Lenovo Unveils The ThinkStation Brand of Workstation PCs - Power to the Penryn's!

When Lenovo purchased IBM's PC division back in 2005, the whole world expected quite a lot from the new business unit. And even if it took it around two years, Lenovo has finally delivered on everyone's hopes, launching a new brand, namely the ThinkStation family of workstations, which marks a double premiere: the first new Think-branded systems introduced over the past five years, and the first use of Intel's new Penryn processors in a commercial system.

Thus, the dual processor ThinkStation D10 workstation will offer the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5400 series, while the single processor ThinkStation S10 workstation will offer the latest Intel Core 2 processors including the Intel Core2 Extreme processor QX9650 along with the latest graphics solutions from NVIDIA (the two families of processors mentioned above are the first based on new 45-nanometer technology, namely Penryn, that nearly doubles the density of transistors on the chips for new levels of energy-efficient performance). They also come equipped with dual Gigabit Ethernet and multiple slots, bays and USB ports for expandability.

Beyond the high-performance focus, Lenovo designed the workstations with the environment in mind by offering models complying with the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star 4.0 requirements to help users manage energy usage and costs. The workstations feature 80 percent efficient power supplies. Additionally, they contain more than 50 percent recycled plastics content.

The workstations also incorporate usability-oriented features, Lenovo's user-centric design including a removable top handle to move the workstation easily in a variety of work environments as well as a side cover latch for easy access to the system. The workstations also include illuminated front I/O ports to help users work in multiple system and low light conditions. For a cool and quiet experience, Lenovo's unique thermal design provides workstation performance with the acoustics of a standard Lenovo desktop PC.

To help increase user productivity and reduce system downtime, the workstations come equipped with a range of ThinkVantage Technologies including Rescue and Recovery, Client Security System and Image Ultra Builder.

"For professional users of graphically and computationally-intensive applications who require a level of performance unattainable with a standard desktop PC, ThinkStation is Lenovo's best engineering at work," said Tom Tobul, executive director, Emerging Products Marketing, Lenovo. "In addition to offering Lenovo's highest performance and quality with leading-edge acoustics, the workstations also have an environmentally-responsible, user-centric design that further drives productivity."

As for the pricing, the company has informed us that the ThinkStation S10 workstation will start at approximately $1,199, while the ThinkStation D10 workstation will start at $1,739.

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