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Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Gen 1 Aura Edition
Lenovo's ThinkPad X9 14 Gen 1 Aura Edition is a thin all-aluminum 14-inch Copilot+ laptop built on Intel Core Ultra 5/7 200V chips, with no TrackPoint and no USB-A port. Specs here are for a Core Ultra 7 258V model with 32GB of LPDDR5X, a 1TB SSD and the 1920x1200 OLED panel. Lenovo announced it at CES 2025 with an expected starting price of $1,399 and availability from February 2025.
Pros
- 14-inch 1920x1200 OLED rated at 400 nits with 100% DCI-P3 and DisplayHDR True Black 500; measured 99.9% sRGB and 99.2% Display P3 coverage in review testing
- All-aluminum body weighing from 1.21kg and up to 17.18mm thick, with two Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI 2.1 and Wi-Fi 7
- Ran 14 hours 10 minutes in a Wi-Fi web-browsing test from the 55Wh battery with the OLED panel in review testing
- Easy-to-reach M.2 2242 SSD (up to 2TB) and a customer-replaceable battery
- Core Ultra 7 258V scored 2,768 single-core and 11,216 multi-core in Geekbench 6.7 in review testing
Cons
- No USB-A port, smart card reader, 5G option or TrackPoint
- The 1080p webcam bundled with the WUXGA panel was listed as a weakness in review testing, noticeably less sharp than the 8MP camera offered on other configurations
- Fans got loud under load in review testing, reaching 43.6 dB(A) in the Best Performance mode
- Memory is soldered and capped at 32GB, and the WUXGA OLED runs at 60Hz (120Hz only on the 2.8K panel)
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Gen 1 Aura Edition
Display
- Screen size
- 14 ″
- Panel type
- OLED (WUXGA, anti-glare)
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 400 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
- Graphics
- Intel Arc Graphics 140V (integrated)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5X-8533 (on-package, soldered)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- NVMe SSD (M.2 2242, PCIe 4.0 x4)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,768Bottom 49%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 11,216Bottom 26%
Battery
- Capacity
- 55 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 14.2 h
- Charging
- 65 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.21 kg
- Thickness
- 17.2 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB-C (Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40Gbps, USB PD, DisplayPort 2.1), HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K/60Hz), 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 1080p + IR with e-shutter
- Biometrics
- Fingerprint reader (power button), IR camera for Windows Hello
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Pro
Quick answers
Is the Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Gen 1 Aura Edition good in 2026?
The Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Gen 1 Aura Edition earns an Inno Score of 52.1/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Lenovo's ThinkPad X9 14 Gen 1 Aura Edition is a thin all-aluminum 14-inch Copilot+ laptop built on Intel Core Ultra 5/7 200V chips, with no TrackPoint and no USB-A port. Specs here are for a Core Ultra 7 258V model with 32GB of LPDDR5X, a 1TB SSD and the 1920x1200 OLED panel. Lenovo announced it at CES 2025 with an expected starting price of $1,399 and availability from February 2025.
What are the key specs of the Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Gen 1 Aura Edition?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 14 ″ · Weight: 1.21 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Lenovo ThinkPad X9 14 Gen 1 Aura Edition?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HP OMEN 16 (2025), LG Gram 17 (2025), Dell 16 Premium — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
