Lenovo crams everything in to ThinkPad W700 laptop August 12, 2008
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I’m in the market for a new laptop, and while this won’t be it (too big, too expensive) it certainly is impressive enough, unique enough and photo related enough to be worth mentioning here. I am pretty sure my next laptop will be a ThinkPad, just like I have now, however I’m looking for something in the 14″ size. There is no way I want to lug around a 17″ beast, no matter who makes it or how good it is.
This thing is sporting some nice specs. The keyboard will probably be excellent in typical ThinkPad fashion and for number crunchers the dedicated num pad on the right end will probably be very appreciated. Of course like most bigger ThinkPads it includes a touchpad but most importantly this retains the excellent TrackPoint input device. Adding to that however is the Wacom tablet built right in to the palm rest, which would be a really nice feature for some people who travel with a small Wacom for doing their work on the go. On top of that this sports a high quality display with a built in calibrator which automatically keeps the display in check. Neato.
It’s also loaded with some serious hardware like a quad core processor and a video card with a gigabyte of video memory.
I expect many wallets and backs to bust once this is for sale. I for one am curious to see how well this sells, but since the price seems competitive against other high end 17″ laptops it may pull over quite a few users who wouldn’t normally think of the more rugged and typically business minded ThinkPads.
Lenovo’s press release after the jump (more…)