It is definitely faster but once you spec them the same the difference in price isnt that great. I am doing a head to head with the m1 macbook pro on Friday to see how they compare
@@MashITTech yes not the pro but the MacBook Air...in many ways compete with my 3950x pc. For $999... really difficult decision as I too love thinkpads.
Yeah, unfortunately I only have the pro to compare to the x1 nano at the moment but air and pro performance is so close both will destroy the nano on a pure performance basis. If only I could put a thinkpad keyboard on the Mac 😂
this is a business laptop so there is no comparison. This laptop will resist coffee/water spills on the keyboard or hard falls. spill some water on your macbook and its gone.
@@benjaminrich1653 because ryzen is much better outside single core processing and almost everybody use multiple apps at the same time nowadays, even those with thin and light ultrabooks
@@Brkchey I would take user experience prior to the thinness.. Macbooks have headphone jacks as well.. Worse part is it's on the right, behind the USB-C.. I do not like using it..
Actually I will find out if a new one is durable as a old one. I bought a E14 Gen 2 to replace my T430 . After 8 years I guess it’s time to use a new one. The think is my T430 is still running.
bad. old thinkpads are the goat, NEW thinkpads suck. no connectivity whatsoever, made with some thin material and they are just.. no. i wish old thinkpads were as powerful as these ones, there would be no comparison. i miss ibm
I'm still using a Thinkpad T60, superb machine, and a Thinkpad X60 Tablet to take notes at univesity. They're definitely a bit slow (really slow) but the keyboard it's just phenomenal. Maybe I'll finally retire them soon with a Thinkpad X1 Yoga 6th gen when it comes out
Does Apple have such a waterproof patent on their trackpads, so that no other manufacturer dares to put a decent one in their laptops? For anyone who has ever used a MacBook trackpad, going back to a dive board mechanism is like going back from Windows 10 to Windows 98. Was usable back at the time, but feels absolutely ancient today. If the patent on the "force touch" is so strong, why not use an alternative, like the mechanism Rim used for the Blackberry Storm 2? So far, the Macbook was and is the only laptop I don't want to immediately attach a mouse, and that should be the goal for all manufacturers laptops or at least of ultrabooks like the X1 Nano.
I find the price point hard to justify, 2k pounds is quite high. Also the intel sticker isnt doing it any favours in making me want to buy it. PS: Your review is quite clear and professional looking, keep it up. Cheers
Thanks mate. And yes the price is a bit eye watering, I expect it will start getting discounted soon then will be a better choice for people looking for an ultrabook
I was waiting for this laptop since the first reveal, it was supposed to go out in December but was not available in every shop I looked, so I bought the MacBook Air M1, and watching this video I'm happy that I waited no more... Don't get me wrong, it is a good laptop but I feel like the Air is superior in almost all the possible ways. Even the price. Have a nice day.
You made a good choice, I have both and will be doing a head to head shortly. Both are lovely machines and both have some positives but the performance of the m1 chip is just destroying intel atm
@@joseluisrc Yeah I get it that this model is extra thin. I guess my comment was directed more to laptops in general Lenovo Ideapads, Dell XPS, Asus, etc all have horrible soft, blurry 720p webcams. 720p can actually be much better. In fact, the 720p cam in my 7 yr old HP ultrabook is much better than my brand new Ideapad 5. The days of Zoom and Skype are not going away soon so I think it's an area that should be improved. Good review by the way!
@@AppleReviews Yup, the cam in the new M1 devices w/the improved processing is WAY better than most laptop cams. (I know the nano is super thin of course).
I've been waiting for such an ultraportable machine for a long time, but when I saw the price, I got an almost new x250 i7 for a small fraction of the price. We all realize that the time of Intel in high spec laptops is over, this offering at this price doesn't make sense anymore. This is a kodak moment I believe. The screen looks great - it was about time to change the screen ratio back to more ergonomic levels! Let us hope that Lenovo soon comes with a performant RISC processor - based version of this laptop at a competitive price. Btw, 'that nub' is called a TrackPoint, which is a trademark and one of the reasons why people buy these thinkpads.
Thank you mate, I wondered what it was called :) used them on and off for years and never knew that 😂 And I believe you are right, unfortunately in the UK this is the only spec available, once you can customise it and choose an i5 and no wan card I think it will be much more sensibly priced (though still too expensive)
The Lenovo Slim 7 Carbon is only 60g heavier at 966g, comes with i7-1165g7, 16GB 4266, 1TB NVMe, QHD 16:10 display and TBolt 4 but it's over $500 cheaper.
Build quality was great bit obviously time will tell how it holds up in the long run. From my initial use of the machine it feels like it was built to last.
Last HOORAH before they all move to ARM based laptops and ultra books. 2 grand for this when you can buy a MacBook or the air for half the price. No thanks
I finally got to watch your review on this laptop after I finish my review and I have the exact same thoughts David wow =). Next time to see your next video how it compares to the M1. Before I watch it, here are my thoughts Nana vs MBA M1. If you ignore the high price of the Nano, I personally like the Nano over the MBA (as I was a Mac user for over 10 years). My reasons for this is first M1 is just painful atm being Gen 1 so many software issues and no support for dual screen thunderbolt docks, those two alone is for me to not recommend it. Keyboard, display and trackpad on Nano is better than the MBA. I know people might think and I usually say mac trackpad are the best, but I'm not a fan of the force touch trackpad on the Macs. What is good about the MBA is the battery life and the heat plus how quiet it is. For me performance wise MBA very very slightly faster if its a working macoxs app but in reality when you use both its the same to me due to the nature of the laptop's task (for on the go stuff and meetings). Now to bring it back to reality is with the high price of the Nano compare to MBA then its MBA unfortuntely.
This is absolutely perfect for me. I just need light weight. This one has it to the maximum limit. Another one is huawei matebook x 2020. Absolutely gorgeous and lightweight. The silver metal one is absolutely stunning. If I have enough money, I would buy both.
