I have the X1 Carbon and running 2 x 27inch external monitors in extended mode, sound bar, wireless keyboard and mouse all connected via a hub and one cable to laptop. Could not be happier with this setup giving awesome computing power and 3 screens to work with. Suprememly satisfied with my Carbon.
@@codyallen211 I regret! Perfect laptop for me but charging port is not working and there are many people with the same issue: ua-cam.com/video/IqKCTvKlZWc/v-deo.html I want my money back or permanent fix.
It really is. His review of the Yoga 6 was very informative and I now own one! Love the benchmarks. I will watching this extensively in a few more years or whenever I go to buy another laptop.
@@CommonSense9eleven It is pretty good. I don't do much but word processing, zoom meetings, and internet browsing. It has been lasting me like 7 to 9 hrs with brightness all the way up and performance vs battery life slider in the middle. Had it for about 6 months now I think, and I am really happy with it.
This review was right up my alley. I am in love with my ThinkPad keyboard and I can't get my hands on HP Spectre x360 14 here in Canada. The nuance in the laptop game right now is overwhelming and I appreciate reviews like this that help distill things for me a bit. I'm going with the X1 yoga gen 6. A little nervous about battery life, but love the combination of performance, flexibility, and size.
Thanks for the comparisons. I have been a ThinkPad Yoga user for a few years now and love the build quality, weight and feel. I find that it has really quit good battery life. I have caught myself out on the road working and the back at a hotel streaming for a couple of hours, falling asleep and then waking up a couple of hours later with it is still running/streaming, shutting it down and the waking up in the morning, booting it up and find that it still has 40% battery left. Speed is great and the heat has not been a distraction but maybe I am used to it.
Hey Josh, i bought the Nano after your initial review and i'm extremely happy with the unit. I also totally agree with you on the keyboard. To me the keys feel like a mix between oldschool thinkpad- and newer apple keyboards. Thanks for your awesome videos!
I got x1 carbon 7th gen for work and trying to get a better grasp what to buy for personal use. A little of nano awesomeness would be nice in my life and you just gave me an excuse for it ;-) all the best to your Mum :-)
I bought my X1 carbon two weeks ago and installed Manjaro with Sway. I'm loving the performance, the quality, and the Linux support of this laptop! The only kinda downside with Tiger lake is that it doesn't support S3 sleep but the s0ix state works well in Linux (0.5wh while suspended) Edit: The trackpad on my unit works as it's supposed to
@@collinguidry9867this is the first diving trackpad that I've used so it's difficult to say if the resistance is hard or not. I think that it's fine. Takes more pressure than the buttons above though
Really appreciate your hard work and honesty! I get so tired of "everything is great" reviews & reviewers who say pretty exactly the same thing for every machine. Loses credibility fast. Your contwnt is helpful and refreshing!!
Your videos are getting better and better, I'd love to see these compare to the decidedly cheaper Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon edition, not available in the US as far as I can tell but I believe available in 'stralia and definitely in europe 👍
Appreciate the work you put in Josh. You clearly put a lot of effort into each video and you deserve a lot of credit for that. Keep up the great work and wishing you more success!
Beware the titanium trackpad uses very new technology from Sensel which has a steep learning curve. Not only is thr trackpad based on their Morph product's "resistive"-like (but much more precise than capacitive) sensors, but it also doesn't really click - it has haptics akin to the Magic Trackpad on Macs which uses sound speaker coils to provide both vibration and sound. I would highly appreciate a thorough review of this laptop with this detail in mind, because everyone who is reviewing these (except Linus Tech Tips for some reason) is ignoring this tiny, but very important detail
@@mini9503 but they also failed to acknowledge the new tech which leads me to believe Lenovo isn't even notifying reviewers about it. I think the company excels on pushing input mechanism that nobody uses out of just neglecting it (oh wait, we also have the track point...), but that may actually be great when given enough attention. Reminds me of my 9yo child who is too accustomed to touchscreens and track pads and now that I set their desk uo with keyboard, mouse and even monitor, they keep using the integrated keyboard, trackpad and monitor!
This guy deserves more from UA-cam. He does the homework and shows the work. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 This was a very good solid video that i will definitely watch this constantly because im interested in buying the best laptop for my buck. Thank you Josh for the video 👍🏽🔥🙌🏽
Excellent review!!!! This really helps me making a decision between the X1s, Props to you sir. 10:14 The battery life is much worse in the X1 Yoga Gen 6 because it has the 4K+ screen. The results you got seem very reasonable. That being said I'm still thinking I'm going to get the X1 Yoga with the 4K+ screen because it is just such a nice screen.
