Lenovo trots out new trifecta of unexciting desktops
By Darren Murph 
posted Jan 16th 2009 7:01AM
posted Jan 16th 2009 7:01AM
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Hey for someone that doesn't want to get into all the tinkering and do-it-yourself(ing?) stuff, these are a SICK deal. I've been building my own machines for years, but last year when I found my Acer Aspire Core 2 Quad for $500, I couldn't resist. Buying the stuff off Mwave or wherever wouldn't save me enough money to warrant hunting around for all of the components, plus shipping for a case? No thanks, buddy (That's what Marketpro shows are for, lol). I don't do PC gaming anymore, just music production, so one of these would be perfect for any non gamer as far as this guy is concerned.
Music production FTW... Check out refx's Nexus (VST ROM-pler) if you haven't already.
I agree... As far as pre-builts go, this is a good deal. 400$ for a pretty decent box with a monitor? Throw Ubuntu on there (or keep Vista; from the looks of it, this thing could run it nice and smooth), and you've got yourself a solid computer for a price that's really not that bad. Yeah, you could probably build your own for cheaper, but for people who don't have the know-how/don't want to order stuff from NewEgg and put it all together themselves, this isn't a half-bad idea. Just because they're not necessarily "innovative" doesn't mean that they're not *good*... Next time somebody asks me about what to buy in a new computer, I may very well recommend this.
That's nice for the price.
Great, actually.
My parents were in the market for a new PC and put a cap of $500 on it. I did some searching and there just didn't seem anything solid at that price range, HP or Acer probably had the forerunner, but there seemed to be a lot of complaints about it and the specs weren't something that I was letting my parents settle with. I then stumbled upon a Lenovo, their 3000 line which I don't think exists anymore, but it blew everything in the price range away for only $50 than what my parents orginally set as the cap. The thing I liked most is that it came with 2 GB of ram, which was two times as much as the HP and Acer system and also a 500 GB HDD, which again I think was two times the HP and Acer counter part. It was a package deal to boot, which they didn't need, but it got them a 19" LCD and a new printer.
They have had it for a while and it seems like a solid PC, I was a little worried as it was Lenovo's entry level, but so far so good. I guess I wasn't too worried though, as we exclusively use Lenovo for our laptops and desktops here at work and I bought my own Thinkpad (based on my great experience with them) for my personal laptop. I also will be buying another Thinkpad as when the wife is ready for a new laptop, probably sometime this year.
is it for left handed people only?
I hope so.
well, I don't like the idea of an atom for a work machine, but at my work at least it won't matter, since I use my computer mosty as a dumb terminal, accessing remote VMs.
Anyone could slap it all together - but would it last seemingly forever? IBM/Lenovo machines are finely tuned and built with premium components. That's not a bad price either.
Since when are bargain desktops exciting? Bias much?
what else do you want in a desktop, engadget? A cheese grater?
Cheap, and very nice
If it had an Apple logo Engadget would find it more exciting..
Blacker than the blackest black times infinity.