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/LenovoLegion · 5 days ago
Owns a 15-month-old LOQ 15IRX9 with 13450HX, RTX 4050 and 48 GB RAM, but wants to move on because of VRAM bottlenecks in DaVinci Resolve.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 8 days ago
Has the 32GB model and finds RAM use high even after debloating Windows, so they are likely returning it for the 64GB version.
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/macbookpro · 15 days ago
Owns the 2025 15 inch M4 Air with 1TB and 32GB for travel; calls it a great machine but the screen causes eyestrain in dim places, fine on an external monitor.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 17 days ago
Their T14 Gen 3 has the same palmrest creaking problem.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 18 days ago
Just received the LOQ 15AHP10 as an upgrade from an 8-year-old laptop and plays new shooters on high and ultra at 60+ fps.
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/macbookpro · 20 days ago
Their 14-inch M5 Pro, four months old, uses about 75% of the battery in a 7 hour day, 95% capacity at 89 cycles, and they are disappointed compared with their 2020 M1 MacBook Pro.
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/macbookpro · 23 days ago
Their 15-inch M5 Air (16GB/1TB) throttled too much during software development, so they traded it in toward a MacBook Pro.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 23 days ago
The open-box 14-inch M5 Pro (48GB) they were sold was defective, so they got a brand new one at a lower price instead.
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/macbookpro · 32 days ago
Their M1 Pro MacBook Pro is nearly five years old and still at 97% battery health, mostly kept plugged in.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 33 days ago
Their new 16-inch M5 Max got 15-18 hours per charge during setup and is about 30% better than their previous M4 Pro.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 33 days ago
Their 14-inch M5 Pro (24GB/1TB), used for 3D modeling and Autocad, is at 95% battery health after four months despite mostly staying plugged in.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 34 days ago
Moving from a 13-inch M5 Air to the 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro for work, they noticed somewhat worse battery life but still find it amazing overall.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 34 days ago
Charging between 30 and 80%, their old base M1 MacBook Pro kept 91% battery health over five years and 254 cycles, lasting longer than the M5 Pro that replaced it.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 35 days ago
Their 16-inch M4 Max is still at 100% battery health with about 70 cycles after 10 months, used plugged in most of the time.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 35 days ago
Their base M5 MacBook Pro is at 91% battery health after 156 cycles, having dropped to 96% within three months.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 35 days ago
Their 16-inch M5 Pro (64GB/2TB), bought in May, sits at 100% battery health after 28 cycles.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 36 days ago
16 inch M5 Pro 64GB, about 150 days old, mostly used plugged in, with 131 cycles and 99% battery health.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 36 days ago
Their 16 inch M1 Pro lasts around 8 hours from 80% to 20% on daily use with camera on for online classes and display at max settings.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 36 days ago
Has had the 14 inch M5 for almost a year with optimized charging at 80%, mostly plugged in, and reports 100% maximum capacity after 147 cycles.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 36 days ago
Their base M5 14-inch MacBook Pro usually lasts a full day with coding, light local LLM work, browsing and media.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 36 days ago
Their MacBook Pro M4 shows 100% battery health at 90 cycles.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 36 days ago
Their 16-inch M5 Pro is at 100% battery health after 26 cycles with near daily use, mostly plugged in at work.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 36 days ago
Their 16-inch M5 Pro with 48GB is used 10-12 hours a day plugged in, with 12 cycles and 100% battery capacity.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 36 days ago
Four months into owning their 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro, the battery drains much faster than in the first month, with heavy video editing use.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 36 days ago
Their 14-inch M5 Pro with 24GB, charge limit set to 80%, lasts all day on battery.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 36 days ago
Their work-issued M5 MacBook Pro, used for six months, keeps 100% capacity and lasts an 8 hour day unless the workload is very heavy.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 36 days ago
Their 14-inch M5 Pro gets only about 4-6 hours unplugged with Claude, writing and Excel work.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 40 days ago
Uses an M1 MacBook Air bought for under $800 in 2021 as a nights and weekends laptop; finds it indestructible, very fast and incredibly valuable.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 43 days ago
Loves their P14s with a Ryzen 8840HS; much better thermals and performance than their old T14s, and it does great in games.
