Lenovo monoblocks of the Ideacentre series should expand the list of products and strengthen the position of the company in this segment of personal computers. There are solutions for every taste and budget. Models "Flex 20" and "A730" are built on the base of the latest generation of processors from Intel and are equipped with touch screens. All this in total turns them into machines capable of solving problems of any level of complexity.
Model "Flex 20"
Ideacentre "Flex 20" is an inexpensive and high-performance monoblock Lenovo. The price of 1500 USD is another confirmation of this. Its computing heart is the Intel Core i7 processor 4500U. It is built on the basis of two computing cores capable of working in four data streams. In normal mode, its clock frequency is 1800 MHz, and at peak loads it automatically increases to 3000 MHz. The disadvantage of the system is that it uses the 4400 HD Graphics integrated into the processor. This will obviously not be enough to run the most demanding toys at maximum settings. The RAM in this PC is 8 GB. Some of them (maximum 2GB) are reserved for the needs of the video card. To improve performance, Lenovo monoblock computer of this model is equipped with an 8GB SSD drive by default. Its volume will be enough to install the operating system. But programs and other user data should be stored on another 500GB hard drive. The screen diagonal is 19 and a half inches, and it is built on the basis of the IPS-matrix. At the same time, its resolution is 1600 by 900 pixels. There is support for touch input. Among the ports, the following communication capabilities can be distinguished:
- 2 USB 3.0 connectors.
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n versions.
- Bluetooth for connecting mobile phones.
- Network port with support for information transfer at speeds up to 1 Gbit / s.
- Sound input and output.
Also, the device is equipped with a built-in card reader, which can work with almost any type of memory card.
Model " A 730"
Lenovo monoblocks of the A730 model are already devices of a premium class. The processor in the device is installed similar to “Flex 20”, but the video card is already discrete - this is the GeForce GT 745M model with 2 GB of internal memory from the legendary California-based developer - NVIDIA. Due to this, the installed 8GB completely and completely go under the needs of the system. There is no need to crop them to store graphic information, as in the previous case. It is its presence that allows you to run any of the most demanding programs and toys on this PC without any problems. The disk subsystem of this monoblock is similar to “Flex 20” except that the hard disk is enlarged by 2 times. In this case, the screen diagonal is 27 inches. Its resolution is 2560 by 1440 pixels. This provides high image quality. As in the previous case, there is support for touch input. Lenovo monoblocks of the A730 model are equipped with the following communications:
- 4 USB 3.0 connectors .
- 2 x USB 2.0
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n versions.
- Network port with support for information transfer at a speed of up to 1 Gbit / s.
- Sound input and output.
As in the first case, there is a card reader.
Summary
Lenovo monoblocks of the Flex 20 and A730 models have a sufficient level of performance and can solve most tasks. They are suitable for both home and office. If regarding the first of them there may be some reservations regarding the graphic component, then in the second case uncompromising performance is provided, which will last for another 2-3 years. But at the same time, the cost of such a solution is higher than that of Flex 20, and amounts to 2400 USD.