ThinkPad X1 Nano successor: With a sub 1 kg weight, the Lenovo X1 Carbon Gen 13 is the X1 Nano replacement

[Redaktion]

When Lenovo did not announce a ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 4 this year, people wondered what would happen with the most compact and lightweight ThinkPad laptop. With the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 on the market now, it is clear that the slightly larger X1 Carbon takes over the position of the X1 Nano, as it weighs less than 1 kg as well.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/ThinkPad-X1-Nano-successor-With-a-sub-1-kg-weight-the-Lenovo-X1-Carbon-Gen-13-is-the-X1-Nano-replacement.933650.0.html

[AlexZ]

I have X1 Nano Gen3 but I'm not even thinking about upgrading to X1 Garbon Gen 13.  From my point of view X1 Carbon is not a successor.  It's worse.  With the right Ctrl button replaced by a useless fingerprint reader, Lenovo can shove it.

[Russ Peterson]

I purchased a 32Gb X1 Nano (Gen 2) with every possible option and upgrade. It's been a solid performer but battery life has been marginal and heat management has been terrible. I had to buy active cooling pads for both home and office. It's been decent as a lightweight workstation and can drive two 4k monitors. But when it gets hot enough to be uncomfortable on one's lap, it fails in an essential function.

[Sh4ve]

First thoughts as a Gen 1 Nano owner are "it's not 'nano' - not a replacement".  Footprint was the key item for me.  But after reading the review in early January I am convinced - unless Lenovo announces a true nano replacement at CES, this looks like it will be my next laptop.

For the nano Gen 2/3 owners that also commented, I feel bad that Lenovo decided to put "P" processors in the nano Gen 2/3.  The cooling solution is designed for the 10-15W Gen 1 CPUs, not the Gen 2/3 P series that can hit 60W.  Why Lenovo did this is nonsense to me.  My gen 1 runs all day, is near silent, and is just overall awesome.  The latest Windows 11 updates are starting to stress it, however - it seems time for an upgrade and the new X1 Carbon looks like it could be the one - it's got the exact set of features I am looking for in a replacement (other than I wish it was a 13", but the footprint isn't that much bigger so I can deal with it).