I ended up going the the X1 Yoga Gen 6 with the 4K screen. I'd say overall I am very happy with it. The 4K+ screen is truly gorgeous, I fully calibrated it for photo editing and prints. It is simply the best screen I have ever used. The beautiful screen does come at a cost though, battery life is not that good, I end up getting about 3.5hours of usable life, even less if doing heavier tasks. Also the 4K+ display can tax the GPU and cooling causing the laptop to get fairly hot overall. Also of note, the keyboard is not as good as previous Lenovo ThinkPad laptops (X1 Yoga Gen 1, T420S) that I have owned, but still a step up from the HP I have for work or my old Dell Inpriron. I swapped out the M.2 SSD with a 2TB WD Black PCIe 4.0, and it is just crazy fast. Super easy to swap out, it is a total no brainier, the 2TB WD Black PCIe 4.0 SSD can be found on Amazon for about $300.
@@nafnaf0 Thank you for this update, it puts things into perspective, I'm between the carbon due to its lightweight (I travel a lot), and the yoga because of the 2 in 1, though I have a zenbook right now and I barely use the touch screen, or the pen in my galaxy note, but I feel safe to have them just in case lol. Question: How heavy does the yoga feel if you tag it along your daily activities?
Always appreciate the amount of work and detail you put into your videos. I don't know much about computers, and I already bought a new one, but I'm going to continue to watch your videos to support! Thank you!
I bought the X1 Carbon not so long ago and if not for the Nano I would be 100% happy. I love the keyboard and chassis on the Carbon, it's just that the Nano is the perfect size IMO. If I weren't so lazy I'd sell the Carbon and get the Nano.
Yes. One of my favorite work setups with my Yoga is to put it on a notebook stand to elevate it, fold back the keyboard and then connect external mechanical keyboard and mouse. Works also great on stands from Room-in-a-box. So it's Yoga for me. :-)
Nice review. Thank you. I just received my X1 Yoga Gen 6 today. Bought it on Black Friday - i7 11gen G7 CPU/16Gb Ram/1Tb HD/400 NIT non-reflective display - $1,150. I've never seen it any less expensive. I do believe something was wrong with Josh's X1 Yoga regarding battery life. 10 hours is the norm for running Netflix on a constant basis. Anyway I will try to get back here and give more feedback once I use it for a couple months.
Awesome comparison and couldn't be at a better moment for me! I'd choose the Yoga in a heartbeat (although the price is pretty steep), but I'll need to use the laptop outside on sunny days and I am worried about how usable that reflective screen would be :/ My Yoga Slim 7 is COMPLETELY unusable due to reflections, even at 400 nits - can't even find the cursor at all...
I used Thinkpad T470 for a bit longer than 3 years before getting a X1 Gen 3 Extreme about 5 months ago. It is true that the latter's keyboard felt incredibly shallow when I first typed on it, compared to the T470's counterpart. However, as time progressed, the X1's keyboard started to feel familiar to my touch despite its shallowness. So I think it is worth giving the X1's keyboard some time before getting used to it - although it is surely not as satisfying as that of T470. Thanks for the video.
Hey Josh! Thanks for the Great Video! Really love the Yoga. But one Question: haven't you noticed the terrible throttling on X1 Carbon and X1 yoga? Notebookcheck and multiple Users on the Lenovo Forums reported it. How was it on your units?
Great video Josh but wow, these laptops are ridiculously overpriced. I can only assume they will quickly be discounted. In these Apple Silicon days, a Windows laptop needs to be have excellent spec, solid performance across the board & be very competitively priced otherwise why bother?
I just returned my galaxy book 360, screen resolution too low, my eyes get tired very soon, but the Samsung apps are pretty good if you are a Galaxy phone user
Using Yoga Gen 6 (1920x1200 resolution, ~400 nits, very rare display in modern PCs: it's matte and touch). Excellent machine with good keyboard and touch screen, expect 7-8 hours of battery life. Do not forget to upgrade bios to at least version 1.24 (there are some problems with heating on older ones). X1 Nano and Titanium Yoga lacks ports unfortunately, so, I don't even want to compare them. So choose: Carbon Gen 6 (if you do not need touch screen) or Yoga Gen 6. Both incredible machines.
@@nemzom Hi. it's about 50-70% brightness, WiFi, Chrome, VS Code, Telegram, Notepad++ and some MSO365 apps opened, Battery optimized mode (turned off all battery saving function in Intel Graphics Control Panel - no need, no real difference)
That is a good question. I think the matte 1200x1920 screen would be a pretty good option and will give much better battery life than the 4K+ screen. The 4K+ screen will be better though, it has much higher color gamut and has generally been regarded by multiple reviewer’s is simply outstanding. I think either would be a good choice, I’m personally went with the 4K+ since I use it for photo editing and printing.
Just to note, right now the Matte 1200x1920 screen option ($30) is only available on the Yoga Gen 6, but not the Carbon Gen 9. With the carbon GEN 9 you can only get the glossy 1200x1920 screen.
