Lenovo has been on a roll. The Beijing-based tech company consistently releases some of the most exciting and innovative laptops at CES every year, from 2020’s ThinkBook Plus with an “E Ink” display on its lid to 2023’s dual-screened Yoga Book 9i and Twisted ThinkBook Plus. Last year, it brought us the ThinkBook with quick attachments.
At the 2025 tech trade show, Lenovo aims to continue its momentum by officially unveiling the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable, a new business laptop billed as “the world’s first rollable AI PC.” It was introduced two years ago as a concept, and is finally coming to market within the next few months.
Mashable tested the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 in a hands-on demo on Tuesday, and unfortunately I’ll be that person: Its OLED display doesn’t actually fold up like a roll or a burrito, as its name implies. But that nitpick aside, it’s a clean, well-made new option for creatives and multi-taskers with bundled packages.
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First: Why this? A Lenovo representative told us that the company is interested in exploring different ways to use OLED displays, which are thin and flexible. (“It’s like a sticker,” they say.) You might remember the 2020 ThinkPad X1 Fold with its bendable OLED display.
The ThinkBook Plus Gen 6’s internal hinge mechanism slides the hidden extension of its display out from inside the base, where it is placed between its keyboard and motherboard. The display protrudes from the tracks on both sides of the screen, which translates into some bezels. A chiming chime plays as the display expands – perhaps to drown out the noise of those machines, which sound like a quiet pencil sharpener in action. The fully extended display offers about 50 percent more screen real estate than before, or enough space for two or three stacked windows.
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Users can release and retract the display by pressing a dedicated key, or by raising their palms near the top of the screen, as if swearing on the bible. After the webcam takes a moment to register the presence of the hand, subsequent upward or downward gestures will cause the display to become larger or smaller. (I preferred the push-button method in our testing — it’s faster and a little more blurry.) The method will stop the display sliding process if the laptop’s screen is too far forward.
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When fully extended, the display is very solid, not at all top-heavy, and surprisingly free of visible creases. The side of the lid of the section shown cut has a curved texture.
Lenovo has made a few changes to the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 taking it from prototype to mass production. Its screen is much larger than the first iteration, for one thing: It will now rest on 14 inches and 16.7 inches in full, up from 12.7 inches and 15.3 inches, respectively. A Lenovo representative told us that the new larger size is perfect for producing and watching live videos.
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The shape of the display on the market-ready ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 is also designed to be stable, Lenovo says – they didn’t want it to crack or crack easily – and the slide-out mechanisms are structurally sound. It’s better to stay cool, too, and the finished chassis should prevent any liquids from reaching the display housing in case anything spills on its keyboard.
Looking beyond its group strategy, the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 is a smart Next-gen Copilot+ PC. It can be configured with up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 processor, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of SSD storage, and features Intel Arc graphics. The webcam has a resolution of 5MP, and there is a privacy shutter on the top edge of its lid. Its keyboard is clicky and satisfying to use. It is 0.78 inches thick and weighs 3.73 pounds. Available in Luna Grey. Battery life has not been estimated yet.
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Is it worth the increased exposure alone? (Let’s stop calling it foldable.) Maybe if you don’t want to carry around a separate monitor — and you’re not a fan of existing dual-display forms.
The price of the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 will likely be the biggest deciding factor for many people: It will start at $3,499 when it hits the market sometime in Q1 2025.
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