Lenovo’s latest ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 introduces a groundbreaking rollable OLED screen that transforms from a 14-inch notebook to a 16.7-inch display, signalling a new frontier in portable PC design despite some compromises.
Lenovo’s ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable is less a conventional laptop than a demonstration of what mobile PC design can do when engineering takes priority over familiarity. The machine starts as a 14-inch notebook and, at the press of a button, extends its OLED panel vertically to 16.7 inches. Windows Central reported that the screen uses a rollable mechanism rather than a fold, making this the first laptop to bring the concept into a shipping product, while Tom’s Hardware and TechRadar both described it as one of the most distinctive business PCs on the market.
That novelty comes with compromises. Clubic said the compact mode looks unusually square because of the panel’s roll-up geometry, and the fully extended display is notably tall rather than wide. The site also noted that Lenovo does not let users choose an intermediate size, so the switch is effectively binary: 14 inches or 16.7 inches. Clubic added that the OLED panel is not touch-sensitive, which is a striking omission given the concept, and that the visible creasing in the lower portion of the screen remains easy to see in use.
Under the hood, the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable is positioned as a premium ultraportable rather than a workstation replacement. Windows Central listed an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processor, Intel Arc 140V graphics, 32GB of LPDDR5x memory and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, alongside Dolby Vision support, a 10Hz to 120Hz variable refresh rate and full DCI-P3 colour coverage. TechRadar said the chassis also carries a MIL-STD 810H durability rating and uses recycled aluminium in its construction, though it added that the port selection is limited and the price is very high.
Audio is one of the more uneven parts of the package. Clubic found the downward-mounted speakers adequate as a fallback but modest in output and largely centred on the mid-range. Tom’s Hardware reached a more favourable conclusion, saying the speakers were better than expected for a 14-inch form factor, while Notebookcheck judged them average in loudness but well balanced across the frequency range. That split suggests Lenovo has solved the headline engineering problem more convincingly than the smaller everyday details, which still vary depending on how much weight is given to portability, display flexibility and first-generation polish.
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