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Lenovo rolls out IdeaCentre A700 and B305 all-in-one desktop PCs

By | May 11, 2010, 2:35am PDT

Summary: Lenovo has rolled out a ton of new computers today, so let’s kick things off with the debut of the A700 and B305 all-in-one desktop computers.

Lenovo has rolled out a ton of new computers today, so let’s kick things off with the debut of the IdeaCentre A700 and B305 all-in-one desktop computers.

Targeted towards individuals and families rather than businesses, Lenovo has put a good deal of emphasis on design when it comes to its new A700 and B305 desktops.

Packaged in a curvy, aluminum casing, the A700 keeps things focused on home entertainment with JBL speakers with Dolby technology, DirectX 11 graphics and HDMI in/out support to connect and stream from various HD devices.

Lenovo has designed the B305 to target the gaming community as well, with the options of an AMD Athlon II X4 Quad-Core processor and optional DirectX 11 graphics.

There’s also a lot of room for customizing on each new Lenovo PC, with choices in memory, hard drive space and processor speeds. Here’s some of what you can get on both IdeaCentre computers:

A700 (pictured above)

  • 23-inch full HD, 1080p widescreen display
  • Up to Intel Core i7-820QM 3.06GHz processor
  • Up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM
  • Up to 2TB of storage
  • Blu-ray drive

B305 (pictured below)

  • 21.5-inch full HD, 1080p widescreen display (1920 x 1080)
  • AMD Athlon II X2, X3, X4 processors
  • Integrated or ATI 5450 (512MB) graphics
  • Up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM
  • Up to 1TB of storage
  • DVD-RW drive
  • TV tuner

The two computers also have built-in 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, 5-in-1 card readers and the option for touchscreen displays.  Both available in June, the base prices start at $699 and $999 for the B305 and A700, respectively. Those price tags, of course, will rise if you opt for all of the high-end features noted above.

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Rachel King is a staff writer for CBS Interactive in San Francisco. Before serving as a contributing editor at ZDNet in New York City for two years, she previously worked for The Business Insider, FastCompany.com, CNN's San Francisco bureau and the U.S. Department of State. Rachel has also written for MainStreet.com, Irish America Magazine and the New York Daily News, among others. Rachel has a B.A. in Mass Communications and History from the University of California, Berkeley and a M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University, where she served as art director for the student magazine, Plated.

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Awesome! Lenovo has designed the B305 to target the gaming community with the options of an AMD Athlon II X4 Quad-Core processor and optional DirectX 11 graphics.

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