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Jan Johannsen
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With the ThinkBook VertiFlex, the notebook display can be rotated into portrait format

Jan Johannsen
5/9/2025
Translation: machine translated
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Lenovo is keen to experiment. The latest concepts are a notebook with a display that can be rotated into portrait format and a notebook holder that follows you around.

Lenovo has unveiled new notebooks, monitors, workstations and the 2nd generation of the Legion Go gaming handheld just in time for IFA. More exciting than new chipsets in familiar models, however, are concepts such as the ThinkBook VertiFlex. The display of this prototype notebook can be rotated into portrait format.

Always the right page format

I really like the idea. I find notebooks with 16:9 aspect ratio screens particularly impractical for reading text. This problem would disappear with the rotation to portrait format. Lenovo also points to viewing code, checking documents or mirroring a smartphone as scenarios that make more sense in portrait format.

The notebook display always in view

This year, the entire notebook moves on a holder. And not just laterally, but also in height and adjusts its tilt. However, this makes no sense if you want to type on the notebook's keyboard.

The Smart Motion Concept is not only a stand, but also a docking station. Lenovo has equipped it with several connections: 2x USB-C, 2x USB-A, 2x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI and 1x LAN. However, the current prototype does not have voice control like the Auto Twist AI PC a year ago.

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As a primary school pupil, I used to sit in a friend's living room with many of my classmates to play the Super NES. Now I get my hands on the latest technology and test it for you. In recent years at Curved, Computer Bild and Netzwelt, now at Digitec and Galaxus. 


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