Workstation-class Thinkpad W520 performance.
Think it's just another laptop? Think again. Designed to outperform standard laptops, the Lenovo W520 is actually a mobile workstation lightning-fast, heroically powerful and surprisingly portable.
Powerful Quad Core CPU
The work starts with the processor — from 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5, up to Core™ i7 Quad Core™ Extreme, to keep your heavy-duty applications running flawlessly and boost your multi-tasking by 20 percent. Supplement that with the NVIDIA® Quadro® 1000M or 2000M graphics card with 2GB VRAM, professional-class graphics cards designed for up to 5x faster 3D performance and 8x faster computational simulation. Choose up to 16GB* DDR3 RAM and you have one serious mobile workstation — tested and certified by leading ISVs for more than 120 applications, including some of the most stringent in the industry.
The ThinkPad W520 notebook is engineered with Lenovo’s Enhanced Experience for Windows® 7, which means faster startup and shutdown time, along with increased productivity for business with new hardware and software innovations. The roll-cage protection, spill-resistant keyboard, ThinkVantage® Client Security Solution with integrated Fingerprint Reader® and Smartcard support are other innovative features that give these notebooks unmatched security.
Features for power users.
Performance like this should include the most advanced features and it does. W520 Powerful graphics require a display that lives up to what they have to show; feast your eyes on our 95-percent color gamut LED display in HD, HD+ or FHD. For the most accurate color workflow, opt for the industry's first embedded X-Rite Color Calibrator. Transfer files 10x faster with USB 3.0, depend on the 34mm ExpressCard and MMC slot or optional Smart Card reader, avail yourself of the multiburner combo drive and enjoy our best-in-class, ergonomic keyboard and Ultranav™ with our TrackPoint and touchpad. And when you're ready to talk about all the work you've done, you'll get superior Web conferencing and VoIP, thanks to full-duplex voice transmission support, dual digital microphone modes with advanced noise-cancellation technology, optimized speakers and a light-adaptive, 720p, HD webcam.
ThinkPad reliability.
Anything that works this hard is bound to go with you everywhere, so it needs to be tough. This brute has passed eight rugged miltary specifications tests and comes with legendary ThinkPad durability features, such as an internal roll cage, spill-resistant keyboard and Active Protection System™ to prevent data loss in the event of a drop. You can also rely on security measures such as Rescue and Recovery®, self-encrypting drives, Hardware Password Manager, fingerprint ID and BIOS port lock for peace of mind. Even the environment can rely on the Lenovo W520 laptop, with eco-friendly features including reduced greenhouse gas emissions, lower electricity consumption and compliance with RoHS, ENERGY STAR and EPEAT® Gold standards.
Graphics horsepower
- Lenovo W520 NVIDIA® Quadro FX® MXM-based graphics stable, compatible and optimized for all professional applications
- OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) with lots of dedicated video memory for graphic-intensive applications
- Improved viewing with high-resolution, premium WSXGA+ or WUXGA displays
- Next-generation DisplayPort technology for clearer, crisper images and a larger viewing area
- Color by Pantone® - For greater image accuracy, more precise color matching and a consistently true display automatically analyze and modify your individual display to show true color over the lifetime of the notebook. Now you don't have to carry an extra peripheral or wrangle with cables to get predictable and easily-managed color, no matter where you are.
- Up to 100% NTSC gamut display for working with true-life 2-D and 3-D images
- Easy-to-use touch-screen technology on W520 (optional-not on this model