Lenovo
ThinkPad P53
Based on 35 Reddit mentions
$1699.00
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Considering buying a P53
I bought the Lenovo ThinkPad P53 in this constallation --> i7-9850H 32GB 512GB SSD NVIDIA RTX3000. Strong points are: The Notebook is powerful and durable. I can have multiple programms open without problems and the baby of a friend at some point walked on top of the Notebook (it was closed) and not
...Uebercombo in r/thinkpad
May 14, 2026 8:45 PM
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The T480 was the best thing I've ever bought in my life. (no joke)
My p53 with the RTX 4000 is the best purchase I made. it repalced my p53 with the t2000, whcih replaced my p52 with the p1000, which replaced my p50. Having a numpad is a HUGE must for me when travelling. Moving my 128 GB RAM and my multiple m.2 ssd's between these made it worth it. Do I need 128 GB
...Bolinious in r/thinkpad
April 20, 2026 1:58 AM
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my first ThinkPad and yes I read the wiki
Upgrade the Thunderbolt firmware. It may still have one affected by the bug that’s causing self destruction. https://support.lenovo.com/de/de/solutions/ht508988-critical-intel-thunderbolt-software-and-firmware-updates-thinkpad Even if it is not listed as an affected device, we hade some P53 that got
...Fn00rd in r/thinkpad
January 17, 2026 11:29 PM
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Help me (&wife) consider, How strong is your thinkpad? How long does it last?
When it was overheating while gaming I used it to keep my tea warm. Took it with random stuff in a bag at rush hours regularly. People are joking that with typical thinkpad you can hammer nails to the wall. The chonkier ones have very solid metal frame inside while the lighter ones have either a lig
...Major-Tomato2918 in r/thinkpad
November 6, 2025 8:32 AM
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Cleaning fans of P53
it took me around 2-3 hours, only to find out one of the screws on the hinge is stripped so I can not proceed anymore. just reaching the fan is so convoluted, you have to go through a lot. https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/ht509006-removal-and-replacement-videos-thinkpad-p53-20qn-20qq You h
...Just-Signal2379 in r/thinkpad
November 7, 2025 8:46 PM
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P53 is worth it
Let me put it this way: P53 should be sufficiently fast for the vast majority of engineering projects to be conducted on your personal machine; for anything that requires more computing power, you will most likely have access to a company/school workstation. Importantly, P53 is the last solidly buil
...FurryTabbyTomcat in r/thinkpad
January 11, 2026 5:13 PM
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laptop questions
I would suggest a used business class laptop. You can get them significantly cheaper than new and they'll run most games and software. The Lenovo Thinkpad P53, for example, has a graphics card (NVIDIA Quadro series) so it'll run games. The quado series is more for AutoCAD and rendering, but it'll ru
...Pale-Folklore in r/computerhelp
March 28, 2026 1:38 AM
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