Compare Prices : Lenovo Thinkpad W700 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: IF you can forgive a slow 5400rpm hard drive, the Lenovo Thinkpad W700 is a powerful, comfortable and versatile computer to use.

Pros: Fast hardware, powerful graphics processor, good screen, excellent usability, latest networking options

Cons: Heavy, doesn't use a 7200rpm hard drive

Verdict: The Lenovo ThinkPad W700 (275854M) is a fast and feature-packed workstation with a very effective graphics processor. However, this notebook is let down by the use of a 5400rpm hard drive.

Review summary: Lenovo's ThinkPad W700 desktop replacement (and desktop-size) laptop incorporates many of the latest mobile workstation features while also packing in a few unusual - and very welcome - goodies for the graphic artist or CAD designer.

Verdict: The ThinkPad W700 may look understated - and it's a bit of a kitchen-sink approach to computing - but it's a top-flight notebook. For on-the-go graphics artists, or those looking for the ultimate mobile workstation, it's hard to beat.

Review summary: Wouldn't it be nice to have two screens on your notebook too? IBM thinks so, and that's why it has created this monstrosity known as the IBM ThinkPad W700...

Verdict: While at home with your desktop computer, you may be enjoying a dual monitor configuration. Hopping on over to your laptop, it can be quite disorienting to be restricted to a single screen. Wouldn't it be nice to have two screens on your notebook too? ...

Pros: Fast hardware, powerful graphics processor, good screen, excellent usability, latest networking options

Cons: Heavy, doesn't use a 7200rpm hard drive

Verdict: The Lenovo ThinkPad W700 (275854M) is a fast and feature-packed workstation with a very effective graphics processor. However, this notebook is let down by the use of a 5400rpm hard drive.

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Review summary: Mention the word "supercomputer" and the first thing that comes to my mind is the big IBM machine that beat Garry Kasparov in chess. It's ironic that Lenovo, which acquired the IBM ThinkPad brand several years ago, has developed a workstation that isn ...

Pros: Internal Pantone color calibrator. Palm-rest digitizer. Option for a cool secondary display. Quad-core processor delivered amazing results. Dual hard drives. Excellent performance scores. ISV certified graphics. Outstanding graphics for gamers and ...

Cons: Butt ugly and bulky.

Verdict: The Lenovo ThinkPad W700 delivers a ton of wow features, including an internal color calibrator, a palm-rest digitizer, and an option for a secondary screen.