Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano
Shares rank 58 of 63 laptops by recommenders
Light and well-liked for everyday use, with a good keyboard and screen. Critics note limited upgradability and that it can slow down over time.
Light and well-liked for everyday use, with a good keyboard and screen. Critics note limited upgradability and that it can slow down over time.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not 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.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 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
Very light weight
“while it's nice (and very light!) I am sad that the upgradability is nowhere near as good.”
Comment from 19 Jan 2026 in “Spirit of ThinkPad” Good keyboard and screen
“good keyboard, screen (even if it annoyingly requires fractional UI scaling)”
Comment from 11 Jan 2026 in “I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too” Used as everyday daily driver
“It's my everyday casual driver. I would buy a newer model instantly if necessary.”
Comment from 11 Jan 2026 in “I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too”
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 X1 NanoThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I had the same thing happen to me with my Thinkpad Nano”
“the slot isn’t even wired to an antenna since I didn’t get the cell BTO option”
“was performing abysmally towards the end”
“while it's nice (and very light!) I am sad that the upgradability is nowhere near as good.”
“good keyboard, screen (even if it annoyingly requires fractional UI scaling)”
“It's my everyday casual driver. I would buy a newer model instantly if necessary.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.