Lenovo Thinkpad W550S (15.5-inch, 2015)

Excellent build quality. Slim, ruggedized chassis. High-quality keyboard. Good-looking 15-inch 3K touch screen.

Dual-core processor and lower-end graphics card fall short on performance tests.

Conclusion The Lenovo ThinkPad W550s is a solid laptop for the user who needs basic workstation capabilities, but puts portability first. If you are frequently on the road, or you regularly shuttle back and forth between locations, the ThinkPad W550s...

Long battery life ; Strong performance ; Quiet fan

Thick, boxy body ; Bulky extended battery ; No quad-core CPU option ; Expensive

With more conservative CPU and GPU configurations than last year's ThinkPad W540, the W550s provides impressive performance with the added bonus of longer battery life – all in a lighter, thinner body. Compromising just a little on power, the W550s...

Military-grade 810G durability; Strong overall performance; Bright and accurate glare-free screen; Phenomenal battery life; Comfortable, spill-proof keyboard ; Heavy; Weak audio ; Designed with the mobile graphics pro in mind, the ThinkPad W550s...

Heavy; Weak audio ; Designed with the mobile graphics pro in mind, the ThinkPad W550s delivers mil-spec durability, powerful Nvidia K620M graphics and a whopping 15-plus hours of battery life.

Designed with the mobile graphics pro in mind, the ThinkPad W550s delivers mil-spec durability, powerful Nvidia K620M graphics and a whopping 15-plus hours of battery life.

Epic battery life ; Outstanding build quality ; High quality 3K touch display ; Good keyboard and clickpad

Middling value proposition ; Fan noise is noticeable ; Overall we found that the W550s to be a recommendable notebook provided you aren't running CPU or GPU dependent applications where a quad-core processor and more powerful graphics would make more...

Overall we found that the W550s to be a recommendable notebook provided you aren't running CPU or GPU dependent applications where a quad-core processor and more powerful graphics would make more sense.

The Lenovo W550s is a laptop for those who need the raw power of a workstation, but need it in a form factor that won’t be an undue burden when on-the-go. In many ways it is similar to the W540 workstation we previously reviewed , but certainly thinner...

Chassis, Emissions, Display, Battery runtimes, Mobility, Expandability, Keyboard, Port performance, System performance, GPU

Build quality in details, Port layout, Raw processor performance as a workstation

Lenovo's ThinkPad W550s is a successful addition to the group of slimline workstations and can even set several new records. System noise, temperature development and battery runtimes are on a reference level and impress right away. Other advantages...

Chassis; Emissies; Beeldscherm; Batterijduur; Mobiliteit; Uitbreidbaarheid; Toetsenbord; Poortenvariëteit; Systeemprestaties; GPU

Bouwkwaliteit in detail; Layout van poorten; Ruwe rekenkracht als een workstation

Chassis, Emissioni, Display, Autonomia della batteria, Mobilità, Espandibilità, Tastiera, Prestazioni delle porte, Prestazioni di sistema, GPU

Qualità di assemblaggio nei dettagli, Layout delle porte, Prestazioni del processore considerando che si tratta di una workstation

Châssis ; Faibles nuisances ; Écran ; Autonomie ; Forme facteur ; Options d'extension ; Clavier ; Performances de la connectique ; Performances système ; Carte graphique

Finition si on chipote ; Distribution des ports ; Performances brutes du processeur pour une station de travail

Le Lenovo ThinkPad W550s est une addition intéressante dans la gamme des ThinkPad W. Le travail a été poussé sur la gestion de la chauffe, du bruit généré et de l'autonomie. Autres bons points pour la cible professionnelle, la plupart des ports sont...