The CPU heat sink extends under the front Flex bay area and has an extension on the left side for the cooling tower and fan to extend upwards into the case. Our review system came equipped with one CPU which is installed at the front of the case. This channels air from the front of the case through the CPU area to cool the processors. Lenovo ThinkStation P700 patent-pending tri-channel cooling air baffle The only items that would require a screwdriver to remove are the CPU heat sinks. Here we see the patent-pending tri-channel cooling air baffle that comes installed in the P700. No tools are required to remove these components. Each of the red touch points that you see here are locations that can be removed. The P700 is designed to be hands-on and reduce the work required to do upgrades. The IO area consists of Audio Ports, PS/2 Connectors, a Com Port, 4x USB 2.0 Ports, 4x USB 3.0 Ports and 2x 1Gb Ethernet ports. Lenovo ThinkStation P700 SideĪt the back of the case has the necessary air-flow openings. The side of the P700 is plain like most workstations and it also includes a locking access lever to remove the side panel. The middle area on our unit was empty but there is also options to have additional storage drives installed here, or a second DVD drive. Also available on the front panel is a 9-in-1 Media Card reader which comes in handy for many multi-media devices storage drives. We have often said you can never have enough USB ports on a workstation, with 8x USB ports at the back and in the front bay area we find four more USB 3.0 ports bringing the P700 up to 4x USB 2.0 and 8x USB 3.0 ports. We like the black honeycomb mesh that covers the front of the case. This P700 workstation has very clean lines. The P700 can also be laid on its side and allows for the ThinkStation logo to be rotated. Here we have taken out the P700 and set it up on our table, built into the case are hand holds that ease lifting the machine onto a table or moving it around. We used both the keyboard and mouse in our testing and found them to be more than adequate for the purpose of everyday use. Here both keyboard and mouse are laid out and ready to plug into the P700. Lenovo ThinkStation P700 Keyboard and Mouse Lenovo ThinkStation P700 Keyboardĭown the side of the box is another cardboard box which includes the keyboard. We also see the large foam inserts on both sides of the workstation. Lenovo ThinkStation P700 Open BoxĪs we open the shipping box the first thing we see is a cardboard tray at the top which houses the power cord, documentation and mouse. This helps protect the workstation inside from punctures and rough handling from shippers. Lenovo workstations like the P700 arrive in a large shipping box, ours arrived double boxed this time which we are happy to see. Close look at the Lenovo ThinkStation P700
The P700 also offers a wide range of choices of Intel Xeon processors and NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards. The P700 also includes Lenovo’s patent-pending tri-channel cooling air baffle which also add helps to reduce fan noise. Tool-less construction is a hall-mark of the P Series, just like the other workstations in this series red touch points high light componets that are easy to remove for replacement or upgrading. Key benefits of the P700 include FLEX Trays and bays that let you configure or expand storage as needed.
We have looked at several of Lenovo’s workstations over time, from the P300 to the full sized P900. Today we have our review of the Lenovo ThinkStation P700 workstation.