Same here, the X1 Carbon (2013) is the best Linux laptop I've found to date. Unfortunately, the 2014 refresh completely screwed things up with both the TrackPoint[0] and the keyboard[1].

0. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXa0XzNvuZU

1. http://arstechnica.com/staff/2014/01/stop-trying-to-innovate...