Reddit · r/thinkpad · 3 days ago
Bought a used T14 Gen 3 with an i5 and 24GB RAM; in good condition, loves it and says it feels premium for normal use.
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Reddit · r/thinkpad · 3 days ago
Owns an X1 Carbon Gen 12 and calls it one of the best built laptops they have had.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 15 days ago
Bought a used T14 Gen 6 with Ultra 7 258V; far faster than their previous i5 laptop and the battery lasts all day on engineering software and browsing.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 17 days ago
Their T14 Gen 3 has the same palmrest creaking problem.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 20 days ago
Six months with a second-hand Snapdragon T14s Gen 6: great battery life and quiet fans, but the touchpad is very poor, webcam weak and fingerprint reader unreliable.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 20 days ago
Used the company-issued Intel T14 Gen 6 less extensively; it is heavier and bulkier than their T14s and occasionally freezes in Office apps.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 21 days ago
Bought the same T14 Gen 6 secondhand with two charge cycles and calls it the best laptop they have had. On Linux battery is decent but unimpressive at about 5-6 hours.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 21 days ago
Bought a new unused T14 Gen 6 with a 268V and 32GB, added a 2TB SSD, and plans it as a docked Linux machine. Finds the 45% NTSC screen poor and intends to swap the panel.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 27 days ago
Impressed by the Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 T14 Gen 6 AMD: efficient, with iGPU good enough for older games; battery is about 5-5.5 hours, and the build feels solid.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 27 days ago
Their second-hand T480 had a battery that deteriorated, weak integrated graphics for video editing, and growing reliability issues after about four years.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 27 days ago
Moving from a T480 to a T14 Gen 1 AMD was not a notable practical improvement, though they love the T14 line.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 27 days ago
Owns three T480 units and finds aftermarket batteries okay and inexpensive.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 27 days ago
Loves their T14 Gen 6 AMD Ryzen 7 with 32GB RAM and 2TB SSD, used as a daily driver dual booting Windows 11 and CachyOS.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 52 days ago
Owns a T16 Gen 4 AMD and says it has not crashed regularly while watching YouTube.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 60 days ago
Their T14 Gen 6 runs fine but the fingerprint reader stopped working and a power LED stays lit while off; they plan to send it for warranty repair.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 60 days ago
Had to send four L14 Gen 5s from their workplace back to Lenovo in one week because they would not boot and the drive disappeared.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 66 days ago
Bought the same T14 Gen 6 and runs Debian 13 on it, which works really well with everything needed supported out of the box and stable.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 66 days ago
Owns a T14s Gen 6 running a recent Ubuntu and kernel, saying it looks beautiful and works damn fine.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 66 days ago
Uses the H-series Arrow Lake T14 Gen 6 and finds battery life surprisingly good. Says the fingerprint reader is quick while the IR camera has a limited field of view.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 66 days ago
Runs Fedora Kinoite on a T14 Gen 1, which works great, and calls the ThinkPad very Linux-friendly.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 66 days ago
Their Gen 13 X1 Carbon had its motherboard fail twice and they consider it just not a good computer.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 67 days ago
Bought the T14 Gen 6 after asking the community and is really happy with it so far, planning to move the 256 GB model from Windows to Linux.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 67 days ago
Runs openSUSE Slowroll on a Lunar Lake T14 Gen 6 and is very happy with it. Says any reasonably up-to-date distro works on it.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 67 days ago
Long-time Arch user now runs Ubuntu on the T14 Gen 6 and likes it, citing official Lenovo support and working drivers. Also used Arch and CachyOS on it before.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 67 days ago
Had many problems with Debian on the AMD T14 Gen 5, including WiFi 7 and regdomain trouble, a slow touchpad after sleep and power drain in sleep. Fedora was fine and CachyOS resolved everything.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 67 days ago
Loves their Gen 13 Aura Edition and usually gets through a whole day without charging, keeping the battery limit at 80%. Elsewhere notes it gets pretty hot on the lap.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 70 days ago
Owns a Gen 6 X1 Carbon and loves it.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 70 days ago
Got Lenovo warranty support last month for a new-to-me E14 Gen 6 without needing proof of purchase, confirming the support works for secondhand units.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 70 days ago
Bought a secondhand Lunar Lake T14 Gen 6 a month earlier and says everything is great. Gets about 6-7 hours of light coding on Linux Mint with battery thresholds set.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 70 days ago
Owns a T14 Gen 6 and is disappointed by the battery runtime, getting only 4 to 4.5 hours of general web browsing.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 70 days ago
