I have one of these laptops. I got it in April 2022. Within a month, it stopped charging on the back port. I did some searching and found numerous threads on the Lenovo Forum describing the same problem. The fix is to have the system board replaced. Fortunately, the front port would still charge, so I was able to use it while waiting for an appointment with onsite support. (They had to order in the system board, which took a while.)

Around a month later, the same thing happened again, but this time, the front port would only charge at 15W, meaning that the charger could not keep up, so during the time that I was waiting for another appointment for a system board replacement, I had to shut it off periodically to charge the battery enough so I could still work.

A couple of months later and the same thing happened again. This time, the front port is still working. Fortunately, I work for a large Corporation with thousands of Lenovo laptops, so Lenovo offered me a replacement. I didn't want another one of these POSes, so I ordered an X1G10. So far, it has been reliable. I haven't heard any reports of system board failures on the X1G10.

There are a lot of people that have experienced this problem and have reported it on the Lenovo Forum. Lenovo basically denies it's a problem, even though there are many reports of this problem. I used to think Lenovo was the best laptop brand to have. Previously, I've had quite a few Lenovo laptops and they were always rock solid. Since the last Lenovo laptop I had, I was using primarily HP and Dell. When I found out that the company was switching to Lenovo, I was looking forward to getting the X1. I've been very disappointed. The Lenovo of today is no longer the same company that it used to be. I would think twice before picking up one of these laptops.

What the X1 Carbon needs is separate function keys, true international warranty and a return of the SD card slot.

Anyone actually happy with the 4K model? I have been comparing it against the FHD model and find the glare a big distraction. It does have a better keyboard than the FHD model although the trackpad is better on the FHD model, The 4K model is heavier though as the FHD is lighter and feels almost toylike in comparison. The extra weight makes me feel it's better but the glare is too much. Am I wrong?

Thanks

The X1 Carbon Gen 9 is not compatible with a digitizer pen. Its sister product X1 Yoga Gen 6 however is.  ;)

What about the "touch" display, has anyone used it so far? Is the lenovo pen compatible with 9th GEN X1 ?

Hi. I see there is some BIOS update on lenovo website from today. Sorry, can't post a link here. But you can find it on the pcsupport.lenovo.com
when searching for the thinkpad x1 carbon 9th gen.
Maybe you can check if it solves the stability issues.

Thank you

So to summarise, commenters here want:
- a thin and light, except that they want it thicker and heavier
- ethernet in an ultraportable that will be used on wifi 99.9% of the time
- a PC that can use the CPU flat out for hours without throttling, but are looking at this rather than workstations
- can't afford this device so are complaining it's not as fast/big/heavy as their €600 laptop
Jeez.  I've used these since Gen 1 (did see a gen 2 in the flesh, yikes) and are generally lovely things to live with. They are expensive because they are solid yet light.  They are great for 99% of use cases - go get a P1 if you need to run it flat out 24x7.
For home use?  Would be great as a sofa laptop, but damn that's an easy way to spend €500 more than you need to.  For somebody using it for work 9 hours a day for the next 3 years?  A bargain.

May I know how could I know the exact PL1 and PL2 settings of the machine? My X1 Carbon gen 9 is equipped with Core i7-1185G7, and HWINFO64 reported 64W for both PL1 and PL2 under maximum performance settings. Is there anything went wrong? Many thanks.

Quote from: shm on May 11, 2021, 19:01:00
hmm, so what you want is to carry a brick in your backpack that ends up breaking your shoulders and back.

Yes! I would like to see a laptop that's half a pound heavier than the current ones but comes with an Ethernet port, a bigger battery and a full width keyboard with 1.8 mm key travel and a cooling system that does not throttle.

I would also love to see many nerdy whiners like you scream in agony and collapse dead because that half a pound was too much for their manly frame. Either that, or you learn to address what was actually said.

+1 for the request to update perf & gaming benches with the new BIOS version.

Releasing the laptop the way it happened was a pretty big screw up on the part of Lenovo but they did their homework, they should be given the chance to redeem themselves for the bad press they got.

We do not have the X1 Carbon in for review anymore, unfortunately. A review update is planned however for the X1 Yoga Gen 6 4K, which uses the same firmware, so we will test if the new update fixes the problem.

Lenovo just updated their BIOS to v1.39 with the changelog claiming performance fixes. Please update the benchmarks and stress tests accordingly; thanks!

I am not sure why all the negative reviews on this laptop regarding the keyboard. I bought the unit, typing on it right now and find the keyboard to be EXCELLENT... i have older models Carbons and yes it feels a bit different but is still excellent, still the best laptop keyboard on the market.
I bought it with 32 gb of ram soldered and 4k display, it has a very high end feel to it, top notch all around. The only complaint is the battery runs out very quick but thats to be expected.

The X1 Carbon Gen 2 had a worse keyboard layout for most users, but better typing experience.

Quoteno ThinkPad X1 Carbon has had a worse keyboard thus far.

I am afraid (but happy) that you have not had to experience the 2nd generation Carbon.