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We’ve seen so much of the Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds already that our first time getting hands on the machine felt strangely familiar. The slide-out screen felt sturdy, and it’s capable of swiveling 30 degrees forward and any steps in between. The tablet isn’t going to replace a Wacom anytime soon, but it’ll get the job done in a pinch. The laptop itself is rather bulky, but what do you expect when you’re packing this much power? Check out the gallery below for pics.

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CES 2009: Hands on with Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s sort of tough to say that Lenovo’s ThinkPad W700ds is not yet official, but if you’ve been scouring the intarwebz for a legitimate press release from the outfit, here’s your sign. The dual screen beast is at long last being confirmed by Lenovo, offering up workstation performance along with a 17-inch primary display and a 10-inch secondary slide-out panel. Details about exact configurations are scant, but we are told that prospective buyers will be able to equip theirs with high-end Intel CPUs, optional RAID HDD / SSD setups, NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, dual-link DVI / Display Port / VGA support, a 7-in-1 card reader, five USB ports, WiFi, optional WiMAX, a smartcard reader and a dual thermal solution to keep it from melting your legs and / or desk. Reportedly, the machine will be available today starting at $3,663, but as of now, it’s still nowhere to be found on the firm’s US website.

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Lenovo’s ThinkPad W700ds now really official: starts at $3,663 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The new IBM ThinkPad W700 has an integrated secondary display. Foldable, 10.6 inches of it, with 768 x 1,280 pixels and LED backlight. Color us impressed. The amazing feature list doesn’t stop there.

Not only you won’t have to wait to get that tri-screen MacBook Pro—ok, you will have to wait for that, because this one only has two displays—but the IBM ThinkPad W700 feature list is absolutely impressive:

• Intel® Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme, and Core 2 Quad Core Q9100 processors
• Main 17-inch 1,920 x 1,200 display, CCFL backlight
• NVIDIA Quadro Express graphics technology
• Intel Turbo Memory 4GB module support
• 4 GB memory DIMM
• Integrated color calibration
• Wacom onboard palm rest digitizer and pen
• Integrated 10.6-inch 768 x 1,280 secondary display, LED backlight
• 64 GB solid state drive
• DisplayPort
• Dual Link DVI
• Integrated camera
• Dual RAID HDD high-speed storage (250GB max, one could be 64GB SSD)
• Wireless LAN Intel WiFi Link 5300
• ThinkVantage® technologies
• Trusted ThinkPad layered security

Yes, expect it to be big: 10.9 pounds with one hard drive installed. [IBM via NoteBook Review—Thanks Leo]