Lenovo ThinkPad T470p
Shares rank 58 of 63 laptops by recommenders
People recommend it for its stellar, well-designed build and trouble-free daily use. The most common caveat is a weak CPU and GPU.
People recommend it for its stellar, well-designed build and trouble-free daily use. The most common caveat is a weak CPU and GPU.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: 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.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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
Stellar, well-designed machine
“Just a stellar machine but the new ones don't seem to be worth the price.”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “MacBook Neo Is So Popular That Apple Doubled Production” “It's not been perfect, but it's the best designed TP I had”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Spirit of ThinkPad” Trouble-free daily use
“Again though I didn't have any real issues apart from having a weak CPU/GPU.”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Linux gamers on Steam cross over the 3% mark” “I've never experienced any noticeable annoyance with my T470p”
Comment from 19 Jan 2026 in “Spirit of ThinkPad”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Weak CPU and GPU
“Again though I didn't have any real issues apart from having a weak CPU/GPU.”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “Linux gamers on Steam cross over the 3% mark” Not perfect in every way
“It's not been perfect, but it's the best designed TP I had”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Spirit of ThinkPad”
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 T470pThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Just a stellar machine but the new ones don't seem to be worth the price.”
“I've never experienced any noticeable annoyance with my T470p”
“It's not been perfect, but it's the best designed TP I had”
“Again though I didn't have any real issues apart from having a weak CPU/GPU.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.