Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th Gen) 14-inch FHD Laptop, Intel Quad Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 256GB NVMe-PCIe SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 Pro, Black (Renewed)

Was a bit concerned about some of the reviews here but had my heart set on this Lenovo X1 Carbon (renewed) given I rarely want to pay full price. Took about a week plus for delivery and the laptop comes in a plain white box. Inside, the laptop in a clear plastic bag and power cord wrapped with a rubber band, super basic. But you know what you're getting into when you buy refurbs. Once unwrapped and powered up, Windows 10 starts to install and here's where the goodness comes into play. Super bright screen, tactile keyboard, smooth trackpoint, super light, the laptop was in pristine condition without any scratches, marks, visible wear, or even dust! Once everything is installed, I download the latest Lenovo drivers and we're good to go. And I also get to see that my laptop is a 7th gen X1 Carbon so it's even a bit newer than expected. The only issue here is that the 7th gen doesn't have an Micro SD slot but I guess it's a fair trade-off. Overall super happy with the condition this renewed laptop came in and expect it to be a viable full-time laptop for 3 to 5 years. Definitely worth the risk!

Edit -- I'm not really sure who the seller of this Gen 6 X1 Carbon was. I got a "Your opinion matters!" message from Amazon asking me to share my experience I had with seller Quality Recertified. But the laptop was packed with a quick setup guide that said "CNB Computers, Inc." So I don't know who to blame for the long shipping time. Good laptop, but it took a long time to get it. +++++++++++++++++ This Gen 6 X1 Carbon was ordered on April 9, and was received on April 27. This took much longer than was expected. When I checked to see why it was taking so long, all the info that I got was "Running late". The laptop I got was from CNB Computers; other refurbishers may be able to ship much more quickly. The laptop was in great shape, and other than an initial setup glitch of Windows 10 (fault of Windows) everything was fine. I was able to easily do an in-place upgrade to Windows 11. The USB-C power adapter that I got is 65 Watts, with a 3-prong "Mickey Mouse" cord. I would have rather had a smaller 45 Watt adapter with a regular 2-prong cord, but with a refurb, you take what you get. I've had the laptop for only a few days. So far, other than the very long shipping time, getting the refurbished X1 Carbon from CNB Computers has worked out well for me.

Minor wear, but excellent condition considering it is refurbished. Wear is really only around some connectors and outside of case. Screen is excellent and it works great. Started up and then upgraded to Windows 11 with no issues. Still testing battery but it seems like its good for 8-9 hours. Great communication with seller.

This is the first time I bought a used computer on Amazon and it will be the last. In the past I have bought laptops on eBay as you can see photos of them. But I thought I would take a chance here, considering the description which claims “Excellent condition” etc, and it has turned out to be more of a crap shoot, a roll of the dice. I will go into the condition of the rest of the laptop and things to know about this model when you get it, after I explain what I am disappointed about. The seller was Global Resale/Remarkets but this could occur with any of them. The list price was $475 which I’m glad I didn’t pay. Instead I paid a Black Friday/Cyber Monday price of $326. There is a label on the shipping box which lists the item name, specs and condition. The condition grade listed on the box was B3. Refurbished electronics are given grades A – D where A is Excellent and B is Good. So right there on the box with not even a grade of B1 but B3 it shows that this item is NOT in the advertised listed Excellent condition!!! I’m going to lodge a complaint with Amazon. The outside of the laptop had visible signs of wear (for example someone put stickers on it which they removed) from several feet away and looked like it was smeared with something. The screen was visibly smeared with something. I’m going to guess they wiped the laptop down inside and out with some kind of fluid which remained on it. I tried cleaning the screen with a microfiber cloth and lens cleaning fluid and that just smeared the gunk around. I had to (very very carefully!) use a mild cleaner to get it off the screen. After that a wipe with the cloth and lens fluid cleaned it up. It came with a charging cord from 2021. After starting up, I checked the specs and it was as ordered. And looking carefully the screen appeared to be in good shape. The keyboard and track pad worked fine. I tested the ports and they worked. I found that the function keys F7 – F12 did nothing. I installed the Lenovo Vantage software which is very important. It has a function to optimize battery life. It’s also used to install important updates. Installing a Hotkey update fixed the non-working function keys. There is also a critical firmware update to the SSD system which is necessary to avoid drive failure due to bugs in the firmware. Also updated the BIOS. The hard drive was an Intel SSD and Crystal Disk Info told me the health status was Good at 88%. It had 300 power ons with a year of on time. I plan to replace it with a Samsung 980 1 TB which has twice the benchmark rating. The battery seems fine. On boot up there is what is known as a Pixie (PXE) error. After looking into this, it is not a cause for concern. It has to do with the boot order (which you can change in BIOS setup) starting with a network card which then goes to hard drive. Given the satisfactory functioning of the laptop so far and the reduced price, I plan to keep it. But won’t order another one from Amazon or Global Resale/Remarkets.

The laptop itself was in really good shape. Very little wear and even came with a seemingly new charger in the box. The deal breaker? It had a supervisor password enabled in the BIOS. I couldn’t even adjust the date and time, much less boot from a USB drive. That’s an instant return for me. I’d guess these were bought from a company/corporation. Potential buyers beware and a strong note to sellers. Make sure the laptop isn’t locked up.

Excellent Laptop purchased from seller.... still using it ... solid after 3 years

After thorough use and discovery there are a few things that are not as advertised. The battery should have had at least 80% life but only has about 20%. It had already used 410 cycles out of 500 lifetime. This should have come with an m.2 nvme ssd but it came with an m.2 sata drive. There were 3 distinct blemishes on the front cover from previous owner stickers as well. Finally there are 3 dead pixels.