# Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/thinkpad-x13/ 8 people recommended Lenovo ThinkPad X13 in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 12 months, in 8 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Recommended for its keyboard, Linux compatibility and sturdy build; critics mainly say Linux support is weak and that some models feel slow. Summary written by Claude from 20 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Linux works well out of the box (2 comments in the sample): "they've consistently delivered an "everything works out of the box" experience with Ubuntu and/or Fedora" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46385352)) "This has been running Ubuntu with no problems for 4 years now" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47236165)) - Keyboard is better than rivals (2 comments in the sample): "They still have huge advantages (keyboard, maintenance manual, replacement parts, Linux compatibility" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47339135)) "ThinkPad is still beating it in the keyboard department." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47237106)) ## What people warn about - Weak Linux support, hibernation broken (2 comments in the sample): "overall a shitty laptop with crappy linux support" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47279855)) "a basic thing like hibernation does not work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46578286)) - Recent models seen as poor quality (2 comments in the sample): "Recent thinkpads are a bit of shit-tier laptops" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47638300)) "my shit-tier thinkpad X13G1" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48133714)) - Slower than newer machines (1 comment in the sample): "much snappier than my thinkpad x13g1 (ryzen 7 pro, 8c/16t+ 32gb memory) running linux" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48608904)) ## Other laptops people recommend - [Apple MacBook Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macbook-pro/): 593 recommend, 243 mixed, 586 criticize - [Apple MacBook Neo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macbook-neo/): 488 recommend, 173 mixed, 295 criticize - [MacBook Air](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macbook-air/): 475 recommend, 122 mixed, 163 criticize - [Apple MacBook](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-macbook/): 358 recommend, 110 mixed, 324 criticize ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadx13) ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Lenovo ThinkPad X13", https://hackerapproved.com/p/thinkpad-x13/ (8 recommend, 1 mixed, 3 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.