Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 is €56 cheaper today, 20% below the other.
Over the 29 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 was the cheaper one on 29 of 29 days, by €54 to €78, a gap wide enough to decide on by itself.
None of the three facts this site researches separates them.
Price history: the lowest price we saw each week
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8€216 now
- Dell XPS 7390€270 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8Online Used Laptops
- €216
- Dell XPS 7390Online Used Laptops
- €270
Every week, as a table
| Week | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 | Dell XPS 7390 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2026 | €482 | |
| 31 August 2026 | €482 | |
| 7 September 2026 | €232 | €290 |
| 14 September 2026 | €216 | €270 |
| 21 September 2026 | €216 | €270 |
| 28 September 2026 | €216 | €270 |
| 5 October 2026 | €216 | €270 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 | Dell XPS 7390 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “The main shortcomings of software on Linux is that Microsoft Office and Adobe's design suite won't run.”wired.com, checked 6 September 2026. | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “Besides the late Thunderbolt support, the only real tweak needed to get Ubuntu 19.10 to install on the Dell XPS 7390 was switching from the "RAID On" storage mode in the BIOS to the "AHCI" mode, otherwise the Ubuntu 19.10 installer would not see the NVMe SSD...”phoronix.com, checked 6 September 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded. “Sadly, though, the memory is soldered to the motherboard, and the only upgrade option is the single M.2 PCIe x4 slot.”laptopmedia.com, checked 6 September 2026. | The RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded. “However, the upgradability is not exactly the strongest point of the notebook – all of the memory is soldered and you can only plug a single M.2 drive inside of it.”laptopmedia.com, checked 6 September 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen well. “Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 8th Gen’s display has a decent IPS panel with a Full HD resolution. Its maximum brightness is pretty high – near 400 nits, and it naturally has comfortable viewing angles and good contrast ratio.”laptopmedia.com, checked 6 September 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen well. “XPS 13 7390’s display has an IPS panel with a Full HD resolution, comfortable viewing angles and very high (400+ nits) maximum brightness.”laptopmedia.com, checked 6 September 2026. |
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 and Dell XPS 7390Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 and Dell XPS 7390 each have a page of their own.