I tested Lenovo's budget ThinkPad, and it's a no-frills workhorse ready for the workday
Published on: 2025-04-25 10:35:00
ZDNET's key takeaways The Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 6 is available now starting at $901.
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. View now at Best Buy View now at Lenovo 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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