Comments on: Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds Review

By: mark Nuttall

mark Nuttall — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:14:11 +0000

I have read the review and as a windows user would say it was a fair review. I have put an order in for one to use for with Photoshop and Autocad. The digitiser and 2nd screen loook to be ideal for my needs. It should be arriving within the week … SO I will let you all know how it goes. If it lifes up to my expectations. and how i get on with it. I have read several reviews all saying it is a beast and big and heavy, it may be but it you look at it again say a Dell 6400, 17″ screen 16 gig ram terrabyte drive, then it is comparable. For workstation replacements, you are not looking for a dainty item to tote around. I need a power horse, capable of running photoshop at the same time as mail and chat and sometimes autocad thrown in for good measure. I have ordered an 8 gig mc. 2 gig turbo. and 1 TB drive. the 3700 graphics card with 1 gig dedicated mem. so there should be enough there to do what I want. as said will let you know.
M.

By: aljim

aljim — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:28:27 +0000

It look’s like quite a nice laptop.

By: Daniel*1977

Daniel*1977 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:50:39 +0000

Great machine! Wish to have 17″

By: Sheldon Reich

Sheldon Reich — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:49:14 +0000

I use ThinkPads at work and they are great… solid machines and if you have an issue one call to support and they send you the part that needs to be replaced without making you go through the whole “reboot,” “format,” “reinstall the OS” baloney that you get from some other vendors.

As for my photography, I use a MacPro and a separate Wacom tablet — I’m a lefty and I can have the mouse on my right, and the tablet on the left.

My final verdict? Mac OS on my Mac Pro is far superior to XP or Vista because it is easier for me to just get started with my workflow without having to deal with registry issues, etc.

By: carole

carole — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:58:53 +0000

I have the lenovo W700 and love it. The built in color calibrator is great… I use it on a regular basis. The screen is amazing…WUXGA montior ….one of the best I have seen. It is great for photos & graphics…..but with the detail it shows it can be tiring when reading text for long periods. I was soooo close to getting a Mac instead but didn’t want to have to invest in new software (about 1500$ worth) and learn the new operating system. This is a very stable system compared to every laptop I have owned before and it is as fast as my desktop…..
anyway…
just my 2cents worth……

By: Jessie

Jessie — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:45:05 +0000

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the tablet being on the right– you must be a righty ;) As a lefty, I can’t imagine that being very comfortable to use, having to be twisted to get to it. That would be a deal-breaker for many left-handed people. And considering how there’s more lefties in creative fields than the average population, that should be a bit of a concern I’d think.

Good review otherwise, though I as well will stick to my MackBook Pro and wouldn’t touch Vista again with a ten foot pole.

By: Lara

Lara — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:29:21 +0000

I’m drooling ova hea…. I want!
Thanks for the great review, Darren!

By: gerdez

gerdez — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:44:27 +0000

You should definitely throw a Windows 7 RC 64bit to it. You’ll see, why Vista got so many bad reviews.I have a Thinkpad T61 and never had any problems with it. Nice review.

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SEO Melbourne : Aranez Media — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:29:04 +0000

Nice review, even from a MAC guy :)

By: Alex Brooks

Alex Brooks — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:27:25 +0000

It look’s like quite a nice laptop, good review as well. :D