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I tried Lenovo's modular ThinkBook laptop, and it's a concept I'd actually root for

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Lenovo unveiled a modular proof of concept ThinkBook at Mobile World Congress 2026.

It features a detachable dual screen and keyboard, and swappable ports.

While it's still in development, it feels like Lenovo is close to a completed product.

Lenovo has been flexing some serious conceptual muscle with its proof of concept PCs. Last year, I tested the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 rollable and found it's 17-inch rollable screen surprisingly practical -- if not perfectly polished.

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Now at Mobile World Congress, Lenovo just unveiled a concept that's even more ambitious: the ThinkBook Modular AI PC, a dual-screen laptop with a detachable display, keyboard, and mix-and-match I/O ports for a fully customizable workstation that shapeshifts into a number of configurations.

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