Desktop or Mobile Workstation: Comparing the Lenovo ThinkStation S30 & ThinkPad W530

Here is another great review from our friends at CADplace. What are your thoughts about a desktop or mobile workstation? Which do you prefer?

Reviewed by Tom Lansford, CADplace

When professionals need new workstations, they look at how they use their computing resources and once the facts are on the table, they can – usually – make an easy choice. But sometimes it takes a second look to decide between 2 good options such as when deciding between a desktop workstation or a similarly configured mobile workstation.

Your clear choices might look like these, below :

• I travel 40% of my time – mobility is critical
• My workstation needs to do fast simulations
• I am running AutoCAD and managing our BOM database Read full article »

Lenovo ThinkPad W530 Mobile Workstation Review

I wanted to share a thorough review of the new ThinkPad W530 mobile workstation from our friends at CADplace. I’m happy to hear that they are as pleased with the ThinkPad W530 as I am. I’ve copied an excerpt of their review below:

Lenovo’s new mobile workstation – the ThinkPad W530 – epitomizes the best qualities of the ThinkPad brand & brings you the latest workstation technology

At first glance you know that it is a ThinkPad. The look, the feel, everything about this mobile workstation oozes “ThinkPad”. Lenovo remains consistent with their brand’s design. Perhaps more than any other workstation, the ThinkPad carries with it a particular image. Any reader familiar with the ThinkPad will look at the CADplace photos and will know how this notebook will feel in their hands. Read full article »