It is 5:10 am here and being a ThinkPad fanboy and watching this video on a ThinkPad itself, this video has just made my day. PS: The dislikes are from those who like the Trackpoint. :P
Yes I think the Yoga Gen6 is the way to go. I ordered one last week, but it will take 4months to deliver since they are short on 32 GB RAM. Notebook check had a hood review on it too: www.notebookcheck.net/ThinkPad-X1-Yoga-G6-Review-Lenovo-s-best-Business-Convertible.536304.0.html
Man I watch a lot of tech channels, but I have to say, you have become the best laptop reviewer on UA-cam. Fullstop. I was very interested in the Titanium, but after this video my interest shifted back to the Nano. I am not in a hurry to buy a laptop now or even this year, so I'll wait the new redesigned superlight Macbook from Apple (leaked by Prosser) and if it comes with cellular I'll decide whether to get that or the nano....
Hello@@vannithlong3585 im Australian, my wife is Khmer so im CambAussie 😉. I still have a Mid Year ASUS UX305CA Zenbook m3-6y30. Not great these days to compare but it does what i need it to do.
not sure why my comment was removed, but I wrote about the Titanium Yoga trackpad, it is the newest type coming only to best laptops currently, search for Sensel force trackpad, you will understand what I mean. Even the feel of the click can probably be customized.
Very useful video, Josh! As I am torn between X1 carbon and X1 nano, I would appreciate it a lot if you could elaborate on your typing experience on the two keyboards of those machines. I find it rather interesting (and a bit counterintuitive) when you said you like the X1 nano more; it has short key travel, I believe. Thank you!
Hi Josh, Thanks for this great review. How about comparing the three 2-in-1's from Lenovo - the ThinkPad X13 yoga (Gen2), X1 Yoga Gen 6 and Yoga 9i? I'm still not able to decide which to choose! Regards.
I may be a biased Aussie here, but I just love listening to your videos! Keep being brutally honest, it's a breath of fresh air from all those sugar-coated reviews (I've lost hours of my life I cannot get back). I'm just sick and tired of UA-camrs plugging rubbish, ok? 😭 Any advice on good content creator laptops? I'm trying to find a laptop that'll suit video editing and not burn a hole in my lap. I'm not looking for something to replace my desktop but I need a portable solution for making some quick edits and connecting to my camera for stop-motion (can't exactly drag around a desktop). Heard good things about the Macs, but they're expensive and I've had so many issues with them in the past regarding storage and applications. Ideally has: • Good graphics • Great colour gamut (very important). • Low heat (I expect a little from a creator laptop, but I'd like it to not burn the flesh off my bones, thank you). • Less fan noise, but I'm not too picky. • Good Keyboard (I'm a writer and bad keyboards are the bane of my existence). • Within my budget of $1,000--$2,000AUD. Basically a midrange laptop. • And lastly, available in my country *cries in Australian*. I know I probably won't be able to get all these things in a laptop, I just need something I can work with. I keep looking at these high-end laptops and I just don't feel like wasting a fortune on something that's only a "little better". It doesn't have to be spectacular, just has to do the job. I don't want another laptop that's going to conk out on me😭
The most common place to use a PC is from home where it’s easy to have a PC cooler under the PC… tests should take this common solution into account… if a cooler helps of not on these high power PCs is useful to know and can help buying decisions in many cases.
Josh a long term admirer of your in-depth reviews.. I'm in a flip flop on what I should buy for my med school that will need note taking and massive studying from the screen.. The default choice of med students is iPad Pro 12.9 (I guess 512Gb with 8 Gb Ram is sweet spot for this).. But I hate the ransom and sheep mentality that Apple propagates.. Especially with these really light weight Windows 2in1s now available.. When I'm gonna use One Note (and not get ransomed into the locked into Apple Notability), it makes better sense to buy a 2in1 (though pull off tablet of ipad pro is more convenient, but top of the line 2in1s are almost as light as just the tablet of ipad).. Now the 2in1 battle.. Lenovo Titatnium performs lesser as you say vis a vis other lenovo, but is cooler and that's more important for my work flow.. Also they have a killer deal making them the cheapest CAD 1727/- for i7 i7-1160G7 and CAD 1842 for i7-1180G7 (another mini question.. Will buying the extra just CAD 110 for the 1180G7 be a better choice than 1160 G7).. Ok getting out of the Lenovo ecosysytem (that I don't like coz it's Chinese).. The other alternative is HP Spectre X360 (default choice for those with my anti Apple folks) which is selling at a good discount at CAD 1850 on bestbuy.. and another thing that pulled my attention was Asus Zenbook FlipS with the oled also selling around CAD 1800.. Or should I just convert and buy ipad pro.. I'm a pixel user BTW.. Or give me other choices you like better.. Samsung (less specced than Asus, Spectre, and titanium), XPS 13 2in1(again less specced).. Please help.. I'm ready to pay you for your answer!!
