Even though most of you are slowly getting on the laptop bandwagon, there is still a need for smart-looking desktops. As desktops go, the all-in-one format championed by Apple's iMac is hard to beat. Sure, PC afficionados will tell you that you won't be able to upgrade, but then again, do you really need to? Lenovo has just announced a new and cheap all-in-one. Too good to be true?
Lenovo's C100 all-in-one starts at $400, which is about $50 less than the IdeaCentre C300. Whereas the iMac can easily handle photoshop and video editing, the C100 is designed for email checkers and web surfers. It could be that perfect extra computer to have around. It has an 18.5-inch widescreen LCD panel and uses Intel Atom CPUs. You get a DVD burner, 4 USB sockets, 1GB of RAM, and a 160 GB hard disk.
It's not too shabby for $400 and it looks quite good. Ok, so it's not an iMac at all, but hey, it will do the job when it comes to basic computing, which is what most of us do anyway. The Atom CPU makes everything quite svelte as well. This will undoubtedly sell well during the holidays.
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Too good to be true....Yes.
The actual specs are rather disappointing. But you really get what you pay for - as the old adage goes.
Intel Atom processor (ultra low power and heat - also makes for ultra low processing) and Intel GMA 950 Integrated graphics are a major buzz-kill for anyone doing anything with media. Intel graphics running a 20" display is like snail graphics. But that's a big reason the price is so low.
Oh - and it has Windows on it. Unless you are into that kind of thing.
While it's an all-in-one, the similarities between the Lenovo and the iMac really stop there. And most importantly you have to put up with Windows.
The Atom is a mobile processor. Fine for phones, but you can get much better deals than this in desktop PCs.
This thing doesn't even look all that good.