I'm on the market for a new premium laptop. Wondering how this compares with the XPS 13, which is about $400 cheaper when equivalently equipped in memory (16gb) and storage (512gb). I've had several Thinkpads in the past and love the keyboards, durability, and aesthetic.
Hi Jason, wow that is a tough question! We reviewed the 9310 and the 2in1 version and they were also great machines. I am not sure if the nano is worth the extra $400 to most people if I am honest, but to me I am also a sucker for the Thinkpad keyboard and durability so am happy to pay more for it, plus the x1 nano has a WWAN option which I wanted, the xps did not have this option
Have had a gen 6 top spec, loved it, wanted this, got fed up of waiting, bought an m1 MacBook Pro and I’ve been blown away by it, a once in a generation game changer.
Mash IT everyone is suddenly going to try to copycat the new M1 design. Unfortunately I think many will simply try slapping in an arm processor into their laptops and consider themselves done, instead of replicating all the other architecture changes. I think Lenovo released a few thinkpads with arm before, as chromebooks. They were garbage.
The keyboard was quite a compromise acturally. Thinkpad's traditional 1.8mm Key travel distance was last seen on X1 carbon 2018, and on X1 carbon 2019 and later models, the key travel distance became 1.5mm. As we've seen on X1 nano, it's 1.3mm...... It is shortened for the sake of thickness.
That is very true, but maybe because I type on lots of brands of laptops I still really enjoyed it. It does feel shallow compared to an older T490 but still felt crisp with good actuation.
They don't need an answer to the air. They compete with other Windows laptops. They do need more ports though. Once you charge, that's just one port left😞👎. A micro SD and one usba would not have added any weight or even 4 tb4s, or 2 tb4s andc2 usbcs would have been impressive with no extra weight. But like Apple they have a lot of dongles and docs to sell you so add about $ 100 to the cost for that. They could have included a magnetic charging port and still allowed usbc charging. That's one port a lot of people miss.
This Nano, the Titanium, the Carbon Gen 9, Yoga 9i, Slim 7, Slim 7 Pro/7i Pro, so many incredible devices from Lenovo at the tail end of 2020 and into 2021.
Such a waste with Intel chips and would be better with a Ryzen however the Apple Silicon M1 is a game changer that even with a Ryzen it will still be not a match for the M1 in speed and efficiency.
X1 Carbon is 200 gram heavier with all the bells and whistles. I believe that x1 nano is more suitable for women than men since keyboard is too small for typical male hands.
@@MashITTech I have x1 G7 and I got used to 16:9. I thought it would bad but since I have an external monitor, actually it's better that is narrower. And when I do some work that split screen visibility is better on 16:9 ration. I don't believe I would go back to 16:10.
intel inside :( Fn key on the far left (hello Lenovo). And all this for 2K. I really want to want it, but cannot. UPD: but 16:10 ratio is interesting! Finally. On the road to 3:2.
Awesome review, thanks! But as other said, the MacBook Air is much better option in general IF your jobs/apps doesn't force you to use Windows I'm still using an almost decade year old Dell Latitude, and some of my family are using Thinkpads. Both are the same; They depreciate much, much faster. My laptop initially cost about the same as X1 Nano that you reviewed, but when I bought it 4 years ago, it only cost me about 10% of the original MSRP, while 2012 MacBook Pro will hold it's value much longer, even today.
Wow, I can't believe it. Lenovo finally made a laptop that isn't 16:9. They were the last hold out. It will be great when everyone goes back to 16:10 or if they go to 3:2. I hated hearing the whole 1080p HD marketing BS when it came to monitors as if they were trying to sell you a tv.
Imagine adding this beautiful case with thin bezel and awesome keyboard and combine with m1 chip battery life...or imagein apple would combine their shitty cooling system with their useless fanXD.
I have the original LG Gram 13 laptop which is now discontinued. Also weighs 900 grams, has UPGRADEABLE DDR4 Ram and DUAL 2280 NVMe Storage, FULL HDMI, USB-A 3.1, 72 Wh battery that lasts 12 hours, and get this, a better 1.6mm keyboard than the X1 Nano. Keyboard is why I used to buy Thinkpads, and THIS... this is not it. Excellent detailed review though, one of the more honest reviews on this laptop.
@@joseluisrc Maybe, but the Gram 13 was already on the limit with a small palmrest that was a little uncomfortable for my wrists. So I actually prefer bigger dimensions, lower weight and thicker height for better user-upgradeability and cooling ability. I don't want a cramped keyboard and palmrest, no thank you.
Have had mine for a week, overall great experience though it's not buttery smooth performance and the battery life is nowhere near quoted numbers. Very dissapointed by the battery so far, it's false advertising
@@MashITTech at best 3-4 hours of regular office type work, no videos, just web, outlook, TeamViewer etc. I do remote support for my clients so sometimes VPN as well. I also find it hesitates once In a while and I need to close it and reopen or restart. Yesterday I logged in and trackpad didn't work but the nipple did, restarted and the trackpad worked. Weird bugs. Could be firmware or drivers
Oh that’s odd, seems worse than me. Can you keep an eye on task manager and see what is using significant energy? Obviously running VMs will be a battery killer and I expect team viewer also does
I rarely use keyboard backlighting as thinkpad keys are so legible. I would say about 5+ hours but I haven’t needed to run any vms or zoom calls etc that drain the battery
Love a Thinkpad. But the price is kinda ridiculous. $1500 starting which is $500 more than a MacBook Air and it’s still plastic with smaller components than its predecessors. No beefy graphics or anything so where’s all the money gone?
ThinkPad in name only. Like a ThinkPad air...geeez I must be old, IBM invented the subnotebook, 240, 570, X series... they were very mobile devices for their time. Shame Lenovo diluted the brand over the years, last ThinkPad I bought was the X1 Carbon 5th gen, should have stayed with the T series, they're good laptops, but just not ThinkPads. Shame. Good review though!
