The ThinkBook line has type of grow to be Lenovo’s de facto testing floor for far-out concepts and bold ideas. See the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable we noticed only a couple months in the past at CES. However at MWC 2025, the corporate is pushing issues additional than ever by way of the brand new ThinkBook 16p Gen 6 and 4 of its show equipment — which vary from sensible add-ons to one thing that’s extra like a Tamagotchi.
The ThinkBook 16P powering all of Lenovo’s loopy idea equipment isn’t all that totally different from the corporate's earlier 16-inch workstations. It sports activities as much as an Intel Core Extremely 9 2785HX chip with as a lot as 64GB of RAM, 2TB of PCIe storage and an NVIDIA RTX 5070 GPU. You get the selection of both a 3.2K IPS show with a 165Hz refresh charge or a barely lower-res 2.5K IPS panel with a sooner 240Hz refresh. There’s additionally loads of connectivity together with twin Thunderbolt 4 ports, three USB-A jacks, a full-size HDMI 2.1 and a card reader.
One fascinating addition is that Lenovo included a discrete NPU (separate from its essential chip) that provides as much as 32 TOPS of further efficiency. This could present a pleasant enhance, notably for anybody who must run demanding AI duties domestically. That stated, for the remainder of us lay people, it’s largely pointless.
Nevertheless, the actual spectacle is Lenovo’s assortment of equipment. All of them hook up with the ThinkBook 16P utilizing the corporate’s Magic Bay docking system, which was first launched to this product household a couple generations ago. For individuals who always yearn for additional house to multitask whereas touring, Lenovo has two add-ons to select from. The Magic Bay 2nd Show Idea is a small 8-inch display screen that attaches magnetically to the ThinkBook 16P. It may be used merely as an exterior monitor or as an AI dashboard that shows widgets, messaging apps and different instruments.
On the flipside, the Magic Bay Twin Show Idea provides not one however two further 13.3-inch panels that flank the pocket book’s major display screen, providing you with an enormous quantity of actual property for just about something. Along with utilizing the laptop computer’s mounting system, this prototype additionally contains a built-in kickstand to assist preserve the entire contraption secure. That is vital as a result of whereas it’s slightly difficult in comparison with most equipment, when you get all the things arrange, it actually does a great job of recreating the multi-monitor workstations individuals have at residence or of their workplace.
As for Lenovo’s remaining two ideas, they’re so new the corporate wasn’t capable of present them off throughout my preview session. The Tiko Professional Idea seems to be like an much more streamlined tackle 2nd Show, because it’s a slim panel with an extra-wide side ratio that’s meant to sit down throughout the highest of the laptop computer’s show, type of like an exterior notification shade. In the meantime, the non-pro Tiko Idea is a round display screen that homes an AI companion with its personal set of emoji-based faces, gesture-based responses and extra.
In case that’s not sufficient, Lenovo even teased a cat-themed headband that provides little ears to your robotic good friend. At this level, chances are you’ll be asking how the Tiko is meant to extend your productiveness? And for that, I can solely guess that having a pleasant face round would possibly enhance your temper and thus enhance your productiveness. Or on the very least, it could possibly be a extra charming manner of seeing stuff like Slack reactions. Truthfully, I do not know, and I’m undecided Lenovo does both.
Now I’ve to emphasize once more that each one of those equipment are ideas, so there’s no assure that they’ll ever formally go on sale. Lenovo says they’re merely prototypes meant to assist broaden and discover how its Magic Bay docking system could possibly be used sooner or later. However in a time when so many PC makers appear to be having hassle pondering up methods to innovate, it’s clear Lenovo isn’t being shy about pondering exterior the field.
Sadly, the ThinkBook 16P Gen 6 will not be slated to be accessible in North America, however for these in Europe and Asia, preserve an eye fixed out for it to go on sale someday this spring or summer time.
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