Review Lenovo IdeaCentre B310

It looks stylish, the facility was complete. IdeaCentre B310 is suitable for all computing needs.

Nowadays PCs All-in-One (AiO) is experiencing a trend with many variants, as well as Lenovo IdeaCentre B310.

What makes the Lenovo IdeaCentre B310 interesting? Judging from the physical B310 already has its own charm, modern design, stylish and sleek. In addition to physical attractiveness, B310 also offers other attractions of the specification.

For example, the use of an Intel Core i3 (can be upgraded to the I5 thanks to the Intel chipset H55) as well as DDR3 memory capacity of 4 GB. Not to mention the wear of up to 1 TB of storage so that you are free to store any kind of file. Graphics card ATI Radeon HD 5450 count with a 512 MB memory capacity. This card supports DirectX 11, ATI's multi-display technology Eyefinity and ATI's Stream technology. This was coupled with support for OpenGL 3.2 and AC3, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats.

Specification was not complete unless it is supported adequate screen. To that end, this device has been equipped with 21.5-inch sized LCD monitor with Full HD 1080p resolution with a 16:9 ratio. Not only that, any screen using the touch-mode multi-touch. Regrettably, B310 is still using a DVD writer optical devices. If you just use the optical resolution of Full HD Bluray would be fully utilized.

Despite having a touch-screen feature, the device still has to rely on the mouse and keyboard yag Bluetooth connection is available. As an additional means of entertainment, B310 integrating devices TV tuner also comes with a remote control. Surprisingly for the proper functioning of the remote control, B310 did not provide a sensor that has been integrated. You must plug the remote control sensor module to the device making it less practical.

With the B310 specifications can be used to run light applications such as surfing or work-based office applications or applications that need a great power. However, considering the graphics card that is used only ATI Radeon HD 5450, this device is less suitable for the running game heavyweights. Therefore, this device is more suitable for online gamers and home theater connoisseur.

In addition to supporting applications that included some pretty interesting as to optimize the YouCam webcam function, to the Lenovo Rescue System to recover the funds backing up data with ease.

As AiO PC, Lenovo IdeaCentre B310 showing interesting things from design to specification on offer. Supports touch-screen display with multitouch navigation easier for anyone. High-performance and comprehensive facilities make it ideal for those who want to make it as a family entertainment center.

Testing Results

Lenovo IdeaCentre test results showing high performance for a PC AiO. Although not appropriate if compared with the Lenovo C200 uses an Intel Atom processor, but at least IdeaCentre B310 confirmed that the specification has to offer is able to undergo more complex applications as well.

 

	Lenovo IdeaCentre B310	Lenovo C200
PCMark Vantage V.1.0.2	6888	1785
Sysmark 2007 V.1.0.6 Rating	190	43
3DMark Vantage V.1.0.2	P1289	P1748
Cinebench R11.5	2.70 pts	0:52 pts
Sisoft Sandra 2010 SP3 Dhrystone	PLASTER 45.87	8:26 PLASTER
Sisoft Sandra 2010 Whetstone	33.30 GFLOPS	7:00 GFLOPS
Audio Encoding	1 minute 19 seconds	8 minutes 44 seconds
Encoding Video	8 minutes 0 seconds	35 minutes 34 seconds

 

Lenovo IdeaCentre B310 Specifications

Processors	I3 550 Intel Core 3.2 GHz
RAM	4GB DDR3 PC3-10 700 (667 MHz)
Motherboard	Intel H55
Graphics Cards	Ati Radeon HD5400 512MB
Sound Card	Realtek ALC662
Hard Disk	1TB 7200RPM SATA-II ST31000528AS
Optical Drive	DVD + / - RW (Optiarc DVD RW AD-7700S)
Wireless	802.11b/g/n
Other - Other	5-in-1 Card Reader, webcam, touch-screen, tv-tuner, built-in speakers
Operating Systems	Win7 Home Premium 64-bit
Monitors	21.5 "(res.1920 x 1080)
Weight	8.196 kg
Guarantee	1 Year
Web Site	http://www.lenovo.com
Price range *	U.S. $ 1050

* Paracomp; (021) 566-9968; first Sunday of April 2011

 

TV tuner
In addition to the input ports are often found, also included an analog TV antenna port for B310 has included an integrated TV tuner.

 

Card reader
In addition to USB and audio ports, memory card reader type 5-in-1 placed on the left that area more easily accessible.

 

Stereo speakers
The back has implanted two speakers stereo sound quality with power consumption 3 watts each.

 

Plus    : Good performance; touch screen multi-touch support; integrated tv-tuner plus remote; look stylish, sleek and modern; included supporting applications.

Minus: Optical drive is still a DVD-RW; v sensor remote control using a separate module.

 

Score Assessment
- Performance  :   4
- Facilities  :   4.5
- Ease  :   4
- Price :   3.75
- Total Score   :   4.03