Is Lenovo going to release new laptops?
must read Remote-working job surveillance is on the rise. For some, the impact could be devastating Part of a ZDNet Special Feature: CES 2021: The Big Trends for Business CES 2021: Lenovo announces slew of next-gen Ryzen-powered laptopsIt also unveiled a new pair of smart glasses designed for improving collaboration at both office and industrial settings. Show Written by Campbell Kwan, Journalist Campbell Kwan Journalist Campbell is a journalist for ZDNet, covering technology's impact across the gamut of government, law, and regulation. on January 13, 2021 | Topic: CES 2021: The Big Trends for Business At CES 2021, Lenovo has unveiled a slew of laptops that utilise AMD's next-generation mobile Ryzen processors, including three new gaming laptops from its Legion gaming product line and two ThinkBook laptops. Meanwhile, the Legion 7 Slim has a 15.6-inch FHD IPS display, weighs 1.9kg, and can come with 32GB Ram and 2TB of storage. The Legion 7 Slim also has a holographic hinge that provides information about the laptop's system settings. The two ThinkBook devices that will also use AMD Ryzen mobile processors, the ThinkBook 14p and ThinkBook 16p, are second-generation updates to models released last year and share the same specs for the large part, such as Nvidia discrete mobile graphics and a 1080p webcam. Lenovo has not yet revealed which Ryzen chips will be used. A third ThinkBook device, called the ThinkBook Plus Gen 2i, was also unveiled at CES 2021. The ThinkBook Plus Gen 2i is an "edge-to-edge" 12-inch e-ink laptop that can last up to 24 hours and has a 68% screen-to-body ratio. Other hardware specs for the e-ink device are that it sports an Intel Evo chipset, four Thunderbolt ports, Wi-Fi 6 capability, and can come with an optional wireless charging pad. It is also available with an LCD display, which Lenovo said has 15 hours of battery life. Ahead of CES 2021, Lenovo unveiled the IdeaPad 5G, designed for everyday consumers, which it touted could provide up to 20 hours of battery. It is a 14-inch clamshell laptop, weighs 1.2kg, and uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8CX processor. As its name suggests, the IdeaPad 5G is 5G-capable. It uses the sub-6GhZ 5G standards, however, and is not capable of providing mmWave speeds. The Chinese company also released an all-in-one desktop and tablet, which are called the Yoga AIO 7 and Tab P11, respectively, along with various refreshesto its ThinkPad line of devices. The Yoga AIO 7 is an AMD H processor-driven, all-in-one desktop that has a rotatable display so users can view content in either portrait or landscape. Pricing will start from $1,600. Related Coverage
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