Pros
- Excellent display
- Superior upgradability
Cons
- No touchscreen
At A Glance
A lush display, unmatched upgradability, and extras such as an HDTV tuner, and a 4-in-1 remote make the A600 hard to resist.
Manufacturer’s Description
The sleek IdeaCentre A600 all-in-one desktop computer with 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium. 21.5-inch (1920x1080) HD panel with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and the PC packs a choice of Intel Pentium-Dual Core Processor, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, and 250GB hard drive.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 30116CU |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 |
| Processor speed | 2130.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 4096.0 MB |
| Display | |
| Included monitor | No |
| Display size | 21.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 |
| Video Bus | PCI Express |
| Video Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 1000.0 GB |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 0.0 |
| Optical Drive | |
| Optical Drive Type | BD |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64 bit) |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type |
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| Available Interfaces |
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| Slots |
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| Case | |
| Chassis style | All-in-one |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench 6 Score | 87 |
| WorldBench 6 Rating | Good |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| Web Browsing | 342 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Suite Use | 375 seconds (lower is better) |
| File Compression | 256 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 486 seconds (lower is better) |
| GPU Graphics Rendering | 368 seconds (lower is better) |
| CPU Graphics Rendering | 722 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 244 seconds (lower is better) |
| DVD Burning | 467 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Editing | 238 seconds (lower is better) |
| Multitasking | |
|---|---|
| World Bench 6 Multitasking | 438 |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Overall Graphics Score | Poor |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1024x768 | 62.05 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Medium 1680x1050 | 39.26 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1024x768 | 48.76 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Unreal Tournament 3 Highest 1680x1050 | 32.38 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1680x1050 | 15.63 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars High 1024x768 | 31.37 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1680x1050 | 33.37 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Enemy Territory Quake Wars Normal 1024x768 | 60.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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