Used a Gen 11 at work, liked it enough to sell their MacBook Air M2 and buy another with the OLED display; finds the build and power impressive for the size and weight.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 72 days ago
Their T14 Gen 1 with charge capped at 90 percent gets about 5 hours in energy saver mode.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 74 days ago
Uses their T14 Gen 6 for work and privately, never had an issue, and runs local AI models on the NPU at 15-60 tokens per second.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 75 days ago
Returned a T14 Gen 5 among several ThinkPads because of a rattling trackpad and low-temperature solder on the motherboard.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 77 days ago
Just got a T14 Gen 6 AMD second hand and loves how the keyboard and chassis feel.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 78 days ago
Their OLED 2.8k 258V Gen 13 drains about 10-12% per hour on office work with 15 Edge tabs at 50% brightness.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 81 days ago
Used a 2017 X1 Carbon Gen 5 as main laptop for years; it needed a fan replacement and has a dead TB3 port and 58 percent battery capacity but has been an excellent machine.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 82 days ago
Owns an AMD T14 Gen 6 and only reaches about 5 hours of battery, far short of the 9-10 hours others report.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 84 days ago
Runs Linux on their Intel L14 Gen 5 with no problems.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 84 days ago
On their ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 Ryzen the trackpad support under Linux was poor and needed many tweaks.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 88 days ago
Had the same browser freezing problem on this machine, their fourth X1 and by far the worst.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 93 days ago
Just received it; the keyboard has shorter but clicky strokes compared with their older ThinkPads, and the touchpad is much improved.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 94 days ago
Owns the AMD version running CachyOS and really likes it.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 95 days ago
Upgraded their T14 Gen 1 from 16GB to 40GB of RAM to handle heavy Chrome and AI-tool use, and says it now handles everything without hitting limits.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 96 days ago
Just bought a new Core Ultra 7 T14 Gen 6 as their first ThinkPad and is excited, but has already noticed the finish picks up fingerprints and hand marks easily.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 104 days ago
Bought a barely used AMD Ryzen AI 5 Pro T14s Gen 6 for about 420 dollars and runs Fedora on it. Got a Windows-only trading program working through Lutris.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 111 days ago
Four months with a Core Ultra 5 225U T14 Gen 6 for college, coding, Blender and local Ollama; battery gives about 5-7 hours of light work.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 111 days ago
Their old T480 i5 with 8GB handled Blender, After Effects and light games smoothly before they moved to a newer ThinkPad.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 111 days ago
Their T14 Gen 1 i5 performs much worse than their old T480 in Blender, After Effects and light games, with CPU spiking to 95-99 percent.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 111 days ago
A week on Fedora with GNOME on their Core Ultra 5 228V T14 Gen 6: no issues, great battery life, working fingerprint reader and smooth dev tools.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 113 days ago
Bought a factory refurbished Gen 13 and is returning it: lightweight with good battery, but browsers froze and loaded slowly and the fans made a high pitched noise.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 113 days ago
Their T14 Gen 5 AMD with a Ryzen 8840U handles browsers without issues even at 2880x1800.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 114 days ago
Had a 4-year-old X1 Carbon Gen 6 that was good, but the 300-nit screen, small trackpad and fan noise and heat made it miserable to use.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 114 days ago
Bought a Ryzen 5 Pro 7535U L14 Gen 5 in brand new condition for 400 euros and loves it, planning a RAM upgrade and Fedora dual boot.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 114 days ago
Bought a used E14 Gen 6 (Ryzen 5 7535U) for 250 pounds; feels as sturdy as their older T14, perfect battery health, very satisfied so far.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 121 days ago
Their 2019 Gen 5 X1 Carbon with 8GB has a finicky keyboard and freezes when many apps are open, prompting an upgrade.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 126 days ago
Bought a used Ryzen 7 7730U model with 40 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD for about 420 USD as an engineering student; runs Ubuntu with a few Linux hiccups and finds it much better than their old 2017 MacBook Pro.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 127 days ago
On their 258V OLED 120Hz Gen 13 with light work at about 40% brightness they get 10-12 hours in Battery Saver, around 8 balanced and 6-7 in performance mode.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 130 days ago
Two months with the AMD Ryzen 7 350 PRO model; specs and overall laptop are nice, but the single-fan cooling is poor and the CPU throttles daily.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 130 days ago
Their OLED Gen 13 lasts about 4 hours at 100% brightness on browser work but could reach 8+ hours at 60%.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 133 days ago
