Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds
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Verdict
Lenovo's mobile workstation boasts two screens, four processing cores and a range of features to please the most discerning of professionals.
Review Date: 29 Apr 2009
Price when reviewed: £3,200 (£3,680 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
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| Part Code | NRPMKUK |
| Review Date | 29 Apr 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £3,200 |
| Price inc VAT | £3,680 |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty final | 1 yr return to base |
| Physical specifications | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 410 x 310 x 58mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 5.050kg |
| Travelling weight | 6.0kg |
| Processor and memory | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel PM45 Express |
| RAM capacity | 4.00GB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| SODIMM sockets free | 0 |
| SODIMM sockets total | 2 |
| Screen and video | |
|---|---|
| Screen size | 17.0in |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,920 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 1,200 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 |
| Graphics chipset | Nvidia Quadro FX 3700M |
| Graphics card RAM | 1.00GB |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 1 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 |
| DVI-I outputs | 0 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 1 |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 400GB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 372GB |
| Spindle speed | 7,200RPM |
| Internal disk interface | SATA/150 |
| Hard disk | Hitachi HTS722020K9SA00 |
| Optical disc technology | Blu-ray writer |
| Optical drive | LG GBW-B10N |
| Battery capacity | 7,800mAh |
| Replacement battery price inc VAT | £0 |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| 802.11a support |
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| 802.11b support |
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| 802.11g support |
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| 802.11 draft-n support |
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| Integrated 3G adapter |
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| Other Features | |
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| Wireless hardware on/off switch |
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| Wireless key-combination switch |
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| Modem |
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| ExpressCard34 slots | 1 |
| ExpressCard54 slots | 1 |
| PC Card slots | 0 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 5 |
| FireWire ports | 1 |
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| 9-pin serial ports | 0 |
| Parallel ports | 0 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 0 |
| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 0 |
| 3.5mm audio jacks | 2 |
| SD card reader |
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| Memory Stick reader |
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| MMC (multimedia card) reader |
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| Smart Media reader |
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| Compact Flash reader |
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| xD-card reader |
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| Pointing device type | Touchpad, trackpoint |
| Audio chipset | Conexant HD Audio |
| Speaker location | Above keyboard |
| Hardware volume control? |
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| Integrated microphone? |
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| Integrated webcam? |
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| TPM |
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| Fingerprint reader |
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| Smartcard reader |
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| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows Vista Business |
| OS family | Windows Vista |
| Recovery method | Recovery disk and partition |
| Software supplied | Lenovo ThinkVantage Suite |
| Battery and performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Battery life, light use | 214 |
| Battery life, heavy use | 54 |
| Overall application benchmark score | 1.39 |
| Office application benchmark score | 1.12 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 1.47 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 1.24 |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 1.72 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 39fps |
| 3D performance setting | Medium |
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