Does the X1 Carbon SSD adhere to the M.2 spec?

All, I have been thinking of getting an X1 Carbon, but the storage space is much too small to be feasible for my use. I have heard and seen that the SSD on this machine is an exotic, custom model from Sandisk, however, recently I have also seen that a next gen spec has emerged called M.2, formerly known as NGFF (Next Gen Form Form Factor).
This looks strikingly like the SSD in the X1 and I'm wondering if it is in fact one of these. If that's the case, the SSD could be swapped out for a Crucial model with up to almost a Tbyte of storage! See here:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6614/microncrucial-announces-m500-ssd-line-of-ssds
Any info is appreciated!

X1 Carbon SSD uses a different connector type then the M2. M2 mSATA is used in the ThinkPad T431s and X230s.
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