| W500 | W700 | W700ds | W510 | W701 | W701ds | W520 | W530 | W540 | |
| Year | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| CPU Gen | Penryn C2D | Penryn C2D/C2Q | Penryn C2D/C2Q | Arrandale /Nehalem |
Arrandale /Nehalem |
Arrandale /Nehalem |
Sandy Bridge | Ivy Bridge | Haswell |
| Max RAM | 8GB 2xDDR3 | 8GB 2xDDR3 | 8GB 2xDDR3 | 8/16GB 2xDDR3 OR 16/32GB 4xDDR3 |
16GB 2xDDR3 | 16GB 2xDDR3 | 16GB 2xDDR3 OR 32GB 4xDDR3 |
16GB 2xDDR3 OR 32GB 4xDDR3 |
32GB 4xDDR3 |
| Optimus | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES |
| Display Res | 1680x1050 1920x1200 |
1440x900 1920x1200 |
1440x900 1920x1200 + 768x1280 |
1366x768 1600x900 1920x1080 |
1440x900 1920x1200 |
1920x1200 + 768x1280 |
1366x768 1600x900 1920x1080 |
1366x768 1600x900 1920x1080 |
1366x768 1600x900 1920x1080 |
| Display Size | 15.4" 16:10 | 17" 16:10 | 17" 16:10 + 10.6" 15:9 | 15.6" 16:9 | 17" 16:10 | 17" 16:10 + 10.6" 15:9 | 15.6" 16:9 | 15.6" 16:9 | 15.6" 16:9 |
| Keyboard | Original | Original | Original | Original | Original | Original | Original | Chiclet | Chiclet |
| Avg Price (Used) | $180- $260 | $570- $700 | $1800 | $340- $500 | $900- $1800 | $1800 | $790- $900 | $940- $1300 | $1400+ |
