Lenovo’s ThinkCentre X AIO Aura Edition has finally surfaced online with a real-world price, and it’s a shocker.
After being shown at CES 2026 with a striking all-in-one design but no pricing details, the ThinkCentre X AIO Aura Edition has now appeared on Lenovo’s Japanese website. The listed price is ¥792,000 including local taxes, which comes out to roughly $4,980 as of April 21. That puts it firmly in ultra-premium territory and makes it dramatically more expensive than many shoppers will expect from an all-in-one PC, especially one positioned as an alternative to Apple’s iMac.
To put that number into perspective, it’s close to double the cost of a high-end iMac configuration that includes Apple’s M4 chip, 24GB of memory, 2TB of storage, and four Thunderbolt ports—priced around $2,500. The comparison becomes even more pointed because the listed Lenovo configuration shows 32GB of LPDDR5x memory, despite earlier talk that the system would support up to 64GB. Storage capacity also isn’t clearly stated on the Japanese listing, leaving one of the most important specs unanswered at this price level.
Where Lenovo clearly tries to stand out is the display. The ThinkCentre X AIO Aura Edition uses a 27.6-inch IPS LCD with an unusual 2,560 x 2,880 resolution and a 16:18 aspect ratio. This taller-than-usual format is designed for productivity, and Lenovo also allows the screen to rotate 90 degrees, which could be useful for workflows that benefit from unconventional aspect ratios, such as coding, document-heavy work, or certain creative applications.
Powering the machine is Intel’s Core Ultra X7 358H “Panther Lake” processor, paired with Intel Arc graphics featuring 12 Xe cores. On paper, that combination suggests Lenovo is aiming for a modern, premium Windows all-in-one experience that can handle demanding everyday workloads and some lighter graphics tasks without relying on a dedicated GPU.
For now, the ThinkCentre X AIO Aura Edition appears to be listed only in Japan. Whether it expands to more regions soon remains to be seen, and supply constraints—particularly around memory—could also affect availability and timing.
With its rotating high-resolution display and new Intel Panther Lake hardware, Lenovo’s ThinkCentre X AIO Aura Edition is certainly distinctive. The big question is whether shoppers will see enough value in its design and specs to justify an all-in-one PC price approaching $5,000.