Thanks mate. I have only been using thinkpads for a few years so I am probably not as experienced as some of the die hard users here. I do agree with you, they definitely need to offer the laptop they are renowned for (solid, ports, upgradable and indestructible) but I am happy for them try to try other products along side that such as this although I do wish they had squeezed more ports in
Impressive but price is off putting, not a contender unless you're some deep pocketed executive type. On another note tiger lakes are ancient tech next to m1, let's wait for alder lake, and then m1x, that would be an interesting race.
Yeah, take the price with a. pinch of salt as we get ripped off in the UK, plus this is the top spec model (all we had available). But you are right, I would love to see intel get competitive again
Expensive, vent on the right so it burns you hand, no ports, processor easily beaten by cheaper laptops that are supposed to be more expensive (M1), no real x86 CPU at least (AMD)... Lenovo continuing destroying everything the ThinkPad brand once stood for.
I think 2021 series of thinkpads is the real successors from 2010 and their bad decision to change from 16:10 to 16:9 thanks dell to this (thinkpad satisfied owner). Usb-C connection for me is how can a pro user tranforms the pc from laptop to desktop (not for gaming or video rendering. coding or so) with just one cable. This is the main difference of Intel and AMD. AMD has more power but Intel has the connectivity, I believe this is the reason that expensive laptops choose Intel CPUs (thanks Apple to that)
Get the M1 MacBook Air - cheaper than this Thinkpad X1 nano, way better battery life than X1 nano 12 hours of operation (20% battery left), and extremely cool no risk of scorching your hands
Intel based pc's are irrelevant now after Apple introduced M1. They produced a game changer. I would never ever give €2000 for 9 hours battery life laptop. Other than that I appreciate your review but honestly I cannot fathom anyone now even considering buying Intel based pc.
As long as Lenovo keeps putting those CHEAP GOD AWFUL displays on their machine, they will never gain any significant traction in mainstream section. Those god awful displays are the ONLY reason why I have not touched a Lenovo in the last 8 years no matter how good the rest of the specs are.
The display in this model is not god awful! its 16:10 and has great colours and blacks with minimal bleed, I have been really pleased with it (and trust me I am fussy having returned plenty of Lenovos in the past for poor screens)
Yes but this is the fully upgraded with the 3 years premium warranty and a wan card which adds about £400 alone! I do agree it is over priced though, £1500 for this spec would be a more sensible price
@@MashITTech 1500$ is still overpriced it cant be higher than 799$ i mean if you compare this laptop with just the base model of macbook m1 which is 999$ this would fail badly...
Yeah, but I have got the highest spec, I agree an i5 256gb base model at 799 would be perfect. Trouble is intel CPUs are damn expensive still so intel tax makes that difficult (paying a premium for an inferior cpu is such a joke)
@@MashITTech yeah! i am using a lenovo X230T laptop with i5! and have installed mac os on it! works good! but will never buy a windows tablet or again...as macbook is so much better at everything faster and cheaper
I would get the nano. If the nano even had just 1 usb3 I would choose it. I still don’t feel we are at a place to dump usb yet, I mean there is not even a decent usbc mouse or dongle
I'm genuinely curious , why would it be an advantage to have it's own sim card, No one works on the road with out a phone and you can just get you laptop to auto connect to use your phones data. no second sim, no extra data its much more cost effective to run that way and zero hassle. I know people do this but i'm not sure why?
@@MashITTech I get the no WiFi thing, with large data becoming more common on phone contacts i just use my data its far more reliable and often quicker. But its the same using your phone's data. you don't even need log in unless you want to so i cant see the convenience angle. The phone battery that's a reason i guess, Hotspot is heavy on juice. Personally i never had that issue , always had a phone with a strong battery because i do work on the road. I also charge my phone via my ThinkPad. Same with my car, why put a data card in when my kids just hotspot to my phone that's charging up via the car
You can play COD on this...that's the whole point of Tiger Lake's Xe graphics with 96 EUs. I think your preconceptions about non discrete GPUs is a bit of a cliche that isn't applicable to all current gen chipsets.
I have also completed a gameplay video (it’s on our channel) You won’t play cod on this, I couldn’t even play apex. It’s ok for light games (dota etc) but even fortnite was a pretty poor experience. The xe graphics do well in benchmarks but not actual games. I hope this is something intel can improve with drivers
@@MashITTech I'll watch that view but people are playing GTA V ( a few years old) at over 60 FPS. Are you sure it's not because of the intel driver bugs? Other people are able to play pretty much anything at low settings. If not then it's thermal throttling on the X1 nano.
If price is not a factor, would you recommend a MBA/MBP or an X1 Nano? I am an X1 Carbon user and was looking at picking up a laptop for personal use and wanted to know which one would be the better purchase.
Totally ignoring money I would still choose the m1 mabook because of its incredible battery, performance and lack of heat and noise. I am happy to use mac os or windwos 10 so that doesn't play a role for me. If I was looking for a windows machine the nano would be at the top of my list, it has an amazing keyboard, screen and speakers. The CPU performance is good considering it is intel (obviously ryzen would be better) and it is so light and portable. If the m1 macbooks hadn't come out I think we would be highly praising these machines
googd laptop....but quality is not on par with 2020 macbook air and price is also way higher given i5 base model it should be like 499$ and touch should be not optional but added
It's a music listening to you breezily skimming through general aspects of this slender beauty! Could you kindly recommend me a 13inch or so laptop for zoom meeting with audio capable of smoothly accommodating loud sound like a wooden gong playing?
Haha thanks for the kind words. The best 13” laptops I have used are this nano, xps 9310 and the m1 MacBook Air/pro. They all perform well and have good speakers (mac has the best speakers)
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I was waiting for this but Apple really pulled something with their new ARM chip. For much less
It is definitely faster but once you spec them the same the difference in price isnt that great. I am doing a head to head with the m1 macbook pro on Friday to see how they compare
@@MashITTech yes not the pro but the MacBook Air...in many ways compete with my 3950x pc. For $999... really difficult decision as I too love thinkpads.
