Lenovo 3000 K100 (Core Duo E2140 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)

Product Summary

The Lenovo 3000 K100 (Core Duo E2140 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Vista Home Premium) is a Core Duo-based, basic desktop PC.Compared to other basic PCs on the market, it is midpriced at around $700.This system comes with 2 GB RAM, and a 320GB hard disk.

Lenovo 3000 K100 (Core Duo E2140 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)

Manufacturer: Lenovo

Part Number: 936773

Specs: Processor: Intel Core Duo E2140 (1.6 GHz); RAM installed: 2 GB DDR II SDRAM; Hard drive: 320 GB Standard See full specs >>

Price range: $699.99

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CNET product brief

Description: The Lenovo 3000 K100 (Core Duo E2140 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Vista Home Premium) is a Core Duo-based, basic desktop PC.Compared to other basic PCs on the market, it is midpriced at around $700.This system comes with 2 GB RAM, and a 320GB hard disk.

Pros: The Core Duo based processor installed on this machine is fast enough to handle demanding applications, such as graphics and multimedia.

Cons: This PC only has an integrated graphics chip, which can use up system resources.A dedicated card will generally offer better performance for graphics intensive applications.

Suitability: Suited for homes or businesses where price is a concern.

Value: In general, this PC's features are in line with its price.If you were to judge strictly by CPU speed, however, the average price of value-oriented desktops with a similar processor is considerably lower -- right around $540.

Suggestions: (1) Check to make sure that an AGP or PCIe slot is available if you plan to upgrade to a stand-alone graphics card.(2) You may want to consider purchasing a CD burner, for data backup or file distribution.(3) If you intend to use this desktop in a workgroup environment, you may want to consider a PC with Windows XP Pro installed, to take advantage of advanced features such as Automated System Recovery (ASR) and Remote Desktop.

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