# Lenovo ThinkPad T470s

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Lenovo ThinkPad T470s and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its sturdiness, Linux support and long life, often needing only a RAM upgrade. Main caveat: only two CPU cores, which some find too slow.

## Why people recommend it

- Still strong after years of use (3 comments): "my 470S is still holding strong and I only upgrade the RAM" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46110232)) "my previous Thinkpad T470s is still going strong" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46117024)) "my 470S is still pretty strong" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46117219))

## What people warn about

- Keyboard quality declining since 2020 (1 comments): "And keyboard quality seems to have been degrading over the years since 2020." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47241443))

## 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+T470s&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Lenovo ThinkPad T470s", https://hackerapproved.com/p/thinkpad-t470s/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).