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ThinkPad W520

By Lenovo

The most powerful laptop from Lenovo--the ThinkPad W520 workstation offers Nvidia GPU with 2GB of RAM, upgradable to a quad-core Intel CPUs, up to 32GB of RAM, an optional RAID HDDs, and an upgradable full HD display, all the while starting at under 6-pounds.

Description

Status: Available
Availability date: 03/2011
Price at launch: $1,529.00

Availability

Laptop type: Desktop replacement
Width: 14.68 inches
Depth: 9.65 inches
Thickness: 1.4 inches
Weight: 5.95 pounds
Color: Black

Hardware

Operating system: Windows 7

Software

Screen size (diagonal): 15.6 inches
Display surface: Matte
Backlight: LED
Resolution (X): 1366 px
Resolution (Y): 768 px

Display (base)

Resolution (X): 1920 px
Resolution (Y): 1080 px

Display (max)

Type: Standard
Backlit: No
Number pad: No

Keyboard

Type(s): Trackpad, Pointing stick

Mouse

CPU brand: Intel
CPU family: Sandy Bridge
Model: Core i5-2520M
Cores: 2
Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz
Turbo clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Processor (base)

Brand: Intel
Family: Sandy Bridge
Model: Core i7-2920XM
Cores: 4
Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz
Turbo clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Processor (max)

Graphics type: Discrete
Base discrete GPU brand: Nvidia
Discrete GPU model: Quadro 1000M
Dedicated VRAM size: 2 GB

GPU (base)

Discrete GPU brand: Nvidia
Discrete GPU model: Quadro 2000M
Dedicated VRAM size: 2 GB

GPU (max)

Base RAM size: 4 GB
Max. config RAM size: 32 GB
RAM type: DDR3
Base RAM speed: 1333 MHz
RAM slots: 4

Memory

Options: HDD (5400RPM), HDD (7200RPM), HDD (Unspecified RPM), Flash Memory (SSD), Hybrid Drive, RAID 0 (HDD), RAID 1 (HDD)
Max. config HDD: 1000 GB
Max. config SSD: 160 GB
Max. config Hybrid: 1080 GB
Card reader: Yes
Card reader support: MMC