# Lenovo ThinkPad X1

16 Hacker News commenters recommended Lenovo ThinkPad X1 and 12 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 9 years (3 owners).

**Verdict:** People recommend it for a long lifespan, a good screen and a laptop they like using. Critics mention a loud fan and a hard-to-service keyboard.

## Why people recommend it

- Long life with few problems (2 comments): "Used it for 9 years with no issues at all." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47235646)) "it's a bit of troublesome" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48353896))
- Great laptop, favourite for owners (2 comments): "No offense to Lenovo, it's a great laptop." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47846819)) "the X1 is still my favourite laptop!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46666168))
- Good screen, 4K display (2 comments): "the screen is definitely going to be better" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46389150)) "the 4K display is so good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47852544))

## What people warn about

- Keyboard replacement is a full teardown (2 comments): "I had to remove everything and the keyboard is the last part you remove before putting the new one on." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45954012)) "a keyboard replacement of my company issued X1 is basically a full teardown" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47242559))
- Loud fan and thermal issues (2 comments): "the whiny fan that's almost always running and the plastic flaking off the "carbon fibre" case" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47646522)) "colleagues had thermal issues with theirs and the CPU is a bit limp" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46666209))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple MacBook Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macbook-pro.md): 928 recommend
- [Apple MacBook Neo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macbook-neo.md): 707 recommend
- [MacBook Air](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macbook-air.md): 633 recommend
- [Apple MacBook](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-macbook.md): 499 recommend
- [Framework Laptop 12](https://hackerapproved.com/p/framework-laptop-12.md): 83 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Lenovo+ThinkPad+X1+Carbon+laptop&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Lenovo ThinkPad X1", https://hackerapproved.com/p/lenovo-thinkpad-x1/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).