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Desktops and Notebooks: Lenovo W520 Mobilizes Compute Intensive Workloads

By Cameron Sturdevant on 2011-04-26


The Lenovo W520 mobile workstation loads on almost twice the compute and memory power as the previous generation, 15.6-inch W510 but is nearly one pound lighter. The W520 now comes with a range of high performance, yet power conserving graphics options and has been certified by a slew of ISV makers including Autodesk for AutoCad and Dassault for Solid Works. The Lenovo W520 easily competes with the Dell M4500 and the HP EliteBook 8540p. For IT workers who most take compute intensive workloads into the field the Lenovo W520 is a good choice. Besides meeting military specs for dust, temperature and other environmental factors, the W520 advances on earlier versions by including the second generation Intel vPro workstation management technology.

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The  15.6" Lenovo W520 has the same look as the W510 but packs twice as much of just about everything including CPU and RAM while managing to stay cool and quiet.

Working

The bright display, dreamy keyboard experience, and cool running system make the W520 comfortable to use for extended periods of time while processing high value workloads.

Left Side

From left to right: Display Port, VGA, 2-USB 3.0, eSATA/USB combo port, IEEE1394, wireless networking on/off.

Rear

From left to right: powered USB 3.0, modem, power.

Right Side

From left to right: 34mm ExpressCard and MMC slots, headphone jack, optical drive, RJ45 network jack.

Underside

Battery and access ports for memory, CPU and keyboard access.

Color

The color calibration sensor is seen here to the right of the fingerprint reader.

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