Lenovo today unveiled two new laptops in the new ThinkPad Z series, expanding its ThinkPad portfolio. The new laptops dubbed ThinkPad Z13 and ThinkPad Z16 meet the needs of business users and come with a stylish, eco-friendly design, packing the latest AMD Ryzen 6000 series processors and advanced security features. Let's take a closer look at the devices below.
The ThinkPad Z series is a brand new line of ThinkPad with the Z13 and Z16 being the first models. Lenovo has partnered with AMD to develop laptops and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the ThinkPad series.
Starting with the design of the ThinkPad Z13 and Z16, both laptops come with an elegant form factor and two colorways - Bronze and Arctic Grey. The hardware body is made of recycled aluminum or recycled black vegan leather.
Furthermore, the company says that the packaging materials include recycled bamboo and sugarcane, and the AC power inverter uses 90% of the post-consumer content. So, Lenovo is really going green with its new ThinkPad Z laptops.
Coming to the screens of ThinkPad Z laptops, while the ThinkPad Z13 comes with a 13-inch WUXGA IPS LCD panel with an optional touchscreen, the Z16 also features a larger 16-inch LCD with an optional touchscreen model. Both displays have a maximum brightness of 400 nits, support for Dolby Vision, and an aspect ratio of 16:10.
Under the hood, the ThinkPad Z13 can pack up to an AMD Ryzen PRO U-Series processor with an exclusive AMD Ryzen PRO 6860Z CPU, paired with integrated AMD Radeon graphics. The ThinkPad Z16, on the other hand, can pack Ryzen PRO H-series processors with integrated Radeon graphics with a Radeon RX 6500M discrete GPU upgrade.
As for storage, both models can pack up to 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM. For internal storage, the Z13 can pack up to a 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, while the Z16 can pack up to a 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD. Coming to the battery, the ThinkPad Z13 packs a 50Wh battery and its older brother packs a 70Whr battery, both of which support fast fast charging.
Another great thing about the new ThinkPad Z laptops is the addition of the Microsoft Pluton Security processor to improve security. The Pluton processor, which Microsoft developed in partnership with AMD, Intel and Qualcomm, was unveiled last year to replace the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) hardware component of PCs with a more complex security solution that integrates TPM-level security into the CPU itself. This will enable business users to add an extra layer of protection to prevent cyber attackers from accessing their sensitive files and documents.
Coming to port status, the smaller ThinkPad Z13 comes with 2x USB-C ports and a 3.5mm audio jack, while the larger ThinkPad Z16 has 3 USB-C ports, an SD card reader, and a 3.5mm audio jack. Other than these two devices, both devices support Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2.
Furthermore, the ThinkPad Z13 and Z16 feature an edge-to-edge keyboard along with the red TrackPoint center button. There is a 120mm Haptic ForcePad on both models that relies on haptic feedback rather than mechanical clicks. Also, both the Z13 and Z16 come with speakers that support Dolby Atmos and a 720p IR front camera with eShutter for security.
As for the price and availability of Lenovo ThinkPad Z series laptops, both models will be available for purchase from May 2022. While the lower-cost ThinkPadZ 13 will start at $1,549 (about Rs 1,15,254), the higher-end Z16 will start at $2,069 (about 1.56,151 rupees). You can check out the official YouTube promotional video here.
