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Lenovo IdeaCentre B500: 23″ All-in-One PC

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief December 10, 2009 · 1 min read

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The other night, Lenovo introduced their new All -in-One PC and their first ever Core i7 powered gaming notebook. They’ve got the A600 and C300 series and it’s now complete with the IdeaCentre B500.

The B500’s design is inspired by the Transformers, according to Lenovo executives (saw some hints of it). This model will have a 23-inch display with full 1080p resolution (1920×1080 pixels).

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The IdeaCentre B500 will have Core 2 Quad processors, up to 8GB RAM, 1 TB HDD, a DVD or Blu-Ray drive with option for a built-in TV tuner. The graphics card is an NVidia GeForce GTS 250 with 1GB RAM and similar flavors. The built-in speakers are powered by JBL. Comes with Windows 7 pre-installed.

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Accessories includes wireless keyboard and mouse, remote control that also acts as a motion-drive games controller and a VOIP handset.

The rig will be available starting January 2010 and will have a suggested retail price of Php49,000+ and up (depending on specs). Windows Experience Index gives the low-end model a score of 5.9 (c/o the HDD).

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40 Comments

violet · 16 years ago

where can i buy b500 (here in the phils.)… any ideas guys? la p ko nakikita sa mall nyan? san kya meron? help me plz? tnx

Robert · 17 years ago

Oh myy. Seriously, I regret paying for my Core 2 Quad PC HP Pavilion that cost Php64,000 to me.

Arghhh! I’m craving for this one! I only wish if I could turn back time.

LOL. Seriously, the price is just right for those features, in fact it’s kinda has a *cheap* price.

I love to have this one!

Jhay · 17 years ago

It’s a good bargain. Though for the same price tag you could a MacBook, but hey, it’s a Lenovo so it’ll do.

tetchie · 17 years ago

wish it could transform into a suit case…..then you could bring it anywhere.

Arun kumar · 17 years ago

Feature rich ,super stylish design,best price…are you still on wait?

chris · 17 years ago

Baka kasama niya ung radio na decepticon.

Reel Advice · 17 years ago

Hm…i’m actually thinking this is worth the price considering the design plus the components inside! Awesome, just awesome!

Jesus · 17 years ago

Malaki nga ang probability na Decepticon ito. lol

hubes · 17 years ago

is this touch screen?

Drew · 17 years ago

It looks like transformers… hehe i like it..

John Ray Cabrera · 17 years ago

cool design factor. it looks like a building of alienware laptops.

daddy joey · 17 years ago

@marvin: lol!

marvin · 17 years ago

parang ayoko nyan. baka kc bigla magtrasform tapos mamaril. nakakatakot.

daddy joey · 17 years ago

not bad for the price. :)

Darren · 17 years ago

the ID design is kool!! damn it, like a sci-fi movie

Edgar · 17 years ago

The 1080p resolution is a big come-on. But if the SRP of Php49+k doesn’t include the Blu-Ray drive, then I’d rather get one of those 32″ LCD-TVs instead, for that 1080p reso. The Blu-Ray can wait.