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Lenovo - ThinkStation P3 Ultra Desktop - Intel Core i7-13700 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Black
Average customer rating
4.6
(64 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 64 reviews
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96%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Lenovo - ThinkStation P3 Ultra Desktop - Intel Core i7-13700 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Black
Posted by: Construction Man
from Newbury, VT
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Perfect for regular office use, with a little extra power just in case.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Ultra Small is a GREAT BUY
on September 13, 2024
Posted by: OldTimer
from Madison, Alabama
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great Little (footprint) PC. Fast, lots of ram and disk space. Footprint fits nicely on my desk. Could have used an HDMI port, but I got an adapter for the Display Port and it works fine. USB-C in the back of the machine would have been a good add. This is my 4th Lenovo computer and I will no doubt buy a 5th! Didn't hurt that we got 2 of them at 1/2 price, either!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Biscuit Bomber
from Canton, Ohio
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Pros:
Handles multiple VM's without missing a beat.
Compact design and the weight is fantastic.
Easily open the case because it's toolless.
Easily upgradable to 128 GB of DDR5.
Two additional slots for SATA and NVME.
DUAL NIC is a nice touch, also being the fact that one is 2.5 GB.
Compact design and the weight is fantastic.
Easily open the case because it's toolless.
Easily upgradable to 128 GB of DDR5.
Two additional slots for SATA and NVME.
DUAL NIC is a nice touch, also being the fact that one is 2.5 GB.
Cons:
Toasty: The P-Cores at times can hit 100 degrees which of course causes the machine to thermal throttle. I'm only using this for VM's, which aren't very hard on the processor.
Toasty: The P-Cores at times can hit 100 degrees which of course causes the machine to thermal throttle. I'm only using this for VM's, which aren't very hard on the processor.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com
Posted by: mediaropa
from Colorado Springs, CO
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My first computer, in 1983, had two 5 1/4 inch floppy drives, very little RAM (if any), a monochrome screen, and nothing else. All commands and formatting had to be set at the beginning of the document I was creating in the document itself. My second computer, a Mac, had a bit more. But the drill was the same. Neither had any graphics capabilities (not that they would have been very effective with a nine-pin dot matrix printer, in any case).
Then, after agonizingly slow development, we came to the Mac vs. PC era. The PC was, shall we say, easier on the wallet, so that’s what I got. Something happened in the late nineties and I switched to Mac. I think it was mostly because the evolution of graphics programs favored the Mac. From then ’til now, I’ve had a Mac. I’ve used programs from Corel (CorelDraw being the first), Aldus, and finally Adobe; settling primarily on that for the last fifteen years or so.
But I had a problem. My lovely, expensive, all-in-one iMac, aged. It got so old that it couldn’t take Creative Cloud updates any longer, so I was rooted to about 2019. Then the wheezes and clickings of old age started to show up and I knew I’d have to update.
Research. Of course, I did my homework. Whoops. Looks like we’re back to where I can’t afford––or let’s say, I can’t justify––the expense of a new Mac. Enter the PC. Look, look, look. Lenovo seemed to have the best deals. Then I found the Think Station P3 Ultra Workstation.
Its specs were out of sight. Sure, I could get those on a Mac, but for about 60% more money than the list price of the P3. But I didn’t have to pay the list price! I joined Lenovo as a business associate and got nearly 50% off the retail price; bringing it in at about 1/3rd of what I would have paid for the Mac.
But then I had to find a monitor. Well, I’ll review my ThinkVision 27 inch Monitor - T27hv-20 separately. But let’s just say at less than 1/3rd the price point of the high-end Apple monitor, with the same specs as my iMac’s monitor, it was a no brainer.
And, kaloo, kalay, the Mac-PC wars are over. At least with respect to the software. Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office, Plottr, Google apps, DAZ3D, Corel apps, ON1, and Scrivener, all work just the same on the PC as they did on the Mac (once you get straight the differences between alt, cmd, ctrl, option, and start).
You also have to get used to a somewhat different organization, to getting past the Apple ecosystem, and a few other quirky things. But they’ve made it easier. For example, you can even have all your files saved in iCloud available on your PC. True, at least one app that I use regularly is not yet cross-platform (Vellum). But given the marketplace and the transitioning of apps to a web base, I don’t think that will last.
Oh. You want to know about performance? Well, for example, a render that might take eight minutes on my Mac takes under a minute on the P3. Apps start more quickly (in fact, everything comes up more quickly). The monitor is virtually the same, so no loss there. Using a second monitor is also just the same (same monitor, even).
So, to summarize, if ever there was a time to make a switch, this is it. Price, performance, and software compatibility make this switch far easier than I thought it would be. The P3 sits humbly on my desk, out of sight and out of hearing (unless it’s working hard on a render). I’d get it again without a thought. If you’re looking to replace your aging Mac, you might give that some thought, as well. You need look no farther than Lenovo (an unsolicited recommendation)!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Anonymous 0
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] consistent performance so far! I am excited to see more
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great compact machine, good options for heavy use
on February 5, 2024
Posted by: dawnbj
from Minnesota
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We usually purchase the Tiny Workstations for employees but I needed a more robust option for my computer. I opted for the Ultra Small Form and it is still a great small size but allowed me to upgrade many aspects of my build for the power and tools I personally needed. I got two thumbs up on my choice from our IT department.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Devs Devs Devs Devs
from CA
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve been waiting for the P3 Ultra for almost a year. It’s the perfection combination of small form factor and power. It’s super fast at everything (I’m a software engineer). It runs silently for most tasks. It is expandable to another SSD or a HDD and more memory. The CPU and video card are probably the best you can get for small FF. The case is also really slick and easy to work with.
It has 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports, which are “always on” for charging. It also has 3 DPs. The Thunderbolt ports sets it apart from other systems like Dell. The external power brick is a good design in my opinion. You want that heat and weight separate from the PC.
This is the perfect SFF workstation/game system in my opinion.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: schenney
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The size and power of this machine is awesome. It fits into a tight space on my workspace and builds Chromium super fast. My only complaint is that I could not get it shipped with Ubuntu installed already, but I managed to get it set up dual boot windows after sorting out the display connectors.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting lenovo.com