IBM ThinkPad W700ds Laptop HAS `Slide-Out Second Display

by **J The Kidd** Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:10 am

IBM has a new entry into the realm of absolutely beastly laptops
portable desktops, and the ThinkPad W700ds includes a feature you won’t
find anywhere else, as far as I know: an integrated secondary display
that slides out of the primary display. The main screen is 17″ 1920 x
1200 CCFL backlit, while the secondary screen is 10.6″ 768 x 1280 LED
backlit. All together, that’s a lot of real estate in a compact
package.

It doesn’t stop with the displays, either. The W700ds boasts Intel
Core 2 Quad processors, an NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M GPU, up to 8 gigs of
ram, and up to nearly 1 terrabyte of mixed HD and SSD storage. Want
more? How about integrated color calibration and a little Wacom tablet
and stylus in the palmrest? Tasty.

The ThinkPad W700ds starts off at an unsurprising 11 pounds and $3600,
and will be available this January. If you’re looking for something
cheaper, The W700ds has a little brother, the W700, which includes all
the rest of the goodies except the secondary display starting $3000.

Video of the secondary screen of the W700ds in action, after the jump.