New Thinkpad W700s @ Lenovo Outlet $1741

[Pylon]

http://outlet.lenovo.com/laptops/thinkpad/w-series/27523ku.html

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 (2.53Ghz, should compare well against i7), Quadro FX 3700M (128-core Nvidia), 4GB RAM, 17" 1920 x 1200 display.

If you want a decent laptop for CAD or gaming, but you want a matte screen, TrackPoint, and/or the Thinkpad build quality and ergonomics, it's yours for $1741.

The FX 3700 M is a pretty powerful card according to Notebookcheck.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-Quadro-FX-3700M.14962.0.html

 

[lifanus]

Wooo! 128 core!

 

[Dylan80]

That Quadro is made for CAD design and graphic design right?... it will suck for gaming amirite? laptop guru.... calling laptop guru.... please come in.

 

[lifanus]

quadro cards are also awesome at gaming.

 

[Dylan80]

well that was quick ty!

 

[Anonymo]

how's the battery life on this monster?

 

[Blazestorm]

how's the battery life on this monster?

Battery 9 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (Up to 5.5 Hours Run Time)

My T500 can last pretty long too on the 9-Cell.. I've gotten 6-7 hours out of mine on conservative settings / integrated graphics (I can switch between discrete/integrated on the T500) not sure how the W700 is though.

I'd expect better than most gaming laptops but not all that great.

Looks like it also has a blu-ray writable drive too... 2 x 320GB drives...and the Wacom digitizer / tablet ... I'm not positive if that was standard on the W700's or not, still cool

http://www.superwarehouse.com/Lenovo_ThinkPad_W700_2752_Notebook/27523KU/ps/1541782

 

[heelix]

Want - just for the 1920x1200 screen. Nice to see a 16:10 aspect monitor again.