4 reviews

Lenovo IdeaCentre A700

$1,000.00 Released June, 2010

The Pros:Display is fully 1080p - lots of display real estate, great for watching HD media, using the Blu-ray drive. Nice screen - produces clear, bright and sharp images. Customization options are available from the manufacturer - keeps the base unit economically accessible.

The Cons:Short manufacturer warranty - only 1 year. Poor integrated webcam - doesn't provide great image quality. Included wireless keyboard and mouse suffer from lag - not the best experience.

The Lenovo IdeaCentre A700 is an all-in-one (AIO) PC that builds from previous generations by incorporating an optional touchscreen display, and improved core specifications. In particular, the ultra-thin .8-2.5” thick unit hosts a 23” full HD widescreen display, a wide range of Intel Core 2010 CPUs up to a Core i7-820QM (1.6-3.06GHz) with Intel Turbo Boost, up to 8GB of DDR3 SDRAM (1333MHz), and up to a 1TB SATA HDD.

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The base model comes with integrated graphics, a DVD drive, and JBL speakers with Dolby Home Theater. But users can opt for an optional Blu-ray drive, ATI Mobility GPU, and an optional wireless keyword and/or mouse. Included with all models, from the base to the top tier, is Draft N wireless and Bluetooth.

Features

All-in-One PC
Full HD Widescreen Display
Intel Core 2010 CPU
DDR3 SDRAM
SATA HDD
DVD/BD Optical
ATI Mobility Graphics (Optional)
JBL Speakers (Integrated)
Wireless Peripherals
Draft N Wireless
1-Year Limited Warranty

User Reviews (4)

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Pros

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display is fully 1080p - lots of display real estate, great for watching HD media, using the Blu-ray drive
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nice screen - produces clear, bright and sharp images
2

customization options are available from the manufacturer - keeps the base unit economically accessible
1

HDMI input and output - allows for outputting to a larger HDTV or second display - or for use as a TV with compatible media player, tv receiver, or gaming system
1

includes the latest generation full-power mobile CPUs, up to a quad core i7-820QM
1

optional Blu-ray drive
1

slick, space saving all-in-one design (only needs 1.25" - is less than an inch thick)
1

powerful enough for the majority of consumers, even quite future proof - latest CPU architectures, DDR3 memory, Blu-ray optical drives, 802.11n
1

optional TV tuner
1

optional multi-touch display
1

built-in ambient lighting -- lights up the keyboard and desk in front of the machine

Cons

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short manufacturer warranty - only 1 year
1

poor integrated webcam - doesn't provide great image quality
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included wireless keyboard and mouse suffer from lag - not the best experience
1

price/performance level is somewhat low due to the all-in-one design
1

Noisy speakers - has constant humm/feedback noise - supplier says they are all like that - sent it back!
1

expensive starting price point for an all-in-one PC
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multi-touch display is largely useless in a desktop orientation - quite unergonomic, poor for use with a non-touch designed operating system / application selection
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like all all-in-ones is difficult to service / replace components, parts such as the display or case cannot be reused in future builds