Lenovo ThinkPad W530 Series

Lenovo ThinkPad W530-N1K43GE

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Average Score: 83.33% - good

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80% Lenovo ThinkPad W530
Source: Justech'n Archive.org version
After all is said and done I think this would work as a portable workstation. It is powerful enough to accomplish all your tasks. With its powerful processor and graphics chip, the HD screen, and screen calibration capabilities it is setup to be a superb machine. I recommend you take a look at it the next time you are in the market.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/24/2012
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80%

80% Lenovo ThinkPad W530
Source: Justech'n Archive.org version
After all is said and done I think this would work as a portable workstation. It is powerful enough to accomplish all your tasks. With its powerful processor and graphics chip, the HD screen, and screen calibration capabilities it is setup to be a superb machine. I recommend you take a look at it the next time you are in the market.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/24/2012
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80%

90% Lenovo Thinkpad W530 Review
Source: notebookforums.com Archive.org version
The Lenovo Thinkpad W530 is a well-built notebook with very good performance, thermal design, and battery life. Very few computers manage all of these together, and the down side of the W530 is price: it is more expensive than other systems with similar performance. Still, I believe the extra price is justified by what the computer delivers: a solid system with no compromises.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/01/2012
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 90% features: 70% display: 90% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 100%

90% Lenovo Thinkpad W530 Review
Source: notebookforums.com Archive.org version
The Lenovo Thinkpad W530 is a well-built notebook with very good performance, thermal design, and battery life. Very few computers manage all of these together, and the down side of the W530 is price: it is more expensive than other systems with similar performance. Still, I believe the extra price is justified by what the computer delivers: a solid system with no compromises.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/01/2012
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 90% features: 70% display: 90% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 100%

80% Lenovo ThinkPad W530 Review
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
If you're looking for a productivity powerhouse and don't mind a little bulk, the $1,599 ThinkPad W530 could be your best choice with its powerful processor, speedy discrete graphics and industry-leading keyboard and pointing devices. However, to get the most out of this notebook, you should configure it with the full HD screen, which really should come standard, but right now adds $200 to the price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/20/2012
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% Lenovo ThinkPad W530 Review
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
If you're looking for a productivity powerhouse and don't mind a little bulk, the $1,599 ThinkPad W530 could be your best choice with its powerful processor, speedy discrete graphics and industry-leading keyboard and pointing devices. However, to get the most out of this notebook, you should configure it with the full HD screen, which really should come standard, but right now adds $200 to the price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/20/2012
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

レノボ ThinkPad W530の実機レビュー
Source: The Hikaku JA→EN Archive.org version
Positive: High performance; vivid display; superb keyboard. Negative: Viewing angle is not good.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/24/2012

レノボ ThinkPad W530の実機レビュー
Source: The Hikaku JA→EN Archive.org version
Positive: High performance; vivid display; superb keyboard. Negative: Viewing angle is not good.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/24/2012

Lenovo ThinkPad W530-2447

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Average Score: 70% - average

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Lenovo ThinkPad W530
Source: Inside HW Archive.org version
If you don’t mind the somewhat larger dimensions and increased weight, Lenovo once again made a workstation that’s a dream come true for a business-oriented user who needs a powerful and specific hardware. There are few details that some users won’t like, but there are so many pros that will impress everyone and they make it a first pick for users that know to appreciate what ThinkPad is and what it represents for a long time.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/10/2013

70% Lenovo ThinkPad W530 review
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The Lenovo ThinkPad W530 2447 is packed with useful ports and high-specification components. Build quality is more than adequate, but more bendy than we remember of ThinkPad workhorses. The out-of-the-box software experience is quite laughable but still par for the course for sponsored PCs. Our system did not impress with great responsiveness so if you’re spending this much we’d advise solid-state drive for storage. Battery life was poor, given the huge battery.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/04/2013
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 60% performance: 70% features: 70% workmanship: 70%

Lenovo ThinkPad W530-N1G4FPB

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Average Score: 90% - very good

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90% Lenovo ThinkPad W530 (N1G4FPB)
Source: Benchmark.pl PL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/26/2013
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 100% display: 90% mobility: 80% workmanship: 100% ergonomy: 100% emissions: 100%

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Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.

In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.

In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

NVIDIA Quadro K2000M:

Fastest 15-inch workstation graphics card based on the Kepler architecture with a core similar to that of the GeForce GT 650M.

NVIDIA Quadro K1000M:

Mid-range workstation graphics card for 15-inch laptops based on the GK107 Kepler chip.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.  

3820QM: An Ivy Bridge-based quad-core processor clocked at 2.7 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.7 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4000 GPU running at 650-1250 MHz on a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.

3720QM: An Ivy Bridge-based quad-core processor clocked at 2.6 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.6 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4000 GPU running at 650-1250 MHz on a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.6 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.

2.81 kg:

83%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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