Lenovo announces 'ThinkBook Plus Gen 6,' the world's first notebook PC with a rollable display that stretches from 14 inches to 16.7 inches
At CES 2025, the world's largest consumer electronics trade fair to be held from January 8 to 11, 2025, PC manufacturer Lenovo announced the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6, a rollable laptop. The main feature of the device is that the 14-inch screen can be expanded to 16.7 inches by vertically stretching the rollable OLED display.
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You can see what kind of PC ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 is by watching the movie below.
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This is the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6.
The screen is 14 inches diagonally with a resolution of 2000 x 1600 pixels, expanding to a maximum of 16.7 inches diagonally with a resolution of 2000 x 2350 pixels. The display is a foldable flexible OLED display that can be rolled up and down by a motor built into the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6.
This is what it looks like from the side. When folded, it is 0.78 inches (about 1.98 cm) thick and weighs 3.73 pounds (about 1.7 kg), which is a bit heavy for a 14-inch laptop.
To zoom in or out on the screen, just press the buttons on the keyboard.
You can also zoom in and out of the screen using gestures using the webcam on the front.
The following movie taken by The Verge, an IT news site, gives a good idea of how the screen of the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 works. According to The Verge, it takes about 10 seconds to zoom in and out of the screen, and although the operating noise is not that loud, in a quiet environment it is noisy enough to attract attention from those around you.
The ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 is equipped with an Intel Core Ultra processor (Series 2).
In addition to being compatible with Copilot+ PC, it also comes equipped with Lenovo's proprietary '
It has two USB-C ports that support Thunderbolt 4. It does not have a card reader, and it does not have an HDMI port for external output.
'The ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 has been thoroughly tested and is rated to withstand at least 30,000 lid hinge openings and 20,000 screen roll-ups,' said Lenovo product marketing director Drupad Kandi. The ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 will be available in the first quarter of 2025 (January to March) with a starting price of $3,499 (approximately 553,000 yen).
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