Mastodawn

How much hassle is it to change a battery in a Thinkpad X1 carbon (2018 edition)? My laptop is completely fine for my needs, but the battery is degrading significantly and it's getting annoying.

Morgan 🏳️‍🌈🇭🇲Nov 20, 2022

@hanno Looks pretty easy, it generally is now days https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpMGVM8lPTU
Get a refurb from ebay.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Battery Replacement

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c1sc0 Nov 20, 2022

@hanno https://de.ifixit.com/Anleitung/Lenovo+ThinkPad+X1+Carbon+6th+Gen+Akku+tauschen/130696 here you go. Piece of cake.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th Gen Akku tauschen

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iFixit

Perpetuaλ β 🇺🇦

@hanno seems pretty easy: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/dk/da/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-x-series-laptops/thinkpad-x1-carbon-type-20fb-20fc/solutions/pd103715-removal-and-installation-steps-of-the-battery-thinkpad-x1-carbon-20fb-20fc-thinkpad-x1-yoga-20fq-20fr
I stille haven't had to change battery on my t480s, but changing the sdd and adding ram was a breeze.

Removal and installation steps of the battery - ThinkPad X1 Carbon (20FB, 20FC), ThinkPad X1 Yoga (20FQ, 20FR) - Lenovo Support DK