Lenovo IdeaCentre B500 08873AU – Entry in Gaming World
Lenovo IdeaCentre B500 08873AU has made an entry in the world of gaming with the fastest 3D chip ever found in any windows based ‘all in one’. It is recommended for gamers interested in installing a personalized unit at home. Although Lenovo lacks the HDMI input features, it is highly preferred by most home based gamers.
The IdeaCentre has a blue ray drive and a large screen that is very attractive but it seems to be lacking in terms of technology. According to experts, the technology is way behind that of most traditional desktops and the gaming desktop is definitely not good for professional gamers.
Lenovo IdeaCentre B500 08873AU
The stylized face of the system is fully featured as it has angular chrome with aluminum plastic. There are extra features like Lighting for the keyboard which looks very attractive. But as they say all that glitter is not gold, you can still look around for other desktops with better features that are available at the same price.
Although Lenovo IdeaCentre B500 08873AU is priced at $1399, it has a display of 23 inches and comes with a CPU of Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400S. One can download games and store them on the CPU that has a memory of 6 GB, 1,066 MHz DDR2 and SDRAM. The graphics are 1 GB Nvidia GeForce GT 250M and there is a hard drive of 1TB, 7200 rpm.
The optical drive is very impressive and is a major lure for customers, and it comes with Blue Drive, DVD burner Combo drive. The networking is gigabit Ethernet 802.11 b/g/n, and Bluetooth. It comes with TV tuner features and operates on Windows 7 Home premium available at 64 bit.
Lenovo IdeaCentre B500 08873AU - Side view
Although Lenovo IdeaCentre B500 08873AU has a unique external design, it is lacking in term of connectivity as it is not compatible with HDMI inputs. It can give strong gaming performance for the average gamers but it is the best choice if you are looking for a windows desktop with all in one features. The volume can be adjusted conveniently by touch capacitive features. One can also control the display with buttons that are found on the desktop.
Lenovo IdeaCentre B500 08873AU - Back view
The Lenovo IdeaCentre B500 08873AU desktop could have served as a promising gaming device for various entertainment hubs, but unfortunately the windows ‘all in one’ desktop lacks the latest HDI cable input features.
It is also lacking in terms of speed as compared to other products available in the market. The Lenovo IdeaCentre B500 08873AU is ideal for the home based gamer who is looking for an average gaming performance windows ‘all in one’ desktop available at a fair price.
