Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 review rating, Digi Mart USA News: Notebookcheck has named the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 its best-rated 2026 ThinkPad laptop in its own testing. The publication says the 16-inch workstation achieved a rating of 90.7 percent, which rounds to 91 percent in its rating system.
None of the 2026 ThinkPad models Notebookcheck tested exceeded 90 percent before this result. The ThinkPad X9-15p, at 89.9 percent, had held the top position until the P1 Gen 9 was reviewed.
Notebookcheck says ThinkPad laptops generally score well thanks to strong input devices, many ports, security features, repairability and upgradeability.
According to the review, the P1 Gen 9 stands out for its premium metal chassis and input devices, which the publication describes as probably the best in the ThinkPad series. Its keyboard, large haptic touchpad and TrackPoint are cited as areas where it outperforms the X9-15p.
Notebookcheck also highlights its upgradeability, including two M.2 2280 SSD slots and upgradeable LPCAMM2 memory.
Notebookcheck says the laptop has few real weaknesses and offers strong performance and battery life for a Panther Lake H-class workstation with dedicated Nvidia graphics. The review notes that temperatures under load can be high and that the stock screen is fairly plain.
The main drawback, according to the publication, is price: it currently starts at around €4,000 in Germany.