Yeah, unfortunately I only have the pro to compare to the x1 nano at the moment but air and pro performance is so close both will destroy the nano on a pure performance basis. If only I could put a thinkpad keyboard on the Mac 😂
@@MashITTech Cannot compare GB vs GB for the memory, Apple silicon memory management is more efficient even for lower numbers.
this is a business laptop so there is no comparison. This laptop will resist coffee/water spills on the keyboard or hard falls. spill some water on your macbook and its gone.
You can just imagine a Ryzen chip in one of those.
I am really hoping and gets some of their 5000 series chips into premium laptops this year!
Why would you want that, thier for gaming and this laptop doesn’t do that
ryzen 7 5800U just announced! but i chosen m1 macbook XD
@@benjaminrich1653 because ryzen is much better outside single core processing and almost everybody use multiple apps at the same time nowadays, even those with thin and light ultrabooks
@@donnieamz2938 well, it's better in single core too now because of zen3. Check the benchmarks.
I don't care only having two USB-C's but hhy the hell they put headphone jack to the back of the USB-C's, not the front..
Yes, that was definitely a stupid decision, at least they weren’t brave like apple and removed it altogether 😂
Probably because that was the thickest part of the chasis.
@@Brkchey I would take user experience prior to the thinness.. Macbooks have headphone jacks as well.. Worse part is it's on the right, behind the USB-C.. I do not like using it..
@@MashITTech Apple hasn't removed the headphone jack from their laptops, only from the phones and tablets.
I do give me 4 usbc or 3 and a usba and a SD or micro sdcard.
Like Apple they make a ton on dongles and docks
ThinkPad keyboard and build quality, even on 10 years old are so good, i can imagine just how it is new one
Actually I will find out if a new one is durable as a old one. I bought a E14 Gen 2 to replace my T430 . After 8 years I guess it’s time to use a new one. The think is my T430 is still running.
bad. old thinkpads are the goat, NEW thinkpads suck. no connectivity whatsoever, made with some thin material and they are just.. no. i wish old thinkpads were as powerful as these ones, there would be no comparison. i miss ibm
I'm still using a Thinkpad T60, superb machine, and a Thinkpad X60 Tablet to take notes at univesity. They're definitely a bit slow (really slow) but the keyboard it's just phenomenal. Maybe I'll finally retire them soon with a Thinkpad X1 Yoga 6th gen when it comes out
@@fabiofusco7349 I had 13 years ago T60p, upgraded processor and rams.. was great mashine, still remember build and keyboard
@@jhorvat8478 flexview Screen with 1600res..if it had battery life a frankenpad would be the goatpad.
I can’t read “nano” without hearing Dankpods say it in my head
I hate you now ^^
@@Sm00k nah know
Na-No
bruh same
My pukcell...
Does Apple have such a waterproof patent on their trackpads, so that no other manufacturer dares to put a decent one in their laptops? For anyone who has ever used a MacBook trackpad, going back to a dive board mechanism is like going back from Windows 10 to Windows 98. Was usable back at the time, but feels absolutely ancient today. If the patent on the "force touch" is so strong, why not use an alternative, like the mechanism Rim used for the Blackberry Storm 2? So far, the Macbook was and is the only laptop I don't want to immediately attach a mouse, and that should be the goal for all manufacturers laptops or at least of ultrabooks like the X1 Nano.
This is bang on. I have mentioned it in a few of my windows laptop reviews. None ever get close to a max trackpad, it’s like they are not even trying
I find the price point hard to justify, 2k pounds is quite high. Also the intel sticker isnt doing it any favours in making me want to buy it.
PS: Your review is quite clear and professional looking, keep it up. Cheers
Thanks mate. And yes the price is a bit eye watering, I expect it will start getting discounted soon then will be a better choice for people looking for an ultrabook
I was waiting for this laptop since the first reveal, it was supposed to go out in December but was not available in every shop I looked, so I bought the MacBook Air M1, and watching this video I'm happy that I waited no more... Don't get me wrong, it is a good laptop but I feel like the Air is superior in almost all the possible ways. Even the price.
Have a nice day.
You made a good choice, I have both and will be doing a head to head shortly. Both are lovely machines and both have some positives but the performance of the m1 chip is just destroying intel atm
Yes, the new 16:10 carbon looks to be a real winner and you get to keep the ports! I will definitely be getting one in
@@MashITTech Only thing common between the 2 is the physical dimensions. For the price of X1 Nano, it should be compared with Macbook Pro.
6:48 That webcam is horrid. Laptop makers really need to step up the webcam quality.
The quality of the webcam is hindered by the thinness of the display lid. It's a marvel that they can even fit something in that space.
@@joseluisrc Yeah I get it that this model is extra thin. I guess my comment was directed more to laptops in general Lenovo Ideapads, Dell XPS, Asus, etc all have horrible soft, blurry 720p webcams. 720p can actually be much better. In fact, the 720p cam in my 7 yr old HP ultrabook is much better than my brand new Ideapad 5. The days of Zoom and Skype are not going away soon so I think it's an area that should be improved. Good review by the way!
Yeah, the webcam is horrible, as most are. The only good webcams I have come across on laptops are the surface range
@@AppleReviews Yup, the cam in the new M1 devices w/the improved processing is WAY better than most laptop cams. (I know the nano is super thin of course).
they're not going to "do it" anyway even if giving them a thick lid (well maybe exception like Asus rog eye)
Lenovo wasting their machines on intel.
They should just ditch them and embrace AMD fully!
Couldn’t agree more
They have an AMD option on the new X13 one.
Yeah, that's why after being with Thinkpad for 16 years I'm ditching them. I see in US you still have a few with AMDs, but not here. Sad
@@silvio2046 11th gen Intel Chips are solid, though.