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/LenovoLegion · 67 days ago
Bought the Legion 5 last year with a 1TB drive and loves the system, saying it handles everything with decent efficiency.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 67 days ago
Owns the same Legion 5; the only limitation is the 16GB RAM, which most games now fill, so they are thinking about upgrading.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 68 days ago
Owns the Legion 5 with RTX 5060 and upgraded to 32GB RAM and an extra 1TB drive, recommending the RAM upgrade since 16GB is hit often.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 69 days ago
Bought their Gen 9 Pro 7i second-hand and is really pleased; temps stay 68-75C with spikes to 85C without a cooling pad, and they consider it the best looking Legion.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 69 days ago
Owns the RTX 5060 version of the Legion 5 and loves it.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 69 days ago
Has the same Legion 5, says it works better than expected and has no regrets.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 69 days ago
Owns the same Legion 5 and calls it a great machine.
Reddit · r/laptops · 70 days ago
After two to three years of 10-13 hour days, their Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Gen 9 is still great but has had cooling and overheating issues that cause freezes and glitches.
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/macbookair · 72 days ago
Their M1 MacBook Air is crooked and worn but still going strong.
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/LenovoLegion · 75 days ago
Gen 9 Pro 7i is 1.5 years old and still going strong on balanced mode without undervolting; CPU only occasionally spikes to 90C.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 75 days ago
The RTX 5050 in their LOQ stays locked at 35 W and nothing they tried fixed it.
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/LenovoLegion · 85 days ago
Their Legion Pro 5 with Core Ultra 9 275HX and RTX 5070 Ti died within a week, right after a Windows update, and awaits a motherboard swap under warranty.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 85 days ago
Gets 170-210 fps in Valorant on the Ryzen 7 260 / RTX 5060 Legion 5 with single-channel 16GB RAM, much lower than the 350+ fps on their previous LOQ.
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/GamingLaptops · 90 days ago
Their RTX 5090 2026 Zephyrus G16 struggles in very demanding games, getting hot and loud with FPS drops into the 20s in Mafia: The Old Country.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 90 days ago
Their RTX 5090 2026 Zephyrus G16 is their on-the-go machine for client work and After Effects, with a better screen, around 16 hours of battery and far better speakers than their SCAR 18.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 90 days ago
They use their RTX 5090 SCAR 18 as a desk-bound workhorse for After Effects and Cinema 4D: much faster than a G16, but with almost no battery life and phone-quality speakers.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 90 days ago
Their 2025 SCAR 18 with Core Ultra 9 275HX and RTX 5090 feels CPU power limited under combined loads and too heavy to carry to lectures daily, so they feel it was not worth the price.
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/LenovoLegion · 97 days ago
Found poor factory thermal paste; replacing it with PTM7950 and putty pads raised Cinebench R23 from about 36000 to 41900 with CPU under 86C, and fan noise improved.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 99 days ago
Has had the 4080 Scar 18 for a couple of years, loves it, and reports zero complaints.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 99 days ago
Loves the 2025 model bought at Microcenter after coming from a headache-prone 4090 MSI; swapped the liquid metal for PTM7590 and it is rock steady.
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/GamingLaptops · 110 days ago
Owns the 2025 Scar 18, returned a G18 after seeing the mini LED screen, and is very happy with its HDR gaming brightness.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 111 days ago
Used the 4080 model for about 1.5 years; loved the mini LED display in single zone mode but disliked having only two SSD slots.
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/GamingLaptops · 115 days ago
Recently bought the LOQ 15IRX10 with RTX 5070 and i7-13650HX; the CPU reaches 94-96C while gaming, though the game runs well.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 121 days ago
Ultra 9 275HX unit hit 104-105C at 200W stock and 97-99C in long power limit; opened it up to repaste with liquid metal and found poor heatsink contact on the CPU.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 121 days ago
Factory thermal paste application was bad and the CPU got hotter over three months, reaching 102C in Cinebench; repasting with PTM brought temps down to 90-93C CPU and 78-80C GPU in games.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 121 days ago
After repasting with Phasesheet PTM, they play for hours at maxed graphics above 180 FPS with temps staying under 100C.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 121 days ago
Applied liquid metal to their unit and got phenomenal temperature results.
