I do use the trackpad (on an X1 Extreme), and it is indeed the one thing about this laptop that's not as good as a Macbook.

I love everything else. Better keyboard, spill resistant (I already spilled an entire cup of tea over it with no ill effects whatsoever; you can't do that with a Macbook), very solid build quality.

My only complaint are:

* trackpad not quite as good as Apple (though not terrible)

* ctrl and fn key are the wrong way around (why?!)

* specific for the X1E (at least with a 4k OLED screen): it drains the battery like crazy. The Carbon isn't as overpowered as the Extreme, so that's probably a solid choice if you want to be mobile, but my Extreme frequently has only 2 hours of battery life.