Lenovo Also Updates Its IdeaCentre Desktop Family

Laptops and smartbooks aren't the only products that Lenovo intends to launch at CES. The company has prepared a full line of IdeaCentre desktop PCs, including the company's first-ever multitouch-capable all-in-one. The desktop PCs released are the IdeaCentre C310, the A300 and the K320. They will cover all levels of the market and will enter availability in February.

The all-in-one IdeaCentre C310 runs on the Intel Atom 330 Dual Core processor, has 4GB of memory and its 20-inch HD 16:9 widescreen will display video output from either the discrete graphics card or the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4530 with 512MB of memory. What this machine has over all the others in the series are its multitouch capabilities.

The K320 is designed as a performance-packed system for gaming. It employs an Intel Core i7 central processing unit and models may offer the ATI Radeon HD 5970 graphics card along with two RAID HDDs. The storage space may amount to 1TB and the total system memory can reach 8GB.

Last in the desktop offering is the A300. This product is touted as the industry's thinnest, all-in-one desktop configuration, with a depth of only 18.5mm. It uses a 21.5-inch Full-HD LED panel, runs on an Intel Core 2 Duo chip and has an integrated camera, Bluetooth, wireless keyboard and mouse and uses the CamSuite software for advanced facial tracking. The HDMI in/out enables the system to connect to other HD devices such as TVs.

“Our new Idea PCs are the next step in our exciting new worldwide product portfolio designed with the consumer in mind,” Liu Jun, senior vice president, Idea Product Group, Lenovo, said. “These additions to our Idea portfolio demonstrate Lenovo’s commitment to giving our customers the capabilities they expect, at prices they can afford, while showcasing our forward-thinking innovations.”

The C310, A300 and K320 have price tags of $650, $700 and $600, respectively.