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Lenovo announced over a dozen computers today at CES, including laptops, desktops, all-in-one PCs, minis, and, as to be expected, some wild proof of concepts. If you anticipated more rollable displays, you'd be right -- following up with last year's rollable ThinkBook Plus Gen 6, Lenovo is taking the idea and running with it with a new ThinkBook concept, but I'll be honest, that isn't even what I'm most excited about.
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We've got a redesigned ThinkPad X1 Carbon, both a horizontal and vertical rollable, and a new thin and (very) light 14-incher, along with some refreshes to the Yoga 9i Pro, one of my favorite 16-inch laptops from last year. All in all, it's shaping up to be an exciting year for Lenovo, here's a summary of what was announced.
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition
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One of the most exciting themes at CES this year is repairability. We're seeing improvements across the board from manufacturers, most making incremental -- but important -- strides that empower consumers to repair and replace parts themselves.
Lenovo went a step further, however, with a full-on internal redesign. One of the most exciting laptops Lenovo announced is the 14th-generation ThinkPad X1 Carbon Aura Edition. On the surface, it retains the ThinkPad aesthetic, but the big changes here are under the surface.
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The X1 Carbon uses Lenovo's new "space frame" design, which includes hardware components on both sides of the motherboard. For one, this packs more into a smaller space, but it also enables easier part replacement, including USB ports, the battery, keyboard, speakers, and fans, even earning a repairability score of 9 out of 10 from iFixit. That alone is commendable.
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