Looks like a new W7xx (edit: 17" P70, and P50 replacing W541) is coming out? (small pics)

[bhtooefr]

https://twitter.com/thinkstations/statu ... 7089952768



That looks really thick, and it looks 17".

And the guy who they quoted is apparently an extreme overclocker (like, phase change cooling and liquid nitrogen). I wonder what he actually runs as his personal machine, and I'm suddenly wondering if we're talking about Lenovo going full Clevo here, and sticking a 95 watt desktop part in.

[ajkula66]

Very, very interesting. Thank you for posting this.

A tiny glimmer of hope that my next system will not be a Clevo...

[bhtooefr]

More teasers.

https://twitter.com/thinkstations/statu ... 9543137280


https://twitter.com/thinkstations/statu ... 2330114048


There's trackpad buttons.

And now I'm wondering how it actually "leapfrogs" the competition.

[ajkula66]

There's trackpad buttons.

But the *proper* keyboard is still missing...

And now I'm wondering how it actually "leapfrogs" the competition.

I'm still very curious about the system in question, although far less than I originally was...

[JohnD.]

I am keeping an eye on this and maybe it's a new workstation based on the Skylake CPU, with a 17" screen or 15.6" screen.

I am kind of wondering what the dark square is by the number pad. Is it a finger print reader? If so, it's kind of big.

Take care,
John

[rkawakami]

I am kind of wondering what the dark square is by the number pad. Is it a finger print reader?

Infrared port!

[lead_org]

that is a new fingerprint reader, similar to fingerprint reader on new mobile phones. Regarding 17 inches machine rumor...

[RMSMajestic]

I wish I can put it's MXM card in W701 without any problem

W701/W701ds should have been built with a LGA1366 desktop i7 or Xeon :/

[Pokrzept]

It seems that Lenovo is going to break their own record - this time they'll release 17" ULV workstation with new functionality - INSTANT-THROTTLING™®. Imagine CPU running constantly on 800 MHz - this way you'll feel really RETRO

[Ibthink]

@Pokrzept,
lets just say that your Precision will suddenly look very old.

[Pokrzept]

@Pokrzept,
lets just say that your Precision will suddenly look very old.

Believe me I'd really love to see that, but so far the last ThinkPad I found useful and usable was/is x201. Every newer unit I had didn't last long: T420 due to poor material quality, T430 due to keyboard and T540p due too poor keyboard and lack of usable pointer interface (all 3 units shared same flaw - screen aspect ratio). M4800 isn't perfect either but for now there's only one unit on which I'd like to switch to - M6800 - due to its absolute screen estate.

And for all my daily needs my FrankenPad is fast enough TBH even if i have to deal with horrendous piece of german software engineering - a.k.a Siemenses TIA Portal .

[RMSMajestic]

Heard from not-so-reliable sources on 51nb:
This laptop will feature skylake CPU and DDR4 ECC RAM....

[bhtooefr]

Looks like it's not a W-series, but rather a P-series: https://twitter.com/VictorRios_VT/statu ... 0063470592

Also, Intel's announced the Xeon E3-1500M v5 family: http://blogs.intel.com/technology/2015/ ... ebook-pcs/

However, I'd expect everyone to use those parts in their workstation laptops...

[automobus]

Almost ten years ago, Intel put out one single model ULV Xeon (codename Sossaman). Those days I thought, "Oh goody, laptop with Xeon inside are around the bend, next year or next week, MacBook Pro and ThinkPad with Xeon inside, I look forward to it!". But those days, I was a stupid fanatic lover of Intel.

[bhtooefr]

It's also worth noting that the Sossaman parts were only ever intended for blade server applications, and they were just dual socket versions of the Core Duos anyway. Remember, this was back when "Xeon" basically meant "two sockets", you wouldn't usually run one in a single-socket system, you'd run a Pentium 4/D instead.

http://ark.intel.com/compare/29748,27237

[micrex22]

More teasers.
And now I'm wondering how it actually "leapfrogs" the competition.

Maybe by trying to re-implement old T6x features found in thinkpads that are still not found anywhere else? INNOVATION!
"Here at Lenovo our engineers discovered that keyboards with taller key caps allow a more natural feel that perfectly flat chiclet keys, so we're unleashing this new technology that allows touch typing on a laptop for the first time. Also we discovered that implementing blue enter keys and grey function keys allow for easier visual distinguishing-- this new technology has never been implemented before and we're excited to see it for the first time in 2020."

Sarcasm aside...

[FryPpy]

Maybe by trying to re-implement old T6x features found in thinkpads that are still not found anywhere else? INNOVATION!...

Yeah More presisely T4x but yes this is funny
We have a saying - the new is well forgotten old. So the 10 years (T43 was built in 2005) is the "Event Horizon" of our memory.

INSTANT-THROTTLING™®.

Funny. But 5557U can do 28W like P9700 in T400 era (the new is well forgotten old).

I am curious about this new behemoth too, but i think it is 16" if the aspect ratio is still 16:9.

IMHO - non swipe FP reader have weaker security (in theory any FP reader can't give absolutely secure means of authentication). If the fingerprint can "stick" to FP reader surface it can be used to bypass security system.

BTW
Am i need to register in twitter to read this tweets about this behemoth?

[laowai]

mobile xeon is sex in a laptop, but keyboard still is garbage. i think i found my temp solution until we can get a classic revamp (prolly 2017)

[bhtooefr]

There's two workstations. Someone's CMS was misconfigured to show headlines for articles not actually released...

http://www.cgw.com/Press-Center/News/20 ... sions.aspx
Note the other news:
"Lenovo Debuts Two ThinkPad Mobile Workstations
11-Aug-2015"

Screengrab in case it goes away: http://bhtooefr.org/images/thinktankcgw.png

Prediction: W560 with a SKL-H mobile Xeon. P760 with a SKL-S part of some sort.

[fb1996]

A picture shared by NVIDIA on Twitter (propably) shows the 15" machine:

(http://www.twitter.com/nvidia/status/630484417128042497)

[lead_org]

look at that beauty!! In couple of hours you will know more.

[laowai]

look at that beauty!! In couple of hours you will know more.

oh please let this be a reasonable laptop with a keyboard that's not horrible and good resolution. i would love nothing more than not having to make a pitstop at the 420s.

[lead_org]

keyboard wise, i don't think it would be 7 rows (if that is what you are getting at). While resolution wise, given that the W541 and W550s has 3K IPS option, i would think something on that line.

[bhtooefr]

http://benchmarkreviews.com/30046/lenov ... -released/

P50 (replacing W541) and P70, both have mobile Xeons.

[Puppy]

http://benchmarkreviews.com/30046/lenov ... -released/

P50 (replacing W541) and P70, both have mobile Xeons.

Still wrong keyboard layout But it seems as the disk activity indicator is back.

[laowai]

http://benchmarkreviews.com/30046/lenov ... -released/

P50 (replacing W541) and P70, both have mobile Xeons.

https://www.thinkworkstations.com/wp-co ... _Final.pdf

[Puppy]

https://www.thinkworkstations.com/wp-co ... _Final.pdf

15.6" FHD IPS option.

[RealBlackStuff]

Why you should buy the Lenovo™ thinkPad® P50 mobile Workstation
Legendary reliability

Yet another Lenovo lie, but we are getting used to those...

[laowai]

https://www.thinkworkstations.com/wp-co ... _Final.pdf

15.6" FHD IPS option.

funny side note: lenovo using wordpress lol

[lead_org]

The spec looks interesting. But the top specced machine is going to be expensive.