That being said, though, the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 comes with two USB-A 3.1 ports and two Thunderbolt 3 ports on its own, so the loss of support for peripherals isn't as significant as it would be ...

The Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 2 starts at $1,791.92 (pre-tax) and quickly scales up to well over $3,500 before any pre-installed software options if you want to max out the hardware offerings.

Lenovo largely left its ThinkPad X1 Carbon alone for 2019, but the ThinkPad X1 Yoga sports a new aluminum chassis that's reduced the footprint. New Intel 8th-gen Core chips appear, too.

The USB-C ports act as connectors for the new ThinkPad Pro Docking Station. This £309.99 add-on offers USB-C, 3 x USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0, 2 x DisplayPort 1.4, Gigabit Ethernet and 3.5mm audio.

With its redesigned ThinkPad X1 Tablet, Lenovo serves the Surface Pro notice. This 13-inch showpiece Windows 10 slate packs a fine pen, a top-shelf keyboard cover, and Thunderbolt 3 support.