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Lenovo's ThinkPad X9 14 Kickstarts a New Era, but at What Cost?

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Lenovo 's ThinkPad X9 14 doesn't have the famous red TrackPoint in the center of the keyboard.

Lenovo 's decision shows that the company knows it needs more than legacy and nostalgia to survive.

Even the keyboard has a new look and feel that distances itself from the ThinkPad brand.

The laptop is 0.51 inches thick, but the shape of the bottom cover makes it look slimmer.

The ThinkPad X9 14 is available in two processor options, the Intel Core Ultra 5 226V and Core Ultra 7 258V.

The webcam is 1080p , which is solid, but I did encounter one serious problem—flickering during video calls.

Battery life isn’t quite as strong as I’d hoped, lasting only 12 hours and 15 minutes in my local video playback test.