Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen1 is €56 cheaper today, 30% below the other.
Over the 29 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen1 was the cheaper one on 29 of 29 days, by €19 to €56, a gap wide enough to decide on by itself.
Linux support is the only difference this site has found between them.
Price history: the lowest price we saw each week
- Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2€181 now
- Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen1€132 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2Online Used Laptops
- €181
- Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen1Online Used Laptops
- €132
Every week, as a table
| Week | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen1 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2026 | €273 | |
| 31 August 2026 | €273 | |
| 7 September 2026 | €194 | €141 |
| 14 September 2026 | €181 | €132 |
| 21 September 2026 | €181 | €132 |
| 28 September 2026 | €181 | €132 |
| 5 October 2026 | €181 | €132 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen1 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop. “Yes”wiki.archlinux.org, checked 6 September 2026. | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “Even when Lenovo Thinkpad E14 series are friendly with Linux, there are some tweaks you'll need to do in order make your Linux distro fully compatible with your hardware (check above table). So make sure to see those post installation steps.”github.com, checked 22 September 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM can be upgraded. “One memory soldered to systemboard, one DDR4 SO-DIMM slot, dual-channel capable”psref.lenovo.com, checked 6 September 2026. | The RAM can be upgraded. “RAM upgradability has also been restricted: Instead of two SO-DIMM slots and up to 64 GB dual-channel memory, the E14 only offers a single RAM slot with up to 32 GB single-channel memory.”notebookcheck.net, checked 22 September 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen poorly. “This panel cannot be used for serious photo-editing, as many colors are simply displayed wrong.”notebookcheck.net, checked 6 September 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen poorly. “The screen is poorly calibrated at the factory and the color deviations are high.”notebookcheck.net, checked 22 September 2026. |
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