ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Review - The best all round Windows laptop

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Lets just call a spade a spade. The X1 Carbon 9th gen improves on its pre-decessor in several key ways. It is probably the best all round Windows laptop you can buy right now, but it's expensive.
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00:00 Intro
01:54 Performance
04:26 Heat & Fan Noise
06:15 Battery Life
06:35 Chassis, Ports, Speakers, and Internals
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09:25 Keybord & Trackpad
10:44 Webcam & Login
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@JustJoshTech 4 месяца назад

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@Sssiiifff 3 года назад

Everyone, Make Josh's mother happy

@Sssiiifff 3 года назад

Thanks a lot for the heart.

@christianbegg3265 3 года назад

@@Sssiiifff Just Subed!

@vincentguerra8029 3 года назад

i'm already busy doing that 3 nights a week

@RashidTak 3 года назад

The videos are looking much more polished Josh, idk if that's being appreciated enough here. Great review as always

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@AnonymousMC 3 года назад

"Also makes my mother very happy" You heard it here folks, subscribe for his mother

@AnonymousMC 3 года назад

@@laurabrown8760 Stop promoting this product and spamming links. I've reported you to RU-vid support.

@michaeldangels8585 3 года назад

Wow, first time I see R mentioned in a tech reviewer's channel! Nice one Josh. Always enjoy keeping up with your videos!!

@soupistasty5 3 года назад

I love your combination of tech rundown that enthusiasts will appreciate with real world, hands on, practical observations that your average consumer will like - with nice comparisons/ contrasts with the immediate competition which is key to accessing overall value. GJ, Josh!

@Sweet-Vermouth 3 года назад

Thanks for sorting the graphs in descending order! I remember I commented this a couple months ago and it's great to see that you're actually listening! Lots of love for amazing, practical reviews. Haven't found better laptop reviews anywhere else!

@JustJoshTech 3 года назад

Yes I listen to you guys! Thanks for the good idea!

@mujjj 3 года назад

Been waiting for this review for a while. Excellent video once again 👌🏽👌🏽

@moniqueschrader2095 3 года назад

Great review, thanks for adding this. I happen to have the same model on order, so now I am EVEN MORE excited for its arrival. Always enjoy the reviews, I enjoyed the new segment.

@steggs69 3 года назад

I really appreciate the maturity of these videos. No purple and blue lighting. No messing with some loud 'wub wub' Dubstep intro. Keep it up.

@ymaizosz 2 года назад

The only reviewer (That I know of) who measures "Max Rows Comfortably Viewable (Excel)".. I like! I subs!! Please keep including it for every review you make

@bosses3618 3 года назад

Just binge watched all of your latest reviews and Josh I must say: Quality content! Thank you so much! So much attention to the detail - tests and video wise, just fantastic!:)

@JustJoshTech 3 года назад

Thanks mate

@jd9772 3 года назад

Thank you! I've been looking everywhere for a 9th gen X1 Carbon review as I desperately need to replace a computer... Excellent review as always.

@n0meister 3 года назад

I watch your videos specifically for the Linux tests. Thank you soo much!

@joeeyf 3 года назад

As both a ThinkPad and R user you had me engrossed! Brilliant video, brilliant production quality.

@musthafakdml 3 года назад

Thank you Josh for the review with Linux compatibility testing. I really appreciate it.. :)

@svinatraktore 3 года назад

Just tested "fully Linux compatible" Lenovo T14s AMD and it's not. No IR camera and WWAN functionality for example. Perfect under Win10.

@sergeant_dornan_ 3 года назад

@@svinatraktore that's any linux for you.

@Nikita-zd1gc 3 года назад

@@svinatraktore u dont need ir cam at linux at all, because linux dont have any kind of face recognition logon.Some wwans works with linux. For example fibocom 850 GL( i have it with x1 g6) works after running script that allows pcie modem goes to usb mode. google it

@svinatraktore 3 года назад

@@Nikita-zd1gc There is Howdy for ircam face recognition, I've installed and configured it, but there is another problem with ircam light. And those crutches are unstable. As well as the script for Fibocom wwan. After fixing all these problems I didn't feel the system is as reliable as win10 one. Switched back to win10. I do have some experience with Linux, have Fedora router-server, 3 laptops, but don't want it again on T14s :)

@bradcorey1 3 года назад

Thank you Sir for the incredibly objective review. After taking into account your experience with the X1, I decided on the T14 with the Ryzen 7 Pro and touchscreen. The keyboard being the most important feature that swayed my decision. Two weeks with it and I think it was a good choice. I always appreciate your videos! Thank you.

