Thank you for the review. I purchased an x1 carbon gen 9 and got to try the x1 nano gen 1. I will be returning my X1 carbon and getting the nano gen 2.
@@Arbiter946 i returned the nano gen 2. It was having serious thermal issues and loud fans. I had the maxed out spec model. I now have a Nano gen 1 , X1C gen 9, T14 gen 3 amd. All great laptops. If you’re in the market for a nano I would recommend gen 1.
I've got a Nano 2 and have 3 things to criticize. The first is that the battery life is generally poor. I've got the I7-1280 though, so perhaps a less demanding CPU would help. The second is the heat. This is especially noticeable above the W and E keys (which happens to be above the SSD). This does not have any sort of heat pipes internally so I expect that's the root cause. Finally the SSD is funky. First it's not a standard SSD. It only has chips on one side and if you want to upgrade or get a backup drive you need to be sure that it's only 1 sided. Next is that despite Lenovo claiming that it's a Gen 4 SSD, it's not performing at Gen 4 speeds. I've watched you tubers measuring the performance and they also noticed this. It's running at Gen 3 speeds (when tested with CrystalMark). Same issue with mine. I guess another nit is that the keyboard is nice, but it's nowhere near as good as all the thinkpads i've owned over the last decade or two.
One more thing to tack onto this is, if you are running an external High Resolution monitor, that once you unplug the monitor your laptop screen will flicker. Its very subtle, but once you notice it will drive you nuts.
Hi Andy, I'm trying to decide between this and Carbon X1. I thought due to the higher resolution and lower screen size 150% scaling would be perfect for this, and actually I was looking forward to using 150% since it would match what I use with my external 4K displays. But you say 150% is slightly too large? Do you have any screenshots anywhere showing this at 150%, or does your review video use it at 150%?
Good review. I know the x1 line is intel only and while the z13 has amd its quite a bit heavier with its aluminum build. My lame dream is for lenovo to make a thinkpad nano sized machine like the msi prestige 13 evo- big battery, more ports, but thinkpad keyboard and build and a amd 7x4x class cpu.
So I just got one and I am seeing absolute terrible performance on Windows 11 with just chrome running and some other backgroud apps... I don't get it.
bought x1 nano gen 1. Selling my x1 carbon gen 10. Nano is excellent. Carbon is outdated on conseptual level. as ultraportable It too heavy to carry it all day everywhere and has too small display to ""work" on it (especialy irrelevan resolutions for taht size - 2k and 4k instead of 2,5k) and the same real live performance as nano. I skip nano gen 2 - my experience with "p" silicons on gen10 carbon is terrible. Ant heavier than gen1 nano
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Thanks Andy. This review is what I was looking for. Your review on the keyboard is critical to me.
Thank you for the review. I purchased an x1 carbon gen 9 and got to try the x1 nano gen 1. I will be returning my X1 carbon and getting the nano gen 2.
how is the nano gen 2?
@@Arbiter946 i returned the nano gen 2. It was having serious thermal issues and loud fans. I had the maxed out spec model. I now have a Nano gen 1 , X1C gen 9, T14 gen 3 amd. All great laptops. If you’re in the market for a nano I would recommend gen 1.
@@user-pc5dk7gp4bwhy is the gen 1 better than the gen 2 according to you?
I've got a Nano 2 and have 3 things to criticize. The first is that the battery life is generally poor. I've got the I7-1280 though, so perhaps a less demanding CPU would help. The second is the heat. This is especially noticeable above the W and E keys (which happens to be above the SSD). This does not have any sort of heat pipes internally so I expect that's the root cause. Finally the SSD is funky. First it's not a standard SSD. It only has chips on one side and if you want to upgrade or get a backup drive you need to be sure that it's only 1 sided. Next is that despite Lenovo claiming that it's a Gen 4 SSD, it's not performing at Gen 4 speeds. I've watched you tubers measuring the performance and they also noticed this. It's running at Gen 3 speeds (when tested with CrystalMark). Same issue with mine. I guess another nit is that the keyboard is nice, but it's nowhere near as good as all the thinkpads i've owned over the last decade or two.
Do you think the Nano 1 would be a better choice?
@@loganknorowski9015 hands down
One more thing to tack onto this is, if you are running an external High Resolution monitor, that once you unplug the monitor your laptop screen will flicker. Its very subtle, but once you notice it will drive you nuts.
Thanks for your insights. Have you tried out the new Gen 3 Nano to compare?
@@suryaya441 Have you tried the Gen 3 Nano to compare?
I hope your weird issues with Windows 11 are gone. I am running Windows 11 on my X1NG2 without any issues. Great and thorough review, thanks!
Excellent review, the quick Adele made me smile and I had to click the like button immediately.
Wow, it was a really comprehensive review!
Hi Andy, I'm trying to decide between this and Carbon X1. I thought due to the higher resolution and lower screen size 150% scaling would be perfect for this, and actually I was looking forward to using 150% since it would match what I use with my external 4K displays. But you say 150% is slightly too large? Do you have any screenshots anywhere showing this at 150%, or does your review video use it at 150%?
Have you tried Ubuntu on it? Or any linux distro?
Good review. I know the x1 line is intel only and while the z13 has amd its quite a bit heavier with its aluminum build. My lame dream is for lenovo to make a thinkpad nano sized machine like the msi prestige 13 evo- big battery, more ports, but thinkpad keyboard and build and a amd 7x4x class cpu.
i got 4 hours on average for battery life on the X1 gen 1. Not impressive.
but the problem with the X1 carbon gen 10 is the battery life, it's really bad.
What game are you playing at 12:00 ? Looks fun
Looks like age of empires III
If I already have a Gen 1 Nano, is it worth upgrading to Gen 2 ?
@MarvelMania you link those 2 laptops by google drive? i just bought nano to use along with my Extreme one like you..
your issues with this tiny laptop is that its tiny??!
So I just got one and I am seeing absolute terrible performance on Windows 11 with just chrome running and some other backgroud apps... I don't get it.
Light weight laptops are often spoilt by a big cable and adaptor that add to the travelling weight.
What's the screen dimensions/size?
smaller and lighter than a MacBook Air
2mm to 1.88mm to 1.5mm to 1.3mm key depth 😭
bought x1 nano gen 1. Selling my x1 carbon gen 10. Nano is excellent. Carbon is outdated on conseptual level. as ultraportable It too heavy to carry it all day everywhere and has too small display to ""work" on it (especialy irrelevan resolutions for taht size - 2k and 4k instead of 2,5k) and the same real live performance as nano. I skip nano gen 2 - my experience with "p" silicons on gen10 carbon is terrible. Ant heavier than gen1 nano
So you got a 13 inch laptop, because a 14 inch was outdated AND too small to work on. Got it.
@@GiliceJani lol he also said the 14 inch is too heavy. About .35 lbs or 5-6 oz too heavy 🤷♂
The keyboard is fine, but that is subjective. What about heat.
There's no point your're reviewing a laptop without mentioning the exact version of this laptop.
lmao 10:21
I am returning mine worst Laptop I ever owned Battery Life Terrible and a lot of technical issues.
Terrible PC, I trying to return mine already.
May I ask why you are returning it?
@@user-pc5dk7gp4b the same reason everyone does: the clusterfuck named alder lake