Lenovo ThinkPad W500 is quite similar to ThinkPad T61p in several ways, but there are definitely certain improvements in different sections. The screen of the ThinkPad is of 15.4 inches with color resolution of 1920×1200. This is a 500:1 contrast ratio LCD screen with important features such as CCFL backlit, 175 nits, and anti-glare. The device is immaculately fast as it is powered by Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T9600 1066MHz system bus 6MB L2 cache processor.

• The Memory : – Lenovo ThinkPad W500 makes use of DDR3 memory and includes two 2GB memory sticks. The device can also be upgraded 8GB memory but for that the operating system also needs to the upgraded to 64bit.
• The Construction : – The construction of Lenovo ThinkPad W500 is compact. The device weighs 2.76 kg with 6-Cell battery. Talking about the battery, the device uses 5616 Wh Lithium-Ion, 6-Cell 10.8V 5200mAh. ThinkPad W500 comes with a dimension of 34 mm x 255 mm x 358 mm.
• The Video Chipsets : – Lenovo ThinkPad W500 comes with two video chipsets – one is ATI™ Mobility FireGL™ V5700 and the other one is Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD. Both the chipsets have different utility. The ATI chipset provides excellent graphics and the Intel chipset is utilized for battery consumption.
• The Ports : – There are different ports all around the device. Lenovo ThinkPad W500 includes three USB ports, Ethernet, VGA connector, IEEE 1394 and modem. The USB ports are on the left portion of the device. Interfaces available with Lenovo ThinkPad W500 are 3 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x display / video – VGA – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 1 x modem – phone line – RJ-11, 1 x display / video – 20 pin DisplayPort, 1 x network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T – RJ-45, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) – 4 pin FireWire, 1 x headphones – output – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1 x microphone – input – mini-phone 3.5 mm, and 1 x docking / port replicator – 168 pin docking.
• Connectivity : – Docking station is a very essential part of a business notebook. Lenovo ThinkPad W500 brings on various docking stations along with networks, printers, external monitors, etc. Moreover, Intel(R) 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection (10/100/1000MBit), Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5300 (abgn), 2.0 Bluetooth makes excellent networking option.