Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 vs. Surface Book 2: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 and Surface Book 2 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 Pros
Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 is better than Surface Book 2.
Intel Core i7-8850H inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 has a 15% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8650U inside Surface Book 2.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Book 2. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Book 2.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book 2. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Book 2.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 has a 15.6-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Book 2.
Surface Book 2 Pros
Reasons that Surface Book 2 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.
2017 vs. 2018
Surface Book 2 weighed 3.38 pounds, 11% lighter than the 3.76 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.
Weight | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 | Surface Book 2 |
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Pound | 3.76 lbs. | 3.38 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.71 kg | 1.53 kg |
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 | Surface Book 2 |
Released | 2018 | 2017 |
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Exterior | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 | Surface Book 2 |
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Display | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 | Surface Book 2 |
Size | 15.6 Inches | 13.5 Inches |
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Ports | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 | Surface Book 2 |
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Internal Specs | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 | Surface Book 2 |
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| 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
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| 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB PCIe SSD |
Connectivity | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 | Surface Book 2 |
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Battery | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 | Surface Book 2 |
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Software | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 | Surface Book 2 |
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| Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update) Free upgrade to Windows 11 |
Built-in Apps | - | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 | Surface Book 2 |
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Misc | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 | Surface Book 2 |
Inking | - | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision |
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Warranty | - | One-year limited hardware warranty |
More | - | Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction. |
Key Features | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 | Surface Book 2 |
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Comparison Summary
Lenovo has released the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1, a 15.6-inch machine, in 2018. It is powered by up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-8850H with a boost clock speed up to 4.30 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti with 4GB GDDR5.
On the other hand, we have the 13.5-inch Surface Book 2 was introduced by Microsoft about a year earlier in 2017. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8650U with a boost clock speed up to 4.20 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5.
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Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 has a 15.6-inch display which is considerably larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Book 2. In addition, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 weighs 3.76 lbs. about 11% heavier than the 3.38 lbs. Surface Book 2. Moreover, measured at 14.24” x 9.67” x 0.72”, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 is slightly more portable than the Surface Book 2 at 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.9”.
Moving over to upgradability, Lenovo claims that the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 supports up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory. It also comes with two M.2 slots that users can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.
For Surface Book 2, it supports up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 memory. Unlike Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.
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