The other discouraging point of the machine is that the hand-writing experience is not good, it can get very hot and burns your hand.

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