Lenovo announces all-in-one, multitouch-enabled C315 desktop
By Donald Melanson 
posted February 11th 2010 3:43PM
posted February 11th 2010 3:43PM
More of a desktop person than a laptop person? Then Lenovo's got you covered too, as it's also just announced its new C315 all-in-one PC to go along with its latest pair of laptops. This one actually looks to be the same all-in-one we saw at CES last month as the C310, and packs a 20-inch multitouch display, along with an unspecified AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 4GB of RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon graphics (of some sort), and of course plenty of pre-loaded apps to take advantage of that big multitouch screen -- oh, and it's brown. Best of all, like the similarly budget-minded laptops announced today, this one won't break the bank, with it boasting a starting price of just $649 -- look for it this April.
Man, Lenovo is kicking ass and taking names. Refreshing the high-end lineups like the ThinkPad T and W series, the announcement of new Y560s to be released in March, and of course they aren't forgetting the low-budget builds with the release just a few days ago about budget-workstations, budget G-series laptops, and now a mighty cheap all-in one.
Keep up the good work. You guys did a kick ass job with my Y550 IdeaPad.
@Prevacator - good, cheap and all that, but man, fugly it is...
@Prevacator Full specs aren't available yet, but for sure the C315 houses an AMD Althon CPU, 4GB of memory, and ATI Mobility Radeon graphics. It also gets Lenovo's suite of multimedia apps like PowerCinema and AutoCollage on top of pre-installed Windows 7. It'll be available in the US beginning in April. Leaks: http://bit.ly/lenovo-c315-desktop
wow, for 649, this aint bad.
Hope it comes to the UK because that looks pretty good for that price. My Mum keeps on that she wants a nice touchscreen desktop but have managed to persuade her to not get one at the huge prices they normally are but for that price I might let her go ahead.
Kitchen computer?
Who is on their design team? Fire them. What is the point of having a touchscreen if you have a keyboard and mouse? Not to mention the thing is just ugly.
@KillTheApex I am hoping that everyone joins me in downranking this asinine post into oblivion.
@KillTheApex Not everything wants to be an iPad you know...
@KillTheApex
Now that you mentioned it, I would. Costs 200 less than certain uselessgadget, and I get extra mouse and keyboard too.
@NikAmi Troll.
@santela This is exactly why you guys don't design products. They would be dreadful.
Oooh me likey :) Me want! I like the archway style opening for cables to port through and what not if needed. I actually don't mind the doo-doo brown either.
ah brown . . . the color of cardboard, cigars and some dirt. its always in!
@bolezhinkov *Peeks at the toilet*
@bolezhinkov
I think a dark red would be cool.
Very nice. I want to see bigger screen - 24" - for under $999.
I really do like the design of this computer; the price is quite nice too.
Looks snazzy.
Touchscreen+Monitor=nonobadtouch.
It's not fun to touch a monitor. I wish more all-in-one producers would realize this. I love the all-in-one space, but the focus on Multi-touch is fun for about one game of Solitaire...then your arm gets tired.
ok. I'm posting this comment for the 5th time or so...
well. I'm not an apple fanboy. I prefer installing osx on my PC (which is legal in germany over here)
So I would prefer an All in one pc , to run osx on it...
However! I dont like this one.
It's just overpriced, compared to the imac.
This one has a cheap TN Panel and the iMac has a Full HD e-IPS panel , which is definitely worth the 350 extra bucks.
So my suggestion.. go get an iMac , but you better wait for the lower models (currently c2d) to get updated with nehalem architecture
Shame about the DVD player; it's a chunky monkey.
I guess the target audience still uses physical media
@LetsDoThis if it didn't have a DVD drive, everyone would be like, WTF?
With a few tweaks in portability, this would be/already is a viable alternative to the iPad.
Designers would call the color Bronze or Burnished Copper ... sounds much better and more up scale than plain old Brown.
...and we still don't have a touch screen iMac.
Way to get with the times Apple...
This would make it was easier for mom to farm on FARMTOWN!!
I'm surprised no one mentioned couch based usage. Even though this doesn't have a batterypack, I can see the curved notch being perfect for belly positions. Like those lapboards.
A bit far-fetched, but possible.
Went to buy the gateway or Hp all in one, but there's NO monitor output. So your stuck with the 20inch. Wonder if this will have one, cause these are pointless without one.
What happened of this? Was it aborted?
@mardy
The c315 is now available on Lenovo's website (starting at 750, not 650), though there really aren't any options despite the promise of options (like the tuner or a better processor).
Anyone have any thoughts?