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Product comparison · 2 laptops

Lenovo Essential M30-70 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop vs Lenovo X1 Carbon (2 Gen)

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  • 127specifications compared
  • 37differ
  • 90identical
  • 63known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • Black, Silver
    • Black
  • Display diagonal
    • 33.8 cm (13.3")
    • 35.6 cm (14")
  • Display resolution
    • 1366 x 768 pixels
    • 2560 x 1440 pixels
  • HD type
    • HD
    • Quad HD
  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™ i5
    • Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • i5-4200U
    • i7-4550U
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 2.6 GHz
    • 3 GHz

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Lenovo

Essential M30-70 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop

Model M30-70

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X1 Carbon (2 Gen)View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, SilverBlack
Housing materialKnown for oneAluminium, Carbon fibre, Glass fibre, Magnesium, Plastic
Market positioningKnown for onePremium
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers33.8 cm (13.3")35.6 cm (14")
Display resolutionDiffers1366 x 768 pixels2560 x 1440 pixels
HD typeDiffersHDQuad HD
Panel typeKnown for oneIPS
Display brightnessKnown for one300 cd/m²
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for one700:1
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i54th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-4200Ui7-4550U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.6 GHz3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers1.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB4 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-4200 Mobile seriesIntel Core i7-4500 Mobile series
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x4, 2x42x4
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Memory form factorKnown for oneOn-board
Maximum internal memory (64-bit)Known for one8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 4 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one1x SO-DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB256 GB
Storage mediaDiffersHybrid-HDDSSD
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GB
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPM
Hybrid-HDD cache typeKnown for oneFlash
Hybrid-HDD capacityKnown for one500 GB
Hybrid-HDD cache memoryKnown for one8 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMMC, SD
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneNot available
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 4400Intel® HD Graphics 5000
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers1211.1
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0xA160xA26
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersHDDolby Home Theater v4
Speaker powerKnown for one1 W
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one1 MP
Front camera resolutionKnown for one1280 x 720 pixels
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers10
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Docking connectorDiffersNoYes
USB Sleep-and-ChargeKnown for oneYes
USB Sleep-and-Charge portsKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneNo
Microphone inKnown for oneNo
ExpressCard slotKnown for oneNo
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityKnown for one0
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for oneNo
SmartCard slotKnown for oneNo
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4
Keyboard1 differ
Pointing deviceDiffersTouchpadThinkPad UltraNav
Keyboard backlitKnown for oneYes
Spill-resistant keyboardKnown for oneYes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 8.1 ProWindows 7 Professional
Recovery operating systemKnown for oneWindows 8.1 Pro
Processor special features6 differ
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (Intel® MST)DiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers7545975112
Processor codeDiffersSR170SR16J
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT)Known for oneNo
Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers48
Battery capacityKnown for one45 Wh
Battery life (max)Differs5 h9 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one45 W
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotDiffersNoYes
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Password protectionKnown for oneYes
Password protection typeKnown for oneHDD, Power on, Supervisor
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHS
CertificationKnown for oneMIL-STD-810G
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneEPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers1.8 kg1.28 kg
WidthKnown for one331 mm
DepthKnown for one226.5 mm
HeightKnown for one17.7 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for oneEnterprise, Small Business
3DKnown for oneNo
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneNo
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel HM77 Express

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