my path was toshiba > 3 vaios > 2 thinkpads, sure premium laptops are pricey new but they last well, most of my laptops have managed at least 4 years of useful life, im hoping the x1 extreme will last me the next five years (notice i typed five as the five key died this morning)

my only current questions are of the screen and cpu, i was thinking of getting the i7 model but there are 2 on offer the higher model is only 30 quid more, its slightly faster but im unsure if its a better bet to go with the lower tier one for thermal reasons

then theres the screen, sure a 4k HDR screen could be nice but itll also hammer battery life compared to the fhd model and as capable as the gpu is its not likely to be pumping out games in 4k so the fhd is seeming like the better option for me.

which machine did you go with? an X or a T?

I have to admit 4K is battery-hog, especially portable laptop that doesn’t have a good battery life. I got a T series ThinkPad T580, it has front and rear batteries, built like tank with nuclear powerplant. That’s why I am not so worried about my 4K screen.

i looked at the T580 as a possibility myself before the x1 extreme was announced but id pretty much settled on the dell as it was a fair amount smaller and lighter.

i thought long and hard about the 4k screen but i think ill just get myself a separate 4k screen as really the only thing id need 4k for is movies, i dont really have a need for a high resolution for anything else

thankfully they have now added the x1 extreme to the UK website and its not quite as pricey as i was expecting, i fully expected a 1:1 $ to £ conversion but the base model comes in at just over 1400, bumping the cpu up to i7 brings it up to just over 1600 but thankfully my sister works for the NHS so i can get a 10% discount, im keeping the rest of the specs at base, i can add extra ram and a second ssd at a later date