Perfect timing at the moment I am about to purchase a new computer to replace my 6 years old Asus UX303. I was looking at exactly these options, and leaning towards the X1 nano. The Titanium seemed to be the winner at first glance, but I realized quickly that the battery life is way too short on a crazily expensive device.
Great overview again, thanks Josh. I was considering the Carbon for coding but it’s off the list. I’m so tempted to get the Nano and if I could stick more memory in the darn thing I’d probably deal with the slightly less performance and go with this unit but as with all of them having soldered ram or not being able to get to at least 32gb on the board sucks eggs. I’ve had my eye on another laptop from a smaller manufacturer that’s been crushed by the shortages in the chip, etc supply chain so I thought I’d re-look at the Lenovos. You saved me some buyers remorse, oh and some $. I’ll wait on the laptop (with Linux installed) I really want which I think will be a Carbon killer in pretty much every respect. Cheers.
@@PedroLopez-hb4ev Lemur Pro from System76 was the laptop I was referencing. I bought one. I love it but I found I needed more fully remote power including off net use so I eventually picked up a M1 14". Though I still have the Lemur and think it's a great laptop for most Linux based devs. Cheers.
2:54 it was always the case, at least for the last 10 years, not just "current" or "intel". btw tiger lakes are slower, more power hungry and more expensive than ryzens. and this is the ULTIMATE battle market against cosumers.
Is the X1Carbon's 4K+ display much more reflective than the X1 Yoga's 4K+? I would have assumed they use the same panel but I guess not! Anti-reflective coatings, particularly on glossy screens like these, make such a huge difference - they measure similarly at 6:36 in terms of contrast but with any ambient lighting and a different coating, that changes dramatically!
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I'm gonna hit the thumbs up because his mom would certainly appreciate it
Bruh Josh, I'm not super into laptops and stuff but your sheer amount of hard work really glistens through the screen.
Cheers mate.🍻
Thanks mate!!!
bruh...
I have the X1 Carbon and running 2 x 27inch external monitors in extended mode, sound bar, wireless keyboard and mouse all connected via a hub and one cable to laptop. Could not be happier with this setup giving awesome computing power and 3 screens to work with. Suprememly satisfied with my Carbon.
thank you for your comment. I was on the fence between Dell and X1 Carbon. That's what I am looking for! Two screens, folded laptop. Cheers
@@Urbancorax2 same. How's your experience so far?
@@codyallen211 I regret! Perfect laptop for me but charging port is not working and there are many people with the same issue: ua-cam.com/video/IqKCTvKlZWc/v-deo.html I want my money back or permanent fix.
JOSH'S coverage as great as usual!! Appreciate your work man 😀
It really is. His review of the Yoga 6 was very informative and I now own one! Love the benchmarks. I will watching this extensively in a few more years or whenever I go to buy another laptop.
@@ericsankey5756 Hi Eric, how about battery life of Yoga?
@@CommonSense9eleven It is pretty good. I don't do much but word processing, zoom meetings, and internet browsing. It has been lasting me like 7 to 9 hrs with brightness all the way up and performance vs battery life slider in the middle. Had it for about 6 months now I think, and I am really happy with it.
This review was right up my alley. I am in love with my ThinkPad keyboard and I can't get my hands on HP Spectre x360 14 here in Canada. The nuance in the laptop game right now is overwhelming and I appreciate reviews like this that help distill things for me a bit. I'm going with the X1 yoga gen 6. A little nervous about battery life, but love the combination of performance, flexibility, and size.
Thinking to buy one refurbished, how does it compare to something like the Dell latitude 7420?
Great run down of the Lenovo X1 family...Personally I'd choose the X1 Carbon because of it's performance and battery life.
I had X1 Carbon provided by company, it was super silent, great trackpad, 5-7 hours of battery life and robust build back in 2015. Loved that device.
3 years later, I chose a non thinkpad yoga slim carbon with 1165G7 CPU. All white and it is so beautiful!
Awesome, I'm eyeing a refurbished x1 yoga too. How does it compare to something like a latitude 7420?
@@cmrdecc6516 Way better. It is sexy and slim! 7420 is bulky.
Thanks for the comparisons. I have been a ThinkPad Yoga user for a few years now and love the build quality, weight and feel. I find that it has really quit good battery life. I have caught myself out on the road working and the back at a hotel streaming for a couple of hours, falling asleep and then waking up a couple of hours later with it is still running/streaming, shutting it down and the waking up in the morning, booting it up and find that it still has 40% battery left. Speed is great and the heat has not been a distraction but maybe I am used to it.
I’m really considering a yoga as well. Coming from a 2015 Macbook pro
I love my Nano. The screen clarity is incredible and it's great for throwing into a bag and getting on with the day.
Hey Josh,
i bought the Nano after your initial review and i'm extremely happy with the unit.
I also totally agree with you on the keyboard. To me the keys feel like a mix between oldschool thinkpad- and newer apple keyboards.
