Lenovo Thinks Big: 17-inch ThinkPad Coming September
“The tinier, the better” is what all the rave’s about these days, but for creative professionals this isn’t so. They need power; they need bigger screen size; they need a digital companion that makes them feel safe and secure. Lenovo…

“The tinier, the better” is what all the rave’s about these days, but for creative professionals this isn’t so.

They need power; they need more massive screen size; they need a digital companion that makes them feel safe and secure. Lenovo has these people in mind with its 17-inch ThinkPad W700 shipping September. It’s so beefed up that instead of calling it a laptop, Lenovo refers to it as a “mobile work station.”

Starting at $2,978, the W700 is built with professionals in mind: Think video editors, designers and scientists. The laptop is powered with an Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad Core processor, and it can be equipped with extra hard drives and up to 8GB of RAM. Add to that a built-in color calibrator for neurotic designers, a built-in digitizer for graph-savvy engineers and researchers, an optional Blu-ray DVD reader/burner and an optional finger-print reader and you’ll get a good idea of just how serious this machine is. The W700 would definitely be overkill if all you do with your computer is browse the internet and check e-mail (unless you have 10,000 Firefox tabs opens at a time like me).

The W700 is going to be pretty expensive, but users will likely appreciate its flexibility in terms of customization options. Compare it to Apple’s current 17-inch offering for professionals, the MacBook Pro, which starts at $2,800 and includes a DVD burner/reader, an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and can only carry one hard drive. Analysts are anticipating a MacBook Pro upgrade in September, but Apple would have to make some pretty dramatic changes if it hopes to compete well with Lenovo’s 17-inch monster. Let’s get ready to rumble.

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