what's going on Mchanga here if you've ever watched any of my laptop reviews then you've
probably heard me mention owning several thinkpad machines i'm one of those loyal thinkpad consumers
that will compare every other laptop to a lenovo thinkpad i'm drawn to high performance that
one and only keyboard experience and overall reliability when the new thinkpad x1 nano was
announced i was genuinely concerned i thought how could this less than one kilogram or 1.99 pounds
laptop meet my normal expectations of a thinkpad let's talk about it all the affiliate links
including updated pricing will be listed below in the video description so this is thinkpad's
lightest laptop ever carrying this around in a backpack is a breeze the x1 nano takes compact
to the next level when you pull it out of the box you do know it's a think pad it has that classic
black design but a more recent addition is this black weave cover it still goes through all the
usual military grade durability tests we've grown to expect the top of the case is carbon fiber and
the bottom is magnesium alloy from what i can tell by using it in my daily workflow
lenovo didn't cut corners on the build quality it feels lightweight but it's definitely not a
toy i'm so happy to see the return of the 16 by 10 aspect ratio to the thinkpad line of laptops
this is a 13 inch 2k or 2160 by 1350 ips display with dolby vision in addition to more screen real
estate this display is a bit brighter than some more expensive thinkpad models like the x1 carbon
it measured in right around 450 nits of brightness the bezels are slim on the sides which makes
this taller display even nicer a thinkpad is typically a multitasking workhorse so being
able to see more of my document lines of code or emails on the screen increases my productivity
speaking of the screen it's color accurate covering 100 srgb if you're a content creator
photographer or even videographer you'll most likely be pleased with the image on this display
and you can rely on it you can choose between the touchscreen version and the none touch model
right above the display we have the 720p webcam that is ir enabled so you can use windows hello
facial recognition to log into the laptop it's a laptop webcam so not the most exciting feature but
you can use the human presence detection as a quick way to lock your laptop when you walk away
then quickly get back to work once you return for privacy we do have the physical think shutter
camera cover there are four 360 degree mics on this unit and those are great for video calls
and web conferences right below the display we have two of the four speakers on the x1 nano there
are two two watt woofers and two one watt tweeters these stereo speakers are adobe atmos certified
and they get pretty loud just like nearly every other laptop the bass isn't anything to write
home about but the overall sound quality is good combining upward firing tweeters with downward
firing woofers makes for a well-rounded and full audio experience and that's a good accomplishment
on a laptop this light the port selection might be the biggest disappointment for hardcore thinkpad
users but there's always a solution on the left we get the headphone microphone combo jack and two
thunderbolt 4 ports you can also charge the laptop via the thunderbolt connection on the right is
just the power button around the back we get the optional nano sim card slot i have a macbook pro
that has four thunderbolt 3 ports and that's it so i'm used to carrying a dongle around with me
i'm not 100 sure if every retail x1 nano has this accessory included in the box but my review unit
came bundled with the lenovo usbc port replicator this thing is a must-have because it adds the hdmi
port legacy usb type a ports and two flavors of sd card slots i know people are gonna complain about
having to use a dongle but i've been satisfied with it when machines trim off weight sometimes
the keyboard takes a hit luckily lenovo didn't make that compromise here this is still a tried
and true thinkpad keyboard with good size well spaced keys and good key travel i still get that
tactile feedback i always expect when typing on my thinkpad machines and it's backlit the trackpoint
is here and while not everyone is going to use it i'm happy is standing the test of time the buttons
above the track pad work as expected the trackpad itself feels normal not a glassy smooth glide but
it keeps up with the gestures and scrolling just fine right here on the palm rest is the
fingerprint reader i use it less often when facial recognition is available but it's always good to
have a second secure option this thinkpad x1 nano is the first thinkpad laptop to use the intel evo
platform i've tested other laptops running the latest 11th gen intel processors and they've shown
good performance the tiger-like cpus have not been slouches and the intel core i7 1180 g7 here
performs really well even with just the integrated intel iris xc graphics and no dedicated gpu
i've been able to edit video on this laptop the ram maxes out at 16 gigs and it is soldered on but
i've had no issues with slow down in my workflow outside of coding adobe creative cloud in the
microsoft office suite watching videos and playing a few games didn't trip up the x1 nano if you're
a programmer professor or working professional that wants portable power i can't imagine you
being disappointed with the x1 no no matter what task i threw at it i couldn't detect any notable
sluggish behavior even though i'm not doing any traveling at the moment i know that once i get
back out there this is going to be able to handle being on the go speaking of mobility you have the
option to make this an always connected pc there's 4gwn and 5gwn available as upgrades
in addition to the wi-fi 6 having that network connectivity means you can take this thing
almost anywhere and jump on those zoom calls or stream netflix without interruption or hassle
a huge part of having a portable workstation is all day battery life the 48 watt hour battery here
has got me 11 hours of battery life on a daily the amount of juice you get throughout your workday
will depend on the types of tasks you're doing the most once you start playing games battery life
will suffer but it will get you through a full 8 hours no problem once it's time to recharge the
included 65 watt rapid charger will get you to 80 in one hour i didn't find heat to be an issue
thermals are well managed and the fan noise is minimal even under heavy load so what is there
to complain about well i know some people will resent the lack of certain ports the ram cannot
be upgraded and the core i7 models can top two thousand dollars even with what i just mentioned
it's not enough for me to say don't buy the x1 nano this is a true thinkpad laptop inner lighter
package i don't feel like lenovo sacrificed a lot to offer this j1 device and i'm interested to see
how it matures in the future for more details and to get your own x1 nano check out the links below
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