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Its price ($3784 as of August 23, 2009) puts the Lenovo ThinkStation S20 in the upper-echelon of Power PCs we've tested, and its components are anything but conventional. This workstation-class desktop's 2.93GHz Xeon W3540 CPU is comparable...

Strong general performance, Good upgradability...

Poor gaming performance, Storage capacity is very modest...

This workstation-class system doesn't measure up well against competing Power PCs...
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IBM has been a name synonymous with computers and technology for nearly 30 years. That point alone leaves little doubt as to why Lenovo moved to acquire IBM’s Personal Computing Division in 2004. When the acquisition was finalized in 2005, Lenovo inst...

Great performance, 3-year warranty, Practical, inconspicuous external design, Easy, mostly tool-less internal design, Quiet...

Expensive (but no more so than comparable workstations), Design could be too plain for some people...

For the most part, the Lenovo ThinkStation S2 workstation performance matched our expectations. Thanks to its quad-core 2.93GHz, Hyper-Threaded Intel Xeon processor, it offers excellent CPU bandwidth. Add to that the Quadro FX 4800 GPU, and you also g...
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Power users need power. Thats as simple as it gets. The Lenovo ThinkStation S20 ($3,665 direct) has the power to motor through your Digital Content Creation (DCC) tasks like manipulating digital photos and video, plus it also has stability and IT-f...

Horsepower to get your work done. EPEAT Gold and other enviro-certifications. ThinkVantage utilities. Easy to service and upgrade. 3 year warranty. McAfee Internet security loaded but not installed.

Its big. Some bloatware. McAfee only has 30-day subscription.

The big, black Lenovo ThinkStation S20 is a serious workstation for serious Digital Content Creation (DCC) work. Quad core Xeon (the same one as in the Mac Pro) plus pro-level Quadro graphics means this system means business...
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jordanitservices.co.uk Updated: 2011-08-14 16:42:16
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John Virata The Lenovo ThinkStation S20 is the companys mid range workstation that works well in a variety of creative environments, be it video and special effects creation to CAD and animation. Configured with the right graphics card, the unit will...
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Last May, InfoWorld presented a comparative roundup of workstations built on the then-new quad-core processors. In that review, I examined an entry-level machine, two midranges, and a high-end system. While impressed by their muscle, I still felt the...
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v3.co.uk Updated: 2011-08-14 16:42:16
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The market for high-end workstations to run Cad/Cam and other demanding applications has long been dominated by the likes of Sun, HP and Dell. Lenovo, however, is hoping to get a look in with its new ThinkStation S20 which can be fitted with Intel quad...

Choice of 45nm Xeon quad-core processors; up to 12GB DDR 3 memory; Nvidia or ATI video cards; up to four monitors...

Limited storage options; monitor not included, OVERALL, A well made workstation with quad-core power to spare, but could do with more storage options...
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