Lenovo X1 Carbon (20A80056IG) vs MSI GS60 2QE

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Summary

Processor Family

Intel Core i7
(4th Gen)
Intel Core i7
(4th Gen)

Clock Speed

2.1 Ghz
2.4 Ghz

Capacity

8 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

RAM Features

DDR3
1600 Mhz
DDR3
1600 Mhz

Hard Disk

256 GB SSD
1 TB HDD
512 GB SSD

Hard Disk Features

N/A
SATA
7200 RPM

Display Size

14.0 inches
(35.56 cm)
15.6 inches
(39.62 cm)

Display Features

WQHD IPS Display
3K wide-view LCD display

OS

Windows 7
Windows 8.1

Type

(64-bit) OS
(64-bit) OS

User Ratings

2.4/5
(24 ratings)
3.9/5
(11 ratings)

General Information

Brand

Lenovo
MSI

Model

X1 Carbon (20A80056IG)
GS60 2QE

Thickness

13.2 Millimeter thickness (Slim)
19.9 Millimeter thickness

Dimensions (WxDxH)

331 x 226 x 13.2  mm
390 x 266 x 19.9  mm

Weight

1.2 Kg weight (Light-weight)
1.9 Kg weight

Colors

Black
Black

Operating System

Windows 7 Professional
Windows 8.1

Operating System Type

64-bit
64-bit

Display Details

Display Size

14.0 Inches  (35.56 cm)
15.6 Inches  (39.62 cm)

Display Resolution

2560 x 1440 Pixels
1920 x 1080 Pixels

Pixel Density

210 ppi
141 ppi

Display Type

LED
LED

Display Features

WQHD IPS Display
3K wide-view LCD display

Display Touchscreen

No
No

Performance

Processor

Intel Core i7-4600U

4th Gen
Intel Core i7-4720HQ

4th Gen

Clock-speed

2.1 Ghz
2.4 Ghz

Chipset

Intel HM87 Express
Intel HM87

Graphic Processor

Intel HD 4400
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

Graphics Memory

N/A
3 GB

Memory

Capacity

8 GB
16 GB

RAM type

DDR3
DDR3

RAM speed

1600 Mhz
1600 Mhz

Memory Slots

2 DIMM
2 DIMM

Expandable Memory

N/A
16 GB

Memory Layout

1 x 8 Gigabyte
2 x 8 Gigabyte

Storage

HDD Capacity

N/A
1 TB

HDD Speed(RPM)

N/A
7200 RPM

HDD type

N/A
SATA

SSD Capacity

256 GB
512 GB

Battery

Battery Cell

6 Cell
6 Cell

Battery type

Li-Ion
Li-Po

Power Supply

N/A
150 W AC Adapter W

Battery Life

9 Hrs
N/A

Networking

Wireless LAN

802.11 b/g/n
802.11 a/g/n

Wi-Fi Version

4
4

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version

4.0
4.0

Other Networking Options

1 x Link Dock 1 x Mini Display Port
2 x Mini DisplayPort

Ports

USB 3.0 slots

2
3

SD Card Reader

Yes
Yes

Ethernet Ports

1
1

Headphone Jack

Yes
Yes

Microphone Jack

Yes
Yes

VGA Port

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Web-cam

Yes
Yes

Web-cam Resolution

1.3 MP
N/A

Video Recording

720p HD
1080p HD

Secondary cam(Rear-facing)

No
No

Audio Solution

HD Audio Solution
HD Audio Solution

Speakers

Stereo Speakers
Dynaudio speakers

Sound Technologies

Dolby Home Theater v4
Audio Boost 2 Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2

In-built Microphone

Yes
Yes

Microphone Type

Dual Array Digital Microphone
N/A

Peripherals

Pointing Device

Touchpad with Multi-touch Gesture Support
Touchpad with Multi-touch Gesture support

Keyboard

Adaptive Keyboard
Full-color backlight SteelSeries keyboard

Fingerprint Scanner

No
No

Others

Warranty

3 Years
1 Year

Lockport

N/A
Yes

Sales Package

Laptop Battery AC Adapter User Guide
Laptop Battery AC Adapter User Guide