Lenovo IdeaCentre 600: An iMac from the Imperial side?

Posted at 10:17 am January 5, 2009 by

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At first glance the Lenovo IdeaCentre 600 looks (in my opinion) just about as good as a standard iMac.  It is sleek and shiny with a distinctive curve to the frame that gives it a sort of modern elegance.  Obviously, this is Lenovo’s response to other contenders in the all-in-one market such as Apple’s iMac, Sony’s Vaio LV , and Dell XPS One.  The looks of the IdeaCentre immediately grab you, unfortunately, if you’re looking to use this as a complete replacement for a computer and Hi-Def TV, you might want to look elsewhere as there is not a single HDMI port on this thing.  Also The 21.5″ screen could be a little bigger, but that is just a small gripe.  While it is more affordable than some of the other players mentioned above, prices rise sharply if you get too click happy with the options boxes.  Full Specs after the click.

  • 21.5″ Frameless 1920 x 1080 display
  • Optional Blue-Ray player
  • Intel Pentium Dual Core (Really guys) and Core 2 Duo processors
  • Intel G45M chipset
  • DDR3 1066 MHz RAM, 1-4GB
  • Up to 1TB of hard drive space
  • Integrated graphics with optional support for Direct X10 256MB or 512 MB, or ATI graphics
  • Dolby Home Theater
  • Optional 4-in-1 remote
  • 6-in-1 card reader
  • 6 USB 2.0 ports and 1 Fireware (1394) port
  • 1.3 or 2 Megapixel camera
  • VeriFace 3.5 Facial Recognition software
  • Optional hybrid analog/digital TV tuner
  • Touch Sensitive Controls
  • Vista Basic/Premium
  • Connectivity: a/b/g Optional a/b/g/n, ethernet

There you have it.  A great machine at first glance that doesn’t quite delive if you are looking for more of an HD mulitmedia mecca.

Source: Gizmodo