@Trung Le Since Thunderbolt is an Intel product, it’s to be expected that they delay it coming to AMD platforms.
It is a crime only having 2x Thunderbolt 4/USB4 and worse to have both on on side should be 4x Thunderbolt 4/USB4 2x on each side.
I've been waiting for such an ultraportable machine for a long time, but when I saw the price, I got an almost new x250 i7 for a small fraction of the price. We all realize that the time of Intel in high spec laptops is over, this offering at this price doesn't make sense anymore. This is a kodak moment I believe.
The screen looks great - it was about time to change the screen ratio back to more ergonomic levels! Let us hope that Lenovo soon comes with a performant RISC processor - based version of this laptop at a competitive price.
Btw, 'that nub' is called a TrackPoint, which is a trademark and one of the reasons why people buy these thinkpads.
Thank you mate, I wondered what it was called :) used them on and off for years and never knew that 😂
And I believe you are right, unfortunately in the UK this is the only spec available, once you can customise it and choose an i5 and no wan card I think it will be much more sensibly priced (though still too expensive)
Your laptop weighs twice as much and the battery lasts half as long. You get what you pay for.
I just bought one from US for $600 plus taxes and shipping. It's the base i5, 16gb of ram, 256 ssd and 3 years warranty.
Shoulds like a fantastic perfect small ff for daily work and reading. Really just need 75-90gz for easy on the eyes
It is a lovely machine, it’s just a pity it’s so expensive, I would say that’s the only real negative
Yeah what? at $2k it needs to be a whole lot better than it is. Should have 32gb of RAM and a 4tb SSD at minimum.
@@kyoukan91 damn chill with those specs, we're talking about lenovo after all..
@@francescovolpini $2k for a trash intel processor without 32gb of ram and 4tb SSD is a rip off and a half.
Ultraportable but you have to carry around a bunch of dongles just to get something done. Thinkpad name is just a sham a tthis point
I know. I am looking forward to this years carbon release
The Lenovo Slim 7 Carbon is only 60g heavier at 966g, comes with i7-1165g7, 16GB 4266, 1TB NVMe, QHD 16:10 display and TBolt 4 but it's over $500 cheaper.
yeah, I may have to take a look at that one!
@@MashITTech $1,379 for the config I described earlier. $1,139 for i5-1135g7, 8GB, 512GB variant here in Indonesia.
WOW
the video is meticulously produced, you deserve way more subs
Thank you, that is very kind of you to say 😊
What about the build quality - hinges, lid, palm rest?
Build quality was great bit obviously time will tell how it holds up in the long run. From my initial use of the machine it feels like it was built to last.
Last HOORAH before they all move to ARM based laptops and ultra books. 2 grand for this when you can buy a MacBook or the air for half the price. No thanks
haha with how well the m1 MacBook has done I would not be surprised!
I finally got to watch your review on this laptop after I finish my review and I have the exact same thoughts David wow =). Next time to see your next video how it compares to the M1. Before I watch it, here are my thoughts Nana vs MBA M1. If you ignore the high price of the Nano, I personally like the Nano over the MBA (as I was a Mac user for over 10 years). My reasons for this is first M1 is just painful atm being Gen 1 so many software issues and no support for dual screen thunderbolt docks, those two alone is for me to not recommend it. Keyboard, display and trackpad on Nano is better than the MBA. I know people might think and I usually say mac trackpad are the best, but I'm not a fan of the force touch trackpad on the Macs. What is good about the MBA is the battery life and the heat plus how quiet it is. For me performance wise MBA very very slightly faster if its a working macoxs app but in reality when you use both its the same to me due to the nature of the laptop's task (for on the go stuff and meetings). Now to bring it back to reality is with the high price of the Nano compare to MBA then its MBA unfortuntely.
Haha yes, I thought the same 😂 love the call outs you do on let’s etc, looks really professional 👍
This is absolutely perfect for me. I just need light weight. This one has it to the maximum limit. Another one is huawei matebook x 2020. Absolutely gorgeous and lightweight. The silver metal one is absolutely stunning. If I have enough money, I would buy both.
I haven’t looked at the 2020 range yet, they have only just started selling them here again
Half the performance and battery life at twice the price.
Such a deal!
Ahhhh I've been waiting for this one! Awesome! Great review - thanks!
Thanks mate 👍
I'm on the market for a new premium laptop. Wondering how this compares with the XPS 13, which is about $400 cheaper when equivalently equipped in memory (16gb) and storage (512gb). I've had several Thinkpads in the past and love the keyboards, durability, and aesthetic.
Hi Jason, wow that is a tough question! We reviewed the 9310 and the 2in1 version and they were also great machines. I am not sure if the nano is worth the extra $400 to most people if I am honest, but to me I am also a sucker for the Thinkpad keyboard and durability so am happy to pay more for it, plus the x1 nano has a WWAN option which I wanted, the xps did not have this option
Have had a gen 6 top spec, loved it, wanted this, got fed up of waiting, bought an m1 MacBook Pro and I’ve been blown away by it, a once in a generation game changer.
I would’ve bought it if it came out before the M1 announcement
You wouldn’t believe how many people have said the same! I bet apples pc market share is seriously increasing atm
Mash IT everyone is suddenly going to try to copycat the new M1 design. Unfortunately I think many will simply try slapping in an arm processor into their laptops and consider themselves done, instead of replicating all the other architecture changes. I think Lenovo released a few thinkpads with arm before, as chromebooks. They were garbage.
The keyboard was quite a compromise acturally. Thinkpad's traditional 1.8mm Key travel distance was last seen on X1 carbon 2018, and on X1 carbon 2019 and later models, the key travel distance became 1.5mm. As we've seen on X1 nano, it's 1.3mm...... It is shortened for the sake of thickness.
That is very true, but maybe because I type on lots of brands of laptops I still really enjoyed it. It does feel shallow compared to an older T490 but still felt crisp with good actuation.
