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Posted by Worgarthe

- Today at 16:58:02

Quote from: monadically on Today at 16:42:23Where are you guys getting this information?

ChatGPT, probably.

Quote from: monadically on Today at 16:42:23The PSREF says it's a normal 2280 SSD and should be completely upgradeable.

It is 2280, yes. Also shown initially during its release, at CES, before PSREF was even available:

Notebookcheck's article: "Going after MacBook Pro instead of the Air: Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p launches with SD card reader and Core Ultra X9" (January 7th, 2026)
Lenovo's listed specs: https://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/Notebooks/News/_nc5/X9-15p_specs.jpg

Quote from: monadically on Today at 16:42:23Also, my unit came with a Samsung 9100 SSD which has DRAM.

That's a beastly drive (and an excellent laptop)! No potential issues with thermals, hopefully?

Edit: I think the issue they have above is that "Up to 2 TB" thing in the specs; it's just the largest they offer to configure, or preconfigured, not the largest supported drive. If one has an 8 TB 2280 laying around, they can use it just fine.

Posted by monadically

- Today at 16:42:23

Where are you guys getting this information? The PSREF says it's a normal 2280 SSD and should be completely upgradeable. Also, my unit came with a Samsung 9100 SSD which has DRAM.

Posted by Pattt

- Yesterday at 10:29:10

Quote from: Barron on Yesterday at 10:01:49Crazy high price, and tiny SSD without any DRAM,

Yes, crazy indeed. At this point an Apple Air should be looked at (tho it doesn't have 64 GB of RAM). AFAIK, a DRAM chip consumes power too and may lead to a shorter battery time. Some of the RAM is used to greatly compensate the missing DRAM chip and, depending on your workload, you are not going to notice the missing DRAM chip.

Posted by Barron

- Yesterday at 10:01:49

Crazy high price, and tiny SSD without any DRAM,

Posted by juff

- Yesterday at 01:02:01

3000$ for a laptop where its not possible to install a bigger ssd than 2TB because of the f* one 2242 slot.
its a bad joke.

Posted by Redaktion

- May 12, 2026, 19:55:21

Lenovo has released a new 15-inch laptop globally featuring the Intel Panther Lake platform. Also equipped with a 1,100 nit OLED display and up to 64 GB of RAM, the ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition also packs an 88 Wh battery inside a chassis that weighs a mere 1.5 kg.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-releases-new-15-inch-laptop-globally-with-64-GB-RAM-and-1-100-nit-OLED-display.1294607.0.html