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 · 125 days ago
Their P14s Gen 4 with an i7-1370P is poor on thermals and noise, described as absolutely terrible.
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/GamingLaptops · 129 days ago
A few days with the 2026 model: no crashes, amazing screen, and much higher Arc Raiders frame rates than last years model.
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/LenovoLegion · 134 days ago
After 8-9 months the i7-14700HX LOQ spikes to about 95C in games despite a stand, cleaned vents and fresh thermal paste.
Reddit · r/mac · 135 days ago
Bought an M3 MacBook Pro that showed an MDM pop-up during Wi-Fi setup, but no profile was installed and it has worked fine since setup.
Reddit · r/mac · 135 days ago
Bought the same 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro for $200 untested with a broken display, got the 24GB spec, and used it to upgrade the motherboard of their worn M1.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 136 days ago
With the i9-14900HX and RTX 4070, everything they play runs at 60fps or more on high settings, and it is the fastest device they own. It survived a fall in its bag.
Reddit · r/mac · 136 days ago
Bought a used 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro (1TB, 24GB) on eBay for $600; it passes diagnostics with 94% battery health but has an undisclosed dent and possible MDM registration problems.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 141 days ago
Has used the RTX 4090 Pro 7i for over a year and a half with 4TB SSD and 64GB RAM; very fast but hot when overclocked, so a cooler is recommended.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 142 days ago
Bought the 2025 model and returned it after a week because of grey screen crashes.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 142 days ago
Bought the 2025 model from Best Buy, hit freezes and USB disconnects with an external monitor with no fix, and returned it within days.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 146 days ago
Owns a P1 Gen 8 and finds it super nice and exactly what they wanted.
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 · 147 days ago
Owns a P1 Gen 8 with RTX 2000, 64GB RAM and Core Ultra 9; local AI models larger than about 6 to 7GB become slow once they spill from the GPU into CPU and RAM.
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/GamingLaptops · 154 days ago
Got the LOQ 15IRX10 with RTX 5050 and is happy so far, noting DLSS helps a lot.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 162 days ago
Just bought the i9-14900HX and RTX 5070 model; runs cool with a cooler while gaming and is light enough to carry around the office unplugged.
Reddit · r/mac · 164 days ago
Their 16GB M1 Air struggled on macOS Tahoe with much worse game performance, so they plan to downgrade to Sequoia.
Reddit · r/mac · 164 days ago
Uses an 8GB/256GB M1 Air daily, always updated to the latest macOS with no issues and unchanged battery life.
Reddit · r/mac · 164 days ago
Their 8GB M1 Air runs the latest macOS (Tahoe) beautifully.
Reddit · r/mac · 164 days ago
Had to downgrade their 8GB/256GB M1 Air from macOS Tahoe back to Sequoia because it became very slow.
Reddit · r/mac · 164 days ago
Noticed no slowdown on their M1 Air after updating macOS; it stays as fast as before.
Reddit · r/mac · 164 days ago
On their M1 Air with the original battery, macOS Tahoe cut performance noticeably versus earlier versions, while Sequoia matched Big Sur.
Reddit · r/mac · 164 days ago
Their base M1 MacBook Air runs the latest macOS fine for video and photo editing, a bit of coding and school work.
Reddit · r/mac · 164 days ago
Used a 2022 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM for over three years; performance still feels smooth with no bugs or slowdowns.
Reddit · r/mac · 164 days ago
Owns the same 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro and is happy on Tahoe for daily browsing and light work, with Logic getting crunchy under many plugins.
