Why I recommend this budget Lenovo ThinkPad over laptops that cost twice as much
Published on: 2025-09-13 20:00:00
ZDNET's key takeaways The Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 6 is available now starting at $839.
It's a solid budget business laptop with a wide range of configurations.
The display and webcam might not be good enough for most users, and opting for higher-end hardware can nearly double the price $950.25 at Amazon $1,139 at B&H Photo-Video more buying choices
On the surface, Lenovo's sixth-generation ThinkPad E14 doesn't look much different from the previous model; it's a quintessential ThinkPad with the familiar red TrackPoint button and left/right mouse buttons above the trackpad in a compact, matte black chassis.
The E14 is a budget productivity laptop with a focused use case: the office. It brings many of the ThinkPad's unique features but keeps the hardware on the modest end, making it a solid workhorse for most workflows and a reliable laptop for teams that don't need high-powered, specialized devices.
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