Lenovo ThinkPad P1
Hacker ApprovedThe most recommended of 3 mobile workstations
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.
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.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 73%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: 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 carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 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
Powerful, upgradable workstation hardware
“an already decently upgradable Thinkpad P1 G8 on sale”
Comment from 24 Dec 2025 in “I'm returning my Framework 16” “It is a powerful workstation”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Local LLM Setup on Windows with Ollama and LM Studio (ThinkPad / RTX A3000 GPU)” Good deals on sale
“an already decently upgradable Thinkpad P1 G8 on sale”
Comment from 24 Dec 2025 in “I'm returning my Framework 16” “found a great deal on a lenovo P1”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Old laptops in a colo as low cost servers”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Doesn't sleep properly, active when closed
“the failure also requires some other device to try to talk to the laptop while it's being put to sleep”
Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “Why my Asus laptop kept rebooting after sleep and how to fix it” “it doesn't sleep properly. Closing the lid causes it to be super active”
Comment from 28 Dec 2025 in “Last Year on My Mac: Look Back in Disbelief” Only available with Intel
“The Thinkpad P1 was close, but has Intel...”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “Used ThinkPad Buyer's Guide (2019)” “the Thinkpad P1 which is only available with Intel and pretty expensive”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “Used ThinkPad Buyer's Guide (2019)”
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 P1This page | 11 | 4 | 73% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P series | 8 | 1 | 89% | 5 | — | — |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P50 | 5 | 1 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
14 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the failure also requires some other device to try to talk to the laptop while it's being put to sleep”
“the Thinkpad P1 which is only available with Intel and pretty expensive”
“The Thinkpad P1 was close, but has Intel...”
“The battery life is dismal, even with the dGPU disabled in software”
“ThinkPad P1 is the machine for you and you can run Linux on it.”
“the slippery TrackPoint cap was definitely harder on my finger and hand”
“I would like a laptop with a similar form-factor to ThinkPad P1.”
“found a great deal on a lenovo P1”
“It is a powerful workstation”
“the only one that wasn't loaded with "AI" nonsense was a P1”
“it doesn't sleep properly. Closing the lid causes it to be super active”
“Closest I've found to an MBP 16" replacement.”
“an already decently upgradable Thinkpad P1 G8 on sale”
“lenovos remain good if you get a high spec thinkpad”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.