Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 1 is €3 cheaper today, 1% below the other.
Over the 29 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 was the cheaper one on 19 of 29 days, by €4 to €4, and the two stayed close enough that either price is fair.
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 Gen 1€185 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2Online Used Laptops
- €181
- Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 1Online Used Laptops
- €185
Every week, as a table
| Week | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2026 | €273 | |
| 31 August 2026 | €273 | |
| 7 September 2026 | €194 | €174 |
| 14 September 2026 | €181 | €174 |
| 21 September 2026 | €181 | €185 |
| 28 September 2026 | €181 | €185 |
| 5 October 2026 | €181 | €185 |
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 Gen 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop. “Yes”wiki.archlinux.org, checked 6 September 2026. | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “horrible lenovo throttling DOES affect the Lenovo E14 in linux erpalma's workaround (lenovo_fix / throttled) works adequately”thinkwiki.org, checked 6 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. “only one slot! for god only knows why! 16GB works fine”thinkwiki.org, checked 6 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. “Other negatives include the short 12 months of warranty and the screen, which has a bad color-gamut coverage.”notebookcheck.net, checked 6 September 2026. |
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 and Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 1Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 and Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 1 each have a page of their own.