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June 21, 2010 by Lawrence Lee
| Product |
Lenovo C315 - 40221GU |
| Manufacturer |
Lenovo |
| Street Price |
US$849 |
The Lenovo C315 is the top model of their Essential series PCs, advertised
as "everyday desktops" that are affordable, space saving, and energy
efficient. Lenovo categorizes the IdeaCentres as entertainment hubs,
the ThinkCentres for business use, and the Essential line seems to fall
somewhere in-between, for general use. This ho-hum billing is ironic as the
C315 is one of the more interesting all-in-one PCs with which we've crossed
paths.
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The Lenovo C315.
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The C315 is easy on the eyes, far less utilitarian and boxy than the Lenovo
ThinkCentre but not as playful and stylish as the Asus
EeeTop. The combination of dark brown trim on black is very complimentary,
giving it an air of sophistication. The arch at the bottom is a little odd but
makes it easy to pick up. The most intriguing aspect of the C315 is its 20"
multi-touch display which sits about 1 cm deeper than the surrounding bezel.
The system also has a built-in ATSC tuner and ships with an infrared remote
control. This is about as far from "essential" as it gets.
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The C315 is powered by an Athlon II X2 250u processor.
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There are some interesting choices under the hood as well, beginning with its
X2 250u processor, a low power desktop AMD Athlon II with
a TDP of 25W and a clock speed of only 1.6GHz, not to be confused with the X2
250, a 60W 3.0GHz chip. Except for the 3.5" hard drive (a 500GB
Seagate 7200.12 in our case) the rest of the internals are laptop components.
The machine uses DDR2 SODIMMs, a mobility Radeon HD 4530 graphics card, and
a slim dual layer DVD writer.
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Accessories. Note that the IR receiver has two inputs.
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Our sample shipped with a 120W 19.5V power adapter.
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Lenovo C315: Product Sample Specifications
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Part Number
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C315 - 40221GU
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Display
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20.0", 1600x900, CCFL, multi-touch, anti-glare
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Processor
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AMD Athlon II X2 250u
(1.6GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 25W)
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Chipset
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AMD 690M
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Memory
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4GB DDR2-800 SODIMM
(website lists DDR2-667)
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Graphics
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 512MB
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Hard Drive
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500GB 7200rpm
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Optical Drive
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8x DVD +/- RW DL
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| ATSC Tuner |
Yes |
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Networking
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10/100 ethernet, 802.11g
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Card Reader
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6-in-1 (MMC, MS, MS Pro, SD, SD Elite Pro, xD)
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| Webcam |
0.3 megapixel (640x480) |
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Speakers
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2W
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Keyboard & Mouse
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Yes
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| Connectors |
Rear: 4 x USB 2.0, RJ45, PS/2, FireWire
400 1394 (4-pin), TV antenna
Side: 2 x USB 2.0, card reader |
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Operating System
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Windows 7 Professional x64
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Dimensions
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484 x 359 x 65 mm
(19.05 x 14.12 x 2.56")
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| Weight |
7.4 kg (16.3 lb) |
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Street Price
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$849
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