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/GamingLaptops · 180 days ago
Owns the same G16 2025 and sees the same CPU wattage dropping problem, suspecting a liquid metal issue.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 181 days ago
Owns the RTX 5060 version and finds it very good for gaming, coding and rendering. Only issue is occasional video and audio desync, possibly drivers; runs Pop OS dual boot happily.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 182 days ago
Bought around August and very happy overall, but it has crashed about ten times despite a clean Windows install and updated drivers and BIOS.
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/GamingLaptops · 189 days ago
Owns the Intel Core Ultra 9 Strix G16 2025 with 2TB storage and loves every bit of it, calling it an amazing laptop.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 190 days ago
Bought the M5 MacBook Pro a month after launch and within a week heard ticking from both sides of the hinge and the bottom panel.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 190 days ago
Went back to their regular M4 MacBook Pro after a week with an M5 Air; the Pro is smoother with a better display, though the gap felt small.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 192 days ago
Replaced a 16 inch M2 Pro with the 15 inch M4 Air for development. Found it amazingly light and thin and powerful enough to notice no difference, though the missing ports are the main thing they miss.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 192 days ago
Bought the 16 inch M2 Pro for the better screen and performance but found it bulky, heavy and terrible to travel with, so replaced it with a lighter Air.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 192 days ago
Owns a 16 inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro, calls it the heaviest laptop they have owned but loves it.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 192 days ago
Uses a four year old 16 inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro as their main computer for work and entertainment, and prefers its 120Hz display over an Air they sold.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 193 days ago
Uses the 16 inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro for serious work thanks to its bigger, brighter display and ports, but finds it and its charger heavy to carry, so alternates with an Air on the go.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 193 days ago
Used the original M1 Air until recently and says it was enough for on-the-go creative work away from the office.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 193 days ago
Started with an M1 MacBook Pro 16 and found it an absolute powerhouse but not very portable, which led them to try an Air.
Reddit · r/macbookpro · 193 days ago
Still uses a 16 inch M1 MacBook Pro and wants to switch to an Air for the same reasons as the poster, but may wait for a better Air display.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 195 days ago
Uses the G16 2025 with Core Ultra 9 275HX and RTX 5070 Ti. CPU wattage keeps dropping below 20W in games with both Armoury Crate and G-Helper, fixed only by a manual power limit.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 197 days ago
Has had zero issues with the 5090 model after removing the factory Windows install and putting on a lightweight version; it has been solid.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 197 days ago
Owns the 2024 model and rates its speakers as among the best on a gaming laptop.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 198 days ago
The 5090 unit crashed after two weeks and could no longer complete a Windows 11 install; it was returned for a refund.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 198 days ago
Their Scar 18 works fine, but they are unhappy that it lacks good speakers.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 198 days ago
Used almost daily for several months and solid, but needed a repaste, removal of ASUS software, G-Helper and a lower CPU wattage to get there; the speakers are poor.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 198 days ago
The 5080 model, bought new in October 2025 and used hard, began thermal throttling even at idle with the performance of a low-end chip.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 198 days ago
Has used the 5090 model since October 2025 with no problems apart from USB devices disconnecting during games when many ports are in use; an externally powered hub fixes it.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 198 days ago
Their unit runs fine for about an hour of gaming, then USB peripherals freeze and the keyboard stops responding, forcing a reboot, with or without a cooling pad.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 198 days ago
Had the 5080 model with multiple problems, to the point that Best Buy took it back and they switched to another laptop.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 198 days ago
Has the RTX 5080 model; the first six months were rough because of drivers, and now it is okay with no crashes, though they find ASUS driver support poor for new products.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 198 days ago
Owns the 2025 Strix G16, which runs hot and had to be sent back within three months for a motherboard replacement; they also had trackpad trouble and rate durability poorly.
