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Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 review

Verdict

Lenovo's ingenious engineering is partnered with decent components for a tempting and practical business system

Review Date: 16 Nov 2009

Reviewed By: Mike Jennings

Price when reviewed: £380 (£437 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
5 stars out of 6

Value for Money
5 stars out of 6

Performance
3 stars out of 6

Details
Part Code	770579G
Review Date	16 Nov 2009
Price ex VAT	£380
Price inc VAT	£437
Overall rating
Performance
Features & Design
Value for Money

Warranty
Warranty	1yr on-site

Basic specifications
Total hard disk capacity	320
RAM capacity	2.00GB
Screen size	N/A

Processor
CPU family	Intel Pentium
CPU nominal frequency	2.33GHz
CPU overclocked frequency	N/A
Processor socket	LGA 775
HSF (heatsink-fan)	Lenovo proprietary

Motherboard
Motherboard	Lenovo proprietary
Conventional PCI slots free	1
Conventional PCI slots total	1
PCI-E x16 slots free	1
PCI-E x16 slots total	1
PCI-E x8 slots free	0
PCI-E x8 slots total	0
PCI-E x4 slots free	0
PCI-E x4 slots total	0
PCI-E x1 slots free	0
PCI-E x1 slots total	0
Internal SATA connectors	2
Internal floppy connectors	1
Wired adapter speed	1,000Mbits/sec

Memory
Memory type	DDR2
Memory sockets free	1
Memory sockets total	2

Hard disk
Hard disk	Western Digital Caviar Blue
Capacity	320GB
Hard disk usable capacity	292GB
Internal disk interface	SATA/300
Spindle speed	7,200RPM
Cache size	16MB
Hard disk 2 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 2 nominal capacity	N/A
Hard disk 2 formatted capacity	N/A
Hard disk 2 spindle speed	N/A
Hard disk 2 cache size	N/A
Hard disk 3 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 3 nominal capacity	N/A
Hard disk 4 make and model	N/A
Hard disk 4 nominal capacity	N/A

Drives
Optical drive	Lite-On DH-16A6S
Optical disc technology	DVD writer
Optical disk 2 make and model	N/A
Optical disk 3 make and model	N/A

Rear ports
USB ports (downstream)	6
PS/2 mouse port
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports	0
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports	0
Modem
3.5mm audio jacks	3

Graphics card
Graphics card	Intel X4500
Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards?
3D performance setting	N/A
Graphics chipset	Intel X4500
Graphics card RAM	512MB
DVI-I outputs	0
HDMI outputs	0
VGA (D-SUB) outputs	1
DisplayPort outputs	0
Number of graphics cards	0

Monitor
Monitor make and model	N/A
Resolution screen horizontal	N/A
Resolution screen vertical	N/A
Resolution	N/A x N/A
Pixel response time	N/A
Contrast ratio	N/A
Screen brightness	N/A
DVI inputs	N/A
HDMI inputs	N/A
VGA inputs	N/A
DisplayPort inputs	N/A

Additional Peripherals
Speakers	N/A
Speaker type	N/A
Sound card	Realtek HD Audio
Peripherals	N/A

Case
Chassis	N/A
Case format	Micro ATX
Dimensions	312 x 358 x 101mm (WDH)

Power supply
Power supply	Lite-On PS-5281-01VF
Power supply rating	280W

Free drive bays
Free front panel 5.25in bays	0

Front ports
Front panel USB ports	2
Front panel memory card reader

Mouse & Keyboard
Mouse and keyboard	N/A

Operating system and software
OS family	Windows Vista
Software supplied	Lenovo ThinkVantage Suite

Noise and power
Idle power consumption	82W
Peak power consumption	97W

Performance tests
Overall application benchmark score	1.14
Office application benchmark score	1.12
2D graphics application benchmark score	1.33
Encoding application benchmark score	1.08
Multitasking application benchmark score	1.03
3D performance (crysis) low settings	N/A
3D performance setting	N/A

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From around the web

The majority of business will also require Microsoft office basic as a minimum.

I would say its almost as fundamental as a keyboard and for SMB's it is almost always acquired when the machine is.

When comparing the cost I think you shuld also put in the cost of acquiring a business copy of microsoft office for that machine - maybe as a seperate line.

By petermalins on 1 Mar 2010

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