Dear TH Forum:
This is my first post - thank you for any help
My quirky requirements for a laptop have flustered so called experts and received nothing but blank stares from both Lenovo staff and Apple "geniuses" : (
The challenge:
1) I like to "clone" my desktops at home and office with at least 3 monitors in at least 1080.
2) Then, to use a docking station constantly at the ready for a) monitors (as above) b) full size keyboard and/or input devices c) external hard drives d) external audio e) other USB capabilities etc
3) However, I otherwise want my laptop to be as thin and light as possible.
Because when I am not docked and seated at one of my desks, I might want to wander around the house, take it to a coffee shop, watch a movie or listen to music on an airplane etc.
When mobile, screen size not as important (although I would still like a high res, glossy screen) but weight and battery life are important.
In my latest iteration of this puzzle, I am using:
Lenovo T430s
Docking station
16 GB RAM / memory
NVIDIA Upgrade option
Generally, this has worked pretty well for me. It is stable using 3 external 27" Samsung monitors and I especially like how quickly I can click into and out of the dock - without having to manually attach any cables. But after 3 years - a lifetime in technology - I am craving improvements.
A) After 3 years, the native screen on the Lenovo is looking a bit dull and a bit too matte....
B) When docked, I tried some 34" LG ultra wide monitors - looked amazing - but was not stable and the system crashed. I like the panoramic perspective of 3 x 34" curved if I could somehow get this to work? Or how about this? As the prices fall, why not 4K! 3 x 4K in OLED would be very nice.
C) I know not easy - but would love to do this in a smaller, lighter machine. So for example, the bigger Lenovos with dedicated graphics cards add 2" and 2 lbs?? That's a big difference when rushing through an airport.
Re Windows
In summary, any new or forthcoming developments in Lenovo laptops / ultrabooks that could drive this type of setup?
(The X1 apparently cant even touch my 3 year old T430s....would love it if an X250 could do all of this but I doubt it...)
I noticed the Alienware video docking station which might work (?) but somehow couldnt imagine walking into a meeting with one of their machines.
Re Apple
I love the hardware and I love the look of the native retina screens.
But no one at any Apple store has ever heard of using more than one or max two external screens. Again I would like AT LEAST three. Also, would want the machine to be fast and powerful enough to run Windows without any headaches.
Re Third Party Solutions
Third party software or hardware was the only thing proposed by Apple, but I would rather avoid this which I assume would contribute to more mess, wires and instability.
Look forward to hearing from the true geniuses and solving this puzzle for 2016.
Best regards
This is my first post - thank you for any help
My quirky requirements for a laptop have flustered so called experts and received nothing but blank stares from both Lenovo staff and Apple "geniuses" : (
The challenge:
1) I like to "clone" my desktops at home and office with at least 3 monitors in at least 1080.
2) Then, to use a docking station constantly at the ready for a) monitors (as above) b) full size keyboard and/or input devices c) external hard drives d) external audio e) other USB capabilities etc
3) However, I otherwise want my laptop to be as thin and light as possible.
Because when I am not docked and seated at one of my desks, I might want to wander around the house, take it to a coffee shop, watch a movie or listen to music on an airplane etc.
When mobile, screen size not as important (although I would still like a high res, glossy screen) but weight and battery life are important.
In my latest iteration of this puzzle, I am using:
Lenovo T430s
Docking station
16 GB RAM / memory
NVIDIA Upgrade option
Generally, this has worked pretty well for me. It is stable using 3 external 27" Samsung monitors and I especially like how quickly I can click into and out of the dock - without having to manually attach any cables. But after 3 years - a lifetime in technology - I am craving improvements.
A) After 3 years, the native screen on the Lenovo is looking a bit dull and a bit too matte....
B) When docked, I tried some 34" LG ultra wide monitors - looked amazing - but was not stable and the system crashed. I like the panoramic perspective of 3 x 34" curved if I could somehow get this to work? Or how about this? As the prices fall, why not 4K! 3 x 4K in OLED would be very nice.
C) I know not easy - but would love to do this in a smaller, lighter machine. So for example, the bigger Lenovos with dedicated graphics cards add 2" and 2 lbs?? That's a big difference when rushing through an airport.
Re Windows
In summary, any new or forthcoming developments in Lenovo laptops / ultrabooks that could drive this type of setup?
(The X1 apparently cant even touch my 3 year old T430s....would love it if an X250 could do all of this but I doubt it...)
I noticed the Alienware video docking station which might work (?) but somehow couldnt imagine walking into a meeting with one of their machines.
Re Apple
I love the hardware and I love the look of the native retina screens.
But no one at any Apple store has ever heard of using more than one or max two external screens. Again I would like AT LEAST three. Also, would want the machine to be fast and powerful enough to run Windows without any headaches.
Re Third Party Solutions
Third party software or hardware was the only thing proposed by Apple, but I would rather avoid this which I assume would contribute to more mess, wires and instability.
Look forward to hearing from the true geniuses and solving this puzzle for 2016.
Best regards