ThinkPad W700ds: The Dual Monitor Laptop

The first thought that popped into my head when I stumbled upon this little tidbit of news about the Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds was "oh my God why?" A laptop with 1^1/2 monitors. The Monitor is, I believe, the largest consumer of power for a laptop, so why throw in another monitor?

The apparent point of this notebook is to be more a portable workstation and less a laptop for the road. Besides at 11 lbs thats a beefy little bugger to carry around. The weight and dimensions of this laptop make it a bit of a exception to the current trend of lighter and thiner, and the whole Netbook line of light-weight and low cost.

I'm not sure where Lenovo is trying to go with this "laptop" or what market segment they are trying to target, but the few times I have traveled with my little 15 Inch laptop was enough. After a few hours carrying the damn thing around in the airports it starts to wear on the shoulder.

Coupled with the weight and the over 5k price tag they are clearing targeting a completely different segment of the population than I belong to.