<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
W-series	I-Device
laptops	B-Device
from	O
Lenovo	O
are	O
described	O
by	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
mobile	O
workstations	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
suit	O
that	O
description	O
by	O
being	O
physically	O
on	O
the	O
larger	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
spectrum	O
,	O
with	O
screens	O
ranging	O
from	O
15	O
"	O
to	O
17	O
"	O
in	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
W-series	O
laptops	B-Device
offer	O
high-end	O
quad-core	O
Intel	O
processors	O
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
GPU	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Quadro	I-Application
discrete	O
GPU	O
,	O
utilizing	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Optimus	I-Application
to	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
GPUs	O
as	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
exceptions	O
are	O
the	O
W500	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
ATI	O
FireGL	O
integrated	O
workstation-class	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
W550s	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
Ultrabook-specification	O
laptop	B-Device
with	O
only	O
a	O
dual-core	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
W-series	O
laptops	B-Device
offer	O
ISV	B-Application
certifications	O
from	O
various	O
vendors	O
such	O
as	O
Adobe	O
Systems	O
and	O
Autodesk	O
for	O
CAD	O
and	O
3D	O
modeling	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
W-series	O
laptops	B-Device
were	O
introduced	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
as	O
workstation-class	O
laptops	B-Device
with	O
their	O
own	O
letter	O
designation	O
,	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
prior	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
T	I-Device
series	I-Device
models	O
suffixed	O
with	O
'	O
p	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
W-series	O
laptops	B-Device
were	O
launched	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
Intel	O
Centrino	O
2	O
,	O
marking	O
an	O
overhaul	O
of	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
product	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
W-series	O
laptops	B-Device
introduced	O
were	O
the	O
W500	O
and	O
the	O
W700	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
list	O
of	O
laptops	B-Device
in	O
the	O
W	O
series	O
is	O
given	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
W500	O
laptop	B-Device
was	O
similar	O
in	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
Txxp	O
models	O
it	O
replaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
on	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
were	O
a	O
DisplayPort	O
video	O
output	O
,	O
three	O
USB	O
ports	O
,	O
a	O
docking	O
station	O
connector	O
,	O
a	O
maximum	O
display	O
resolution	O
of	O
,	O
Intel	O
Core	B-Device
2	O
Duo	O
processors	O
and	O
an	O
ATI	O
FireGL	O
v5700	O
GPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
W700	O
laptop	B-Device
was	O
lauded	O
for	O
its	O
performance	O
and	O
for	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
industry-first	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
laptop	B-Device
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
color	O
calibrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
quad-core	O
Intel	O
Core	B-Device
2	O
Extreme	O
processor	O
and	O
NVIDIA	B-Application
Quadro	I-Application
FX	O
3700M	O
workstation	O
GPU	O
available	O
,	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
was	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
point	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
's	O
favor	O
was	O
the	O
low	O
battery	O
lifeapproximately	O
2	O
hours	O
and	O
30	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
featured	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
2.53GHz	O
Intel	O
Core	B-Device
2	O
Extreme	O
QX9300	O
CPU	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
8GB	O
of	O
DDR3	O
RAM	B-Architecture
(	O
two	O
slots	O
)	O
,	O
either	O
an	O
(	O
MXM-mounted	O
)	O
NVIDIA	B-Application
Quadro	I-Application
FX	O
2700M	O
or	O
FX	O
3700M	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
1GB	O
video	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
a	O
TN	O
LCD	O
display	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
or	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	O
W700ds	O
was	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
W700	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
secondary	O
sliding	O
screen	B-Device
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
W700ds	O
laptop	B-Device
also	O
offered	O
additional	O
storage	O
space	O
,	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
260GB	O
hard	O
disk	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
W510	O
,	O
the	O
logical	O
successor	O
of	O
the	O
ThinkPad	O
W500	O
in	O
a	O
nearly	O
identical	O
15	O
"	O
laptop	B-Device
frame	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
's	O
specifications	O
are	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
W510	O
laptop	B-Device
was	O
summed	O
up	O
by	O
Laptop	B-Device
Review	O
as	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
W510	O
provides	O
performance	O
,	O
reliability	O
and	O
mobility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
W701	O
,	O
the	O
logical	O
successor	O
of	O
the	O
W700	O
17	O
"	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
W701ds	O
and	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techradar.com	O
has	O
this	O
to	O
say	O
about	O
the	O
W701	O
:	O
"	O
the	O
ThinkPad	O
W700	O
–	O
[	O
the	O
W701’s ]	O
predecessor	O
–	O
was	O
