A laptop equivalent of a two-headed snake

Dashken · 23rd Dec 2008, 02:41 PM

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Lenovo is apparently planning to unveil a ThinkPad notebook with a dual display.

As much as I'd love to post a photograph of a laptop with two screens, I cannot do so in good conscience. Several sites reporting on the laptop included photos that allegedly came from an IBM site that accidentally published on December 2. But none of those sites list the source of the photo. They also link back to the original IBM page, but a photograph of a laptop with two screens does not appear there.
The story was apparently first reported on NotebookReview.com on December 4. But no one paid much attention to that site's information until this week when a number of sites started following one another.

eWeek apparently got its hands on one of the ThinkPad W700ds laptops and posted in-house photos.

The information on an IBM site does confirm the dual screen's existence. According to that site, the main screen is 17 inches and the secondary screen is 10.6 inches. According to eWeek, the dual-screen setup is designed for "photographers, graphic artists, and application developers."

According to the IBM site, the second screen adds more than two pounds to the machine, bringing it up to 10.9 pounds and putting it in the category of a desktop replacement. Other stats from that site: it offers either an Intel Core 2 Quad Core or a Core 2 Dual Core, and it can be configured with a solid-state drive.

The notebook will make its official debut at the Consumer Electronics Show next month in Las Vegas, eWeek said.

Source: A laptop equivalent of a two-headed snake | Business Tech - CNET News

Zenphic · 24th Dec 2008, 01:18 PM

Interesting idea. I bet the price tag is going to be huge!

Some pics over here:
Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds dual-screen laptop details and pics unearthed - Engadget

Edit: Engadget says it might go for $3,600. Might as well buy a dual monitor set-up and plug it to the laptop! Minus the portability, but much better value!

zy · 24th Dec 2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Zenphic

Interesting idea. I bet the price tag is going to be huge!

Some pics over here:
Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds dual-screen laptop details and pics unearthed - Engadget

Edit: Engadget says it might go for $3,600. Might as well buy a dual monitor set-up and plug it to the laptop! Minus the portability, but much better value!

i agree. its expensive, heavy and 2nd screen is small. rather get a those small factor pc with dual screen. or a decent laptop + an external screen. just get an iMac

Chai · 24th Dec 2008, 04:58 PM

Macbook you mean?

Adrian Wong · 24th Dec 2008, 06:57 PM

I honestly fail to see the advantage. Might as well just hook up the notebook to a separate 17"-30" LCD monitor...

lee_what2004 · 25th Dec 2008, 07:46 PM

what's the point for the second small screen?

Adrian Wong · 25th Dec 2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by lee_what2004

what's the point for the second small screen?

Same as that of second screens in multi-monitor setups - more work space, a separate screen for non-graphics work, etc..

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