CES 2020: Lenovo Announces New ThinkPad Laptops and More
Jan. 4, 2020ThinkPad X1 Carbon and ThinkPad X1 Yoga
The new8th-generation X1 Carbonand5th-generation X1 Yogashare their chassis with their immediate predecessors, but come with some new hardware, including a new keyboard and support for theWi-Fi 6 standardthat was announced late last year. The high-end models also have a new security feature called ‘ThinkPad PrivacyAlert’ that will warn users when someone is staring at their screen.Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
Under the hood, both the Carbon and Yoga lineups are powered by Intel’s10th-gen Core ‘Comet Lake’ processorswith up to six cores. Alongside that, the devices come with 16GB of LPDDR3 memory and up to 2TB of SSD storage. Alongside all that, Lenovo is also offering the option of a new Full-HD display with a maximum brightness of 500 nits. Both lineups sport the same 51Wh battery that offers 10–15 hours of battery life in the Yoga and 10–18 hours of usage on the Carbon depending on configuration.Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga
In addition to the PCs, Lenovo has also announced new peripherals, including the latest iteration of itsThinkPoint Keyboardthat is now available as a standalone device with Bluetooth support. The bluetooth keyboard is said to offer up to two months of battery life and charges via a USB Type-C port. It also uses Microsoft Swift Pair to connect to any Windows 10 device.Lenovo ThinkPoint Keyboard
Another new announcement is the34-inch ThinkVision T34w-20 curved monitorthat comes with 3440×1440 pixel resolution, 350 nits maximum brightness, 178°/178° horizontal/vertical viewing angles, a 60Hz refresh rate and a 6ms response time. The company also claims that the panel can reproduce 99 percent of the sRGB color gamut. Connectivity options include a DisplayPort 1.2, a HDMI 2.0, a USB Type-C port with 75W power delivery and a quad-port USB 3.0 hub. The ThinkVision T34w-20 display will go on sale in March for $799.Lenovo ThinkVision Monitor
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