Reddit · r/laptops · 199 days ago
Owns an M1 MacBook Air and plays a lot of Roblox on it. It runs smoothly at medium settings with no problems and has very good battery life.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 200 days ago
Uses a work P1 Gen 8 with an RTX 2000 alongside a personal T1g Gen 8; for gaming and non-AI tasks the two perform within 5 to 10 percent because TDP is the limit.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 200 days ago
Bought a T1g Gen 8 cheaply but running Linux with the Nvidia GPU took time to stop it switching on and draining the battery.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 200 days ago
Owns a personal T1g Gen 8 with the RTX 5070, which generates local AI images almost 50 percent faster than the RTX 2000 in their work P1 Gen 8.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 203 days ago
Previously owned the Legion Pro 7i with an RTX 5090 and called it an amazing machine before switching to the Legion 9i.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 203 days ago
Had an RTX 5070 Ti in an ASUS ROG Strix G18, which handled gaming well.
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/GamingLaptops · 207 days ago
Their LOQ 15IRX10 hits 100C at 50 W after a service center replaced the motherboard; before that it stayed under 90C at higher wattage.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 209 days ago
Six months with the i9, RTX 5070 and 24 GB model; CPU temps 60-65C under load, satisfactory build, but battery only 3-4 hours.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 211 days ago
Owner of the stolen X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 Aura Edition says the driver kept throwing errors all the time, which was already annoying them.
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 · 219 days ago
On their P14s Gen 5 AMD it is the first ThinkPad where they had to swap the Ctrl and Fn keys in BIOS, which they strongly dislike.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 219 days ago
Had to readjust to the Ctrl and Fn placement on their P14s G5 but finds it better since they type on many other computers.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 220 days ago
Owns the 2025 G16 with RTX 5070 Ti, no BSOD. Poor 1% lows were fixed with a driver update.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 220 days ago
Loves their 2025 Strix G16 with Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5070 Ti and 32GB RAM.
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/ASUSROG · 221 days ago
Owns the 2025 G16 with the RTX 5070 8GB and says it is really good.
Reddit · r/ASUSROG · 221 days ago
Bought the 2025 Intel G16 with RTX 5080 in July 2025. One BSOD fixed by NVIDIA drivers, otherwise no major problems and silent mode runs with almost no fan noise.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 221 days ago
Uses the RTX 4060 Legion 5i for work with many tabs and desktops plus some ComfyUI and Blender. Even after tuning, opening a PDF feels slow for the hardware.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 221 days ago
Owns the same hardware and finds PDFs and general use seamless even on battery. With battery optimization and moderate undervolting there is no lag.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 224 days ago
Owns a P1 Gen 7 and prefers Windows over a MacBook Air for work, but would not pay current prices for a P1.
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/laptops · 230 days ago
Loves it most of the time and finds the performance great, but has regular crashes in Java games like Minecraft that they blame on the Intel CPU despite undervolting and BIOS updates.
Reddit · r/laptops · 232 days ago
On the Ryzen 7 250 and RTX 5060 LOQ, iGPU-only mode gets around 4 hours or a bit more of light use.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 232 days ago
Has had the 32GB/1TB model for about five months and loves it: powerful, clean looking, handles ray traced Blender renders, great screen and good battery for general use. Only caveat is the screen resolution being high for the 5060.
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/laptops · 234 days ago
Owns the Laptop Studio 2 with an i7 13th gen and RTX 4060 and notes it is not lightweight.
Reddit · r/laptops · 234 days ago
Owns a P1 Gen 6 and finds it fairly portable.
Reddit · r/GamingLaptops · 235 days ago
Bought the Ryzen 7 250 and RTX 5060 LOQ; high performance mode gets very hot, so they avoid using its full power in hopes it lasts years.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 235 days ago
Owned a P1 Gen 7 with the 135H and no dGPU and found the fans quieter than other reports claim, apart from a distinctive high-pitched tone at idle fan speeds.
Reddit · r/thinkpad · 236 days ago
Bought the IPS version of the P1 Gen 8 and finds the screen looks really good for video, with no flickering on the 60Hz panel.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 239 days ago
Has used the 16IRX9 for over a year, bought at Best Buy on discount, and found it an excellent laptop with zero issues.
Reddit · r/LenovoLegion · 240 days ago
Bought a near-new Pro 7i with RTX 5070 Ti that shut down in games; the heatsink was not screwed down, and after a motherboard and heatsink swap it runs fine, though scratched and with higher temps at first.