september 1 2010 review by techreviewsource

The A300 has a white, flat base that holds the very thin 21.5-inch LCD screen. The white and chrome design makes it look sleek and slim. The screen has a native resolution of 1920 x 1080, which qualifies it as a full HD display, but this screen has no touch input. It's also available in black and chrome, and the A700 model has a 23 inch display.

Conclusion:

This all in one desktop is a good choice for a multimedia system that can also be used as a HDTV. HP's All-in-One 200 competes with this model and has roughly the same price. If you want a stylish, wireless machine that can be placed anywhere than the Lenovo A300 might be your choice. This machine has no optical drive, which limits it as a multimedia device.

Compared To:

HP All-in-One 200

Test Setup:

• HDD : 500GB 5400RPM
• Monitor : 21.5" All In One HD 1920x1080
• OS : Windows 7 Home Premium x64
• Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz
• RAM : 4GB DDR3 1066MHz PC3-8500
• Video Card IGP : Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500

Overclocking:

Usually this is not possible on machines like this. The reviewer didn't mention anything about overclocking.

Benchmarks:

Performance with the Lenovo IdeaCentre A300 is slightly disappointing, playing 3D games, is however almost impossible. but video encoding and Photoshopping will be no problem. No benchmarks were tested in the review.