Lenovo ThinkPad P50
Ranked 3 of 3 mobile workstations by recommenders
People recommend it for a tough build that keeps working for years, and say it runs Linux well with a keyboard they like. One critic reports it fails to wake from sleep.
People recommend it for a tough build that keeps working for years, and say it runs Linux well with a keyboard they like. One critic reports it fails to wake from sleep.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Tough, long-lasting build
“I'm still happy with my Lenovo P50 with an Intel Xeon 1505m”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowest ever tracked prices” “She still uses it and takes it with her when she travels.”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “ThinkPad: From IBM's Bento Box to Lenovo's AI Workstations” “It's a tank but love the thing.”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “ThinkPad: From IBM's Bento Box to Lenovo's AI Workstations”
Other mobile workstations people recommend
The two most recommended other mobile workstations, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 | 11 | 4 | 73% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P series | 8 | 1 | 89% | 5 | — | — |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P50This page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'm still happy with my Lenovo P50 with an Intel Xeon 1505m”
“She still uses it and takes it with her when she travels.”
“It's a tank but love the thing.”
“It ran any Linux distribution I needed, was speedy, keyboard never missed”
“it goes to sleep but won't wake up so I have that machine set to hibernate”
“High-end ThinkPads were always very repairable (even if not upgradable wrt. motherboard).”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.