ThinkPad Series Explained: E, L, and T-Series

Models:

• Lenovo ThinkPad E14
• Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 (AMD)
• Lenovo ThinkPad E15
• Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 (AMD)

Distinguishing Features:

• The E-Series offers the most value-focused devices without sacrificing much on performance. They still run strong like other ThinkPads, but without some of the elite features included with higher-cost series models.
• E-Series devices are built extra-tough and have the ThinkPad durability you’d expect.
• You get the classic ThinkPad look, Lenovo’s legendary keyboard (including the iconic TrackPoint), and signature black color with E-Series ThinkPads.
• ThinkPads in the E-Series have the new ThinkShutter security feature–a switch that covers up your device’s 720p camera whenever you want.

ThinkPad L- Series

Models:

• Lenovo ThinkPad L13
• Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga
• Lenovo ThinkPad L14
• Lenovo ThinkPad L15

Distinguishing Features:

• Among the ThinkPad lines, L-Series is the only one with a Yoga option– a term for 360° devices that can convert between laptop and tablet modes.
• Many L-Series devices come with great perks like a 3 Year Depot Warranty and built-in system management with Intel vPro.
• Compared with the E-Series, ThinkPad L-Series offers more robust security. It includes a host of powerful features to thwart intrusions and data theft, including the Lenovo ThinkShield security platform, secure multifactor authentication with Windows Hello, ThinkShutter webcam cover, a fingerprint reader, facial recognition capability, and more.
• L-Series ThinkPads deliver a minimum of two USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C ports for enhanced connectivity.

ThinkPad T- Series

• Lenovo ThinkPad T14
• Lenovo ThinkPad T14 (AMD)
• Lenovo ThinkPad T14s
• Lenovo ThinkPad T14s (AMD)
• Lenovo ThinkPad T15

Distinguishing Features:

• T-Series is where you’ll find the “s” build models (T14s (Inte) and T14s (AMD)), which are the thinnest and lightest Lenovo ThinkPads. This makes them super sleek and ultra-mobile.
• T-Series devices come standard with a 3 Year Depot Warranty to keep you running strong.
• Wake faster and sleep smarter with Modern Standby and Smart Standby. Modern Standby provides instant wake up with your fingerprint, while Smart Standby features a managed and configurable low power state that maximizes battery life and includes low-power optimization for WWAN (wireless wide area network). These give you a more phone-like, always on, always connected user experience.
• New in 2020, ThinkPad T-Series now feature improvements to voice calling and conferencing, with new unified communication keys and an enhanced microphone. The previous F9, F10, and F11 key functions (Settings, Bluetooth, and Keyboard) have been replaced with functions that provide one-touch access to system settings and messages via the Windows Notification Canter, as well as new voice call buttons (F10, F11) that make phone communications through your PC smoother and more intuitive. Both T-Series ThinkPads and X-Series now feature newly redesigned dual microphones that can capture crystal-clear 360° voice reception from up to 4 meters away.