Lenovo’s new ThinkPads feature Ryzen 5000 chips and 16:10 displays

Lenovo has announced a number of updates to its ThinkPad lineup. We’re getting upgrades to the lightweight ThinkPad X13 and convertible X13 Yoga, as well as the high-end T-series, budget-friendly L-series, and P-series of mobile workstations.

The biggest news is that all of these models had specification issues. 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 options for Wi-Fi 6E on Intel systems and Wi-Fi 6 for AMD systems. Some models also support 5G.

The news that excites me the most is that the X13 i (Intel), X13 (AMD) and X13 Yoga (Intel) receive 16:10 screens. All manufacturers have opted for taller screens for business and productivity laptops. They give you more room for multitasking and less need to scroll and zoom out. There’s also a new Dolby Audio speaker system with user-facing speakers on the X13 – they pulled from below on previous models.

The updated T series (including T14 i, T14 i and T15 with Intel and T14 and T14 with AMD), L series (including L14 and L15 with AMD and L14 i and L15 i with Intel) , and the P series (including the P14, P14 i and P15) include all new chips. The models also feature new security options, including Match-on-Chip fingerprint readers; some Intel systems, including the T14 i and X13 i, have human presence detection sensors.

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Pricing and availability are a bit confusing so please indulge me. It looks like most Intel models are coming in March, while AMD models are coming in May. X13 Yoga is the exception – it’s coming in April. The T-Series starts at $ 1,159 (for the T14), the L-Series starts at $ 689 (for both models), and the P-Series starts at $ 13,169 (for the P14s). The X13 starts at $ 1,139 (for the AMD model) and the X13 Yoga starts at $ 1,379.