Thanks for your awesome videos!
I got x1 carbon 7th gen for work and trying to get a better grasp what to buy for personal use. A little of nano awesomeness would be nice in my life and you just gave me an excuse for it ;-) all the best to your Mum :-)
I am very happy with what you are doing in reviewing laptops. I am a big fun of you. Keep the hard work!
I have the carbon gen nine , had it for a week now . So far it’s been fantastic for me.
I bought my X1 carbon two weeks ago and installed Manjaro with Sway. I'm loving the performance, the quality, and the Linux support of this laptop! The only kinda downside with Tiger lake is that it doesn't support S3 sleep but the s0ix state works well in Linux (0.5wh while suspended)
Edit: The trackpad on my unit works as it's supposed to
Do you find the trackpad difficult to press? I just received mine, have no problems with the accuracy of it, but the resistance seems too high.
@@collinguidry9867this is the first diving trackpad that I've used so it's difficult to say if the resistance is hard or not. I think that it's fine. Takes more pressure than the buttons above though
Really appreciate your hard work and honesty! I get so tired of "everything is great" reviews & reviewers who say pretty exactly the same thing for every machine. Loses credibility fast. Your contwnt is helpful and refreshing!!
Its awesome to see at 133k subs
The already huge effort you put into those reviews have not only increased but also improved, big cudos 👍
X1 Carbon is the King and always will be, PERIOD.
Your videos are getting better and better, I'd love to see these compare to the decidedly cheaper Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon edition, not available in the US as far as I can tell but I believe available in 'stralia and definitely in europe 👍
Love your videos ! So informative and interesting to watch! Keep up the great work ! I appreciate all the hard work that goes into all ur videos!
Appreciate the work you put in Josh. You clearly put a lot of effort into each video and you deserve a lot of credit for that. Keep up the great work and wishing you more success!
VERY helpful! Love that you compare the Lenovos amongst each other. Huge Dankeschon from Germany
Beware the titanium trackpad uses very new technology from Sensel which has a steep learning curve. Not only is thr trackpad based on their Morph product's "resistive"-like (but much more precise than capacitive) sensors, but it also doesn't really click - it has haptics akin to the Magic Trackpad on Macs which uses sound speaker coils to provide both vibration and sound. I would highly appreciate a thorough review of this laptop with this detail in mind, because everyone who is reviewing these (except Linus Tech Tips for some reason) is ignoring this tiny, but very important detail
Yup, Notebookcheck also mentioned that the sensel touchpad was absolutely terrible.
@@mini9503 but they also failed to acknowledge the new tech which leads me to believe Lenovo isn't even notifying reviewers about it. I think the company excels on pushing input mechanism that nobody uses out of just neglecting it (oh wait, we also have the track point...), but that may actually be great when given enough attention. Reminds me of my 9yo child who is too accustomed to touchscreens and track pads and now that I set their desk uo with keyboard, mouse and even monitor, they keep using the integrated keyboard, trackpad and monitor!
This is the review I was dreaming someone would make! Thank you Josh!
Very useful thinkpad comparison review. Helped me with my purchase. Going to get the Nano.
Thonkpad 🤔
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Just ordered the Gen 10 Carbon with nearly every option. Really excited to get it
This guy deserves more from UA-cam. He does the homework and shows the work. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 This was a very good solid video that i will definitely watch this constantly because im interested in buying the best laptop for my buck. Thank you Josh for the video 👍🏽🔥🙌🏽
You're such an mind reader, i was just about to look up the differences. Thanks for all your hard work Josh!
Oh come on! How much more ridiculously awesome and detailed can Josh get with laptop reviews! 🤩🤩🤩
man i love watching u and amd writing some notes 😂❤️🔥
Unfortunately in Macbook world taking hand written notes are a thing in the future well maybe in year 3000
We need a video of you saying a swear word honestly I can't imagine how it would be
Shucks!
The internet would crash
Oh barnacles!
Thank you! I had just bought a titanium that I decided to return for a yoga after seeing your video
Excellent review!!!! This really helps me making a decision between the X1s, Props to you sir. 10:14 The battery life is much worse in the X1 Yoga Gen 6 because it has the 4K+ screen. The results you got seem very reasonable. That being said I'm still thinking I'm going to get the X1 Yoga with the 4K+ screen because it is just such a nice screen.
I ended up going the the X1 Yoga Gen 6 with the 4K screen. I'd say overall I am very happy with it. The 4K+ screen is truly gorgeous, I fully calibrated it for photo editing and prints. It is simply the best screen I have ever used. The beautiful screen does come at a cost though, battery life is not that good, I end up getting about 3.5hours of usable life, even less if doing heavier tasks. Also the 4K+ display can tax the GPU and cooling causing the laptop to get fairly hot overall. Also of note, the keyboard is not as good as previous Lenovo ThinkPad laptops (X1 Yoga Gen 1, T420S) that I have owned, but still a step up from the HP I have for work or my old Dell Inpriron. I swapped out the M.2 SSD with a 2TB WD Black PCIe 4.0, and it is just crazy fast. Super easy to swap out, it is a total no brainier, the 2TB WD Black PCIe 4.0 SSD can be found on Amazon for about $300.
