Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150

267 reviews

May, 2013

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We have collected and analyzed 9 expert reviews and 258 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 72/100 and users rate it 79/100. The average review date is Mar 6, 2011. We have compared these reviews to 153470 reviews from other Desktops. The alaScore™ for this product is 88/100 = Very good. Last update: May 19, 2013.

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(Based on 267 reviews)

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Expert review by: Tim Roper (digitaltrends.com)

Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150

Lenovo's ultra-compact IdeaCentre Q150 represents what may very well be one of the smallest and most-affordable PCs for practical use on the market. Obviously, one would expect some trade-offs in terms of performance, but Lenovo has packed some...

Small footprint and several mounting options ; Great looks ; Smooth 1080p video playback ; Affordable ; Quiet ; Convenient OS recovery should disaster strike

Poor multitasking and encoding performance ; Lacks good backlit remote ; No TV tuner

Lenovo’s IdeaCentre Q150 works better as a media player than a full-on HTPC, but its reasonable price and put-it-anywhere form factor make it a good candidate for situations where a full-size, full-power PC is impractical or unnecessary.

Jan, 2011

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Expert review by: David Murphy (pcworld.com)

Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150

At some point, you know that you've gotten all you're going to get out of a compact PC, and no amount of money you sink into the product will deliver fantastic results. Such is the case with the $350 (as configured, as of September 27, 2010) Lenovo...

Category-leading storage capacity ; Built-in Wireless-N connectivity

Less-than-impressive general performance ; Lacks diversity (and number) of connections

A small frame and low price tag aren't quite enough to help Lenovo's IdeaCentre Q150 pull away from the compact-PC pack.

Sep, 2010

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Expert review by: Ewdison Then (slashgear.com)

Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150 Review

While ultra-compact nettops have been around for some time now, they're still yet to revolutionize the HTPC market as we were initially promised. Hoping to change all that is Lenovo with their new IdeaCentre Q150, packing NVIDIA's Ion 2 GPU paired with...

Overall, there’s a lot to like about the IdeaCentre Q150. Notable omissions are Bluetooth and any sort of memory card reader, though of course you could add either via USB. An integrated card reader would arguably be less than useful if your Q150 was...

Jul, 2010

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Editor's Choice!

Expert review by: (pcmag.com)

Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150

The Q150 comes with Lenovo's Rescue and Recovery software, which makes it easy to reset your system to factory specs. This added feature is useful in case your spouse or children accidentally install malware while trying to view that video file that...

One of the smallest full-featured PCs. Fits behind HDTV or monitor with included bracket. Quiet. Huge 500GB hard drive. Supports full 1080p HD. Lenovo Rescue system. Limited bloatware

Slow performance at content creation tasks. No optical drive. Only 60-day subscription to McAfee Virus Scan. Wireless keyboard and pointing device is optional

The Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150 is designed to be dropped on a desk or bolted behind an HDTV. It's one of the best web video/photo/music media consumption devices out there, once you've hooked up to a big screen.

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Expert review by: (consumersearch.com)

Best nettop for light computing

Reviewers say the Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150-40816AU is a top pick among nettops, which are small, inexpensive computers designed for basic tasks. It's not the cheapest nettop, but the IdeaCentre Q150-40816AU has good performance for its size and...

Good multimedia performance, small and compact, integrated Wi-Fi, hDMI output

No optical drive, hard to upgrade after purchase, not suitable for intensive tasks, display and keyboard not included

Nov, 2010

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Expert review by: Brad Linder (liliputing.com)

Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150 NVIDIA ION nettop review

That said, the built-in hardware on the demo unit Lenovo sent me to review handles HD video, Flash video, and most other multimedia tasks I could throw at it beautifully. The computer also got some of the highest benchmark scores of any netbook or...

Sep, 2010

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Consumer review by: toobadaboutlenovo (pcworld.com)

Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150

Terrible piece of garbage; I'll never buy Lenovo again.

ZERO

It is terribly unreliable. The hype about Lenovo computers being reliable is total hype. The Internet stops working all the time. I have missed work to have repairmen come. It works for a few days, then stops again, turning this computer into a...

Mar, 2011

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Consumer review by: beau (amazon.com)

Soooo Slooooow

Takes 5-10 minutes to update my Quicken bank accounts. Occasionally comes out of sleep with a blank screen, and must be rebooted more than once to restore. Won't play videos without stopping even though it has a fancy graphics chip. Apparently I should...

Jul, 2012

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Consumer review by: Ausyxof (newegg.com)

Good bang for the buck!

Small, Low Power Draw, good for hiding behind a TV, good bang for the buck

Integrated video not great for viewing at extremely high resolutions

Jul, 2012

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Consumer review by: Jim Ryan (amazon.com)

God Aweful

My company just bought these for everyone and it sucks big time. EVERTHING IS SLOWER! DO NOT buy this product if you think your computer should make you more effecient as opposed to less effecient. I immediatly switched back to my "OLD" desktop. I...

Jun, 2012

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