@norcalpacific 3 года назад

Finally a review of the new X1 Carbon. Great job! now I would love to see this side-by-side the XPS 9310, size wise in a picture

@tenzinchokden578 3 года назад

I have been eagerly been waiting for someone to make a review on this and you just made my day. Not only you make great vidoes but you know what your audiences are expecting :D I hope your channel grows and you get showered with more subs :D

@Thomas-if6lg 3 года назад

Been waiting for this one. Thanks Josh!

@hwhironman27 3 года назад

incredible was waiting for your review to get it :)! Thx Josh

@minhtiendo8986 3 года назад

I don't know why but I only trust you when getting a new laptop.

@BlueFlame710 3 года назад

Perhaps the most balanced review videos I've seen on these cutting edge laptops. Well done.

@yuxz339 3 года назад

very happy with my x1carbonGen7, recommended by your videos!! Love it! :D

@AnvarRustamov 3 года назад

I am a simple man, I see new laptop vid by Josh I click like!

@DanielMitraMusic 3 года назад

Great review, Josh! Was curious about the 9th Gen, since I have the 7th Gen X1 Carbon - i7 (not vPro), 16 RAM, & 512 SSD. You're right, def recommended (price was much higher in 2019). It's been super smooth & very reliable over the 1.5 years I've owned it (& 1 year I used it to work from home until I was sent a work laptop). Best thing is how light it is and easy to carry around. Hoping the next gen upgrades to a 1080p webcam.

@TheKingsolidsnake 3 года назад

Thanks for the video Josh, specially for finally bringing up R. Please consider adding an R benchmark to all laptop reviews for future. It will be a great help for data scientists when they want to compare different models.

@kroepoek3764 3 года назад

Nice quality review as always! Also amazing discord for help with deciding what to get

@michaelmueller5211 3 года назад

yay! ty for the linux test! i cant wait for the higher quality screen review! keep up the good work! 😇

@Aeonikst8 3 года назад

I have been waiting for this review !!!

@HoolieWho 2 года назад

Your review convined me to buy this laptop. I love it, Thanks!

@itst1998 3 года назад

Being a Computer Engineering student, your videos really help me because there isn't many reviewer who do laptop reviews surrounding coding

@junior17medval 3 года назад

So did you buy this thinkpad? Or what laptop do you use for coding?

@itst1998 3 года назад

@@junior17medval No I haven't actually. My laptop is 4 years old, not sure when I'm gonna change. If I change I might get the M1 MacBook Pro

@dbrakowski 3 года назад

Now that we know your Mom is concerned, we'll be sure to click more and behave ;) Good stuff as always--thank you!

@linneaalskarkakor2519 2 года назад

Thank you so much for mentioning R! This is the only thing I use my laptop for, other than office work.

@adityagupta_2018 3 года назад

Josh's Review = 🔝 Notch!!!

@ItsNicolau 3 года назад

1:43 good enough for me! Guys, let's make Josh's mom happy!

@hongchangzhu7464 3 года назад

Thanks for the Linux Testing, we are so lucky to have you!

@breaktheloop 3 года назад

Thank you very much for providing the bottom chassis temperatures in your reviews. I spend the most time coding while sitting in bed, so the chassis temperature is my #1 consideration when purchasing a new laptop. You are my favorite RU-vid tech reviewer for providing this information, and for evaluating laptops from the perspective of a programmer. Please continue to provide the bottom chassis temperatures, ideally under both lightweight tasks and heavy loads. I subscribed and liked, thank you!

@JustJoshTech 3 года назад

Will do and thank you

@RaggaDruida 3 года назад

Thanks for the GNU/Linux testing! More reviewers need to do that!

@ashhar2408 3 года назад

That heat on the keyboard vs on the bottom test was very useful. I was leaning towards XPS but it has me thinking to go towards x1 carbon.

@aussietechie6625 3 года назад

Once again, good and detailed review, well done. My order of the thinkpad x1 carbon gen 9 high end spec custom built one is delayed again until May becausethe plant said the parts are in shortages. I didn't choose the 4K screen but rather the even more expensive 500 nits screen. Was not happy to hear the keyboard travel is shorter, not the best.

@aliemrecelik1636 3 года назад

Josh, the UHD display version of the laptop seems to be out, wanted to give a heads up. Love your videos, I think you are the only laptop reviewer who actually reviews everything that matters about the laptop. I honestly don't think I can buy a laptop before watching your review. Keep up with the great content. Also, would be so cool to see a System76 Lemur Pro review 🙃.

@Pokeonrocks5 3 года назад

Great sound! And awesome video!

@86partyzan 3 года назад

Thanks for another great review! I would really appreciate it if you would also do a review of 15-inch laptops and higher. I'm looking for one and there is a lack of good review on bigger screen laptops.