@@nafnaf0 Thank you for this update, it puts things into perspective, I'm between the carbon due to its lightweight (I travel a lot), and the yoga because of the 2 in 1, though I have a zenbook right now and I barely use the touch screen, or the pen in my galaxy note, but I feel safe to have them just in case lol. Question: How heavy does the yoga feel if you tag it along your daily activities?
love his reviews !!!, especially the "displays comparison"
I love your quality and your video ideas like this. Been eyeing a X1 Carbon for embedded dev. Your detailed reviews helps tremendously.
Always appreciate the amount of work and detail you put into your videos. I don't know much about computers, and I already bought a new one, but I'm going to continue to watch your videos to support! Thank you!
This is so helpful Josh. Its a perfect review for Lenovo ThinkPad lovers.
I love x1 laptops, great to watch this comparison. Wish there were more AMD options. Track pointer is great ;)
I bought the X1 Carbon not so long ago and if not for the Nano I would be 100% happy. I love the keyboard and chassis on the Carbon, it's just that the Nano is the perfect size IMO. If I weren't so lazy I'd sell the Carbon and get the Nano.
I hope you will do a re-test of the Yoga battery, I will watch it!
Yoga vs Carbon is a hard choice, I guess it depends on if one likes the flip screen and touch screen, that would make the choice clearer.
Yes. One of my favorite work setups with my Yoga is to put it on a notebook stand to elevate it, fold back the keyboard and then connect external mechanical keyboard and mouse. Works also great on stands from Room-in-a-box. So it's Yoga for me. :-)
Another good review would be doing the X1 yoga versus the X13 yoga.
Nice review. Thank you. I just received my X1 Yoga Gen 6 today. Bought it on Black Friday - i7 11gen G7 CPU/16Gb Ram/1Tb HD/400 NIT non-reflective display - $1,150. I've never seen it any less expensive. I do believe something was wrong with Josh's X1 Yoga regarding battery life. 10 hours is the norm for running Netflix on a constant basis. Anyway I will try to get back here and give more feedback once I use it for a couple months.
I am watching it with my Thinkpad x270. Really love them
Very good and compact comparison! Well done thank you!
Awesome comparison and couldn't be at a better moment for me! I'd choose the Yoga in a heartbeat (although the price is pretty steep), but I'll need to use the laptop outside on sunny days and I am worried about how usable that reflective screen would be :/ My Yoga Slim 7 is COMPLETELY unusable due to reflections, even at 400 nits - can't even find the cursor at all...
Thanks Josh for your great Videos! Appreciate your hard work. :)
I am stunned by this video!
Definitely a fan now. Liked and subscribed bruh.
I'm looking to buy either the hp Spector or the Lenovo 9i 2in1 and i just watching all you vidoes. Thank you and you got another subscriber
I used Thinkpad T470 for a bit longer than 3 years before getting a X1 Gen 3 Extreme about 5 months ago. It is true that the latter's keyboard felt incredibly shallow when I first typed on it, compared to the T470's counterpart. However, as time progressed, the X1's keyboard started to feel familiar to my touch despite its shallowness. So I think it is worth giving the X1's keyboard some time before getting used to it - although it is surely not as satisfying as that of T470. Thanks for the video.
Hey Josh! Thanks for the Great Video! Really love the Yoga. But one Question: haven't you noticed the terrible throttling on X1 Carbon and X1 yoga? Notebookcheck and multiple Users on the Lenovo Forums reported it. How was it on your units?
Great video Josh but wow, these laptops are ridiculously overpriced. I can only assume they will quickly be discounted. In these Apple Silicon days, a Windows laptop needs to be have excellent spec, solid performance across the board & be very competitively priced otherwise why bother?
Can't wait for the samsung galaxy book review!
I just returned my galaxy book 360, screen resolution too low, my eyes get tired very soon, but the Samsung apps are pretty good if you are a Galaxy phone user
THIS is a review! Thanks josh!
Josh could sell me Cigarettes as the next natural remedy.
Using Yoga Gen 6 (1920x1200 resolution, ~400 nits, very rare display in modern PCs: it's matte and touch). Excellent machine with good keyboard and touch screen, expect 7-8 hours of battery life. Do not forget to upgrade bios to at least version 1.24 (there are some problems with heating on older ones). X1 Nano and Titanium Yoga lacks ports unfortunately, so, I don't even want to compare them. So choose: Carbon Gen 6 (if you do not need touch screen) or Yoga Gen 6. Both incredible machines.
Hi, could you please tell me what kind of usage is this battery life estimate based on?
