As more and more ultrabooks are launched in China bearing Intel’s latest 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs, it was about time for laptop manufacturers to bring their Intel 12th Gen laptops to the global market.

After months of waiting, today, Lenovo has finally taken the initiative to launch its first Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake ultrabook in the global market, the Lenovo Thinkbook 14 Gen 4+. The Lenovo Thinkbook 14 Gen 4+ was officially announced in Malaysia today and is now available for purchase starting from only RM4239 (999 USD).

If the design of the ultrabook looks familiar, then your instinct serves you correct as this laptop was actually launched in China earlier in March 2022 bearing the model name, Lenovo ThinkBook 14+ instead. However, the global variant(Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 4+) has more customisation options compared to the China variant.

Let’s start with the processors under the hood. Compared to the 2 options available on the China variant, the Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 4+ is configurable with 6 Intel 12th Gen CPU options, namely the Core i5-1235U (15W), i5-1240P (28W), i5-12500H (45W), i7-1255U (15W), i7-1260P (28W), and the i7-12700H (45W).

To facilitate a more efficient work environment, the Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 4+ is also equipped with the latest LDDR5 RAM(8GB/16GB/32GB options) and with optional WiFi 6E support to keep your workflow smooth and fast. The ultrabook is also configurable to include an RTX 2050 graphics card onboard for those who want to do gaming in their free time.

Moving onto the screen, the Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 4+ is a noticeable upgrade from its predecessor as it can now be equipped with a 14 inch 16:10, up to 400 nits, 90Hz, 100% sRGB, 2.8K (2880 × 1800) IPS Display. As for the front-facing webcam, users now have the option to opt for a 1080p webcam for better video calls as well.

As for the battery, the Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 4+ is equipped with 47Wh and 62Wh battery options for buyers to select. The laptop supports up to 100W USB-C fast charging and comes with Windows 11 Home preinstalled on the device.

Last but not least is the build. Lenovo claims the ultrabook is easily portable as it starts at just 1.50kg and is 15.9mm thin. On the durability front, buyers will be glad to know that the ThinkBook 14 Gen 4+ features solid and robust aluminium build. The laptop is equipped with dual fans and support for Intelligent cooling to help prevent the laptop from overheating.

Despite its relatively thin and light chassis, the Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 4+ includes a wide variety of port selections which include one USB-C Thunderbolt 4 port, one USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (full-function: USB/DP/PD), two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one USB 2.0 port, one HDMI 2.0 port, one RJ45 port, a 3-in-1 Micro SD card reader (SD/SDHC/SDXC), and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

The Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 4+ is now available for purchase in Malaysia and starts at RM4239 (999 USD) for the base models. Lenovo is slated to announce the laptop in more global markets soon.

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Intel announced its 12th Gen Alder Lake Mobile Processors back in January during CES 2022, and this year, Intel has the confidence to compete with AMD in the laptop chip market with its 45W H-series for gaming laptops, 28W P-series for premium thin and light ultrabooks, and 15W U-series for the user who needs the power to go a full day on a single charge.

As of current, we are only seeing the H-series processors in the market in devices such as the Lenovo Legion 5i and Legion 5i Pro 2022 refresh and the Asus Tianxuan 3 gaming laptop available in China. However, a new benchmark in Geekbench 5 indicates that Lenovo is currently testing out the Alder Lake 12th Gen Intel Core Mobile processors on its upcoming premium thin and light ultrabook.

The Geekbench 5 listing shows that the Lenovo device model is codenamed “LENOVO 4810RD0100” and it is sporting an Intel Core i7-1280P Alder Lake processor under the hood. Equipped with 32GB of LPDDR5 2593MHz of RAM, the device has scored 1784 in single-core tests, and 9790 in multi-core tests. These results are astonishing, as this 12th Gen Alder Lake 28W Core i7 P-series mobile processor managed to exceed the scores of last year’s core i9-11980HK found in gaming laptops.

As for the details of the Intel Core i7-1280P chip, it has a total of 14 cores and 20 threads. 6 of those cores are P-cores(Performance Cores) for heavy workloads and 8 E-cores(Efficiency Cores) for lighter tasks. Each P-core has a base clock of 1.8GHz and a turbo frequency of 4.8GHz, whereas each E-core has a base clock of 1.3GHz and a turbo frequency of 3.6GHz.

The processor also has 24MB of L3 cache, 96EUs of Intel Iris XE Graphics. It runs on 28W of base power and its maxes out at 64W on turbo. 

Intel has finally brought out its A-Game (Alder Lake) to laptops this year and we are excited to see how collaborations with its laptop manufacturing partners, Lenovo, Dell and Asus will turn out for users in 2022.

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