once	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
laptop	B-Device
we	O
had	O
seen	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
W701	O
has	O
successfully	O
stolen	O
that	O
crown.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gizmodo	O
said	O
,	O
about	O
the	O
W701ds	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
"	O
Lenovo	O
ThinkPad	O
W701ds	O
pairs	O
beastly	O
specs	O
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
secondary	O
screen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	B-Device
also	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
PCWorld	O
,	O
which	O
called	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
a	O
"	O
portable	O
goliath	O
that	O
could	O
replace	O
desktop	O
workstations	O
,	O
letting	O
pros	O
stay	O
productive	O
from	O
anywhere	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gadgets	O
Fan	O
said	O
about	O
the	O
W701ds	O
,	O
"	O
Despite	O
its	O
massive	O
size	O
,	O
Lenovo	O
ThinkPad	O
W701ds	O
laptop	B-Device
is	O
worth	O
the	O
purchase	O
"	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
almost	O
comparable	O
to	O
a	O
desktop	O
workstation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
LAPTOP	B-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
ThinkPad	O
W520	O
offers	O
blistering	O
performance	O
that	O
should	O
satisfy	O
the	O
most	O
demanding	O
users	O
and	O
businesses.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
PCMark	O
Vantage	O
,	O
the	O
ThinkPad	O
W520	O
scored	O
9909	O
points	O
,	O
30%	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
desktop	B-Application
replacements	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
scored	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
Dell	B-Operating_System
Latitude	I-Operating_System
E6420	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7796	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Processing	O
and	O
graphicsThe	O
2011	O
W520	O
model	O
includes	O
up	O
to	O
Intel	O
Core	B-Device
i7	O
Quad	O
Core	B-Device
Extreme	O
Edition	O
socketed	O
processors	O
with	O
Intel	O
Hyper-Threading	B-Operating_System
technology	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
W-series	O
laptops	B-Device
are	O
Ubuntu	O
certified	O
,	O
Optimus	O
is	O
not	O
well	O
supported	O
in	O
Linux	O
,	O
requiring	O
workarounds	O
for	O
proper	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2011	O
W-series	O
laptops	B-Device
offer	O
1080p	O
FHD	O
(	O
)	O
displays	O
with	O
95%	O
coverage	O
of	O
the	O
Adobe	O
RGB	O
color	O
space	O
gamut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2011	O
W-series	O
laptops	B-Device
also	O
include	O
superspeed	O
USB	O
3.0	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ISV	B-Application
certificationsThe	O
W520	O
includes	O
ISV	B-Application
certifications	O
for	O
DSS	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
,	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
,	O
Autodesk	B-Device
Inventor	I-Device
,	O
AutoCAD	B-Algorithm
,	O
Adobe	O
,	O
and	O
Maya	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
the	O
last	O
W	O
model	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
W540	O
redesign	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
W	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
lid	O
lock	O
,	O
keyboard	O
light	O
and	O
wireless	O
and	O
HDD	O
LED	O
indicators	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
W	O
model	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
controversial	O
chiclet	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
,	O
which	O
features	O
6	O
rows	O
rather	O
than	O
7	O
rows	O
of	O
keys	O
and	O
a	O
more	O
modern	O
key	O
shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
W530	O
comes	O
equipped	O
with	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critique	O
was	O
mainly	O
aimed	O
towards	O
lower	O
build	O
quality	O
and	O
missing	O
user	O
interface	O
indicators	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
style	O
of	O
touchpad	O
where	O
the	O
traditional	O
ThinkPad	O
trackpoint	O
functionality	O
had	O
been	O
radically	O
changed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
controversial	O
Chiclet	B-Device
style	I-Device
keyboard	I-Device
introduced	O
in	O
2012	O
on	O
other	O
products	O
,	O
which	O
many	O
enthusiasts	O
claimed	O
abandoned	O
the	O
core	B-Device
tactile	O
principles	O
established	O
by	O
IBM	O
over	O
previous	O
decades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
being	O
a	O
successor	O
of	O
any	O
previous	O
W-series	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
Lenovo	O
W550s	O
is	O
a	O
thinner	O
Ultrabook	B-Device
variant	O
of	O
the	O
W	O
series	O
;	O
Likewise	O
a	O
latest	O
P5xs	O
series	O
ThinkPads	O
,	O
the	O
W550s	O
was	O
based	O
in	O
a	O
T-series	O
chassis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
capable	O
Ultrabook	B-Device
,	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
W541	O
and	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
it	O
offers	O
less	O
capability	O
with	O
only	O
dual-core	O
hyper-threaded	B-Operating_System
Intel	B-General_Concept
Broadwell	I-General_Concept
Processors	I-General_Concept
vs.	O
the	O
true	O
quad-core	O
processors	O
of	O
other	O
models	O
and	O
has	O
only	O
two	O
RAM	B-Architecture
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
W	I-Device
series	I-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
P	I-Device
series	I-Device
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
P50	O
and	O
P70	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
P70	O
re-introduced	O
the	O
17-inch	O
screen	B-Device
to	O
the	O
ThinkPad	O
workstation	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
