2/17/2011

Lenovo 3015-1OU Desktop (Black) Review

Lenovo 3015-1OU Desktop
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When Lenovo first launched the Q700, it got mixed reviews due to middling specs. However, this (later) model is much improved, featuring a Core 2 Duo at 2.9Ghz and a fast 1TB hard drive. Not clear from the product description is that this model (3015 1OU) also includes a Media Center remote, a TV tuner and AV-in features. It also comes with a rather good quality wired keyboard and mouse, which I was not expecting.

It is straightforward to set up: it took just minutes to connect to a home theater system (HDTV, surround sound system) and worked pretty much immediately. Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium comes installed, and works fine out of the box. It immediately found and installed drivers for all sorts of peripherals, including a Logitech webcam, long-range WiFi adapter and others.

Build quality is great. The system feels heavy and solidly built. Most visible surfaces are Thinkpad-style rubbery black, top and bottom surfaces are glossy heavy plastic. The sliding door that covers the front USB ports works smoothly.

In use, it is almost entirely silent, and *fast*. Even HD media plays smoothly and well. It wakes up from sleep instantly. Media Center remote integration is so good as to be unnoticeable, it just works.

When shopping, I compared this to other systems from HP, AOpen and other vendors. For the most part, other systems were either nettops with an Atom processor, and hence underpowered, or else, larger & louder mini-tower systems. I found this one to hit a nice sweet spot in terms of CPU power, size, and silence.

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Product Description:
Take your music, gaming and movie experience to a new high with the compact Lenovo IdeaCentre Q700 Home Theater PC. With Full HD support with smooth playback enabled by the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the Q700 can be connected to your television with a single HDMI cable for instant entertainment. Home cinema enthusiasts can integrate this versatile PC with their own surround sound audio equipment via the dedicated S/PDIF port for loss-less digital audio output. The Q700 comes with up to 1TB of hard drive storage and an array of connection ports suitable for almost any media device - making it ideal for quickly sharing the contents of your digital camera with all the family.Best of all, it's from Lenovo, makers of the award-winning ThinkPad notebook.

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