@@nemzom Hi. it's about 50-70% brightness, WiFi, Chrome, VS Code, Telegram, Notepad++ and some MSO365 apps opened, Battery optimized mode (turned off all battery saving function in Intel Graphics Control Panel - no need, no real difference)
I got an Yoga 8th gen i5 and I am
Happy with it.
Great channel. Thanks for this ThinkPad battle. Love the Nano
Thank you so much, this really helps!!!
Thanks for the video. I’d be interesting to experience the battery life and screen quality of the Yoga with the lower resolution screen.
That is a good question. I think the matte 1200x1920 screen would be a pretty good option and will give much better battery life than the 4K+ screen. The 4K+ screen will be better though, it has much higher color gamut and has generally been regarded by multiple reviewer’s is simply outstanding. I think either would be a good choice, I’m personally went with the 4K+ since I use it for photo editing and printing.
Just to note, right now the Matte 1200x1920 screen option ($30) is only available on the Yoga Gen 6, but not the Carbon Gen 9. With the carbon GEN 9 you can only get the glossy 1200x1920 screen.
Perfect UA-cam Video: Just Josh, Thinkpads, and his mum.
I just bought the Yoga gen 6 (brand new) for $670 on the Lenovo outlet. Wicked score.
Harry Potter but this time as a tech wizard
Love your videos Josh!!!!!!!👍👍👍
Can you do a comparison of xps and x1 carbon?
It is 5:10 am here and being a ThinkPad fanboy and watching this video on a ThinkPad itself, this video has just made my day.
PS: The dislikes are from those who like the Trackpoint. :P
Will you review any of the new Galaxy Book Pro's?
Best review, thank you!
a much needed video!
Superb review and very informative. I will go for the Yoga at some point.
Yes I think the Yoga Gen6 is the way to go. I ordered one last week, but it will take 4months to deliver since they are short on 32 GB RAM. Notebook check had a hood review on it too: www.notebookcheck.net/ThinkPad-X1-Yoga-G6-Review-Lenovo-s-best-Business-Convertible.536304.0.html
*good
The best reviews ever 💯 thank you
Thank you for your comprehensive review! I prefer the Carbon Genk.
Josh is definitely on the up and up.
Man I watch a lot of tech channels, but I have to say, you have become the best laptop reviewer on UA-cam. Fullstop.
I was very interested in the Titanium, but after this video my interest shifted back to the Nano. I am not in a hurry to buy a laptop now or even this year, so I'll wait the new redesigned superlight Macbook from Apple (leaked by Prosser) and if it comes with cellular I'll decide whether to get that or the nano....
Yaaas!!! I'd really appreciate that you review the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 16" and lenovo yoga 7 carbon 14" . Trust you so so so much
Heres a thumbs up for ya mum josh, love your videos and id get a nano if i could but 95% of laptops in Cambodia are not trustworthy buys
Ayye a fellow Cambodian here, what did you get?
Hello@@vannithlong3585 im Australian, my wife is Khmer so im CambAussie 😉. I still have a Mid Year ASUS UX305CA Zenbook m3-6y30. Not great these days to compare but it does what i need it to do.
not sure why my comment was removed, but I wrote about the Titanium Yoga trackpad, it is the newest type coming only to best laptops currently, search for Sensel force trackpad, you will understand what I mean. Even the feel of the click can probably be customized.
Very helpful review! Thank you!
Extremely helpful comparison, especially that I have always found Lenovo's line-up just way too confusing.
Very useful video, Josh! As I am torn between X1 carbon and X1 nano, I would appreciate it a lot if you could elaborate on your typing experience on the two keyboards of those machines. I find it rather interesting (and a bit counterintuitive) when you said you like the X1 nano more; it has short key travel, I believe. Thank you!
Great video! I just couldn't decide, what to buy among these 4 laptops.
Thanks for your detailed review. Do you think the charging port of X1 Nano is reliable by comparing with DC jack?
I love the way you talk.
Hi Josh,
Thanks for this great review.
How about comparing the three 2-in-1's from Lenovo - the ThinkPad X13 yoga (Gen2), X1 Yoga Gen 6 and Yoga 9i? I'm still not able to decide which to choose!
Regards.
@Just Josh you're amazing,
I may be a biased Aussie here, but I just love listening to your videos! Keep being brutally honest, it's a breath of fresh air from all those sugar-coated reviews (I've lost hours of my life I cannot get back).
I'm just sick and tired of UA-camrs plugging rubbish, ok? 😭
Any advice on good content creator laptops?
I'm trying to find a laptop that'll suit video editing and not burn a hole in my lap. I'm not looking for something to replace my desktop but I need a portable solution for making some quick edits and connecting to my camera for stop-motion (can't exactly drag around a desktop). Heard good things about the Macs, but they're expensive and I've had so many issues with them in the past regarding storage and applications.
