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This article outlines the various anti-consumer measures used in the Lenovo X1 Carbon series of laptops. Some concepts may overlap with Lenovo's general practices, a Chinese-American multinational technology company.

Hardware-vendor lockout (BIOS whitelist)

Most models of the Lenovo X1 Carbon will fail to post if the user changes their WWAN broadband card to a WWAN card that is not on the Lenovo Vendor Whitelist[1]. If a user intends to use a WWAN card manufactured by another company, which are typically cheaper than the Lenovo factory-installed WWAN cards, the computer will not boot until the user removes the card. Evasion of these whitelists has been outlined in the ArchLinux wiki[1], but success is very limited.

Resulting cost for the consumer

Lenovo currently charges $298 USD to install a Quectel RM520N-GL 5G Sub6 from the factory[2].

Pricing options for WWAN card (Lenovo X1 Carbon gen2) [2]

Some used options of similar modems can, at the time of writing, be purchased for $150 USD[3]. 4G modems can be purchased for less[4].

Hardware

Thinkpad x1 carbon sub series

Hinge problems

Contrary to the company's reputation, the laptop has a number of hinge issues that are generally not found elsewhere in the company. source: salem techsperts, ifixit

Hinge problem - Lenovo ThinkPad X380 Yoga

https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/x380yoga_hmm_en.pdf see page 94 - Removal steps of the LCD hinges

https://laptopmedia.com/highlights/inside-lenovo-thinkpad-x1-carbon-10th-gen-disassembly-and-upgrade-options/

Glued lid and LCD durability on 10th gen Thinkpad x1 laptops :

There are reports of the display panel being held to the lid by glue[5]

References