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Lenovo's latest concept laptop lets you vertically rotate the screen

We went hands-on with the new ThinkBook VertiFlex concept ahead of IFA 2025

Ahead of the big show in Berlin, we got to go hands-on with the new ThinkBook VertiFlex, a concept laptop has one really cool and convenient trick: the screen can rotate 90 degrees and stand vertically, giving you a ton more room to do work than a normal 16:10 display would. Virtually every laptop fails to deliver it, but Lenovo has figured out a hinge mechanism that allows the screen to rotate and retain a semi-normal design at the same time. (Credit: Max Buondonno / The Shortcut)You’re stuck with some dead space on the left and right after you rotate the display upwards, but Lenovo has a way to maximize it (kind of).

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