X1 Carbon (1st Gen) 3443, 3444, 3446, 3448, 3460, 3462, 3463 August 2012
(I think from 2nd gen onward, standard m.2 2080 will work)
*X1 Carbon (2nd Gen) 20A7, 20A8 January 2014
*(Avoid 2nd Gen because of trackpad - 3rd Gen returned to original)
X1 Carbon (3rd Gen) 20BS, 20BT January 2015
*X1 Carbon (4th Gen) 20FB, 20FC February 2016
*(4th Gen has odd touch strip for F-Keys)
X1 Carbon (5th Gen) - Kabylake 20HR, 20HQ February 2017
X1 Carbon (5th Gen) - Skylake 20K4, 20K3 February 2017
X1 Carbon (6th Gen) 20KH, 20KG
X1 Carbon 3460 ssd
X1 Carbon 20A7, 20A8
X1 Carbon 20BS, 20BT
X1 Carbon 20FB, 20FC
X1 Carbon 20HR, 20HQ
X1 Carbon 20K4, 20K3
X1 Carbon 20KH, 20KG
Starting gen2 M.2,2280,SATA6. I'm guessing not proprietary socket? Not sure when PCIe happens?
Check Models and get manuals and drivers here
Why do I care about SSD compatibility? The way I use these little guys, I don't need a lot of room. I just think being able to replace the SSD without finding some after market adapter and an abnormally short SSD is another thing not to worry about. I have yet to have a problem so . . .
Why do I care about models? Sellers don't get it right. They will call a 1st gen Carbon a 3rd gen. The CPU is 3rd gen but the Carbon is 1st gen. Anyway, you need to use caution to know exactly what you are getting . . . only to evaluate accurate pricing because a 1st gen Carbon is totally fine.
Gotta love Lenovo driver update. Need to access on line to work properly.
Purchase History (Each of these Gen 1's have been excellent)
Now it seems these prices are high but the prices keep dropping. I would still buy a gen 1 if I needed one but will pull the trigger on a gen 3 or above it the price is right even if I don't currently need one.
Good buy below and love the screen but pushing all those pixels seems to slow performance. I still love the Gen 1 models. Wonder if I will ever use touch?
