Is Lenovo going to make a true mobile workstation?

I noticed other companies offer true "mobile" workstations but Lenovo doesn't.
e.g. EUROCOM Configuration

Is Lenovo just going to copy Apple instead?

The 2012 W530 could only have a K2000M as the best GPU. Shouldn't a true workstation have a faster GPU?

Edit: Shouldn't a ThinkPad look more like this
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/13-09-27/EUROCOM_Panther_5SE_03.jpg

 

For the most part, yes.

Honestly, even the old-time ThinkPads were not workstation-class laptops in that respect. That doesn't mean I wouldn't like to see one...

But even workstation-class units are now competing in the "thin & light" aspect which is an absolute nonsense in my book...so no, we are not going to see a ThinkPad with that type of a setup, ever...at least based on the direction that Lenovo has taken the ThinkPad range, especially over the last couple of generations...

 

I don't know how many people need that kind of set up in a laptop. The W540 is good enough for most people. Lenovo is not going to dilute their brand with extreme workstation that only caters to a few people. Lenovo doesn't need 20 laptop lines.

 

The fact that *you* don't know them doesn't mean *they* don't exist.

A very strong statement with no data to back it up. "Most people" would probably be OK with a W500, or an iPad for that fact.

They've done an excellent job of diluting the ThinkPad brand in the opinion of most old-time ThinkPad users. The fact that they've offered a sort-of-extreme workstation range (W70*) at one point but didn't know how to properly finish the product (a TN panel on a $6K+ unit? Really?), or for that fact market it is a whole another matter.

They're getting there, just give them time...

 

I'd hazard a guess that the market for high-end workstation laptops is pretty small and in my experience most people with the need for extreme computing power usually opt for a powerful, upgradeable desktop with multiple monitors. Moreover, Lenovo is clearly not in that sort of niche market now and likely will never be since it appears to be focusing more on more general business/consumer lines. But never say never, I guess. Lenovo could surprise us (though at present the surprises seem to be odd twisty/yoga/faux-tablet stuff and "me-too" ultra-ultrabooks)

 

It's definitely not a huge market and has been well-taken-care-of by Dell's Precision and HP's EliteBook range of workstations over the past 4-5 years, for the most part. Lenovo would have to come with something really extraordinary to attract buyers in that segment...

Indeed...

 

Whats are the specs for a laptop to be called a true mobile workstation?

Maybe Lenovo will make it - who knows but what I do know is that if Lenovo makes it, the same thinkpad old timers will complain about it (most likely to say it looks ugly). Haha.

 

Nah. When Lenovo did roll such a concept out (W70*), they conveniently forgot that the competition (Dell/HP) was offering vastly superior LCDs and were shocked and surprised that professionals from various industries were insulted at the proposal of paying $6K for a machine that sported a TN panel...and voted with their wallets for Precisions and EliteBooks...

A shame, because design-wise, W70* was one of Lenovo's best moments IMO.

 

W70x was originally created for digital marketing team of some large company i think it was either MS or IBM, then Lenovo decided to take the concept into actual volume production. From memory Lenovo had a breakeven with the W70x series, so they didn't make a loss or a profit.