Lenovo Introduces First Dual-Screen Mobile Workstation (January 7)

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-- Lenovo unveiled its ThinkPad W700ds mobile workstation on January 5, the first mobile workstation in the industry with two screens -- a 17-inch primary screen and a 10.6-inch secondary screen that slides out from the PC cover.

The second screen complements the primary optional 400-nit WUXGA display, which provides up to twice the brightness of earlier ThinkPad mobile workstations. The primary screen's 72 percent wide color gamut enables more than 50 percent greater color intensity for an uncompromised viewing experience.

"The ThinkPad W700ds dual screen mobile workstation challenged our international development team to engineer a notebook to fit the way workstation users work - in the office and on the road," said Mark Cohen, vice president, Notebook Business Unit, Lenovo. "Bringing this level of innovation to the most extreme PC users required continually balancing size and functionality with keeping the PC cool and quiet. This mobile workstation is the result of where Lenovo innovation and performance intersect."

Because many workstation users typically work with two monitors, Lenovo designed the ThinkPad W700ds mobile workstation with two screens to accommodate their work habits while on-the-go and to eliminate the compromise of having only one display when operating in a mobile environment. Research has shown that extra screen real-estate with multiple monitors helps maximize user productivity versus single display solutions. Measuring almost 40 percent of the 17-inch primary screen, the 10.6-inch second screen gives users extra screen real-estate, measuring approximately the size of a Lenovo IdeaPad S10 netbook.

The second screen easily slides out from the PC cover behind the primary screen, and it can also be adjusted to fit a user's viewing angle by up to 30 degrees, similarly to how a car's rear view mirror tilts. This unique feature and test of engineering only adds a few millimeters in additional thickness to the mobile workstation over its predecessor, the ThinkPad W700 mobile workstation.

The ThinkPad W700ds mobile workstation is available immediately through www.lenovo.com and business partners.