Announced at CES 2022 and available in May, Lenovo’s ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 uses a 17.3-inch 21:10 screen and an 8-inch touchscreen. Lenovo is targeting businesses in the creative field and SMEs.
The return of the ultrawide
The ThinkBook Plus Gen 3’s ultrawide screen has 3072 x 1440 resolution, at a120 Hz refresh rate, with up to 400 nits of brightness, and a 100 percent DCI-P3 color claim, making it suited to creative work. The wider screen will make pinning windows more user-friendly and will take advantage of Windows 11’s new productivity features. Thanks to a minimal, thin design, the laptop is only 16.14 inches wide, despite the addition of a secondary touchscreen.
LCD touchscreen
The 8-inch touchscreen on the right side of the keyboard will allow users additional screen real estate and can be used with a stylus. The 800 x 1280 LCD could potentially be used to run calculator, notepad, and calendar programs, or to display a live feed or Photoshop shortcuts. The screen can also be used to mirror the user’s smartphone screen.
Lenovo’s ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 houses a 12th Gen Intel Core I-series CPU, 32GB of dual-channel LPDDR5 RAM, and 2TB of PCIe 4.0 SSD storage. In terms of connectivity, the laptop features USB-C ports, including one Thunderbolt 4, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, and an audio jack.
The laptop will be priced at USD 1,399 and will be available in May.
Lenovo recently launched the a portable ThinkVision monitor aimed at hybrid workers.
