X1
The X1 is the first and only device in the X1 series and was manufactured between 2011 and December 2012. It is the successor to the X301 and predecessor of the X1 Carbon Gen 1.
It was a very thin and light device by the standards of the time. When it was launched, the removal of the docking port and optical drive and the installation of a low-resolution display were criticised. As this has a Gorilla Corning Glass coating, it is reflective. Many experts also didn’t like the new screen diagonal of 16:9 instead of 16:10. The introduction of a new backlit keyboard also meant that the ThinkLight had to make way.
All in all, the design development that ultimately led to the X1 Carbon can be recognised in the X1 compared to the X301. The notebook has evolved from a practically timeless work tool to a lifestyle device.
To compensate for the rather short battery life of approx. 5.5 hours, the device can be extended with a Slice battery. There is a corresponding port on the underside for this purpose - the built-in battery cannot be replaced.
Interestingly, a special version called X1 Hybrid was released at CES 2012. This also has a replaceable circuit board with a Snapdragon APQ8060 SoC. This has a dual-core CPU with 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM and 16 GB flash with Android Honeycomb (Android 3.x) installed. The system can be activated at any time via a key combination, a reboot is not required. The start interface is reminiscent of the ThinkPad Tablet. The IMM (Instant Media Mode) mode is designed to extend the battery life to 10 hours.
Technical data
| Component | Feature |
|---|---|
| Type | 1294-2NG |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2520M (2.5 GHz, 3 MB cache) |
| RAM | 8 GB DDR3 (PC3-10600) |
| Graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| Display | 13.3" TFT (1366x768, 350 nits) |
| Hard drive | 160 GB SATA (SATA) |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Debian Bookworm |
| Sound | Intel HD Audio |
| USB | 3. 0 |
| Modem | - |
| LAN | Intel 82579LM (Gigabit) |
| WLAN | Intel 6300 (2.4/5 GHz, 450 Mbit/s) |
| Bluetooth | 3. 0 (BDC-3) |
| Floppy disk | - |
| CD/DVD | - |
| Card reader | MMC/SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| Expansion cards | - |
| Interfaces | USB, headphones/microphone, eSATA/USB, Mini-DisplayPort, HDMI, USB, RJ45 |
| Battery | 38,92 Wh, 2600 mAh, 14.8 Volt |
| Size | 337x231x25 mm (WxHxD) |
| Weight | 1.36kg |
Special features:
- Rubber flaps for USB, headphone and SIM card ports
- Docking port for battery only, no docking station
Diagnostic outputs
# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:16.3 Serial controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family KT Controller (rev 04)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (Lewisville) (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b4)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b4)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 5 (rev b4)
00:1c.6 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 7 (rev b4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation QM67 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port Mobile SATA AHCI Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 35)
0d:00.0 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd PCIe SDXC/MMC Host Controller (rev 04)
0f:00.0 USB controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 04)
# lsusb
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 0bdb:1911 Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV F5521gw
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 04f2:b25f Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Integrated Camera
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0a5c:217f Broadcom Corp. BCM2045B (BDC-2.1)
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 147e:2016 Upek Biometric Touchchip/Touchstrip Fingerprint Sensor
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
# lscpu
Architecture: x86_64
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
Address sizes: 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 4
On-line CPU(s) list: 0-3
Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz
CPU family: 6
Model: 42
Thread(s) per core: 2
Core(s) per socket: 2
Socket(s): 1
Stepping: 7
CPU(s) scaling MHz: 95%
CPU max MHz: 3200.0000
CPU min MHz: 800.0000
BogoMIPS: 4983.35
Flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht tm pbe syscall nx rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx lahf_lm epb pti tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid xsaveopt dtherm ida arat pln pts
Virtualization: VT-x
L1d cache: 64 KiB (2 instances)
L1i cache: 64 KiB (2 instances)
L2 cache: 512 KiB (2 instances)
L3 cache: 3 MiB (1 instance)
NUMA node(s): 1
NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0-3
Vulnerability Gather data sampling: Not affected
Vulnerability Itlb multihit: KVM: Mitigation: VMX disabled
Vulnerability L1tf: Mitigation; PTE Inversion; VMX conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
Vulnerability Mds: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT vulnerable
Vulnerability Meltdown: Mitigation; PTI
Vulnerability Mmio stale data: Unknown: No mitigations
Vulnerability Retbleed: Not affected
Vulnerability Spec rstack overflow: Not affected
Vulnerability Spec store bypass: Vulnerable
Vulnerability Spectre v1: Mitigation; usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Vulnerability Spectre v2: Mitigation; Retpolines, STIBP disabled, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS Not affected
Vulnerability Srbds: Not affected
Vulnerability Tsx async abort: Not affected