Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Reviews

Their unit bricked after a failed BIOS update, was fixed under warranty and then showed the same no-boot behavior again; disappointed after several earlier Carbons were trouble free.

Their WiFi card failed after a BIOS update, which they suspect is an Embedded Controller firmware power issue; as a first ThinkPad it has been a terrible experience.

No problems with their Gen 13 Aura Edition apart from the OLED care auto-dimming of the taskbar, which is sometimes finicky.

They had a Gen 13 Aura Edition (Core Ultra 7 255U) running Arch Linux, found the battery poor and sold it for another ThinkPad.

They own the Gen 13 on Lunar Lake and after six months of trying distros and drivers still get audio pops, headphone problems, wake issues and Wayland frame drops.

Their Gen 13 X1 Carbon had its motherboard fail twice and they consider it just not a good computer.

Had the same browser freezing problem on this machine, their fourth X1 and by far the worst.

Good laptop overall with decent speakers, nice haptic trackpad and Ubuntu running perfectly alongside Windows, but the webcam is disappointing and the price is not justified by the specs.

Found the Gen 13 smooth overall but not right for their needs: light games barely held 60fps and the keyboard often stopped registering typing, and they returned it.

Owns the Gen 13 and finds its OLED display really beautiful and great at 120Hz, though they have no OLED machine to compare against.

Got the Gen 13 with haptic trackpad and OLED; the trackpad is great and the battery lasts a full working day, though they wish a 4K IPS option existed.

Their Gen 13 trackpad goes erratic when used on a couch or bed; Lenovo sent someone to replace it and it seems somewhat better, though they wonder about a grounding problem.

Two months with the IPS 258V model on preinstalled Ubuntu: fans rarely run and are quiet, headphones work fine, and light use gives 10-12 hours of battery.

Their Gen 13 OLED looks grainy compared to other OLEDs they have owned, with pixels almost visible.

Owns the OLED Gen 13, tried removing the battery as an experiment and found it easy to swap; the magnesium bottom keeps it very light and it works great.

Finds the non-touch OLED on their Gen 13 still grainy, similar to a screen door effect, and wonders if the anti-reflective coating is the cause.

Owns a Gen 13 with OLED and magnesium chassis but regrets that it lacks the newer VRR panel and the extra 100 nits of brightness.

Runs Arch Linux on it; stays very cool in normal use and reaches 70-75C playing AAA games, with fans that are not bothersome.

They tested two Gen 13 units and returned both because of a high-pitched fan whistle around 6000 RPM, plus a faulty trackpoint on the replacement.

They just received a custom Gen 13 and find the 2.8K OLED almost perfect, with sharp text and low reflections.