Lenovo Brings Windows On Arm To Mini Desktop Pcs

Qualcomm teased it was astir to participate nan mini desktop PC abstraction yesterday, and now Lenovo is announcing 2 mini PCs that cater to consumers and businesses. Both nan ThinkCentre neo 50q and IdeaCentre Mini x will spot Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X bid chips, enabling Copilot Plus PC features successful a desktop style factor.

The IdeaCentre Mini x is simply a 1-liter mini PC that’s designed for creatives who want a desktop that’s quiet and tin of productivity tasks. It comes pinch a built-in powerfulness proviso and an easy-to-open suit truthful you tin move components. It’s not a fan-less mini PC, though, arsenic it has 2 fans incorrect to support things cool.

At nan front, there’s a azygous USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 larboard and a azygous USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port, alongside a headphone jack and a powerfulness button. At nan rear, Lenovo has equipped its IdeaCentre Mini x PC pinch 2 USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, a azygous USB-A 2.0 port, a USB-C 4 port, a HDMI 2.1 port, a DisplayPort 1.4 connection, and an ethernet port. 

The IdeaCentre Mini x tin beryllium configured pinch either a guidelines Snapdragon X spot aliases nan Snapdragon X Plus, up to 32GB of RAM, and up to 1TB of storage. Lenovo is utilizing nan latest Wi-Fi 7 connectivity incorrect nan IdeaCentre Mini x, too.

Lenovo’s ThinkCentre neo 50q is designed for mini and mean businesses, and it has a akin group of specs. The ThinkCentre neo 50q will too beryllium powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X spot aliases nan X Plus, pinch up to 16GB of RAM alternatively of nan 32GB recovered connected nan IdeaCentre Mini x. At nan beforehand of nan ThinkCentre mini PC, location is simply a azygous USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 port, a azygous USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port, and a headphone jack and powerfulness button. At nan rear, location are 2 USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, 2 USB-A 2.0 ports, a HDMI 2.1 port, a DisplayPort 1.4 connection, and an ethernet port. Lenovo has too equipped nan ThinkCentre neo 50q pinch Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, alternatively of nan Wi-Fi 7 support disposable connected nan IdeaCentre Mini x.

While nan IdeaCentre Mini x looks for illustration nan amended action immoderate successful position of optional specs and design, it will too beryllium priced small than nan ThinkCentre mini PC. The IdeaCentre Mini x will beryllium disposable starting successful April, pinch an expected starting worth of $659.99. Lenovo’s ThinkCentre neo 50q QC will beryllium disposable somewhat earlier successful February, pinch a starting worth expected astatine $849.