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Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 All-In-One Desktop PC: A Bundle Of Joy For Students And Professionals

littlelion | 09 July, 2009 13:41

If you have visited our news section recently, you may have already come across Lenovo’s Back-to-School promotion. The said campaign focuses on two of the company’s Intel Atom-based products, namely the IdeaPad S10-2 netbook and the IdeaCentre C300 all-in-one desktop PC. Because netbooks have been coming in and going out from our headquarters for quite some time, we felt a fair amount of excitement for the S10-2. However, what really enthused us was the C300. Thankfully, Lenovo Philippines, through their PR agency, Ardent Communications Inc., sent us a model.

 

 

 

 

 Honestly, the Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 all-in-one desktop PC reminds us of the USB LCD monitor that we reviewed a few weeks ago, all but packed with a nettop computer at the back. With its small footprint, tidy cables and fold-away stand, the hip and compact C300 sits nicely in any study room, allowing more space for students as well as professionals, to work comfortably.

 

 

 

 

A 1.3-megapixel web camera with a microphone at the top of the 20-inch monitor caters to the passion of today’s Internet-savvy youth.

 

 

 

 Conspicuous fancy design at the bottom of the panel. From this angle, seen are the right speaker and the control buttons. Noteworthy, the set of buttons provides only brightness adjustment, unlike on a true standalone LCD monitor that has preset scene modes.

 

 

 

 

As a true all-in-one desktop PC, an optical drive is definitely a part of the program, hence, the C300 incorporates a DVD burner which is discreetly found on the left side.

 

 

 

 

 Meanwhile, a built-in 6-in-1 card reader and two auxiliary USB 2.0 ports occupy the other side.

 

 

 

 

The set of connectors at the back is comprised of the power connector, PS2 keyboard port, Ethernet port, four USB 2.0 interfaces, IEEE 1394 port as well as headphone and microphone connectors. The opening right next to the power connector suggests an additional port, which according to the manual, is the TV tuner port that is found on some C300 models.

 

 

 

 Within its sleek confines, the C300 is powered by the dual-core Intel Atom 230 processor, which runs at 1.6GHz, and 2GB of DDR2 RAM. For main storage, it comes with up to 500GB of hard disk space. The screenshot above of the BIOS testifies to its adequate specifications.

 

 

 

 Software-wise, the C300 is preinstalled with the Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition OS. Wandering through the Device Manager, we discovered that its graphics is powered by AMD’s ATI Radeon HD 4530 GPU. For wired and wireless networking, the C300 makes use of the Intel PRO/100 VE Ethernet and Broadcom 802.11g network adapter, respectively.

 

 

 

 Aside from the bundled PS2 keyboard and USB mouse, the entire package comes with hardware and software user guides, driver disc, and Lenovo’s product recovery DVD.

 

 

 

A screenshot of the IdeaCentre C300's PCMark Vantage scores.

 

 

 

 

 Capped with a competitive price tag of PhP 34,500.00, the Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 is a classy and smart-looking all-in-one desktop PC that would appeal to students and young professionals alike. Plus, taking into account that it carries the Lenovo label, which most of us can easily relate with IBM’s dependable persona, the C300 is one of today’s nettop offerings that is worth considering.

 

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3000 C series?

guy smiley | 10/07/2009, 19:14

c300

les miserables | 12/07/2009, 12:40

Atom Options

Eee Lover | 14/07/2009, 17:49

atom options

silver fox | 15/07/2009, 23:48

viewsonic?

crestone | 22/07/2009, 23:11

shuttle

xpc addict | 23/07/2009, 22:56

c300

azaleah | 04/08/2009, 22:59

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