Although the E14 Gen 5 never missed a beat in my daily usage, the benchmarks don’t lie: Lenovo’s own ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 scored 8,979 in Geekbench 6.2’s multicore test to the E14’s 8,000.

And sometime in Q2 this year, it will launch the affordable ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 for $849 and E16 Gen 3 for $859 as well as the ThinkBook 14 2-in-1 Gen 5 for $1,374.

For those seeking affordable, reliable performance, the ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 and ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 will be available in Q2 2025, priced at $849 and $859, making them solid choices for budget ...

Meanwhile, the ThinkBook 14 2-in-1 Gen 5 delivers business-class flexibility with its convertible design and AI-optimized features for SMB professionals. The ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 and ThinkPad E16 Ge ...