The low brightness of the x1 carbon bothers me also, I have it on full brightness all the time and often wonder wether I've turned the brightness up. The machi

The low brightness of the x1 carbon bothers me also, I have it on full brightness all the time and often wonder wether I've turned the brightness up. The machine is really solid, and for a 14 inch screen it is really tiny. It's just a bit bigger then my 13 inch macbook pro but features a larger screen. Using ubuntu 15.04 on it also is really pleasent experience, nearly everything works, except the 3/4 finger gestures on the touchpad and audio. But since my worklaod typically exists of running virtual machines, ssh and chrome the sound doesn't bother me.