In the past couple of years, laptops have been released that I never thought would be possible.
Whether it’s a foldable laptop like the ThinkPad X1 16 Gen 1, a fully modular gaming laptop like the Framework 16, or a laptop with a glasses-free 3D display, we’re in a golden era of design experimentation right now.
Related You can press a button on the chassis to “eject” the mouse, and then pull out the ribbon cable to use it as you see fit. Everything else was pretty standard with this laptop, though, down to its Pentium CPU, the 800×600 resolution display, as well as the Windows 95 OS under the hood. It’s just the mouse that made it weird. YouTuber Retro Hack Shack gave the device a nice rundown in the video above.
Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds Mobile Workstation These days, you’re probably familiar with connecting your laptop to an external monitor or using a portable monitor for some productivity when you’re on the go. Before portable monitors were mainstream, though, Lenovo had its own solution for those who wanted to be productive on the go. Dubbed “the ultimate mobile workstation,” this 17-inch Windows laptop from 2009 featured Intel vPro and Core 2 Extreme processors under the hood.
Asus still has a website up for this laptop today, and it highlights how the second screen could be used separately to show a second window or even mirror what’s on the main screen. It all sounds pretty similar to dual-screen laptops like the Yoga Book 9i, so it’s nice to see the concept isn’t dead. You can see our original hands-on experience with the laptop from 2013 above.