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IdeaCentre A600 reviews popping up

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

IdeaCentre A600

We haven’t talked much about the IdeaCentre A600 here, and mainly because there’s not been much said. It promised to be a neat all-in-one desktop with a 21.5-inch LCD, neat gyroscopic remote/mouse/VOIP phone, and overall good value. While announced at CES and made available for purchase at the end of March, we’re just now seeing reviews popping up.

Overall the reviews are positive. I’m a little surprised and disappointed that there are no HDMI ports to speak of, and specifically no video input aside from coaxial on the TV tuner. With a TV tuner, 1080p LCD, and overall multimedia theme, the ability to hook up an external video source like a game console seemed like a no brainer to me. However the grysocopic mouse/remote/VOIP phone seems to work well and there is even a touchpad on the wireless keyboard. Hit the links below for all the details.

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48 hours left to get an IdeaCentre A600 for $629

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Lenovo IdeaCentre A600

Lenovo’s IdeaCentre A600 has been highly regarded since it was announced at CES  this year, but hasn’t been available for sale until just recently. The lead times are still a bit out, currently listed at 18 days, but if you’re willing to wait you can pick one up for 10% off if you order by midnight on March 31st.

The A600 is a slick all-in-one desktop PC with a 21.5 inch 1080p LCD screen, various Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processors, WiFi card, and an available slot-loading Blu-ray drive. What really sets it apart though is the thin, sleek design, built-in subwoofer, touch-sensitive controls, available TV tuner, and available 4-in-1 Wii-like remote control. That’s right, the A600 offers a remote that works like a Wii controller. Not only can you interact with your PC in mid-air, no mouse pad needed, you can even play a number of included motion-based games just like your Wii. Check out the video below for Lenovo blogger Matt Kohut’s take on the system.

Unfortunately the heralded 4-in-1 remote is NOT included in all systems and Lenovo conveniently does not tell you if any of the three pre-configured systems has it. Another win for Lenovo. Anywho – click the link below for details on how to get your 10% off!

10% Coupon Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 2GHz Dual-core All-in-one 21.5″ Desktop PC $629.99

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Lenovo H200: cheap Atom-powered desktop

Monday, March 9th, 2009

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Officially called a “nettop” in the industry, derived from netbook, the Lenovo H200 desktop/netttop machine is about as cheap, and fundamentally functional as you can get. The heart of this machine is a slightly different Atom processor than what you find in netbooks. The Atom N230 uses HyperThreading, has no SpeedStep features for power saving, and is 64-bit compatible. The upshot to using this uber-low-end CPU in a desktop chassis, other than cost, is that the system is entirely fan-less.

Lenovo only has one H200 configuration on its website, where $299 gets you the Atom N230, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, DVD-ROM, and Intel GMA950 graphics running on Vista Home Basic. For another $100 you can find bundles through resellers with a Lenovo 19″ widescreen LCD too. Even if its not powerful or fancy, it should get the job done…

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