Comments on: Lenovo busts out new Atom-powered nettop

By: mados123

mados123 — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:48:57 +0000

Lame attempt at a joke. The price to performance ratio is absolutely reasonable for you are actually getting for $500. It is not meant to be a desktop replacement – reception desk w/ kiosk purposes, yes. Mac alternative, well another $800 of hardware is needed. This product is primarily meant for single task purposes – checking email, composing a document, playing music, instant messaging and surfing the web. Essentially 80% of what users out there solely do. 20″ monitor, too, not bad.

By: Lenovo IdeaCenter - Lenovo IdeaCenter C300 Nettop

Lenovo IdeaCenter - Lenovo IdeaCenter C300 Nettop — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:31:55 +0000

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By: Naveen Bharel

Tue, 26 May 2009 07:50:31 +0000

Actually lenovo’s are some of the most reliable notebooks made… probably better that its Chinese i mean look at dell..

By: mak

mak — Tue, 26 May 2009 04:48:29 +0000

Aren’t these known as AIOs or All-in-one PCs rather than nettops?

By: Devin Coldewey

Devin Coldewey — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:28:46 +0000

Especially for a unit like this that is aimed at being a sort of appliance rather than a computer, it’s good to have legacy stuff.

By: Ankit Gupta

Ankit Gupta — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:39:04 +0000

You’re right – some of those things will take a while to be out of use.

I’ve dealt with the game problem you talk about, and it’s really a hassle.

I guess it’ll probably be something more like 5-10 years before we get rid of optical media entirely. Blu-ray movies have nice quality, but it’s still a rotating part that we could do without, at least once internet connections are faster for everyone and we can just stream everything we need.

By: Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 Atom-powered Nettop

Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 Atom-powered Nettop — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:43:51 +0000

[...] Lenovo comes back with its brand new nettop. Dubbed as the IdeaCentre C300, this mini computer features a 20-inch LCD display with an Intel Atom 230 processor, an Intel 945GC chipset, an integrated graphics, up to 2GB DDR2 667 RAM, a 2.5-inch HDD slot, a 1.3MP webcam, card reader, and built-in speakers. The Lenovo IdeaCentre C300 is priced at $450 each. [CrunchGear] [...]

By: TJ

TJ — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:36:46 +0000

They’re still necessary, for now, but probably not much longer.
Things I’ve used an optical drive for in the past month:
- Installing old game on my wife’s PC
- Burning audio CD’s for road trip in a 2002 car (no line-in/USB hookup)
- Burning Divx videos to a DVD for a friend (no worries about getting back a thumb drive)
- Playing certain PC games that refuse to play w/out original disc in drive (daemon tools won’t work. Also, 95% of users have no idea what an iso is, or how to load one up.)

By: tech-no-media

tech-no-media — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:29:30 +0000

These machines are all about design and have a poor price performance ratio. They are meant either for the receptions desks of corporations of for the PC fan who wish he was a Mac fan.

By: Ankit Gupta

Ankit Gupta — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:05:27 +0000

Are optical drives really necessary today? I think it’s a waste of components, takes up space, etc. It’s the only rotating part left in computers apart from the hard drive, which will eventually be in an SSD form.

I don’t need an optical drive very often – just when I format my computer and maybe install something large that I couldn’t download.