Here’s the deal folks. I was recently offered the opportunity to use and review a brand new Lenovo A70Z all in one computer. Having not heard much from Lenovo in the past few years, I accepted the offer, just to see what they were cooking. Though I entered into this with little opinion on Lenovo, I’ve left with much more.
First off, this computer is beautiful. It comes with a 19 inch screen and the entire computer built into it. The colors of the screen are vivid and the viewing angle is pretty great. Also, only 1 plug means it’s easy to set up. My initial opinion is that this is an easy computer to get used to, and a hard one to give up once you have.
Then I got into the hardware of the computer. It’s a snappy 2.93 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, that out clocks my own AMD tri-core 2.9 Ghz processor. It comes with 2 Gb ram standard, and is upgradeable to 4 gb. The geek in me would love 4 gb, but I’ve honestly found no use for more. It also sports a 320 Gb hard drive, and a pretty great front-mounted webcam for video chatting (which my fiance and I have tested many times). She loves the quality of the Lenovo camera.
And with stereo speakers and wifi built in, a dvd-burner, and Windows 7 to manage it all, it’s the perfect computer for just about anyone. It takes up little space on your desk, and can be out of your way when not in use. I’ve got to say, after not hearing much from Lenovo in the past few years, they’ve really built a machine to get my attention. I could definitely see this computer being the front end machine for any small business, with it’s small footprint and large power.
I do have one complaint though. It will probably be minor to most of you, but any super-serious computer user like myself will understand. It has no secondary monitor option. There is no video out to plug in a second monitor. Now for many of you, this may not matter. But for a user who’s main computer is outputting to a 26 inch monitor with a 20 inch monitor on each side, this is a bit weak. But as an all in one, you have to realize that that isn’t the ultimate goal of a machine like this. This thing is a get up and go kind of machine. And as such, it works fantastically.
If you’ve made it this far in the review, I have great news. In just a few weeks I’ll be giving this machine away to a lucky ready. So stay tuned for your chance to win this awesome computer. What would you use this computer for? Leave a comment below and share with us…
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