Lenovo IdeaCentre H520s

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Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 173 reviews of Lenovo IdeaCentre H520s. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the design and size. The price and usability are also mentioned favorably, whereas views are divided on the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the Lenovo IdeaCentre H520s is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 84 user reviews of Lenovo IdeaCentre H520s from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Desktops on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the reliability and design. The price and usability are also mentioned favorably.

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83% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Ahmer Kazi (pcmag.com)

Lenovo H520s

The Lenovo H520s desktop PC combines decent performance and value into a compact chassis.

Slim, space-saving chassis. Affordable. Minimal bloatware. Integrated Wi-Fi.

No USB 3.0. Older "Sandy Bridge" processor.

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Oct, 2012

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Lenovo IdeaCentre H520s

Lenovo continues to make strides in the slim desktop PC category with the IdeaCentre H520s. It combines a slim space-saving design with ease of use and a range of entertainment features. It features an Intel Core i5 CPU, 6GB of RAM, built-in wireless...

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Works fine initially but not reliable in my experience

It was working as expected. Lot of storage space, good connectivity with the included wireless, etc. I mean there is nothing really much to say here. It's not blazing fast or anything, you can tell from the specs. Windows 8 was a little annoying but...

After about... 8 months of usage the computer would freeze and often I would boot to a screen saying no OS found. I would notice before freezing the hard drive activity led would cease blinking and I figured it was a hard drive failure. It took like 4...

Oct, 2014

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Card reader does not work

The card reader does not recognize any hcsd card. I have tried several brands and no luck. I have re installed the drivers but no luck. The lenovo web site every time want to call my computer a thinkpad. I enter in the model number H520S slim desk top...

Slim and fairly attractive

Built in card reader does not work. Lenovo web site is difficult to navigate. You enter in your computer model but the next page dumps it. Poor on line support

Oct, 2013

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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Quiet

Small foot print allowed me to install it off the desk top and still conveniently handy. Very fast setup without much bloat-ware. VERY fast performance and most importantly - VERY quiet. I second the use of the Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse. The...

Jun, 2013

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Excellent for $399

Great powerful quad core machine for this price. nice slick keyboard and mouse. All in one system, great portable desktop

none yet

Jun, 2013

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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Great Price, Decent Machine

I purchased this for my sister who uses it to work from home. She has been very happy with it.

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

WARRANTY NIGHTMARE

SMALL, IT DOESN'T TAKE TOO MUCH SPACE, SO FAR WORKING GOOD, NOT TOO MUCH NOISE

THE WARRANTY IT'S NIGHTMARE. ON WARRANTY STATUS DON'T RECOGNIZE THE SERIAL NUMER, CALLED LENOVO AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT. THEY ASKED ME FOR THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL FROM NEWEGG THAT I BOUGHT THE COMPUTER. I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM...

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Great for a HTPC!

I purchased this to be used as the mainframe for our home theater pc, windows 8 took a bit to get used to but we really like it overall. The startup is super quick, almost like an apple device and coupled with the logitech wireless keyboard and mouse,...

Apr, 2013

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Nice for HTPC

This is about as small as a PC can get and still have a reasonable amount of room in the case for a few minor upgrades. Nice size for the HTPC, if you add a wireless keyboard.

Small size, much smaller than a mid tower, enough power with an i5 processor, Windows 7 and 4GB RAM for a HTPC. Great price for an i5, on sale

None for me. If you want to play serious games, you will need a video card

Apr, 2013

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