With hybrid workers in mind, the AMD and Windows 11 laptops, ThinkPad Z13 Gen 2 and ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2, come with AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs with Radeon 700M series graphics, up to 64GB dual-channel RAM and up to 2TB PCIe SSD. Also: Sustainability and net zero: The path Lenovo is taking These devices will be available over summer from €1,649 and €2,249, respectively. Lenovo unveiled the first generation of its AMD-only ThinkPad Z13 and ThinkPad Z16 in January 2022. On the Intel side, Lenovo has announced the ThinkPad X13 Gen 4 and ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 4, featuring 13th Generation Intel Core processors with integrated Intel Iris X graphics. The X13 Gen 4 can also be ordered with AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors, with AMD Radeon 700M series graphics. The new laptops will be available from July starting at €1,190 and €1,290, respectively. Down at the lower price end of the spectrum comes a new Chromebook, the IdeaPad Slim 3 from €349, and the detachable Windows 11 IdeaPad Duet 3i from €449. The IdeaPad Duet 3i can move between laptop, tablet, and pen modes. It features an 11.5-inch screen and sports a 5 megapixel (MP) front camera and 8MP rear webcam. It’s got an Intel N-series Celeron processor, supports Wi-Fi 6, and offers a battery life of 8.5 hours, while the rapid-charge boost offers two hours of use on a 15-minute charge. Lenovo’s new 14-inch IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook comes with a MediaTek Kompanio 500 series processor. It has a full HD touchscreen and weighs 1.3kg (2.9 pounds), and sports a battery life of 13.5 hours. It has a Type-C port, an FHD webcam with physical shutter, and a dedicated mute key. It’s available from May. Chromebook shipments have tanked after a burst during the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, with Lenovo, Dell, HP, and Acer all seeing double-digit declines in shipments. Only six million Chromebooks shipped in Q2 2022, down from 12.3 million a year earlier. Lenovo was the third largest vendor of Chromebooks and saw shipments decline 54% year on year to 1.2 million. Finally, Lenovo announced the fourth generation of its “workhorse” ThinkPad T14s, T14 and second-generation T16 laptops, and the fourth-generation ThinkPad L13, L13 Yoga, L14, and L15. Also: Tech for a sustainable future: The challenges and opportunities ahead The ThinkPad T14s, T14 and T16 start from €1,590, €1,345 and €1,390, respectively, and will be available from July. The ThinkPad L13 and L13 Yoga will be available in April from €839 and €980, respectively. Lenovo is trying to make its laptops less detrimental to the environment by using more recycled materials and post-consumer content (PCC) plastic. It aims to integrate post-consumer recycled content in all of its PC products by 2025.
