The Bottom Line
Pros
- Excellent Three Year Warranty and Support
- Very Reliable
Cons
- No Dedicated Graphics Board
- Only One Gigabyte of Memory
- Limited Storage Space
Description
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Dual Core Desktop Processor
- 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 Memory
- 160GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drives
- 16x DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Burner
- Intel GMA X3100 Integrated Graphics
- HDA Audio
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Six USB 2.0 Ports,
- Vista Business Edition
Guide Review - Lenovo ThinkCentre M57p Desktop Personal Computer
2/12/08 – First off, the ThinkCentre lineup of systems is really designed for business. Because of this their feature set is very different from most consumer systems. The ThinkCentre M57p does an extremely good job as a business system, especially because of its superb reliability and strong three year warranty. The problem is that you tend to get much less computer for your dollar compared to other systems available on the market.
Most mainstream systems are now going with quad core processors. The ThinkCentre M57p still uses the Core 2 Duo E6750 dual core processor. This actually performs better at running most applications as each core runs at a faster speed and most applications can't take advantage of multiple cores yet. The drawback is that Lenovo only ships a single gigabyte of memory with the system that limits the systems performance with the Vista operating system.
Storage is one area that suffers heavily with the ThinkCentre. Since business systems aren't designed to store large amounts of media files, it only comes with a paltry 160GB hard drive. Most new desktops come standard with between 300 and 500GB of storage. At least Lenovo includes a dual layer DVD burner standard with the system.
Graphics are also an area that most mainstream systems have an advantage over budget systems. The ThinkCentre M57p however does not include a dedicated graphics card that limits the 3D applications and features that can be used with the system.
So, who should consider a ThinkCentre system? Basically someone who doesn't need much in terms of a system but wants a very strong warranty and support from one of the highest rated companies on the market.