They don't need an answer to the air.
They compete with other Windows laptops.
They do need more ports though.
Once you charge, that's just one port left😞👎.
A micro SD and one usba would not have added any weight or even 4 tb4s, or 2 tb4s andc2 usbcs would have been impressive with no extra weight.
But like Apple they have a lot of dongles and docs to sell you so add about $ 100 to the cost for that.
They could have included a magnetic charging port and still allowed usbc charging.
That's one port a lot of people miss.
This Nano, the Titanium, the Carbon Gen 9, Yoga 9i, Slim 7, Slim 7 Pro/7i Pro, so many incredible devices from Lenovo at the tail end of 2020 and into 2021.
Yes I am looking forwarded to getting the titanium and new carbon in
@@MashITTech another user claimed the Titanium was extremely hot to touch and had to return for the Nano. Please comment on this with your review.
Too bad there is not an AMD variant. Better single-core perf is nice but it is not 2006.
Totally agreed
Such a waste with Intel chips and would be better with a Ryzen however the Apple Silicon M1 is a game changer that even with a Ryzen it will still be not a match for the M1 in speed and efficiency.
The m1 is definitely a game changer, so much power yet no fan noise and really cool! lets hope intel and AMD can learn from it
Why would they opt for that TN panel insetad of gloss IPS panels......
It is an ips, they also offer a glossy touch version of the same panel but it’s not available in the U.K. atm
X1 Carbon is 200 gram heavier with all the bells and whistles. I believe that x1 nano is more suitable for women than men since keyboard is too small for typical male hands.
Yeah, I am looking forward to the new carbon! Always wanted to get the carbon but didn’t want a 16:9 laptop, so glad they are going 16:10 at last
@@MashITTech I have x1 G7 and I got used to 16:9. I thought it would bad but since I have an external monitor, actually it's better that is narrower. And when I do some work that split screen visibility is better on 16:9 ration. I don't believe I would go back to 16:10.
intel inside :( Fn key on the far left (hello Lenovo). And all this for 2K. I really want to want it, but cannot.
UPD: but 16:10 ratio is interesting! Finally. On the road to 3:2.
BIOS has option to switch Fn and Ctrl. I had to do it bc I’m too used to Ctrl on far left!!
What a great machine for business trips. Too bad it costs a shit ton of money...as usual!
Yeah it is really really expensive. It’s a lovely machine to use though
Thank you for your coverage on X1 Nano! Great videos!
Thanks for the kind words 😀
Awesome review, thanks!
But as other said, the MacBook Air is much better option in general IF your jobs/apps doesn't force you to use Windows
I'm still using an almost decade year old Dell Latitude, and some of my family are using Thinkpads. Both are the same; They depreciate much, much faster. My laptop initially cost about the same as X1 Nano that you reviewed, but when I bought it 4 years ago, it only cost me about 10% of the original MSRP, while 2012 MacBook Pro will hold it's value much longer, even today.
That is very true, although I wonder if intel Macs will dive bomb in second hand price now we are moving to AS chips
Didn't you get the mini Type C port replicator with it as it should come with it...
Nope, I thought there would be but I had nothing in the box, and mine was a top end config as well
Wow, I can't believe it. Lenovo finally made a laptop that isn't 16:9. They were the last hold out. It will be great when everyone goes back to 16:10 or if they go to 3:2. I hated hearing the whole 1080p HD marketing BS when it came to monitors as if they were trying to sell you a tv.
totally with you. hate 16:9 on laptops
Dota2 intel evo... 10 fps hahahaha
Dota was playable but I did expect a lot better after the intel hype
Imagine adding this beautiful case with thin bezel and awesome keyboard and combine with m1 chip battery life...or imagein apple would combine their shitty cooling system with their useless fanXD.
I have the original LG Gram 13 laptop which is now discontinued. Also weighs 900 grams, has UPGRADEABLE DDR4 Ram and DUAL 2280 NVMe Storage, FULL HDMI, USB-A 3.1, 72 Wh battery that lasts 12 hours, and get this, a better 1.6mm keyboard than the X1 Nano.
Keyboard is why I used to buy Thinkpads, and THIS... this is not it.
Excellent detailed review though, one of the more honest reviews on this laptop.
If you lookup and compare the dimensions for both laptops, the X1 Nano is smaller than the Gram 13.
@@joseluisrc Maybe, but the Gram 13 was already on the limit with a small palmrest that was a little uncomfortable for my wrists. So I actually prefer bigger dimensions, lower weight and thicker height for better user-upgradeability and cooling ability. I don't want a cramped keyboard and palmrest, no thank you.
Thanks mate, I didn’t ever manage to get my hands on a LG gram, I really wanted to try that one
I like this laptop, but in 2022, my 2013 MacBook air (with windows) still works like a charm, so no need to spend $2000 yet :)
a 2000$ answer to a 999$ MacBook Air lOL
But it costs significantly more than Air!
no AMD Ryzen chip inside it ? nope thanks.
We do need some ryzen premium ultrabooks this year!
I still use thinkpad X1 1st generation grandmother of grandmother thinpad X1....I love it
Looks ok but one big issue... windows....
Haha poor windows
How is it comparable to mac Air, when the price is double?
If you upgrade the ram and ssd to the same the prices are similar plus my nano has the wan card and 3 year warranty which is expensive
Have had mine for a week, overall great experience though it's not buttery smooth performance and the battery life is nowhere near quoted numbers. Very dissapointed by the battery so far, it's false advertising
Yeah, I am not getting anything like the quoted battery life either! What are you getting?
