Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano One Year Later

After owning my X1 Nano for an entire year, here are my thoughts.

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Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction
0:51 Wear and Tear
3:20 I/O Ports
4:26 Who is it for?
6:10 User Experience
6:44 Thoughts on the X1 Nano Gen 2
7:38 Battery Life and Wear
9:44 Conclusions

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[pingtime]

After watching most of your videos, especially on ThinkPads, this channel is quite underatted, hope that soon your channel gain popularity, keep up the great content!

[jw]

I used x1 nano for a year at work (full stack web development), and it accomplished the job without any issues, that's how powerful it is, and at the same time, it is super lightweight and has sturdy built quality. The only thing I missed initially was the 4K display (having used xps before), but quickly got used to it after a while.

[ravipeiris]

Long term reviews like these are more beneficial to consumers like me as we can learn a number of things such as build quality (i.e. hinge issues, for example), battery 🔋 life, customer service and warranty information, etc. Thank you for the report.

[obsessedcultist]

For someone like me who can't get used to 16:9 screens, this looks like a decent upgrade from the X200/201. Thanks for the information!

[zekezander]

What I appreciate is that they made the X1 Nano _in addition_ to the X1 Carbon and regular T-series. If you want a good thin and light but want more ports, you can get the X1C. If you don't need it to be quite so thin and light, and want to save a few Benjamins, the T-series is great. Also, I think the T-series lets you replace more things yourself. I upgraded the SSD on mine about a week after I got it, and there's a SODIMM slot for RAM upgrades later on.

I totally see the value in the portability and ease of carrying around for your job. Any tool that saves you time and effort can be worth it's weight in gold. I think the Nano line will be very popular for people that jobs have them on their feet and also needing a PC. There's only so much you can get away with on a phone.

When I bought my T14 Gen1 AMD in 2020 the Nano wasn't a thing yet. But even looking back, the full size USB, Ethernet, and HDMI have come in handy more than a few times. And I appreciate I can throw in a 16GB stick of RAM and have a machine with 32GB.

Great content as always. I think these videos will really help people thinking about what notebook they want to buy if the Nano is on their radar. :)

[TechyySean]

I've got my eye set on this one for this year. It's a fabulous little machine.

[audreycausilla]

Thanks for the comprehensive review. Is it true that the nano doesn't work well with zoom? That was a deterrent for me and I got the X1 Carbon gen 9, although I still would love the lighter machine.

[ytguy]

Good that the ThinkPad durability is living up to its reputation. 😀

[ShenghuiYang]

I have the 2k version, 2160 by 1350 display. The 16:10 ratio is perfect to read pdf documents on this machine.

[XMACHINAv]

I’m not at all surprised that you find the Nano to be a great machine.

I was issued a Thinkpad A30 in school, and I could hardly have hated it more. I called it “The Anvil” mainly due to it’s bulk and weight (about 7 pounds). My experience with that machine strongly informs my expectations for laptops, and it’s most of why I’m triggered by the sentiment common among Thinkpad enthusiasts.

While I actually admire the effort some people put into upgrading a model like the T430 to it’s optimal configuration, the resulting machine will have a CPU which performs on-par with the low-spec i5 10210U in my X1 Carbon; but it also will have an inferior display, will be twice as thick (0.59” vs 1.17”), and will be twice as heavy (2.4lb vs 4.77lb). Despite this some enthusiasts talk as if current Thinkpads offer no advantage at all over their beloved older models.

Those classic T-Series general-productivity models are bulkier and heavier than even my P1 workstation-class machine which has a 4K HDR touchscreen and a discrete GPU.

So as often as I’ve heard people complain that Lenovo has ruined the Thinkpad series by chasing the trend of thin-and-light design for it’s own sake, these people have somehow forgotten that laptops are mobile devices and that bulk and weight undermine their utility.

[water_aspirant]

Thanks for the great review!

Would you ever review the Z13?

[unknowncrash]

Honestly, my creteria for laptops are few.

1. Has 3 physical buttons on trackpad
2. Uses soddim ram (so I can upgrade) and 2 ssd slots
3. Battery to last a day's use
4. Decent gpu and processing speed for productivity.

Most lack point 2 or 3. Great to see you enjoying your lappy

[TechDave]

Looks like a great device!
Wud love to see a thunderbolt 4 egpu setup tried with it!

[trixin]

Have had mine for 5 months now.. Got it for $850 on Lenovo Outlet, it's the non touch version. I take it to work daily, no case.. manhandled daily and it's still in perfect condition. I use my phone charger at work to charge if I need to which is rare. The weight and the power are fantastic. Hands down my favorite laptop I've ever had. I'd say the only thing that could make it better for me is a 360degree hinge so it was a 2 in 1.. but then it likely wouldn't be as light and it'd be a little bigger. Also I wish the 12th gen intel's weren't so much faster! It's gonna make me want to get a gen 2. I use mine mainly for day trading/thinkorswim... also been playing the re-release of ChronoCross on it too.

[sveintore]

My only regret is not getting the touch screen on mine. Would also liked a 1TB (or 2TB) drive. I even use it for Lightroom, it's not the quickest but it works :)

[bijanshadnia]

Sexy machine for sure.
Thank you for the upload!

[avs_u]

It was so perfect to be true but it was! The only reason I returned it and exchange it for the carbon X1G9 was one of the best choice ever. ( IT, home automation guy )

[Kuberniccus]

Owner of L440.fast, light, nice for be admin .now it has ssd and more ram .soon replacing dvd with hdd caddy.Is not my primary laptop but is a strong companion.wish to change on x1 but the price is hi

[wlcrutch]

I’m surprised that not typing in a password has become such a big deal for people.

[_Digitalguy]

So glad to see these long term updates! I had ordered a nano last year when my Samsung N9 (which is the lightest 13in laptop in the world at 787gr) died but it took months to arrive and in the meantime the Samsung magically resuscitated.... so I cancelled the order....
The gen 2 has me interested for one main reason: there is a 32GB RAM option. My Samsung and my desktop have respectively 16 and 32 GB RAM and neither can be upgraded to Windows 11 (7th gen Intel), so this might replace both... I am not in a hurry and I can wait a good sale, but this is a laptop I am definitely monitoring and I am planning on buying at some point (probably a maxed out version with cellular as a long term investment...). The only sad thing is that the SSD is a 2242 I believe so there is no option to replace it with more than 1TB....