Lenovo announced its thinnest 2-in-1 at CES 2021, the ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga

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Lenovo’s high-end ThinkPad X1 laptops have been a highlight of its CES announcements for years now and it continues with CES 2021 despite being virtual. PC maker rolls out two new models and two updates to its ThinkPad X1 line, joining the fold X1 and X1 Nano released late last year, which is the lightest ThinkPad around at 1.99 pounds (907 grams).

The main draw for this year’s announcements is the ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga, which Lenovo says is its thinnest ThinkPad ever at just over 11mm (0.4 inch). It also weighs only 1.2 kg (2.5 pounds). The convertible two-in-one has a 13.5-inch 2K 450 nits display with a 3: 2 aspect ratio (which I see a lot more on business laptops, with 16:10 screens).

Besides its slender construction and titanium coating, the two-in-one has an infrared camera for contactless connections as well as a fingerprint reader and is 5G ready. It should be available to order later this month starting at $ 1,899, which roughly equates to AU $ 2,460 and £ 1,400.

The all-new ThinkPad X12 Detachable, a 12.3-inch tablet with a removable backlit keyboard, joins the X1 Titanium. It also has a 3: 2 aspect ratio and is designed to withstand extreme heat and cold, dust, drops, spills and impacts. It is also 5G ready, which makes it a very good option for commercial use in the field.

Lenovo also updated its ThinkPad X1 Carbon and X1 Yoga, moving them both to 16: 10 aspect ratio displays with low blue light and built-in fingerprint readers on the power buttons (which I did ‘hope will appear on the next Yoga 9 models). And, like the others, there is an optional 5G wireless connection.

All of these run on 11th Gen Intel processors and are part of the chipmaker’s Evo platform, which lets you know you’re going to get a laptop that will meet real-world mobile performance goals like a long time. excellent battery life, wireless and an instant-on work experience.