Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 3 has no offer that ships to you today, so there is no gap to state.
Over the 2 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 was the cheaper one on 2 of 2 days, by €284 to €284, 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 P1 Gen 3€723 now
- Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2€307 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 3
- no offer
- Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2
- no offer
Every week, as a table
| Week | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2026 | €329 | |
| 14 September 2026 | €723 | €307 |
| 21 September 2026 | €307 | |
| 28 September 2026 | €307 | |
| 5 October 2026 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 3 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop. “Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes”wiki.archlinux.org, checked 6 September 2026. | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “The wireless network driver isn’t native to the Ubuntu Linux 18.04 kernel. Therefore, the wireless device will not work following the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS installation by default.”download.lenovo.com, checked 6 September 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM can be upgraded. “There are two slots for RAM and two for M.2 SSDs, as well as access to the WiFi/WWAN and the 4 cell Li-Polymer 80Wh battery, though this is quite fiddly to replace.”develop3d.com, checked 6 September 2026. | The RAM can be upgraded. “The bottom panel can be removed with seven Philips-head screws. This will give you access to the internals, where you can swap out things like the RAM, SSD, speakers, and more.”neowin.net, checked 6 September 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen well. “The trackpad is quite good, and the 4k screen is beautiful, if slightly dark under bright room light conditions.”pcper.com, checked 6 September 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen well. “To be clear, I'll always choose OLED over anything else. It gives you true blacks and vibrant colors, and it's always just such a pleasure to use.”neowin.net, checked 6 September 2026. |
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