@arashbahrami5974 3 года назад

I personally care much to screen quatlity and keyboard. You are particularly great at reviewing these items. Thanks very much👍👍👍

@heliumfreak5364 3 года назад

Finally a review on this laptop been waiting ages

@kifkev91 3 года назад

Hey Josh, great review as usual. Just a note on the side: When reviewing a laptop for professionals or for people who care about long term use, it would make sense to also mention servicability. Over the years I had many laptops from different brands, but I always go back to lenovo (thinkpads,) because they have very widely spread partners who are qualified and certified to provide service for their laptops, and replacement parts are usually easily available and affordable even many years after you bought your laptop. I know plenty of people who still use thinkpads older than 5+ years because of that. Just replace the battery, replace the keyboard if excessively used, upgrade the ram and you can use it for another couple of years (sadly ram upgradability became rare with thinkpads). But I think it's a legitimate point, when I made the experience that other manufacturers try to force you to buy a new laptop, when you have some sort of a problem with your current one.

@TheHummChannel 3 года назад

Just discovered your channel! Amazing videos and reviews thanks!

@SameerGuptacatchymango 3 года назад

Fantastic as always!

@cleanclothes 3 года назад

Thanks for linux test Josh. Much needed and much appreciated. 😁

@joshbassett 3 года назад

Incredible review, thanks Josh!

@AmeenAltajer 3 года назад

Thanks Josh! Really sweet review!

@shreyagarwal6597 3 года назад

This review makes me really happy as a X1 Carbon 7th gen owner

@1234456devcdeve 3 года назад

I do want to know too

@fadiabdi7103 3 года назад

I really enjoy your reviews Josh.

@reellove6710 3 года назад

Excellent video/review. Thank you for your insight.

@syedabdulhalim23 3 года назад

Wow. i think this is the first CG9 review on youtube. congrats, josh. u got a hold of it. i initially wanted to get it but the shipping took too long (since it just got released) and i bought another laptop.

@melchorkinghilarioesquillo8899 3 года назад

You keep on getting better Josh 😊 Keep it up

@hussamh5967 2 года назад

I really like your channel, because you really do always honest reviews and it's really rare to see today on RU-vid

@JustJoshTech 2 года назад

Thanks Hussam

@ZackWolfMusic 3 года назад

I have the intel core i7 version that arrived to me yesterday it works wonderful. Great for Engineering and cad applications along with multi tasking..

@wilvinmarte5366 3 года назад

Josh, i beg u to do a full comparison of the x1 carbon 9th gen and the macbook air m1. I love those two machines and even though the x1 carbon is way more expensive, it really got me thinking. PLEAASEEEEE, u’re the only techtuber that i trust in and i think im not the only one who doesn’t know what to invest in. Love your videos and thanks for being honest. 🫂💕

@moncefkarimaitbelkacem1918 3 года назад

same question here

@osman4816 3 года назад

I want to see this as well

@kevinzheyu 3 года назад

Same here

@waltermitty4132 3 года назад

Excellent, informative review, Josh. Hope you might consider reviewer Saeger laptops and some of the Linux laptops like System76 and Purism.

@ezmod0 3 года назад

Thank you for including linux test! Even if it's a quick one, still useful to know if there are obvious issues.

@ApocalypsFI 3 года назад

Thanks for the review. I would be interested to hear your thoughts about Thinkpad X1 Fold

@strat0caster124 3 года назад

First gen 9 review on the Internet I think. Way to go Mr Josh!

@DonnieX6 3 года назад

+1 here for LINUX tests, keep 'em coming, this is what I need to know! 😄👍

@alxace 3 года назад

Nice video. A couple of corrections from a technitian: 1) it has 4 speakers, just like the two precious generations. Two of the speakers are down-firing and two are facing up. Those grilles are for speakers. 2) the second m.2 slot is for optional WWAN 4G modem. I don't think it supports a second hard drive.

@TrungLe-lw4zm 3 года назад

Thanks to your recommendation, I bought the Gen 7 X1 Carbon and very impressed with the lightweightness and performance. Btw, your video looks reeaaaaly good. Keep up the great job mate

@Mineav 3 года назад

Great stuff, Josh.

@bibushakhanal6707 3 года назад

Been waiting for this for a week

@BobB-bu1wk 3 года назад

Thankyou so much for Linux testing, I was considering buying this laptop but now I know it works with Linux I can happily go ahead with my purchase

@RealShabana Год назад

You are the best laptop reviewer I was searching for Max excel rows compared with MBP

@guganesan.ilavarasan 2 года назад

I bought one today morning! Super excited to join the lineage of Thinkpad users!

@erikreider 3 года назад

They allow you to ship their thinkpads with Linux and even remove Windows to make it cheaper and actually usable for us penguins 😄

@erikreider 3 года назад

@nickage87 is it. Wow. Didn't know that. It's more fun doing it yourself though

@mfdez920 3 года назад

@nickage87 just buy no OS

@Slysoft_ 3 года назад

@nickage87 That's not even true. At least in the US, the gen 9 has no linux edition available yet, but the gen 8 linux edition is the cheapest model.

