ThinkPad P40 Yoga and P50s: the new Lenovo’s laptop workstations for graphics
Continues unabated advanced Lenovo. The Chinese company having first introduced the Xeon processors in its laptops, returns to the fray, announcing the arrival of two new workstations for graphics: the new ThinkPad P50s and ThinkPad P40 Yoga, a 2-in-1 with a screen that rotates 360 degrees and turns into a tablet. But first things first.
The ThinkPad P40 Yoga is definitely the most interesting product because it combines the ” creative freedom of a tablet with the performance and reliability of a mobile workstation. ” Yoga-series devices are famous for being able to be used in four different modes ( laptop stand, tent and tablet) and, thanks to the rotation of the screen up to 360 degrees.
They managed to conquer and graphics designers. The display is probably the highlight of the device: a 14-inch IPS touch (1,920 × 1,080 or 2,560 × 1,440 pixels) with technology Wacom Active on which you can use the stylus rechargeable ThinkPad Pen Pro.
This provided under the hood, we find an Intel Core i7 sixth-generation (Skylake), 16 GB of RAM DDR3LMax, up to 512 GB SSD and Nvidia Quadro M500M with 2 GB of VRAM.
Lenovo has worked closely with Wacom to create a custom driver for the P40, so as to ensure the professional graphics user experience as similar as possible to the ” pen and paper “, also because of the screen capable of handling up to 2048 pressure levels.
Very interesting, finally, is the backlit keyboard that has the technology Lift and Lock. In practice, when the notebook is used in tablet mode, it picks up a frame around the keys to protect them and provide users with a better user experience.
Regarding the connectivity, we find modules Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1 and LTE. In addition, there are three USB 3.0 ports, Smart Card Reader 4-in-1 (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC), Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 1.4, Mini DisplayPort 1.2 and micro SIM slot. To top it all a 3-cell battery (53 Wh).
Described by the company as ” the computer thinnest and lightest mobile workstation with the premium features and performance of high-end “, the ThinkPad P50s completes the series ThinkPad P launched this summer.
At the moment, we know little of its features: surely there will be a 15.6-inch IPS display with resolution 3K Power Bridge technology and Lenovo to extend the autonomy of the system up to 17 hours. Support for up to 32GB of RAM and several options for storage according to customer requirements.
ThinkPad P50s will be based on Intel Skylake high performance (up to Core i7), while the graphics card should be an Nvidia Quadro 500M. In both the computer operating system, it is Windows 10, but you can downgrade to Windows 7. ThinkPad Yoga P40 and P50s ThinkPad will be available early in the year with prices starting at $1,399 and $1,299. We wait for the CES 2016 in Las Vegas for more details.
