CES 2021: Lenovo Adds Four New ThinkBook Models Aimed At Remote Workers

Lenovo has announced a suite of new notebooks in its popular ThinkBook series, aimed squarely at remote workers in small and medium businesses.

The Chinese-owned brand has significantly upgraded the ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i in almost every area, including a larger display, faster performance and a thinner skeleton.

The ThinkBook Plus Gen2 i has a 2560×1600 resolution, is only 13.9mm thick and at an ultra-light 1.3kg.

It also boasts a virtually edge-to-edge screen experience with the addition of tough interaction and a garaged pen. Connectivity for this notebook includes Thunderbolt 4 ports and Wi-Fi 6.

The ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i will be available in Australia and New Zealand from May 2021, local pricing to be confirmed.

ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i

Next up in this series is the compact ThinkBook 13x i, a slim, 13-inch business laptop which is only 12.9mm thin and weighs a light 1.2kg.

It shares all of the same features as the Plus Gen 2 i, including Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos and Thunderbolt 4 ports.

Designed on Intel Evo platform and powered by low power 11th Gen Intel Core Processors, ThinkBook Plus Gen 2 i and 13x i can deliver excellent speed and intelligence while maintaining outstanding battery life.

Adding Wi-Fi 6, fast speed wireless LAN and a 53-watt hour battery means users can adapt to most situations in and out of their primary workspaces.

ThinkBook 13x i will be available in Australia and New Zealand from July 2021, local pricing to be confirmed.

ThinkBook 13x i

Lenovo is also adding the ThinkBook 14p and 16p Gen 2, which will appeal to power users who desire performance models with professional display quality, fast memory and high-speed connectivity.

Users will enjoy video conferencing optimised laptops through the optional Full HD webcam protected by ThinkShutter physical covers, a larger Touchpad and a comfortable ambient light sensing backlit keyboard that includes quick access conference calling keys.

ThinkBook 14p is thin and light (16.9mm and 1.4kg) and can be configured with up to 14-inch 2.8K OLED display with VESA® DisplayHDR™ True Black standard.

ThinkBook 16p will be available with optional next generation NVIDIA GeForce RTX Laptop GPU to complement AMD Ryzen processing power and deliver a high-performance laptop with a 16-inch 2560×1600 display that can accelerate creative work including ray tracing, AI and high-resolution video.

The 14p and 16p models will be available in Australia and New Zealand from June 2021, with local pricing to be confirmed.

ThinkBook 16p Gen 2