ThinkPad Z series

The ThinkPad Z series was initially a very short-lived series of laptop computers focused on multimedia features and capabilities that came about after the Lenovo acquisition in 2005. It introduced a few features to the ThinkPad brand including 16:10 displays, and webcams (only Z61m and Z61t). The series was introduced in 2005 with the Z60m and Z60t (which were equivalent to the R52), which are 15.4" and 14.1" respectively. Z series would however eventually get merged with T60 and result in a new widescreen model (15.4" only, however) being announced in November 2006, effectively invalidating its existence at the time.

In 2022, Lenovo released new variants in the Z series in the form of the Z13 and Z16. The brand was marketed as a true slim and light premium device that showcased AMD's Ryzen 6000 series mobile processors, in line with the X1 Carbon. It was meant to compete against similar offering in the form of Apple's Macbook Air and the Dell XPS 13. Due to the last generation being released at the tail end of 2023, some question whether the line has become abandoned once more.