Lenovo Essential H500

9 reviews

Mar, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 reviews of Lenovo Essential H500. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. Reviewers really like the size and design. The usability and reliability also get good views.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the Lenovo Essential H500 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of Lenovo Essential H500 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Desktops on Amazon.com. People really like the design. The usability also gets good feedback, whereas many are less positive about the price.

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

Mar, 2025

Expert review by : John R. Delaney (pcmag.com)

Lenovo H500

Lenovo's H500 is a sub-$200 desktop PC that's capable of handling day-to-day computing tasks. You get a sizable hard drive, but don't don't expect stellar performance or an abundance of features at this price.

Very low price. Large hard drive. Wi-Fi enabled.

Sluggish performance. No optical drive. Limited upgrade potential.

Conclusion With the Lenovo H500, you get a stripped-down desktop PC that will run light, everyday computing tasks and costs less than $200, but with that rock bottom price comes sacrifice. Its Celeron processor isn't very powerful, and its integrated...

Nov, 2014

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Computer Replacement

You have the best price I have found anywhere.

Fast support on getting my computer replaced due to component failure ; Fast replacement once you recieved the returned unit

Would have been better if I didn't have to wait 3 weeks to get the replacement computer. Still I had a back up so it wasn't so bad

Nov, 2014

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Hit or Miss

Decent for light work, not so good for any heavy duty work or gaming. if you buy this i would look into an alternative way to make air move though the case because you wont be able to add anything onto this PC once u buy it.

good for E-mails, watching videos, or working with docs / pictures

Wifi card stopped working after a month and a half, will continue to say No Networks, when other PC's can see 5-10 other networks in my area. Only "One" 1/2 (or smaller fan) one the CPU no other fans in the case to move any air at all, no extra plugs...

Aug, 2014

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