Calls the refurbished Core Ultra 5 L14 Gen 5 a great and reliable laptop after a few days on CachyOS, with very good battery life.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 133 days ago
Owns the Core Ultra 7 155U L14 Gen 5 as a good mainstream work laptop, but finds the battery poor in Windows and has unfixable coil whine.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 147 days ago
Ryzen 5 7535U L14 Gen 5 with 16GB DDR5 feels fast and snappy, has a fantastic keyboard, a decent 1920x1200 screen and upgradeable RAM; a solid budget ThinkPad.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 147 days ago
Got the Intel L14 Gen 5 a few months ago and loves it.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 150 days ago
Has the same L14 Gen 5 with 32 GB of RAM and plays Hunt Showdown and other demanding games at over 60 fps.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 165 days ago
Bought new, the battery failed after 15 months with an error and a bogus cycle count; the laptop shuts off when unplugged and the warranty had expired.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 167 days ago
Used a T480 and hated carrying a special charger for its dedicated charging port, so mostly charged over USB-C instead.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 172 days ago
Battery capacity fell to 79% over two years, and the laptop lags on basic tasks unless it runs at full performance, which they describe as poor for a modern machine.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 178 days ago
Their unit bricked after a failed BIOS update, was fixed under warranty and then showed the same no-boot behavior again; disappointed after several earlier Carbons were trouble free.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 179 days ago
Loves their X1 Carbon 6th Gen, but its fingerprint reader does not work on Linux Mint and 8 GB of RAM now feels limiting.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 185 days ago
Their WiFi card failed after a BIOS update, which they suspect is an Embedded Controller firmware power issue; as a first ThinkPad it has been a terrible experience.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 186 days ago
Two months in with the Ryzen 5 L14 Gen 5, finding it more powerful than the old laptop but oddly hot with temperature spikes during light browsing despite repasting.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 188 days ago
No problems with their Gen 13 Aura Edition apart from the OLED care auto-dimming of the taskbar, which is sometimes finicky.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 204 days ago
Just got a T16 Gen 3 with the OLED screen; calls it a beauty that will be their workhorse.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 204 days ago
Has a T16 Gen 4 with an IPS panel and calls it a great laptop.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 216 days ago
Runs a T14 Gen 2 with 16GB RAM for university; very fast under Ubuntu and snappy in Windows 11 Pro.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 218 days ago
Currently uses a T14 Gen 6 and has replaced the RAM on it many times, noting that the RAM and battery are replaceable.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 218 days ago
Owns a T14 Gen 5 and confirms it has replaceable RAM.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 219 days ago
Bought a refurbished T14 Gen 2 and found everything great about it, but returned it because it lacked a backlit keyboard they needed.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 219 days ago
Types on a T14 G6 and is still bewildered that it did not ship with the Fn key on the left.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 220 days ago
Calls the T14 Gen 6 AMD amazing, with about 9 hours of battery, upgradeable dual SODIMM RAM and a snappy CPU; the iGPU is only decent and the flat keyboard lacks travel.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 220 days ago
Owns the Intel T14 Gen 6 and is disappointed there is no OLED option, finding the screen dull.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 229 days ago
Their L14 Gen 5 buzzed and rattled from the first boot with very loud fans on one Chrome tab; they found it was coil whine and might return it.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 234 days ago
Uses the Ryzen 5 L14 Gen 5 as their main computer after upgrading RAM and SSD; the 7535U has been more than capable.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 242 days ago
Swapped a flexy T14 Gen 5 for the L14 Gen 5 and found it far better: rough materials but sturdy, no creaking, and comfortable to pick up one-handed.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 246 days ago
Found the T14 Gen 5 chassis flimsy, worse than some IdeaPads with no sense of a magnesium frame, and planned to return it.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 254 days ago
Their two-month-old E14 Gen 7 already has a shiny, wearing keyboard, unlike their old MacBook which still feels like day one.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 254 days ago
Their 64GB Snapdragon X Elite T14s Gen 6 feels as fast as an M4 MacBook Pro, with 12-15 hours of battery on dev work and near-silent operation.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 255 days ago
They use their Gen 12 (Core Ultra 7 165U, 16GB) away from the desk because it is light, but the fan is audible under any processor-heavy work.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 259 days ago
Bought a used T14s Gen 5 with a Core Ultra 5 135U; after a day it has been flawless for university work on Windows.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 261 days ago
Very happy with Linux compatibility on their T16 Gen 4 with a 225U, with zero issues and a fan that is almost always at 0 RPM.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 270 days ago
