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Regarding the micro SD card reader, is that really a micro SD card slot? I think it's more likely a SIM card slot. Lenovo has included these for quite some tim

Regarding the micro SD card reader, is that really a micro SD card slot? I think it's more likely a SIM card slot. Lenovo has included these for quite some time (under the battery in the T460, for instance). That's not something you change every day, so needing a pin to open it makes sense (plus, it prevents against theft somewhat). Also, a lot of modems do not like you removing it while they are powered on, so having the lid prevent its opening sounds like a feature.

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ylyn 5y ago
Apparently Lenovo has now made this a combination microSD and SIM card slot. Pretty ridiculous.
- snsr 5y ago
  I thought this was sarcasm but it’s true! Amazing design and not in a good way.
- MayeulC 5y ago
  Well, maybe that could be used with it: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001054046112.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001054046112.html (basically a flex cable to allow plugging the sd card outside. It's easier to find the opposite: an external connector for the SIM card, and you leave the SD card in: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003822185179.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003822185179.html These are often used on phones to use both two SIM card and one SD card on phones that have combo trays... Speak about usability :/
Brian_K_White 5y ago
My 5th or 6th gen X1 Carbon has a microsd tray just like that in that same spot. I actually use it so I know it definitely is microsd. The utterly inconvenient access makes me think it must not have been intended for frequent swapping. IE, it's probably not there to support photographers or drone pilots or any other activity that involves frequently swapping cards, and so it's not quite right to criticise it for being terrible at that. About like complaining that the trackpoint is terrible for CAD. I have no idea what it's intended function IS though either. I just put a big card in there just because I could, and used it as shared space that both linux and widows could both access. It wasn't necessary nor the best way to do that. That can't be what it was meant for either.
- justsomehnguy 5y ago
  > it must not have been intended for frequent swapping Don't attribute to intent what can be adequately explained with LSD laced vodka enemas. For the last decade the design language of ThinkPads is an atrocious [and successful] process of making their users suffer.
noisy_boy 5y ago
X1 Extreme (atleast Gen 2) has a full size SD card slot.

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ylyn 5y ago

Apparently Lenovo has now made this a combination microSD and SIM card slot. Pretty ridiculous.

snsr 5y ago
I thought this was sarcasm but it’s true! Amazing design and not in a good way.
MayeulC 5y ago
Well, maybe that could be used with it: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001054046112.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001054046112.html (basically a flex cable to allow plugging the sd card outside. It's easier to find the opposite: an external connector for the SIM card, and you leave the SD card in: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003822185179.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003822185179.html These are often used on phones to use both two SIM card and one SD card on phones that have combo trays... Speak about usability :/

Brian_K_White 5y ago

My 5th or 6th gen X1 Carbon has a microsd tray just like that in that same spot. I actually use it so I know it definitely is microsd. The utterly inconvenient access makes me think it must not have been intended for frequent swapping. IE, it's probably not there to support photographers or drone pilots or any other activity that involves frequently swapping cards, and so it's not quite right to criticise it for being terrible at that. About like complaining that the trackpoint is terrible for CAD. I have no idea what it's intended function IS though either. I just put a big card in there just because I could, and used it as shared space that both linux and widows could both access. It wasn't necessary nor the best way to do that. That can't be what it was meant for either.

justsomehnguy 5y ago
> it must not have been intended for frequent swapping Don't attribute to intent what can be adequately explained with LSD laced vodka enemas. For the last decade the design language of ThinkPads is an atrocious [and successful] process of making their users suffer.

noisy_boy 5y ago

X1 Extreme (atleast Gen 2) has a full size SD card slot.