Lenovo ThinkPad w540: an Expensive Exotic Beast

What does Lenovo have to offer with their new racing horse, the Lenovo ThinkPad w540? As far as bussines laptops go, it is quite frustrating to pick one. You might end up sacrificing battery life for increased performance, or viceversa. It is also a must that the device you choose have a cristal clear image. There are a few machines that can meet all the requirements of veritable work stations. The Lenovo ThinkPad w540 might just be one of them.

The specs on this monster are quite heavy. The package consists of a 15.6-inch, 2,880 x 1,330 resolution IPS display, an NVIDIA Quadro K2100 and a top-knotch 2.7 Ghz Intel Core i7-4800MQ processor. So its a safe bet to admit that this baby is ready to take on anything from heavy 3D modeling, to thousand page spreadsheets, movie-making and what not. But considering the price tag at $2,573, is it affordable to aquire?

The design of the Lenovo ThinkPad w540 brings nothing flashy, but a few curved edges. Despite that, the real knocker is the carbon-fiber reinforced plastic body wrapped around a magnesium collage. Considering the sturdiness of the design, it is expected to live through unexpected accidents that may occur, incidents that might severly damage comerical-line notebooks. The Lenovo ThinkPad W540 is a bulky animal that weighs in at 2.526 kgs and it measures 14.8 X 9.8 X 1.1 inches.

With its price tag of 2.573 $, the Lenovo ThinkPad w540 is an expensive machine  if you are thinking of equiping a whole office with it. If your line of bussines does not imply heavy graphic design, that requires serious performance from your machines, then you would be better off getting a cheaper, less performant device. For example you could try going for a Dell Precision M4800. It has a nearly identical setup and it costs less, 2.238 $. Plus it comes in packing a higher resolution display, 3200 X 1800, for a better bargain. Nevertheless, what ever you require from it, the Lenovo ThinkPad w540 will deliver! For a price…