Lenovo ThinkPad workstations get significant Intel Xeon overhaul

Lenovo gave its mobile workstations major performance boosts today, unveiling a pair of models at the SIGGRAPH 2015 show. Even though the new laptops carry the same design aesthetics as Lenovo's ThinkPad W541, these mobile powerhouses are the first to feature Intel's Xeon processors. The two models include a 17.3-inch ThinkPad P70 and a 15.6-inch ThinkPad P50. Both models usher in the end of Lenovo's ThinkPad W series as Lenovo begins standardizing on the P Series brand, for power, performance a