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The Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Aura Edition is a thin and light laptop with a starting weight of 1.5 kg (3.1 pounds), and a body that measures 17.9mm (0.7 inches) at its thickest point and 7.3mm (0.3″) at ...

Lenovo has unveiled a bunch of new laptops and concepts at CES 2026, including its latest ThinkPad X1 models. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 Aura Edition and ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 11 Aura Edition come ...

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There are certain computer tasks that even professional technicians don't like tackling. For myself, one of the most nerve-wracking was updating a computer's BIOS. The BIOS is like a primitive ...

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