Nowadays our smartphones are getting bigger and our desktops are getting small, and when it comes to small but powerful desktop, Lenovo is the first name which comes to mind and Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny All-In-One is one of the few series of desktop computers which can do a lot of things for you without making big hole in your pocket. These are compact computers which you can easily fit in limited space.
A couple of weeks back we have got Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny All-In-One, which is again a compact but yet powerful machine which you can install or keep in a limited space without any issue. We have used this device approximately for 2 months.
Build And Design of Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny All-In-One –
Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny All-In-One comes with a 23 inches display screen and then there is a Tiny CPU. You can insert CPU into the display screen in the slot provided at the back of it. You just need to slide it into the back of the screen and you are ready to go.
Now you have to connect the power cord to the display and that’s it, there are no separate power cables for display and tiny. You can either use wired keyboard and mouse, but to enjoy this awesome machine and get the best of it, use wireless keyboard and mouse. But sadly, it comes with wired keyboard and mouse.
When it comes to connectivity and ports then on display you have a power port, DisplayPort and a SuperSpeed USB 3.0, at the front, you have two USB 3.0, it’s nice that you have USB ports at the front of the screen which lets you quickly connect USB drives easily without messing around the back of the machine, and a speaker as well which is not very loud but if you are not in group, then it is okay for you.
When it comes to CPU, it has the bunch of ports like two USB 3.0, Mic and a Headphone port the front, while the back houses four USB 3.0 ports, Ethernet, DisplayPort, Audio Port, Power port and VGA Port as well.
Apart from these, it also supports WiFi and Bluetooth, which means you can connect almost everything with this tiny. Overall build looks solid and compact at the same time, which is a rare combination.
Display Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny All-In-One –
We have got a 23-inch monitor, there are other models as well like 22 inches and, 24 inch which means you can get the one which suits you. The height and angles can be easily adjustable, and there is a swirl at the bottom which lets you rotate display at any direction.
The colors on this display look very beautiful and stunning, although it is 1080 only which seems outdated nowadays, but it gets its job done. The viewing angles on this display are very good and it comes with anti-glare technology which makes your experience more enjoyable.
Hardware Of Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny All-In-One –
When it comes to under the hood features, Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny All-In-One is powered by Intel Core i3 (6th Gen) 6100T clocked at 3.2 GHz along with 4GB of RAM which you can expand further up to 32GB.
It comes with 500GB HDD, we wished it to be SSD but the good part is that it has 2.5inch HDD which you can easily replace with SSD. It has Intel HD Graphics 530 GPU as well.
Software Of Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny All-In-One –
Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny All-In-One comes with Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit which means you will get everything whatever you can expect from Windows 10.
Keyboard and Mouse Of Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny All-In-One –
Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny All-In-One comes with a mechanical keyboard and a Mouse, the keyboard is nice which provide nice tactile feedback. It has nice key travel and it is good for long typing. The mouse doesn’t have any fancy button on it but it does get its job done here.
Performance Of Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny All-In-One –
These Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny All-In-One Pcs are mainly targeted towards office users who can utilize there limited space with it and when they want to upgrade their machine they can do so by just swiping out tiny and upgrade it. Upgradation of Tiny is also very easy, you can open the flap and upgrade RAM and HDD.
We have edited a 4K video on Adobe Premiere Pro on this machine and it worked very fine, however when I try to add edit it on After Effects and added some basic effects, no issue here, but when I rendered it, it took hell lot of time, it was due to HDD, when I used SDD, performance increased.
I played some games like Hitman, Tomb Raider, and GTA V. Gameplay was fun on this device, however when you play games on the high setting then frame rate drops to around 17-20 fps, games were playable but you will notice frame drops.
But when it comes to office work, like MS Office and all, there was no issue, we have opened around 50 tabs on Chrome and switched between them and there was no issue as well.
So the overall performance of this machine is very good and it can deliver high quality work environment to you if you are going to use it in your office.
Final Verdict On Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny-All-In-One –
If you have a startup and limited space in an office or looking for some good machine for your office then you can always consider Lenovo Tiny-In-One. They can deliver high performance without making many holes in your pocket. Even if you are looking for a beautiful PC for home then also you can consider it.
The display over here is gorgeous, it has nice colors and good viewing angles which can easily take your heart when you start using it. And the build quality is also good of both monitor and CPU.
Yes if you are a gamer, then you can skip this machine as its not for you.