Ideally has:
• Good graphics
• Great colour gamut (very important).
• Low heat (I expect a little from a creator laptop, but I'd like it to not burn the flesh off my bones, thank you).
• Less fan noise, but I'm not too picky.
• Good Keyboard (I'm a writer and bad keyboards are the bane of my existence).
• Within my budget of $1,000--$2,000AUD. Basically a midrange laptop.
• And lastly, available in my country *cries in Australian*.
I know I probably won't be able to get all these things in a laptop, I just need something I can work with. I keep looking at these high-end laptops and I just don't feel like wasting a fortune on something that's only a "little better". It doesn't have to be spectacular, just has to do the job. I don't want another laptop that's going to conk out on me😭
Omggg finallyyy i have been waiting for this video !!!!
The most common place to use a PC is from home where it’s easy to have a PC cooler under the PC… tests should take this common solution into account… if a cooler helps of not on these high power PCs is useful to know and can help buying decisions in many cases.
Josh, I love your work! You made me happy, I made your mom happy! :-)
That doesn't sound right mate 😅
@@vardanrathi7777 Omnia munda mundis.
This is what is was wishing for ,
Amazing
Thanks a lot !!!!!
Josh a long term admirer of your in-depth reviews.. I'm in a flip flop on what I should buy for my med school that will need note taking and massive studying from the screen.. The default choice of med students is iPad Pro 12.9 (I guess 512Gb with 8 Gb Ram is sweet spot for this).. But I hate the ransom and sheep mentality that Apple propagates.. Especially with these really light weight Windows 2in1s now available.. When I'm gonna use One Note (and not get ransomed into the locked into Apple Notability), it makes better sense to buy a 2in1 (though pull off tablet of ipad pro is more convenient, but top of the line 2in1s are almost as light as just the tablet of ipad).. Now the 2in1 battle.. Lenovo Titatnium performs lesser as you say vis a vis other lenovo, but is cooler and that's more important for my work flow.. Also they have a killer deal making them the cheapest CAD 1727/- for i7 i7-1160G7 and CAD 1842 for i7-1180G7 (another mini question.. Will buying the extra just CAD 110 for the 1180G7 be a better choice than 1160 G7).. Ok getting out of the Lenovo ecosysytem (that I don't like coz it's Chinese).. The other alternative is HP Spectre X360 (default choice for those with my anti Apple folks) which is selling at a good discount at CAD 1850 on bestbuy.. and another thing that pulled my attention was Asus Zenbook FlipS with the oled also selling around CAD 1800.. Or should I just convert and buy ipad pro.. I'm a pixel user BTW.. Or give me other choices you like better.. Samsung (less specced than Asus, Spectre, and titanium), XPS 13 2in1(again less specced).. Please help.. I'm ready to pay you for your answer!!
Good stuff. I have an old T430 for my work laptop which is quite a reasonable machine, Lenovos are quite hardy beasts.
Perfect timing at the moment I am about to purchase a new computer to replace my 6 years old Asus UX303.
I was looking at exactly these options, and leaning towards the X1 nano.
The Titanium seemed to be the winner at first glance, but I realized quickly that the battery life is way too short on a crazily expensive device.
Great overview again, thanks Josh. I was considering the Carbon for coding but it’s off the list. I’m so tempted to get the Nano and if I could stick more memory in the darn thing I’d probably deal with the slightly less performance and go with this unit but as with all of them having soldered ram or not being able to get to at least 32gb on the board sucks eggs. I’ve had my eye on another laptop from a smaller manufacturer that’s been crushed by the shortages in the chip, etc supply chain so I thought I’d re-look at the Lenovos. You saved me some buyers remorse, oh and some $.
I’ll wait on the laptop (with Linux installed) I really want which I think will be a Carbon killer in pretty much every respect.
Cheers.
what laptop are you talking about?
@@PedroLopez-hb4ev Lemur Pro from System76 was the laptop I was referencing. I bought one. I love it but I found I needed more fully remote power including off net use so I eventually picked up a M1 14". Though I still have the Lemur and think it's a great laptop for most Linux based devs. Cheers.
2:54 it was always the case, at least for the last 10 years, not just "current" or "intel".
btw tiger lakes are slower, more power hungry and more expensive than ryzens. and this is
the ULTIMATE battle market against cosumers.
I apprciate your reviews Josh, any chance you could do an in-depth review of the Thinkpad X1 Yoga gen 6 4K? Thanks
Is the X1Carbon's 4K+ display much more reflective than the X1 Yoga's 4K+?
I would have assumed they use the same panel but I guess not!
Anti-reflective coatings, particularly on glossy screens like these, make such a huge difference - they measure similarly at 6:36 in terms of contrast but with any ambient lighting and a different coating, that changes dramatically!
It totally entertained me!
Great work sir….please upload videos frequently…….also focus on smartphones and other tech……u are very good at reviewing tech