# Lenovo ThinkPad P series

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Lenovo ThinkPad P series and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend the P series as a workstation-class laptop for demanding work, and several buy used models on eBay.

## Why people recommend it

- Workstation-class laptop for demanding work (2 comments): "The 15"-17" workstation class Dell Precision, Lenovo P*, HP Zbook, and Framework 16 laptops are well suited to this purpose." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47716643)) "Only P-series are workstations." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47252222))
- Hardware described as great (2 comments): "a few P series I've used over the years since 2021 were also great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46112628)) "The P Thinkpads hardware looks great but is out of my budget" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45831430))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Lenovo ThinkPad P1](https://hackerapproved.com/p/thinkpad-p1.md): 11 recommend
- [Lenovo ThinkPad P50](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lenovo-thinkpad-p50.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Lenovo+ThinkPad+P+series+laptop&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Lenovo ThinkPad P series", https://hackerapproved.com/p/lenovo-thinkpad-p-series/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).