@Slysoft_ 3 года назад

@nickage87 If you read past my first sentence, context clues would tell you that your statement that the linux edition costs hundreds of dollars more is false.

@Slysoft_ 3 года назад

@nickage87 The linux version is a user-customizable model so you can get whatever hardware you want, and it is consistently cheaper than comparable configuration due to the lack of windows license. And, the linux edition does come with 1 year of premier support. So yeah, everything you said is a lie.

@MichaelDooney 3 года назад

Great review Josh, I really like the style of your vieos and I'm now familiar with all your reference machines. I was curious about the 9th generation of the X1 Carbon and the brief monitor problem you had really set off the alarm bells for me. I've had the OLED screen fail with every X1 Yoga I've owned and it seems quality control at Lenovo is getting worse each year. Really unfortunate because the Thinkpads were always such great machines, my T410 is still working fine, just a shame it can't handle the latest software.

@glanda7862 3 года назад

Something you could add to your Linux testing is hibernation. Sleep Mode is essential, but Hibernation is also a great feature to have, but that is making trouble on too much devices...

@jakevs6271 3 года назад

Just a matter of time before you reach 500k subscribers! Well done.

@lom4x 3 года назад

Your reviews are getting better and better! Will you be testing the X1 Titanium?

@MnemonicCarrier 3 года назад

Thank you soooooo much for showing this machine running Linux. I still have the ThinkPad T470p (running Linux), and I'm still loving the T470p :) I haven't seen anything that has made me want to buy a new laptop just yet.

@sujanrijal7027 3 года назад

I bet every RU-vidr puts in an insane amount of work while making the videos. You are not only the one I guess. That line always puts me off. But having said that, you are overtaking as the best laptop reviewer around. Great review.

@cbug6581 3 года назад

Hi Just Josh, Thank you for the review and the first x1c 9gen review for me. I have a question about the M2 spare slot, is that for secondary NVME or for 4G/5G LTE modem for future? I am not able to see any LTE modem selling right now with laptop. Thank you.

@chacosax 3 года назад

Could you please add a quick unboxing at the beginning of your videos? I really lilked the linux test. Great video

@SuperMelon2008 3 года назад

ok, after this short but very positive Linux test - I'm going to subscribe and like! :) Thanks for deep-dive review!

@earthling_parth 3 года назад

Josh, yes we do appreciate out of the box Linux compatibility test with hardware for all the laptops

@djdurance 3 года назад

Josh, I just noticed the section the the speakers is incorrect. There are two upward firing speakers (under the grill) and two downward firing woofers (which you pointed out).

@Chinookman 2 года назад

Dang, this review was at another level. Thank you.

@BironClark 3 года назад

Favorite tech reviewer. Thanks!

@hansoy8208 3 года назад

Yep we love you including Linux tests Josh, btw, with the introduction of GNOME 40 I personally think those 16:10 aspect ratios will work well when opening the activities overview. It'll give everything enough room to fit it perfectly since all is now vertically aligned.

@yy5739 2 года назад

Greetings frm Taiwan! Hope to see review about the new thinkpad x13 with the AMD 5000 series processor. Thanks for the high quality videos filmed Josh!

@vibra90positiva 3 года назад

On point as always

@iamtheZanewrestling1review 3 года назад

great review josh thanks for the linux infomation.

@venanks 3 года назад

I always look forward to your review because of your Linux compatibility test. This time you did not test Fedora on it? May I suggest you do one video on laptop compatibility with Linux comparison with all the laptops you have reviewed before.

@arjunsrandomprojects7803 3 года назад

I cant respect Josh enough for mentioning that he too learns a lot from his viewers' comments. Not every youtuber is so humble and down to earth !

@vishnumenon6541 3 года назад

what i was exactly waiting for

@sslalaninz 3 года назад

hi Josh, any feedback about the design of the hinges? Do you think it will break/pop up after a year or so?

@jetmartin9501 3 года назад

Josh, totally agree with your assessment. The X1 Carbon is my favorite all around Windows laptop. They got so many things right with this one making it a great all around laptop. Sorry the reduced the keyboard travel...I hope Lenovo doesn't forget what makes their laptops the favorite of many. Looking forward to your review with the 500nit screen version...hope it is a Matte display also. I absolutely HATE glossy screens...can't see myself ever going back to glossy screens. I've already got enough mirrors around my house..don't need another one on my laptop. I'm jussayin.... The X1 Carbon is expensive but Lenovo typically runs aggressive sales periodically (particularly in late summer and fall) on the X1 Carbon series.

@marlowe2215 3 года назад

Dear Josh, I love your reviews and your philosophy on what makes a good laptop. Please do more gaming laptop reviews! Sincerely, Your newest subscriber