# Lenovo ThinkPad P1

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Lenovo ThinkPad P1 and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a powerful, upgradable workstation laptop, close to a MacBook Pro 16 alternative, that runs Linux; the most common caveat is poor sleep behavior.

## Why people recommend it

- Powerful, upgradable workstation hardware (2 comments): "an already decently upgradable Thinkpad P1 G8 on sale" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46378821)) "It is a powerful workstation" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47110824))
- Good deals on sale (2 comments): "an already decently upgradable Thinkpad P1 G8 on sale" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46378821)) "found a great deal on a lenovo P1" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47714781))

## What people warn about

- Doesn't sleep properly, active when closed (2 comments): "the failure also requires some other device to try to talk to the laptop while it's being put to sleep" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50205198)) "it doesn't sleep properly. Closing the lid causes it to be super active" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46414730))
- Only available with Intel (2 comments): "The Thinkpad P1 was close, but has Intel..." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49798611)) "the Thinkpad P1 which is only available with Intel and pretty expensive" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49799978))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Lenovo ThinkPad P series](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lenovo-thinkpad-p-series.md): 8 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+P1+laptop&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadp/thinkpad-p1-(14-inch-intel)/22ws2wp1s00)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Lenovo ThinkPad P1", https://hackerapproved.com/p/thinkpad-p1/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).