Mobile Workstations Use Xeon CPUs

At the recent SIGGRAPH 2015 Conference and Exhibition, Lenovo announced the ThinkPad P50 and P70 mobile workstations, calling them “the beginning of a new” ThinkPad P Series family of mobile workstations. Both systems are equipped with the new Intel Xeon E3-1500M v5 series processors and NVIDIA Quadro GPUs (graphics processing units). The E3-1500M v5 product family is Intel’s first Xeon processors designed from the ground up for mobile workstations. Both mobile workstations, says Lenovo, are engineered to run demanding ISV (independent software vendor) applications such as PTC Creo and SolidWorks.

“We’ve built features into these machines that were previously unachievable in a notebook, making them the most versatile and highest-performing mobile workstations ever,” said Victor Rios, vice president and general manager for Workstations at Lenovo, in a press statement. “We’re focused on making sure users have the tools necessary to drive innovation. That is why we are expanding our portfolio and raising the standard of mobile workstation performance. Introducing the ThinkPad P Series unites our mobile portfolio with our existing award-winning line of tower workstations, the ThinkStation P Series.”

Lenovo describes the ThinkPad P70 as designed for high-end professionals in such industries as engineering, media as well as oil and gas. This 17-in. mobile workstation can accommodate up to 64GB of DDR4 ECC memory and can handle up to four storage devices and up to a terabyte of SSD (solid-state drive) or 2TB hard-disk storage. Additionally, the ThinkPad P70 comes with two Intel Thunderbolt 3 ports and a 4K UHD (ultra high definition) display or an optional FHD (full high definition) touch screen display.

Lenovo says that its 17-in. ThinkPad P70 is designed for high-end professionals in industries ranging from media and entertainment to oil and gas. Image courtesy of Lenovo.

ThinkPad P50, says Lenovo, is its thinnest and lightest full-function mobile workstation. With a starting weight of 5.6 lbs. (2.5 kg), the ThinkPad P50 comes with a 15.6-in. UHD 4K display, NVIDA Quadro graphics and a touchpad with three-button functionality. It can be equipped with up to 64GB of memory and 1TB of SSD or 2TB hard-disk storage. Connectivity includes four USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, one Thunderbolt 3 port and wireless networking.

The ThinkPad P50 provides engineers and designers with a lightweight mobile workstation with a 15.6-in. UHD (ultra high definition) 4K display and NVIDIA Quadro graphics. Image courtesy of Lenovo.

The ThinkPad P50 and P70 feature a new dual-fan cooling system design that is said to allow for cooler, quieter and faster performance. Additional features shared by both systems include mil-spec testing for maximum durability and X-Rite Pantone color calibration. Both support Windows operating systems in addition to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu Linux.

Lenovo anticipates that the new ThinkPad P Series mobile workstations will be available in the fourth quarter of this year. Pricing for the ThinkPad P50 begins at $1,599, and the ThinkPad P70 begins at $1,999, according to Lenovo.

Go here for more details on the ThinkPad P70.

Go here for more details on the ThinkPad P50.

Check out an interactive tour to the Lenovo ThinkPad P Series mobile workstations.

Download the ThinkPad P50 brochure.

Download the ThinkPad P70 brochure.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.