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The Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z 1165 as a Digital Picture Frame With Benefits; Why Not?! Posted on 26 April 2010 by Judie Lipsett At the end of 2008 I bought my first digital picture frame, the Gigantor 15″ from Think Geek, which at the time was one of t...

All-in-one unit takes up very little space, screen is brilliant and large enough for easily viewing photos from across a large room, functions extremely well as a dedicated multimedia machine and as a desktop computer, in my setup it serves as an info hub...

If used as a desktop computer, 4GB would have been better, but you can upgrade for <$100; included keyboard and mouse are very basic...
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computershopper.com Updated: 2014-06-12 01:36:22
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Business owners, do your current lineup of productivity PCs boot at a snail's pace? Did you skip Windows Vista in favor of holding on to your roster of now-ancient XP-powered, Celeron- and Pentium-saddled towers? If so, Lenovo’s business-cent...

Relatively strong components, Swift productivity performer, Very fast boot time, Compact design...

Uninspiring aesthetics, Somewhat pricey...

The business-centric A70z tackles productivity chores better than similarly priced all-in-ones, and it boots quickly out-of-the-box. Though it's bland-looking, its integrated power supply and wireless peripherals make it a good choice for cramped offi...
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This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series A Week with the HTC IncredibleRegular readers of The Gadgeteer are familiar with the fact that I’m a Mac person. My main computer for the past several years has been an iMac. I upgraded last year to the 27″ versi...

Compact all in one design, Fast boot times, Easy setup, 6 USB ports...

No Bluetooth, Constant hard drive access noises, No secondary video output port...
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chipchick.com Updated: 2014-06-12 01:36:22
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The Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z is a compact, and very affordable new All-in-one PC that is aimed at small businesses. The device is designed with the similar signature industrial matte black plastic aesthetics of Lenovo’s ThinkPad notebooks. The A70z...

Much better value than a nettop for not much more money, saves company’s not only space, but also saves them money, clean design, solid feature set, better expandability options than with most AIO’s, great support and warranty, overall a good business machine with a healthy amount of multimedia prowess...

Lacks an SD card slot, lacks a video output port for running a dualmonitor setup, no firewire or eSata ports...

Although the A70z was originally designed for large enterprises, mainstream and small businesses, Lenovo has since then realized that the A70z is also well suited for education institutions too. And we imagine that these systems would hold up great in...
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Lenovo’s attempts at all-in-one PCs have so far been confined to their consumer-centric lines, but with the ThinkCentre A70z they’re pushing for your office (or at least your home-office). A sober black monolith with a surprisingly affordable price tag...

The takeaway message is that, while the A70z is perfectly sufficient for Office applications, local and streaming media playback (even 1080p YouTube video and bandwidth-heavy Hulu) and even a little Photoshop meddling, this isn't a gaming PC and nor is it...
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The Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z ($797 list) is an all-in-one PC that's business oriented, rather than consumer-grade, like most all-in-one desktops out there. It features a 19-inch widescreen LCD, which is bigger than all but the most expensive laptops...

Business-oriented all-in-one PC. Limited bloatware (just an Office trial). Wireless keyboard and mouse. Serial port. Under $1,000. ThinkVantage Utilities, including rescue and recovery. Integrated power supply.

Less than 1080p resolution. Check your software for Windows 7 compatibility. Keyboard is a little spongy.

The Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z can work as the primary PC in your business if you're the sole proprietor, or as the PC for your staff and receptionist. It's an all-in-one business PC that may make "more sense" than other consumer-grade alternatives...
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The hallowed Think branding finally spread out to the land of AIOs earlier this year and we just had to wrap our paws around some of that signature matte black plastic to see what's what. The ThinkCentre A70z represents Lenovo's most direct assault on the...

Painless setup and fast boot timesDurable and portable constructionDoes what it sets out to do with minimal fuss...

Low resolution for the screen sizeMediocre wireless keyboard and mouse bundleFiddly to upgrade internal components...

If it hasn't emerged already, the theme of our experience with the A70z was a singular one of competency. It did what we expected it to do, it contained no nasty surprises, but it also didn't bowl us over with anything particularly special. The unit we re...
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We priced out a comparable mini-ITX system at Newegg with a similar screen, peripherals and an OEM copy of Windows 7 Pro; the total came out to be just above $700, similar to street price of the A70Z, so it's pretty good value.

Lenovo ThinkCentre A70Z 1165A3U: The A70Z is an effective all-in-one PC for an office environment. With a matte finish 19" LCD, reflection and glare are not an issue, making it easy on the eyes for extended use. Using desktop hardware allowed Lenovo t...
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The Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z is very much a workhorse PC devoid of bells and whistles, not to mention modern conveniences such an SD card reader, video ports or an eSATA connection. The model we looked at even lacks a wireless networking adaptor. Howev...

The Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z is a little underdone considering it doesn't have an SD card slot or built-in wireless networking, but it's nevertheless a zippy machine on which you can comfortably run office applications and more. It will cope with image...
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hardwarecentral.com Updated: 2014-06-12 01:36:22
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Which is prettier, a one-piece or a two-piece? The answer might be different in 's swimsuit issue, but in IT management it's clearly the former: An all-in-one PC and LCD monitor a la Apple's iMac is far more elegant than a conventional desktop plus m...
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