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More…The A60 D3U comes in a plain, elegantly designed case bearing Lenovo's signature matte black finish. This $949 (as of November 6, 2006) system means business: It has virtually none of the frills of the other consumer systems we tested, but it does have features that an IT manager might find useful. It's easy to remove the side of the case to gain access to the components: Thumbscrews hold down the side panel, which easily slides off when they are loosened. The system has limited expansion space available, with one open externally accessible drive bay, and no open internal drive bays. On the other hand, the unit does have four open slots for holding upgrade cards. The A60 D3U took advantage of its 2.2-GHz dual-core AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ processor and 512MB of RAM to generate midrange performance results: Its above-average (for a cheap PC) WorldBench 5 score of 95 more than qualifies it for general business tasks.
Lenovo THINKCENTRE A60 DT ATHLON64 4200 2.6G 512MB 80GB CD XPP
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Multimedia
| Audio Adapter Model | Soundmax HD Audio |
| Audio Channels | 5.1 surround |
| Graphics Board RAM Type | Using main memory |
| Video chipset | Nvidia GeForce 6100 |
| Video bus | Integrated |
Expansion Slots
| Open PCI Express X16 Slots | 1 |
| Number of PCI slots | 2 |
| Open PCI Express X1 Slots | 1 |
| PCI Express Slots | 2 |
| Slots | 4 |
Display
| Included monitor | No |
| Monitor model number | Lenovo L192p Wide |
| Display type | LCD |
| Display size | 19 inches |
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Pros
Beefy performance
Plenty of room for expansion
Cons
Adding RAM can get expensive
Only one vacant drive bay
Bottom Line
Solid business system includes innovative features such as a data encryption chip and remote management.
Lenovo ThinkCentre A60 D3U
THINKCENTRE A60 DT ATHLON64 4200 2.6G 512MB 80GB CD XPP Review, by Richard Baguley November 20, 2006
Among the A60 D3U's business features are a built-in data encryption chip for safeguarding data on your hard drive; software for protecting passwords and encryption keys; and Lenovo's ThinkVantage management software to help system administrators configure and check the system remotely. You also get a copy of the corporate e-mail program Lotus Notes, plus Lotus's SmartSuite Millennium Edition office suite and Symantec's Client Security suite.
A pleasant bonus on the A60 configuration we tested was Lenovo's first 19-inch wide-screen monitor, the L192p Wide. This monitor rendered sharp, bright images; and its pleasingly thin bezel and clean design complemented the simple design ethos of the accompanying system. Our one complaint involves ergonomics: You can't adjust the monitor's height.
The A60 D3U is Vista-capable, and you'll find Vista upgrade information on the company's site.
Richard Baguley
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Performance Comparison with Similar Desktops
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Performance
| ACD Systems ACDSee | 638 |
| Adobe Photoshop | 353 |
| Adobe Premiere | 438 |
| Ahead Nero | 682 |
| Discreet 3ds Max DirectX | 360 |
| Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL | 383 |
| Doom 3 with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 1.9 |
| Doom 3 with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 1.5 |
| Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 7.67 |
| Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 6.4 |
| Far Cry with AA, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 6.62 |
| Far Cry with AA, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 4.03 |
| Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 16.65 |
| Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 10.97 |
| Microsoft Office XP | 546 |
| Mozilla | 428 |
| Multitasking | 519 |
| Musicmatch Jukebox | 490 |
| Overall Graphics Score | Poor |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 22.97 |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 34.83 |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 23.57 |
| Roxio VideoWave | 279 |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit | 53.39 |
| Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit | 56.84 |
| Unreal Tournament, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit | 37.27 |
| Windows Media Encoder | 300 |
| WinZip | 406 |
| World Bench 5 Score | 95 |
| World Bench 5 Word Score | Fair |
Average User Reviews for Lenovo THINKCENTRE A60 DT ATHLON64 4200 2.6G 512MB 80GB CD XPP
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Reviewed by: amro
Duration of ownership: 2 Months
Strengths: Solid performance, nice design
Weaknesses: Low voltage power supply, noisy
Overall: I am talking about the thinkcentre A55, it has the same design but vary in specifications. I believe the points a have stated are shared here.
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