Lenovo's ThinkPad W700ds now really official: starts at $3,663

It's sort of tough to say that Lenovo's ThinkPad W700ds is not yet official, but if you've been scouring the web for a legitimate press release from the outfit, here's your sign. The dual screen beast is at long last being confirmed by Lenovo, offering up workstation performance along with a 17-inch primary display and a 10-inch secondary slide-out panel. Details about exact configurations are scant, but we are told that prospective buyers will be able to equip theirs with high-end Intel CPUs, optional RAID HDD / SSD setups, NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, dual-link DVI / Display Port / VGA support, a 7-in-1 card reader, five USB ports, WiFi, optional WiMAX, a smartcard reader and a dual thermal solution to keep it from melting your legs and / or desk. Reportedly, the machine will be available today starting at $3,663, but as of now, it's still nowhere to be found on the firm's US website.

[NB @ Jan 5th 2009 12:13AM]

Wow it was like attack of the Lenovo posts on my RSS feed

[rothgar @ Jan 5th 2009 12:35AM]

Seriously, for a second I thought Apple changed their name to Lenovo.

[Markarian @ Jan 5th 2009 6:17AM]

Not to mention this beauty makes a Macbook Pro look like a bargain.

[Patriks7 @ Jan 5th 2009 7:02AM]

Wow.. 2 or 3 posts an attack?
Wait until the keynote tomorrow :p Best turn your RSS off for the couple hours :p

[iEngadget @ Jan 5th 2009 12:13AM]

where did this lenovo stream of information leak from??

[zioncat @ Jan 5th 2009 2:35AM]

Lets see what can I buy with 3600k, one 40 inch flat panel LCD TV. A kick ass desktop and laptop with money left over for drinks and snacks.

[Dave @ Jan 5th 2009 4:03AM]

That better be a 40" OLED TV or at least some kickass snacks if you had 3600k and were only able to get those few things. That or you can't budget worth a damn.

Protip: 3600k != 3.6k

[Dillon @ Jan 5th 2009 12:16AM]

Awesome. I'll be able to type on in a maximized word document while viewing my pr0nz. Genius.

[Ian Whelan (JOIN BAND!) @ Jan 5th 2009 12:17AM]

I saw all these Lenovo rants,
and then I jizzed in my pants.

[Byrdman @ Jan 5th 2009 12:45AM]

Just ate a grape...

[Wizardhowl @ Jan 5th 2009 12:24AM]

I think if the second display was a tad bigger I think more people would consider it but at the moment it seems kind of pointless.

[Brent1700 @ Jan 5th 2009 1:53AM]

you're pointless

[Stephen @ Jan 7th 2009 1:50PM]

The reason it's 10" is that if you set it vertically it's the same height as the 17" monitor next to it. If it was larger then the second screen wouldn't join up to give you a rectangular space and you couldn't slide it behind the main monitor. The picture at top doesn't show you that clearly but viewed straight on it's quite obvious and well thought out.

Bigger monitors are lovely but the sizes have actually had some thought put into it.

[Tohe @ Jan 5th 2009 12:32AM]

this machine is a mean bitch!

[raj @ Jan 5th 2009 12:41AM]

the TRUE anti-macbook air :)

this thing is a true beast. 5 USB ports? wow and the dual screens reminds me of the DS haha

I dont see the applications of this, it's not too portable and at that price, you may as well get 3 nice laptops or a really nice desktop :) plus 2 screens

[Shyam D @ Jan 5th 2009 12:39AM]

I can't honestly understand the demand for this. If you really needed this kind of workstation, wouldn't you prefer a desktop with 2x the performance and screen space for the same cost? I'm not trying to bash it, it just boggles my mind as to why.

[Jon @ Jan 5th 2009 12:46AM]

I'll take six!

[eric @ Jan 5th 2009 1:09AM]

thanks for the url dude.

Really pitching in here!

[arcticpenguins @ Jan 5th 2009 1:30AM]

@Reed

Fail

[cardboard @ Jan 5th 2009 1:55AM]

For the man who simply cannot fit enough porn on one screen...

[Brent1700 @ Feb 7th 2009 9:03PM]

3,633? what a random number

[Tyler Willis @ Jan 5th 2009 11:39AM]

It's divisible by 3

[dechris @ Mar 14th 2009 7:13AM]

nice

[iamdigitalman234 @ Jan 5th 2009 2:34AM]

Also now featuring a staggering 5 minutes of battery life!!

only kidding.

Seriously, this is a great idea, and if they were to throw in a blu ray burner into the mix, this will make a great portable workstation. I can imagine coding on this thing, Have my debugger running in the 10" screen and the program on the main screen. Right now I am working off a EEE PC 1000H. Nice little machine, but I miss my optical drive, and despite the widescreen, the resolution is a bit cramped. However, I have never really had a screen larger than 1024x768. Maybe after college...

[Vic @ Jan 5th 2009 3:08AM]

Notice that the mouse pad is not centered on the laptop.

[Bobby @ Mar 14th 2009 7:26AM]

Why do people not understand this?
It's not centred in the middle of the laptop, but it's centred for the keyboard. On a keyboard with a numpad, your hands are always towards the left of the keyboard where the actual QWERTY keyboard is. If the touch pad was centred for the laptop, you'd be moving your hands to the right every time you wanted to move the cursor.

[awong @ Jan 5th 2009 3:33AM]

I can probably use the side screen to check my blind spot. Will it beep when I do a reverse?

[Phantom_Lord @ Jan 5th 2009 6:18AM]

In fact, it doesn't look pretty at all... :|

[superhobo @ Jan 5th 2009 8:19AM]

$999!

:O

[superhobo @ Jan 5th 2009 8:20AM]

Oops, wrong article.

:(

[Rob @ Jan 5th 2009 9:36AM]

Speaking from someone who actually owns the w700 but, without the second display. There's really no need imo for this extra screen. Hell the screen is large enough as it is. Hey uummm Lenovo....there is that nifty DVI port in the back which allows me to extend my desktop soooooo...yeah.

[Down @ Jan 5th 2009 12:33PM]

Whats it like being inside someone?

[Orbot @ Mar 14th 2009 1:10PM]

Shouldn't there be a flipout screen on the otherside too?

[Pete @ Mar 14th 2009 10:31PM]

Damn this laptop good. Can anyone of you tell me if you had the money to blow, you wouldn't buy this laptop. It has two screens for christ sake, what would you do with two screens you ask, I don't frickin know but it would be awesome!