Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Extreme Gen 2
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This is a beast, and everything's working in Linux :-)
- Product page: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x1/X1-Extreme-Gen-2/p/22TP2TXX1E2
- Support page: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/br/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-x-series-laptops/thinkpad-x1-extreme-gen-2?linkTrack=Homepage%3ABody_Browse%20Products&searchType=0&keyWordSearch=
My config:
- Product type:
LENOVO_MT_20QV_BU_Think_FM_ThinkPad X1 Extreme 2nd
- Black Paint (FHD Models) / Carbon-Fibre Weave (UHD Models)
- Windows 10 Home 64 (immediately replaced with Linux of course)
- 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Processor (2.60 GHz, up to 4.50 GHz with Turbo Boost, 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 12 MB Cache) - oh yeah!
- 64 GB (32 GB + 32 GB) DDR4 2666MHz - oh yeah!
- 512 GB PCIe SSD - (ordered with a 256 GB option, since upgraded to 512 GB version)
- 15.6" UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED, anti-reflective, anti-smudge, touchscreen with Dolby Vision™ HDR 500 with IR & 720p HD Camera, 400 nits - The most beautiful display you can get!
- Multitouch display - working
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Max-Q 4GB GDDR5 - working
- Fingerprint Reader - working
- Backlit - US English - working
- IR & 720p HD - working
- Enabled Discrete TPM2.0 - not tested
- 4 cell Li-Polymer, 80Wh - working, but not tested
- 135watt AC - working
- Intel® AX200 Wi-Fi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2) - working
- Bluetooth® 5.0 - working (tested audio only)
- RJ45 Extension Connector - working
Notes:
- There were some firmware updates available (see fwupdmgr) when I first received this machine that fixed Linux support for a few things. Everything I've tested so far is now working great.
- Full control of all LEDs is also working via the ec_sys module including modes: on, off, and blink for the following LEDs:
- Red LED on back of screen
- Power button LED
- Red Charge LED
- White Charge LED
- Fn button LED
- Microphone LED
- CAPS lock LED
- The one that is NOT working:
- Mute LED
- Screen backlight control is working via /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness (min=0, max=2047)
- Keyboard LED backlight is configurable via /sys/class/leds/tpacpi::kbd_backlight/brightness (0=off, 1=medium, and 2=high)