@@MashITTech at best 3-4 hours of regular office type work, no videos, just web, outlook, TeamViewer etc. I do remote support for my clients so sometimes VPN as well. I also find it hesitates once In a while and I need to close it and reopen or restart. Yesterday I logged in and trackpad didn't work but the nipple did, restarted and the trackpad worked. Weird bugs. Could be firmware or drivers
Oh that’s odd, seems worse than me. Can you keep an eye on task manager and see what is using significant energy? Obviously running VMs will be a battery killer and I expect team viewer also does
@@MashITTech will do, what are you getting for batter and with what kind of use? Do you turn on keyboard backlighting?
I rarely use keyboard backlighting as thinkpad keys are so legible. I would say about 5+ hours but I haven’t needed to run any vms or zoom calls etc that drain the battery
Another Great Review...Looking for the In-depth FULL Review 👌
Thanks mate, going to run it through it paces today and get a light gaming video and performance video up!
this laptop will be a best buy in 2024
They should re-think the fan exhaust position.. It blows hot air right into your hand when you are using mouse.
yes it does. I found this was quite bad on a previous T490 I had. On this model the hot air isn't excessive so wasn't bothersome
Hey, that could be a feature if it is cold out :P
Well, nano is for the business, while air is for everyone, especially for the price...😂
Haha true
@Lab Monkey The key to avoid disappointment on Apple's keyboard is never expecting them too much 😂
It's much lighter than the Air. In fact, even the normal X1 Carbon is lighter than the Air
True, it feels more like an iPad! It’s crazy
no annoyinhg intro's just right to the point. subscribed.
Thanks, that’s very kind 👍
Love a Thinkpad. But the price is kinda ridiculous. $1500 starting which is $500 more than a MacBook Air and it’s still plastic with smaller components than its predecessors. No beefy graphics or anything so where’s all the money gone?
I know, its such a shame
Who is this for? Someone with a bunch of money to throw away that doesn't want to buy an apple product?
ThinkPad in name only. Like a ThinkPad air...geeez I must be old, IBM invented the subnotebook, 240, 570, X series... they were very mobile devices for their time. Shame Lenovo diluted the brand over the years, last ThinkPad I bought was the X1 Carbon 5th gen, should have stayed with the T series, they're good laptops, but just not ThinkPads. Shame. Good review though!
Thanks mate. I have only been using thinkpads for a few years so I am probably not as experienced as some of the die hard users here. I do agree with you, they definitely need to offer the laptop they are renowned for (solid, ports, upgradable and indestructible) but I am happy for them try to try other products along side that such as this although I do wish they had squeezed more ports in
Impressive but price is off putting, not a contender unless you're some deep pocketed executive type. On another note tiger lakes are ancient tech next to m1, let's wait for alder lake, and then m1x, that would be an interesting race.
Yeah, take the price with a. pinch of salt as we get ripped off in the UK, plus this is the top spec model (all we had available). But you are right, I would love to see intel get competitive again
Expensive, vent on the right so it burns you hand, no ports, processor easily beaten by cheaper laptops that are supposed to be more expensive (M1), no real x86 CPU at least (AMD)... Lenovo continuing destroying everything the ThinkPad brand once stood for.
I think 2021 series of thinkpads is the real successors from 2010 and their bad decision to change from 16:10 to 16:9 thanks dell to this (thinkpad satisfied owner). Usb-C connection for me is how can a pro user tranforms the pc from laptop to desktop (not for gaming or video rendering. coding or so) with just one cable. This is the main difference of Intel and AMD. AMD has more power but Intel has the connectivity, I believe this is the reason that expensive laptops choose Intel CPUs (thanks Apple to that)
Get the M1 MacBook Air - cheaper than this Thinkpad X1 nano, way better battery life than X1 nano 12 hours of operation (20% battery left), and extremely cool no risk of scorching your hands
I actually made a review comparing the two of these laptops. The lack of heat and fan noise is amazing on the m1 air and pro! 👍
Intel based pc's are irrelevant now after Apple introduced M1. They produced a game changer. I would never ever give €2000 for 9 hours battery life laptop. Other than that I appreciate your review but honestly I cannot fathom anyone now even considering buying Intel based pc.
As long as Lenovo keeps putting those CHEAP GOD AWFUL displays on their machine, they will never gain any significant traction in mainstream section. Those god awful displays are the ONLY reason why I have not touched a Lenovo in the last 8 years no matter how good the rest of the specs are.
The display in this model is not god awful! its 16:10 and has great colours and blacks with minimal bleed, I have been really pleased with it (and trust me I am fussy having returned plenty of Lenovos in the past for poor screens)
i7 intel ? NO thanks .. you can imagine an M1 !! if Lenovo come out with an M1 , we can discuss about it
I know, but the best we can hope for on the Windows side is the ryzen 5000 u series which also annihilates intel
I want a T420 with mommy Su's Ryzen 9 in it. Soy devs' opinions don't matter.
haha
2000 pounds???? for this laptop??? you can buy an actual laptop like macbook pro for less than that!!
Yes but this is the fully upgraded with the 3 years premium warranty and a wan card which adds about £400 alone! I do agree it is over priced though, £1500 for this spec would be a more sensible price
@@MashITTech 1500$ is still overpriced it cant be higher than 799$ i mean if you compare this laptop with just the base model of macbook m1 which is 999$ this would fail badly...
Yeah, but I have got the highest spec, I agree an i5 256gb base model at 799 would be perfect. Trouble is intel CPUs are damn expensive still so intel tax makes that difficult (paying a premium for an inferior cpu is such a joke)
@@MashITTech yeah! i am using a lenovo X230T laptop with i5! and have installed mac os on it! works good! but will never buy a windows tablet or again...as macbook is so much better at everything faster and cheaper
The laptop seems to have good specs, but the look of the chassis is fucking horrible in my opinion. Looks extremely dated.
Haha it’s funny I oddly really love the look of thinkpads, maybe it is a retro thing
For a change I’ll say the MacBook Air is so much better than this thinkpad in performance and value
Agreed!
Okay stop talking....its too thin for me to look ....the design need its award....you now what you lifted up and its look like cardboard
haha ok. It does feel really sturdy though despite being so thin
I stoped watching at 2000 GBP mark....are u joking, just go with the air.
