LENOVO IDEACENTRE C320: Pay less for more

Desktops aren’t just for desks anymore. They’re showing up in every room of the house—gaming in the bedroom, streaming movies in the living room, emailing in the kitchen. Lenovo IdeaCentre C320 is the new addition to C Series models of Lenovo’s all-in-one desktops. Lenovo claims that this new PC will offer consumers an affordable space-saving solution, with the multimedia features that other conventional PCs offer.
The 20-inch wide LED-backlit touch screen display comes with a resolution of 1600 x 900p. It includes Windows 7 Home Premium combined with Intel Core i3-2120 CPU at 3.30 GHz with a storage capacity of 1 TB, 4 GB RAM and AMD Radeon HD 6450A graphics card. It has a pre-installed Lenovo Eye distance system which detects your distance from the screen and displays a message that you are too close to the screen. There’s also an option for a multi-touch enabled touchscreen being provided.
The C320 offers an optional USB 3.0 port, which lets users take advantage of faster speeds than the traditional USB 2.0 standard. Of course, you need to use USB 3.0 drives to make proper use of it. On some configurations, there’s also option to connect larger TVs or monitors using the HDMI port.
In PC Mark Vantage test, the C320 scored 7144 which is a good score and has a 4509 score in 3D Mark, which is the best score we have seen in recent models of Lenovo all-in-one desktops. It has a Power cinema which includes photos, videos, music files and games. The feature list includes Wi-Fi 802.11n, USB 3.0 and 6 USB 2.0. The desktop also features a 0.3 MP Web camera, but the quality does not match with that of 0.3 MP in IdeaCentre B320. The speaker quality is very good supported by SRS premium sound. In addition, the keyboard keys are very well placed and are in a combination of a vivid colours which makes it look fancy.
Estimated street price: R28,650
Specs
Display: 20-inch touchscreen display
Resolutions: 1600 x 900p
Operating system: Windows 7 Basic
Processor: Intel Dual Core i3, 3.3 GHz processor
Storage: 4 GB RAM, 1TB HDD
DVD writer, WiFi connectivity
HDMI, USB 3.0, wired keyboard and mouse