Lenovo’s next ThinkBook could stretch sideways into a portable ultrawide setup
A newly surfaced Lenovo design points to a ThinkBook with a horizontally expanding screen, potentially bringing the company’s ultrawide rollable experiments to its productivity-focused laptop family.
Lenovo may be developing a ThinkBook laptop that can expand horizontally to provide users with more screen space. This concept is supported by a patent filed by Lenovo in August 2024 and granted in the US on March 10, 2026. The patent illustration depicts the laptop in multiple configurations, indicating a design that can change shape rather than maintaining a single screen size.
While specific details about the panel specifications, pricing, and hardware remain unknown, a horizontally expanding ThinkBook would be a logical next step for Lenovo, given its recent focus on redefining laptop screens. The company's ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 Rollable, which features a 14-inch OLED display that mechanically extends upward to 16.7 inches, already allows users to access more desktop space.
The company's documentation confirms that users can extend the screen using a keyboard shortcut or an upward hand gesture. In contrast, horizontal expansion would offer alternative benefits, such as accommodating side-by-side windows, longer video-editing timelines, or an ultrawide workspace without requiring a portable monitor.
Lenovo previously demonstrated a Legion Pro Rollable at CES 2026, which features a 16-inch OLED display that physically expands sideways to 21.5 inches and potentially 24 inches. However, this prototype still requires further engineering work before becoming a production laptop. A ThinkBook version of such a design could broaden the technology's application beyond gaming.
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