[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I purchased a second screen like so many of us now using the WFH model and found that linking to my laptop was not working for me. I have limited space so I looked at the Lenovo Tinys and could not be happier. It tucks nicely behind the screen, is compact and sturdy. It is fast and so far no troubles with it.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The CPU chassis is very small takes up almost no desktop space as well as it’s very fast
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Customer Rating
5
Excellent for office/development work
on January 22, 2021
Posted by: VSFN
Purchased the prebuilt model with the Ryzen 4750GE / 500GB SSD / 16GB RAM in December. I use it for office/development work. It zips through build tools compared to an older i5 laptop. Takes up a super small footprint for the performance you get out of the machine. I don't do any graphics work, so I can't comment on that.
PC case opens with one screw then the case slides off. Included one SATA cable & mounting bracket. I dropped in an older HDD that I had laying around for extra storage. Flip the case over and open the other side by just sliding out the tray, exposing 2 DIMM slots (one used by the 16GB from the factory, one empty), and the NVME 2280 SSD.
Con: the 16GB from the factory registers at 15.1 compared to 15.7 that are normal. I ordered another 16GB (Crucial) that registers at 15.7, bringing the total to 30.8 registered.
Wifi & Bluetooth work great, though you definitely need to use the included antenna or it interferes with the signal being locked up in the back of the monitor.
I purchased it along with the 24" Tiny In One monitor, which I absolutely recommend alongside of it. It mounts easily with one power cable to just the monitor, using 1 USB & 1 DisplayPort on the rear. Leaving 2 USB ports, 1 HDMI, and 1 DisplayPort unused in the rear. The front plate is easily accessible from the side of the monitor.
Hooked it up with another 24" HDMI monitor, plug and play with no issues, both at 1080p. I have not tried the extra DisplayPort out, but it should support it without issue.
Dual booting Linux on the OEM SSD with no issues. Webcam & microphone work with Ubuntu 20.04 / Windows out of the box with no additional drivers.
It's a great tiny machine! The only reason I gave 4 starts is that the USB-C does not support power delivery or display, otherwise, I am happy with the purchase.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Best computer I ever bought. It's small and I get to bring it everywhere with me. I could work anywhere that have a tv.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Really like this form factor. This thing is "forever". Very quite, many USBs, HDMI, 16GB and 512 GB SSD, just what my child need for school.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is very fast yet is a great price. Its also one of the few ThinkCentre series which you can get with an AMD CPU. You can't go wrong with this one!