Mine is the most expensive model as that is all that is available in the UK at the moment.
£2000? :-\ These guys just don't want to compete with Apple at all?
you are not wrong!
Not the answer, until X1 Nano use Ryzen 5800u
You have no idea how much I want Lenovo to do this! I hoped after the 4000 series success last year we would be seeing this by now 😭
0:15 it's not 16 by 10 inch screen
I need a new and cheaper AMD CPU, not this Intel 10nm++++++++++ one.
I think everyone wants this, I do not know why manufacturers aren't listening
Except for battery life, not interested. This is not a Thinkpad anymore.
It certainly isn’t a traditional thinkpad, at least they continue with the carbon and t series for those that want ports
Really good laptop but no chance against the new mb Air or Pro only the reason would be because it’s so light or it’s running windows
Performance wise the m1 destroys it but the x1 has some nice features too. I will do a vs video once I have had a bit more hands on time
@@MashITTech this sounds good 👍🏻
Thanks for the review!
that over-tuned hand is really disturbing, together with the constant movement.
Haha sorry, it’s really hard to get the black laptop to show! I will work on it
If the nano and the gen 9 carbon both had the same ports as the gen 9 carbon, which one would you buy?
I would get the nano. If the nano even had just 1 usb3 I would choose it. I still don’t feel we are at a place to dump usb yet, I mean there is not even a decent usbc mouse or dongle
this is not a thinkpad, this is just rubbish branded as thinkpad,
does lenovo think we are stupid?
What is it you don’t like about it?
Lg gram much much better
I'm genuinely curious , why would it be an advantage to have it's own sim card, No one works on the road with out a phone and you can just get you laptop to auto connect to use your phones data. no second sim, no extra data its much more cost effective to run that way and zero hassle. I know people do this but i'm not sure why?
I am often on remote sites where I cannot get WiFi. It’s just pure convenience for me. Also WiFi tethering drains my phone battery
@@MashITTech I get the no WiFi thing, with large data becoming more common on phone contacts i just use my data its far more reliable and often quicker. But its the same using your phone's data. you don't even need log in unless you want to so i cant see the convenience angle. The phone battery that's a reason i guess, Hotspot is heavy on juice. Personally i never had that issue , always had a phone with a strong battery because i do work on the road. I also charge my phone via my ThinkPad. Same with my car, why put a data card in when my kids just hotspot to my phone that's charging up via the car
Excellent, as always!
Thank you mate
LG is going to kill Lenovo
is this upgradable ?
You can upgrade the ssd and it may be possible to put another ssd in the wan slot but I don’t have a compatible ssd to test atm
You can play COD on this...that's the whole point of Tiger Lake's Xe graphics with 96 EUs. I think your preconceptions about non discrete GPUs is a bit of a cliche that isn't applicable to all current gen chipsets.
I have also completed a gameplay video (it’s on our channel) You won’t play cod on this, I couldn’t even play apex. It’s ok for light games (dota etc) but even fortnite was a pretty poor experience. The xe graphics do well in benchmarks but not actual games. I hope this is something intel can improve with drivers
@@MashITTech I'll watch that view but people are playing GTA V ( a few years old) at over 60 FPS. Are you sure it's not because of the intel driver bugs? Other people are able to play pretty much anything at low settings. If not then it's thermal throttling on the X1 nano.
I had similar issues with the xps 9310’s xe performance too. Let me try a few different drivers but so far it’s been disappointing
ugly screen border
camera is awful though...
Yes it was really poor, but most are 😢
M1 is like 1.5 times better than i7 while staying cooler and consuming 1/4th the power.
ARM is the way forward.
It is, but only windows arm atm is surface x and look how well that performs 😭
You sound kinda like Gordon Ramsey. You know, it would be bad ass if he reviewed this laptop.
Haha people keep telling me that! I am going to take up cooking 😂
@@MashITTech I think you should at least do it for yourself. You can call it Eat IT or something.
Nay! No!
Wow ... Thinkpad's answer to the Air without comparing performance or battery life to the Air's numbers.
Because I am actually doing a separate comparison video this week 👍
If price is not a factor, would you recommend a MBA/MBP or an X1 Nano? I am an X1 Carbon user and was looking at picking up a laptop for personal use and wanted to know which one would be the better purchase.
Totally ignoring money I would still choose the m1 mabook because of its incredible battery, performance and lack of heat and noise. I am happy to use mac os or windwos 10 so that doesn't play a role for me. If I was looking for a windows machine the nano would be at the top of my list, it has an amazing keyboard, screen and speakers. The CPU performance is good considering it is intel (obviously ryzen would be better) and it is so light and portable. If the m1 macbooks hadn't come out I think we would be highly praising these machines
I think I'll stick with my thicc boi T440p
My favorite laptop
It is a lovely laptop
I swear I watch your videos because of your voice and British accent . Well, and the laptop reviews dont hurt either. Lol.
haha thanks a lot mate :)
Humm I like lenovo but I have the Huawei matebook 14 with the fast AMD cpu, 2k borderless screen and I'm perfectly satisfied.
Yeah, that looks like a lovely machine, have been tempted to get one if for review
keys depth is the only problem
I thought it would be but it still felt good to type on
googd laptop....but quality is not on par with 2020 macbook air and price is also way higher given i5 base model it should be like 499$ and touch should be not optional but added
You are right of course. Apple have changed the game with the m1 chip but not everyone is prepared to use Mac OS, some people still prefer windows
It's a music listening to you breezily skimming through general aspects of this slender beauty! Could you kindly recommend me a 13inch or so laptop for zoom meeting with audio capable of smoothly accommodating loud sound like a wooden gong playing?
Haha thanks for the kind words. The best 13” laptops I have used are this nano, xps 9310 and the m1 MacBook Air/pro. They all perform well and have good speakers (mac has the best speakers)