So a ThinkPad E15 is a budget-minded model with a 15.6-inch screen, while the ThinkPad T14 is the classic business fleet machine with a 14-inch panel.
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More recent models, however, carry a series letter such as E, T, or X plus two digits marking the screen size. That scheme still holds for some older models still in the line. Model numbers ending in "5" are based on AMD processors "0" at the end indicates Intel. Until recently, the company used three-digit numbers with the first digit signifying screen size: Models that start with "3" have 13.3-inch, "4" have 14-inch, and "5" have 15.6-inch displays. You'll need a quick decoder to ThinkPad model numbers, whose logic changes every few years according to the moods of Lenovo's marketing braintrust. (See our picks for the best business laptops overall.) The ThinkBook line has grown, now coming in 13-, 14-, and 15-inch versions in slim and normal-thickness variants. They serve small and medium business (SMB) customers and also lean toward the value end of the spectrum. Meanwhile, Lenovo ThinkBooks are a distinct line from ThinkPads. The newest ThinkPad expansion, the Z line, emphasizes aesthetics and sustainability, and employs AMD Ryzen processors. The E series is more of a hodgepodge than most, resolutely budget-minded, with CPUs from both Intel and AMD and models in both 14- and 15.6-inch screen sizes. You may also see models with a small "g" at the end (indicating a discrete Nvidia graphics chip) or a "p" for "professional," an upper-echelon model with better specs.īeyond L, P, T, and X, Lenovo has also pushed two other, newer lines: E and Z. Current T-series models include 14- and 15.6-inch notebooks, some with an "s" suffix after their model numbers to indicate a slimmer and lighter system. The bread-and-butter ThinkPads, though, are the T series, widely deployed business laptops that deliver a good balance of cost, durability, and feature set, along with the famous ThinkPad keyboard. The 14-inch X1 Carbon is the company's executive flagship, joined by the 13-inch X1 Nano, the lightest ThinkPad at 1.99 pounds. These include the ultraportable ThinkPad X and top-of-the-line X1 lines, the entry-level ThinkPad L family, and the ThinkPad P mobile workstations. To help position certain models within the larger laptop market, Lenovo divides its ThinkPads into a host of sub-classes indicated by a letter. These machines tend to offer more in the way of IT-friendly features for monitoring, management, and business-oriented wired and wireless connectivity. Their primary commonality? They almost always come colored in Lenovo's classic matte black. ThinkPads are Lenovo's classically styled, business-oriented laptops, with a wide range of configurable features: touch screens, cellular connectivity, biometric login hardware, docking options. The Classics: The ThinkPads (and Now the ThinkBooks)