Lenovo ThinkPad X series
Shares rank 42 of 63 laptops by recommenders
Recommended for sturdy build, capable everyday performance and long battery life; some say appreciated features are being phased out and RAM is soldered on.
Recommended for sturdy build, capable everyday performance and long battery life; some say appreciated features are being phased out and RAM is soldered on.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Sturdy build and user-replaceable screen
“Only the T and X series benefit from the Japanese design studios though and have the build quality to match.”
Comment from 12 Mar 2026 in “MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry: Asus Co-CEO” “Most people who want a user-replaceable screen just buy a Thinkpad.”
Comment from 29 May 2026 in “Jeff Geerling: The Framework 12 is dead. Apple killed it [video]” Capable everyday use and long battery life
“plenty capable of web browsing, watching HD videos, and completing assignments”
Comment from 23 May 2026 in “Shipping a Laptop to a Refugee Camp in Uganda” “it easily reached 26 hours without suspend in my friend's testing”
Comment from 23 Sep 2026 in “I said no and Apple said yes”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
RAM soldered, no upgrades
“have RAM soldered on so no upgrades”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “ThinkPad: From IBM's Bento Box to Lenovo's AI Workstations” Appreciated features being phased out
“the things I appreciated about them are slowly being phased out”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Asahi Linux with Sway on the MacBook Air M2” Some X models frustrating to deal with
“it's the X series that's a PITA imo”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “I'm a laptop weirdo and that's why I like my new Framework 13”
Other laptops people recommend
The four most recommended other laptops, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro | 928 | 688 | 57% | 13 | 5 yrs248 owners | — |
| Apple MacBook Neo | 707 | 355 | 66% | 9 | 1 mo8 owners | — |
| MacBook Air | 633 | 209 | 75% | 12 | 5 yrs130 owners | Approved |
| Apple MacBook | 499 | 348 | 59% | 12 | 9 yrs77 owners | — |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X seriesThis page | 9 | 3 | 75% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it easily reached 26 hours without suspend in my friend's testing”
“We regularly buy dell latitudes or ThinkPad TPX series NEW ones for a large University.”
“Most people who want a user-replaceable screen just buy a Thinkpad.”
“plenty capable of web browsing, watching HD videos, and completing assignments”
“have RAM soldered on so no upgrades”
“Only the T and X series benefit from the Japanese design studios though and have the build quality to match.”
“it's the X series that's a PITA imo”
“the things I appreciated about them are slowly being phased out”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.