"Most laptop manufacturers are making incremental commitments to user-repairable elements, and that's great, but Lenovo went ahead and redesigned one of its flagship laptops' internal structure. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition features a new "Space Frame" -- a double-sided motherboard that includes hardware components on both sides of the motherboard. For one, it packs more components into a smaller space, but it also enables replacement of those parts, including USB ports, the battery, keyboard, speakers, and fans."
"Cracking open the laptop (which is easily done with standard tools) reveals easy access to all of its major components for faster, simpler repairs either by the end-user or an IT team, earning it a score of 9 out of 10 from iFixit. In fact, there aren't any physical indications of the internal redesign on the outside."
Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition introduces a double-sided Space Frame motherboard that places hardware on both sides to increase component density and allow individual part replacement. The design enables users or IT teams to replace USB ports, the battery, keyboard, speakers, and fans, and the chassis can be opened with standard tools. The laptop earned a 9 out of 10 repairability score from iFixit. Repairability emerged as a key theme at CES 2026, with many manufacturers adding user-repairable elements while maintaining established ThinkPad aesthetics and updated Intel Core Ultra processors.
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