Lenovo ThinkPad T470s
Shares rank 58 of 63 laptops by recommenders
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.
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.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: 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.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 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
Still strong after years of use
“my 470S is still holding strong and I only upgrade the RAM”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Quality of recent gens of Dell/Lenovo laptops worse than 10 years ago?” “my previous Thinkpad T470s is still going strong”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Quality of recent gens of Dell/Lenovo laptops worse than 10 years ago?” “my 470S is still pretty strong”
Comment from 2 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: Quality of recent gens of Dell/Lenovo laptops worse than 10 years ago?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Keyboard quality declining since 2020
“And keyboard quality seems to have been degrading over the years since 2020.”
Comment from 4 Mar 2026 in “Lenovo's New ThinkPads Score 10/10 for Repairability”
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 T470sThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it cannot keep up anymore because it has only 2 CPU cores”
“IMO youu undervalue the magic and robustness of those laptops.”
“And keyboard quality seems to have been degrading over the years since 2020.”
“Great machine with Linux on it, still snappy enough”
“my 470S is still pretty strong”
“my previous Thinkpad T470s is still going strong”
“my 470S is still holding strong and I only upgrade the RAM”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.