Calls it a great laptop overall but a step back from their old Gen 1, citing slow boot, Modern Standby annoyances and a plastic body that shows dirt.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 277 days ago
After several months with the Intel 2.8K OLED model: beautiful display, silent fan and no bloatware, but only 5-6 hours of battery, a keyboard finish that wears quickly and so-so build feel.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 285 days ago
Found a Core Ultra 7 165U unit cheaply at a pawn shop and is thrilled with it; it does much more than needed.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 287 days ago
Open-box Ryzen 7 7735U L14 Gen 5 with 32GB RAM; only downsides are the 45 percent NTSC panel and smaller 46.5Wh battery, which they can live with.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 302 days ago
Five months with the Ryzen 5 Pro 7535U L14 Gen 5: sturdy plastic build with less flex than an X280, long battery life and quiet fan, with minor coil whine and fingerprint-magnet complaints.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 305 days ago
Upgraded from an old T480 to the Ryzen 7 AMD T14 Gen 6 with 32GB RAM and Manjaro, and is loving it so far. Hit some Linux issues like programs not opening and wrong WiFi status.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 305 days ago
Has run openSUSE Tumbleweed flawlessly on the AMD T14 Gen 6 since October, describing the experience as a bit boring.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 305 days ago
Rates the keyboard of their old T480 as nicer than the newer ThinkPad because of deeper key travel, and misses the IBM era keyboards.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 307 days ago
Their new T14 Gen 6 has an IPS LCD with a matte coating and no touch, which they find enough for work.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 315 days ago
Finds the AMD T14 Gen 5 more substantial than their thinner T14s and accepts the extra weight for upgradeable RAM and easier repair.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 315 days ago
Has a T14s Gen 2 and really likes it, especially with a docking station.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 318 days ago
Their 258V FHD IPS Gen 13 ran from 93% to 9% in about 10h 42m, suggesting around 12 hours is possible with light use.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 318 days ago
They briefly had the EliteBook X G1i on Lunar Lake: cooler with slightly better battery, but fans still ran often, and they returned it over defects.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 320 days ago
They own both the Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake Gen 13; fans run more than liked on both, battery is nowhere near the claims, and speakers are tinny.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 322 days ago
Their Lunar Lake FHD Gen 13 manages 10+ hours of real mixed use and runs quiet, far better than their old X1 Nano, though a MacBook Air lasts longer.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 322 days ago
They regret their Gen 12: loud fans audible across the room even with the lid closed, and under 3 hours of battery.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 323 days ago
Their Gen 13 (i5 226V, OLED VRR) gets only about 5 hours on a clean, tuned Windows install at lowest brightness, far below published reviews.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 323 days ago
Their 258V Gen 13 runs games for hours at 68-76C on the 20W profile, stays quiet unless stressed, and they love the battery life and cooling.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 342 days ago
Their T14 Gen 5 has palmrest creaking on both sides; fixed the left mostly with tape, while the right side near the ThinkPad mark is still bad.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 350 days ago
They had a Gen 13 Aura Edition (Core Ultra 7 255U) running Arch Linux, found the battery poor and sold it for another ThinkPad.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 358 days ago
They own the Gen 13 on Lunar Lake and after six months of trying distros and drivers still get audio pops, headphone problems, wake issues and Wayland frame drops.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 361 days ago
Used Lenovo Vantage features that dim the taskbar and background on their X1 Carbon Gen 12 and saw no burn-in after 2 years.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 365 days ago
Their Gen 12 drives a 5120x1440 240Hz external monitor without trouble, which surprised them.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 366 days ago
Their Gen 12 (165U, 64GB) lags with many windows open, has a mic that fails over Bluetooth, and its graphics struggle with a 5120x1440 240Hz monitor.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 367 days ago
Gets around 9-13 hours with web surfing and light use on the low power IPS screen, 6-8 hours with video.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 369 days ago
Uses the AMD AI 360 Pro T14s Gen 6 as a work laptop running Fedora; handles intensive work with no performance complaints and gets around 9 hours with tuning.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 386 days ago
Owns the same L14 Gen 5, bought used with Lenovo warranty remaining, and calls it a real powerhouse of a machine.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 394 days ago
After roughly 7-8 years with their X1 Carbon Gen 6 it has occasional loud fan noise and freezes needing a reboot, so they are considering replacing it.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 397 days ago
Runs Arch Linux on it; stays very cool in normal use and reaches 70-75C playing AAA games, with fans that are not bothersome.