Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 Aura Edition

80% Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Aura Edition Review
Source: PC Mag EN→zh-CN
If Santa Claus provided us a choice of the ThinkPad X9 or ThinkPad X1 Carbon, we'd pick the latter, but if we were spending our own money we'd be tempted to save hundreds. We can find no fault with Lenovo's new small-business model except for a less-than-ideal keyboard and a missing USB Type-A port. This ThinkPad's screen quality, audio fidelity, and other user conveniences earn it our Editors' Choice award. Lenovo has found and filled a nifty niche with this laptop.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/21/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Aura Edition Review
Source: Trusted Reviews EN→zh-CN
The Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Aura Edition makes for a solid Windows ultrabook with decent power, a sublime OLED display and solid battery life. It also looks sleek and is remarkably portable. Just watch out for the meagre port selection against key rivals. With this in mind, the likes of the Asus Zenbook S 16 (2024) and MSI Prestige A16 AI+, as well as even the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 provide much stronger inputs, with full-size USB-As, SD readers and just more ports generally. The Asus and MSI choices also provide stronger multi-core performance, which will be handy if you’re likely to engage in intensive workloads a lot. This Lenovo choice remains a great choice if you want a stylish business laptop that hits most of the right notes, though. For more options, check out our list of the best laptops we’ve tested.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/18/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%

78% Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Aura Edition review: Say goodbye to TrackPoint
Source: PC World EN→zh-CN
The ThinkPad X9 14 provides a great keyboard and touchpad alongside a premium look and feel that’s more like Lenovo’s excellent Yoga Pro laptops. While the changes won’t tempt long-time ThinkPad fans, they make the laptop more competitive with prosumer laptops, which often deliver better design than laptops focused on productivity and business. Where the ThinkPad X9 14 lags, however, is bang-for-the-buck. Though it’s as attractive as prosumer peers, you’ll still find that your money doesn’t go as far when buying a ThinkPad as it would if you purchased a prosumer laptop.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/17/2025
Rating: Total score: 78%

Lenovo's new ThinkPad X9 is the least ThinkPad ever
Source: Engadget
While it might seem sacrilegious to ditch the carbon fiber frames and Trackpoint nubs found in classic ThinkPads, at CES 2025 Lenovo’s new ThinkPad X9 line is here to prove that there’s still plenty of room in the family for fresh designs. Lenovo may not admit it outright, but the goal with these new models is to entice younger buyers who might not have a ton of nostalgia for the company’s 30-year-old laptop line.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/08/2025