<s>
Lenovo	O
’s	O
line	O
of	O
Essential	O
desktops	B-Device
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
budget-conscious	O
machines	O
designed	O
for	O
consumers	O
,	O
and	O
advertised	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
affordable	O
,	O
space	O
saving	O
,	O
and	O
energy	O
efficient	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Essential	O
desktop	O
line	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
both	O
Lenovo	O
’s	O
ThinkCentre	B-Device
line	O
and	O
Lenovo	O
’s	O
IdeaCentre	B-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lenovo	O
defines	O
its	O
ThinkCentre	B-Device
desktops	B-Device
as	O
business-oriented	O
computers	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
IdeaCentre	B-Device
desktops	B-Device
are	O
meant	O
primarily	O
for	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Essential	O
range	O
of	O
desktops	B-Device
can	O
be	O
categorized	O
as	O
being	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
–	O
meant	O
more	O
for	O
ordinary	O
everyday	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Essential	O
desktops	B-Device
are	O
frequently	O
(	O
and	O
erroneously	O
)	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
IdeaCentre	B-Device
desktops	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Desktop	O
Review	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
C300	O
was	O
an	O
IdeaCentre	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
brand	O
associated	O
with	O
these	O
desktops	B-Device
is	O
‘	O
Lenovo’	O
–	O
‘	O
Essential’	O
represents	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
products	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
brand	O
in	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
lines	O
of	O
Lenovo-branded	O
desktops	B-Device
sold	O
under	O
the	O
‘	O
Essential’	O
banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lenovo	O
C	O
Series	O
desktops	B-Device
launched	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
are	O
the	O
C100	O
,	O
C200	O
,	O
C300	O
,	O
and	O
C315	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lenovo	O
C	O
Series	O
desktops	B-Device
launched	O
in	O
2010	O
were	O
the	O
C200	O
and	O
C315	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
also	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
desktop	O
’s	O
unique	O
selling	O
point	O
was	O
its	O
18.5inch	O
Touchscreen	B-Device
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
desktop	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
D510	O
processor	O
,	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
configured	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
500GB	O
storage	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
integrated	O
graphics	O
option	O
on	O
offer	O
was	O
Intel	B-Device
GMA	I-Device
3150	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
discrete	O
graphics	O
option	O
was	O
the	O
Nvidia	B-Device
Ion	I-Device
graphics	O
card	O
with	O
256MB	O
of	O
video	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
features	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
included	O
a	O
DVD	O
multiburner	O
,	O
an	O
integrated	O
Web	O
camera	O
,	O
integrated	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
,	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
WiFi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
storage	I-Device
capacity	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
was	O
500GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
desktop	O
also	O
offered	O
discrete	O
graphics	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
ATI	O
Mobility	B-Device
Radeon	I-Device
HD4530	O
graphics	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
desktop	O
also	O
offered	O
4GB	O
of	O
DDR2	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
a	O
slim	O
dual-layer	O
DVD	O
writer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lenovo	O
C	O
Series	O
desktops	B-Device
launched	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
were	O
the	O
C100	O
and	O
C300	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
desktop	O
also	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
with	O
options	O
for	O
either	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
230	O
single	O
core	O
processors	O
,	O
or	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
330	O
dual	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
desktop	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
DVD	O
reader/writer	O
and	O
four	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desktop	O
Review	O
listed	O
the	O
pros	O
of	O
the	O
desktop	O
as	O
the	O
good	O
20-inch	O
display	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1600x900	O
,	O
the	O
3.5inch	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
optional	O
discrete	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cons	O
were	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
keyboard	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
standard	O
single	O
core	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
230	O
1.6GHz	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lenovo	O
H	O
Series	O
desktops	B-Device
launched	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
are	O
the	O
H200	O
,	O
H210	O
,	O
H215	O
,	O
H230	O
,	O
H320	O
,	O
and	O
H405	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lenovo	O
H	O
Series	O
desktops	B-Device
released	O
in	O
2011	O
were	O
the	O
H215	O
,	O
H220	O
,	O
and	O
H320	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
H215	O
offered	O
AMD	O
Athlon	O
II	O
X2	O
dual	B-Architecture
core	I-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
,	O
2GB	O
of	O
DDR3	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
a	O
320GB	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
H320	O
was	O
a	O
small	B-Device
form	I-Device
factor	I-Device
desktop	O
in	O
the	O
Lenovo	O
H	O
Series	O
desktop	O
line	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desktop	O
Review	O
listed	O
the	O
pros	O
of	O
the	O
desktop	O
as	O
the	O
Blu-ray	O
drive	O
,	O
the	O
Intel	O
Core	O
i5	O
processor	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
small	B-Device
form	I-Device
factor	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cons	O
were	O
indicated	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
low	O
graphics	O
capabilities	O
,	O
few	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
wireless	O
networking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
H230	O
was	O
launched	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
Lenovo	O
IdeaCentre	B-Device
K300	O
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
desktop	O
offered	O
an	O
Intel	O
Core	O
2	O
Duo	O
processor	O
,	O
Intel	B-Device
GMA	I-Device
integrated	O
graphics	O
,	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
640GB	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
DVD	O
reader/writer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lenovo	O
H	O
Series	O
desktops	B-Device
released	O
in	O
2009	O
were	O
the	O
H200	O
and	O
the	O
H210	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offered	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
230	O
processor	O
,	O
1GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
a	O
160GB	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Lenovo	O
’s	O
first	O
desktop	O
with	O
the	O
low	O
power	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lenovo	O
H210	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Essential	O
range	O
of	O
desktops	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inability	O
to	O
handle	O
games	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
integrated	O
graphics	O
–	O
Intel	B-Device
GMA	I-Device
3100	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
low-wattage	O
power	O
supply	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
small	B-Device
form	I-Device
factor	I-Device
PCs	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
traditional	O
tower	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
