Lenovo updates ThinkPad laptops with fresh CPUs, recycled metals
Today, Lenovo announced upcoming updates to its ThinkPad X1 lineup, including the flagship ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Lenovo's 2023 ThinkPad X1 Carbon, X1 Yoga, and X1 Nano will all get new Intel CPU processors and use recycled materials for the first time.
According to Lenovo's announcement, the 14-inch ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11, 13-inch ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8, and 13-inch ThinkPad Nano Gen 3 will each use as much as 97 percent post-consumer content (PCC) plastic in their battery enclosures and 95 percent PPC plastic in the laptops' speaker enclosures, as well as their included AC adapters.
Further, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 will have a palm rest that's 90 percent recycled magnesium. Meanwhile, the clamshell's bottom cover will be 55 percent recycled aluminum.