The Lenovo ThinkPad W701ds has come up in the market as a huge rage. The power packed laptop has shaken the might of all giants in the market. In the world of fast performing laptops this one is definitely counted among the likes.
Performance and Specifications
The laptop is power packed with Intel i7-920 Core processor with NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M Graphics giving utmost visual pleasure. The laptop is high on the processing speed and runs smoothly with no complaints to make. Its primary screen is WUXGA 17 inch with an additional 10.6 inch WXGA 1280x800 display screen doing all the justice to the visibility and graphics.
The HDD memory of the laptop is as high as 500 GB and the RAM a whooping 16 GB DDR3. It has come up like a monster ready to eat up all the other laptops in the market. Weighing over about 9 pounds it seems comparatively bulky but with such great features who complains of the weight!
A Wacom drawing tablet comes preloaded with the laptop. The laptop is Independent Software Vendor (ISV) certified with an excellent fast performance.
The sound quality is maddening with 3d Studio Max 2011. The Painter 11 and Avid Media Composer work great and smooth with the processing. Gaming graphics are unbeatable giving a clear edge out to other survivors. Games like Battlefeild: Bad Company2, Supreme Commander 2 and the Crysis Warhead make the user completely satisfied with resolutions and graphics. The colours are bright, bold and vivid with nothing to complain about. The contrast is solid and watching a movie gives an experience of a lifetime on this laptop. The Pantone HueyPRO is responsible for this.
The best thing about this laptop is that unlike others, it has been designed keeping the left handed users in mind. The additional screen gives utmost comfort in viewing. Facilities such as image designing, drawing and editing are among its fun features. The laptop is pressure sensitive. It also boasts of TrackPoint eraser head along with the twin buttoned touch pad. The keyboard is classy and bold with modern design. The number-pad helps work be done speedily unlike other keyboards. Shortcut key is available for starting up ThinkVantage software. One of the very few drawbacks of the laptop is the placement of the speaker. It is placed just behind the keyboard hampering the hearing experience a little.
The 9 cell lithium ion battery gives a great backup. The VGA output, DVI and Display Port are doing good jobs. The laptop comes preloaded with Windows 7 Professional 64 bit operating system which is great for business purposes. There is 1xUSB 3.0 and 4xUSB 2.0 ports provided by Lenovo.
The Verdict
Lenovo hasn’t given a miss to any of the factors and has paid special attention to launch a deadly machine as Lenovo ThinkPad W701 ds in the market.