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The Lenovo ThinkPad W700 is not only a desktop replacement; it's also a desktop-size machine. This 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.
Our test system (normally priced at $3963) was equipped with a 2.8-GHz Core 2 Duo T9600 CPU, 4GB of RAM, and 64-bit Windows Vista Ultimate. You can also choose either a 3.06-GHz Core 2 Extreme ($600 extra) or a 2.53-GHz Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9300 (a mere $1000 extra). In our WorldBench 6 tests the W700 earned a score of 99, only a few points shy of the best mark we've seen from a laptop.
The ThinkPad W700 isn't exactly stylish: It's a huge and functional business box. For the most part it looks and acts like a ThinkPad. That means you get excellent keys with lots of travel, a logical layout (with a separate number keypad located to the right of the main keys), and both eraserhead and trackpad pointing devices. Typing doesn't get much better than this.
And high-end graphics pros may think mobile computing doesn't get much better than this, too. The W700 includes a ton of graphics memory, which proves useful in applications like Photoshop, and you can specify a 17-inch wide-screen display with either 1440 by 900 resolution or the 1920 by 1200 resolution of our test system. Graphics users also will appreciate the W700's unusual add-ons: a built-in color calibrator and a built-in Wacom drawing tablet.
The ThinkPad W700 may seem understated, but it's a top-flight laptop. For on-the-go graphics artists or anyone looking for the ultimate mobile workstation, it's hard to beat.
