ThinkPad X280

Lenovo

ThinkPad X280

37 positive 0 neutral 16 negative

Based on 53 Reddit mentions

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Which Thinkpad is arguably the worst?

The PSREF says otherwise when it comes to CPU options (reason we often suggest i5-8250U or better): https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_X280/ThinkPad_X280_Spec.pdf

Anomaly08 in r/thinkpad

September 29, 2025 10:21 AM

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Laptop for lil bro

The Lenovo ThinkPad X280 - i5-8350U · UHD Graphics 620 · 12.5”, HD (1366 x 768), TN · 256GB SSD · 8GB RAM · Windows 10 Pro | LaptopMedia.com will run any mainstream distribution. I would consider the distribution you currently use (since you will become your brother's help desk), but if you think th

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tomscharbach in r/linux4noobs

July 3, 2025 3:15 PM

5

Студенты ИТ: какими ноутбуками вы реально пользуетесь?

Взял бу МакБук м2 про 16гб за 80кв почти новом состоянии - не могу нарадоваться. Все тянет, экран я не видел лучше, заряд очень долго держит. До этого был lenovo IdeaPad 3 - петли сломались до мяса, пластик покрошился, некоторые клавиши не работали. В сервисе сказали, что это уже не починить, и что

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Federal_Tradition165 in r/FreeAsk

April 17, 2026 6:24 PM

1

Serious question: are ThinkPad users intellectually superior or just louder?

Yes, i was also working on HP and Dell as well as Thinkpad. Tbh all are okey for work. If one likes the work the hardware is secondary. But i can see the differences too. My 17 years old Lenovo G550 is waaaay nicer build than my 13 years old Dell which got sticky plastic syndrom, even if it is faste

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Mean-Mammoth-649 in r/thinkpad

January 20, 2026 4:44 PM

1

Looking for a compact thinkpad !

To be honest, +1 on going for X280 or newer. I wouldn't personally try to daily 7th gen or older (as in X270) at this point. Unfortunately Lenovo gave up on 12-inch machines at that time. That's roughly when Dell's newest 12-inch Latitudes (5290, 7290) were also shipped as well, with that form facto

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Cory5413 in r/thinkpad

February 12, 2026 2:01 AM

1

Why does everybody hate on the x280? I really want one.

drosseln halt auch ! Ich hatte einen aber nie wieder nein danke https://www.notebookcheck.com/Test-Lenovo-ThinkPad-X280-i5-8250U-FHD-Laptop.284752.0.html Pro + hochwertiges & leichtes Gehäuse + exzellente ThinkPad-Eingabegeräte + verbesserte Wartbarkeit + mattes IPS-Display mit über 300 cd/m² + Gehä

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Ambitious_Proposal86 in r/thinkpad

March 23, 2026 8:09 AM

1

P53 idle wattage...

it all started here 8 months ago when I wanted a 2nd light laptop for email/office/browsing with long battery life (overkill and unpractical to use the P16 for that) : https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/1kvt3yi/p16_vs_x280_why_is_the_p16_so_inefficient/ I have tested: X280, X390, X13 Gen 1 AMD, X13

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erparucca in r/thinkpad

January 24, 2026 11:51 PM

1

Looking for refurbished travel Thinkpad

X290/280 are gonna be nearly identical, if they both exist. They're both intel 8th gen systems and they're both 12/12.5-inch systems. They might even literally share a motherboard. X290 will use second-wave 8th gen CPUs, the ones with "5" at the end, otherwise they should perform identically. X390 w

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Cory5413 in r/thinkpad

January 22, 2026 3:48 AM

1

X230 successor?

Hmm. To the extent possible I tend to recommend quad-core, 16gb of ram and an SSD as a baseline these days. There are actually X280s with 16GB of ram for under $200, as an example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/366251601380 My Dell comparable was gonna be https://www.ebay.com/itm/236634809523 (1x sodimm

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Cory5413 in r/thinkpad

March 19, 2026 2:41 AM

1

Need help deciding on a second hand ThinkPad

I’d toss up between the T480s and X280, although I’m not sure what other specs they have (display would be my primary concern as the X280 has a much lower base resolution at only 768p.. Some older AMD SKUs may also fall into this margin, these might offer a decent performance point for your stated u

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natusw in r/thinkpad

May 20, 2025 5:37 AM

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