when you're talking about 2inone laptop you're talking about something like this which is lenovo's new Yoga 9i 2 in1 and it converts from a typical clam shell and if you fold back the screen.
Suddenly you have a table however at CES 2024 Lenovo is using two in one in a slightly different fashion for this the new thinkbook plus Gen 5 hybrid because as you can see right here we have a standard clamshell laptop but if I do this I can yank the display off and suddenly this thing turns into a standalone Android tablet while over here we have a laptop base that has everything you need to run Windows 11 now that's really cool but it gets better because if we grab an external monitor like this and plug this in suddenly we have two completely separate devices running two completely separate os's so we're literally talking about two devices in one to add some Synergy between these two different devices.
Lenovo has also added some helpful apps and software like this hybrid folder which is how you'll transfer files and stuff between devices all you have to do is drag and drop something from the hybrid folder on the Android tablet and it'll magically show up in the hybrid folder over here and it transfers wirelessly so it's really really fast and the hybrid folder shows up as a separate drive in Windows so all your stuff is really really really easy to manage if we set the laptop up like this we can even use the Android tablet as a standalone wireless display so you get two displays now it's important to mention this external display does come separate so you have to buy that on your own however you can also use the tablet as a Wacom style tablet for drawing and sketching and all that using uh lenovo's freestyle app now unfortunately this is CES uh live demos never go well and we couldn't get the freestyle system working cuz the internet's just a little bit wonky over here but you can draw stuff down here and it'll show up on here not only it can be used as a separate wireless display but also as a drawing tablet now if we set it up back as a traditional laptop just by dropping the display on here it'll switch back into Windows mode and now it takes a couple seconds sometimes a couple drawbacks.
I have noticed so far is that the travel depth on these Keys is a bit so you're not getting the most comfy typing experience but I think that's kind of okay given this thing's really wild design and then when we're talking about specs both devices even talking about specs both devices even though they are two devices in one have pretty solid specs especially the laptop version which comes with an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor an integrated Intel Arc GPU up to 32 gigs of ddr5 RAM 1 TB of storage and has a 75w hour battery with a 100 W power adapter the other drawback to this sort of design is that that there aren't a ton of ports there's two Thunderbolt four ports across the entire device uh so you get one here on the right and then one here on the left and the tablet part itself doesn't actually have any ports on it at all meanwhile when it comes to the specs of just the tablet it's not quite as powerful but more than good enough for everyday use especially if you're using it just for browsing at home or on the couch we're talking about a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 plus gen one chip 12 gigs of RAM 256 gigs of storage with a 14in 2.8k OLED display and a pretty good color gamut at 100% DCI P3 so altogether lenovo's always been known to do something kind of wacky with its plus series but this is kind of the most compelling version of it all because you have your laptop and your Android tablet.
You basically have your cake and you can eat it too now before we go I also want to talk really quickly about another new Ultra portable that Lenovo has in store for cs24 which is this the thinkbook 13x Gen 4 and as you can see it's it's a really nice slim Ultra Portal Device 13-in display and this one has as we saw from last year that magic Bay so you can have accessories and you can just attach them magnetically this one happens to be the studio camera so you get a nice 4k camera plus two extra speakers now the cool thing is that Lenovo is making some interesting alternate versions of the thinkbook 13x Gen 4 and here's an example this is the seashell version now it doesn't have that magic Bay expandability but what it does have is what lenovo's call the world's first stainless magnesium alloy chassis so obviously it has a different paint job but it's actually even lighter and unlike some previous magnesium based systems it's going to be more resistant to corrosion so you're going to get that super lightness and some extra durability and then finally over here we have the S concept versions of the think po 13x Gen 4 and as you can see it's using lenovo's e in prism Tech on the lid of the laptop if you can see I can flip it around like that and this allows you pretty much infinite color customization options so obviously it's really cool because this is color ink which is something we've been waiting for for a long time but it also gives you just so many options on how to personalize and customize the look of your system and it's super easy and because it's ink it shouldn't have too much of an impact on overall battery life okay so that's just a really quick look at some of the most interesting laptops.
Lenovo has on display for C 2024 and if you're interested in it stay tuned for more news as the thinkbook plus Gen 5 hybrid is scheduled to come out sometime in Q2 for around $2,000 while the thinkbook 13x Gen 4 will be a sometime in q1 maybe late early Q2 for around $1,400 but for more from everything at CES 2024 stay tuned to Best Gadgets and then come back to us on blog for more news blogs.
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