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Lenovo ThinkCentre A51 Ultra Small

CPU: 3-GHz Pentium 4 531 • Graphics Adapter: Integrated Intel GMA 900 • Monitor Model: ThinkVision L150p • Total HD Size (GB): 80 • Price When Reviewed: $1018
Lenovo ThinkCentre A51 Ultra Small (Front)
Lenovo ThinkCentre A51 Ultra Small (Front)
Lenovo ThinkCentre A51 Ultra Small (Back)
Lenovo ThinkCentre A51 Ultra Small (Open)
74.7 Good
Last updated
July 14, 2006
Test Center Reviewed by
Kirk Steers
Pros
  • Small footprint; well designed
Cons
  • Modest performer; limited expandability
  • Pricing:Inexpensive: $1018 (7/14/2006)
  • Performance:Fair: 67
  • Features:Poor: 57
  • Design:Good: 78
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Inexpensive: $1018

Inexpensive: $1018

Performance Fair: 67

Fair: 67
World Bench 5 Tests - Fair: 79
World Bench 5 Component Results (seconds)
ACD Systems ACDSee 672 
Adobe Photoshop 402 
Adobe Premiere 544 
Ahead Nero 791 
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 411 
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 761 
Microsoft Office XP 559 
Windows Media Encoder 420 
Mozilla 604 
Multitasking 804 
Musicmatch Jukebox 550 
Roxio VideoWave 319 
WinZip 460 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score Fair 
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 47.8 
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 46.57 
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 38.7 
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 79.91 
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 57.5 
Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 39.66 

Features Poor: 57

Poor: 57
Basics
CPU 3-GHz Pentium 4 531 
System Memory 512 
Video & Display
Graphics Adapter Integrated Intel GMA 900 
Graphics Board Type Integrated 
Graphics Board RAM (MB) Using main memory 
Monitor Model ThinkVision L150p 
Monitor Type LCD 
Monitor Size 15 
Storage
Hard Drives 1 
Total HD Size (GB) 80 
RAID Type none 
Optical Drive Type DVD-ROM/CD-RW 
Optical Drive Speed 16 
Other Storage Five-in-one media-card reader 
Expansion
PCI Slots 1 
PCI Express Slots 0 
Open PCI Express X16 Slots 0 
Open PCI Express X1 Slots 6 
Open Slots 1 
External Drive Bays 1 
Open External Drive Bays 0 
Internal Drive Bays 1 
Open Internal Drive Bays 0 
Ports
Serial Ports 1 
Parallel Ports 1 
Front USB Ports 2 
Rear USB Ports 4 
Front FireWire Ports 0 
Rear FireWire Ports 0 
Other
Audio Adapter Model SoundMax Cadenza 
Audio Channels 5.1 surround 
Network Adapter gigabit network adapter 
Case Type Compact 
Operating System Windows XP Professional 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Other Service Upgrade to three-year onsite warranty for $79 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Good: 78

Good: 78
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