Lenovo’s new ThinkPads have Ryzen 5000 chips and 16:10 screens

Lenovo has announced a number of updates to the ThinkPad line. We get upgrades to lightweight ThinkPad X13 and convertible X13 Yoga, in addition to the exclusive T-series, the budget-oriented L-series and the P-series with mobile workstations.

The biggest news is that all of these models have received specific shocks. Each series includes models with AMD’s Ryzen 5000 mobile processors as well as Intel’s 11th generation vPro chips. They also get connectivity upgrades, including some Wi-Fi 6E options on Intel systems and Wi-Fi 6 for AMDs. Some models also support 5G.

The news I personally am most excited about is that the X1

3 in (Intel), X13 (AMD) and X13 Yoga (Intel) get 16:10 screens. Manufacturers across the board have switched to higher screens for business and productivity books. They give you more space for multitasking and less need to scroll and zoom out. There’s also a new Dolby Audio speaker system with user-facing X13 speakers – they beat previous models.

The updated T series (including T14s i, T14 i and T15 with Intel and T14s and T14 with AMD), the L series (including L14 and L15 with AMD and L14 i and L15 i with Intel), and the P series (included P14s, P14s i and P15s) all also include the new chips. The models also have new security options, including Match-on-Chip fingerprint readers; Some Intel systems, including the T14s i and X13 i, have human presence detection sensors.

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Prices and availability are a bit confusing, so please contact me. It looks like most Intel models will arrive in March, while AMD models will arrive in May. X13 Yoga is the exception – it comes in April. The T-Series starts at $ 1,159 (for T14), the L-Series starts at $ 689 (for both models), and the P-Series starts at $ 13169 (for P14s). The X13 starts at $ 1,139 (for the AMD model) and the X13 Yoga starts at $ 1,379.