Lenovo ThinkPad X13
Shares rank 42 of 63 laptops by recommenders
Recommended for its keyboard, Linux compatibility and sturdy build; critics mainly say Linux support is weak and that some models feel slow.
Recommended for its keyboard, Linux compatibility and sturdy build; critics mainly say Linux support is weak and that some models feel slow.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 69%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: 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: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.3 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
Linux works well out of the box
“they've consistently delivered an "everything works out of the box" experience with Ubuntu and/or Fedora”
Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “I'm returning my Framework 16” “This has been running Ubuntu with no problems for 4 years now”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5” Keyboard is better than rivals
“They still have huge advantages (keyboard, maintenance manual, replacement parts, Linux compatibility”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “MacBook Neo Is a 'Shock' to the PC Industry: Asus Co-CEO” “ThinkPad is still beating it in the keyboard department.”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Weak Linux support, hibernation broken
“overall a shitty laptop with crappy linux support”
Comment from 6 Mar 2026 in “M6 MacBook Pro could have four innovations new to the Mac” “a basic thing like hibernation does not work”
Comment from 11 Jan 2026 in “I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too” Slower than newer machines
“much snappier than my thinkpad x13g1 (ryzen 7 pro, 8c/16t+ 32gb memory) running linux”
Comment from 20 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: Will programmers write more efficient code during the memory shortage?” “My macbook neo outperforms my thinkpad x13g1 on all metrics.”
Comment from 7 Sep 2026 in “Should You Buy a ThinkPad?” Recent models seen as poor quality
“Recent thinkpads are a bit of shit-tier laptops”
Comment from 4 Apr 2026 in “Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor” “my shit-tier thinkpad X13G1”
Comment from 14 May 2026 in “MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and the 8GB Gamble”
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 X13This page | 9 | 4 | 69% | 8 | — | — |
What people said
20 of the 21 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“When I have it folded, it's intuitive to use the touchscreen like a tablet.”
“The good ThinkPads with Magnesium feel much better (both for hand and lap) and are lighter.”
“My macbook neo outperforms my thinkpad x13g1 on all metrics.”
“much snappier than my thinkpad x13g1 (ryzen 7 pro, 8c/16t+ 32gb memory) running linux”
“I really like the Thinkpad's Trackpoint”
“my shit-tier thinkpad X13G1”
“Recent thinkpads are a bit of shit-tier laptops”
“Lenovo removed the HiDPI display from the X13”
“They still have huge advantages (keyboard, maintenance manual, replacement parts, Linux compatibility”
“overall a shitty laptop with crappy linux support”
“ThinkPad is still beating it in the keyboard department.”
“This has been running Ubuntu with no problems for 4 years now”
“My aluminum X13 has taken that sort of fall, all that happened was it got a small abrasion on the corner it landed on.”
“a basic thing like hibernation does not work”
“Not sure about anything else, have ONLY used those.”
“my thinkpad x13 gen 2 AMD gets 5 hours on modern Fedora vs. 9 or 10 on Windows”
“they've consistently delivered an "everything works out of the box" experience with Ubuntu and/or Fedora”
“The Thinkpad is a revelationm as despite its size it is lighter than almost anything else”
“especially the ugly camera bump which is not required”
“Overall, love the X13, especially the 16:10 screen ratio”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.