I bought one of these computers for my Brother and his wife, just for wordprocessing / web-browsing etc, the computer is easy to open and get in to, it ticks the boxes for a basic computer. I did update it to windows 11 with no problems occuring, if your using the direct ethernet cable, you can miss the rest from below, of course my brother wanted wi-fi >_<
The only problem is that of the wi-fi, it requires an compatiple M.2 card, for some reason only known to Lenovo, pci wi-fi cards will not work. The official Lenovo wi-fi M2 cards are:
Realtek RTL8821CE, 802.11ac Dual Band 1x1 Wi-Fi® + Bluetooth 4.2, M.2 card
Realtek RTL8822BE, 802.11ac Dual Band 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.2, M.2 card
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165, 802.11ac Dual Band 1x1 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.2, M.2 Card
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265, 802.11ac Dual Band 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.2, M.2 Card
I can confirm that the WiFi 6 Wireless Card Intel AX200 NGW Bluetooth 5.2 Tri-Band 5400Mbps Network Adapter works very well, but isn't listed, the one I got is available from:
/dp/B0CB62HR9T?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 This is just the M2 card on it's own, you can buy a full kit including aerials if you prefer.
I adapted a low profile back plate, by drilling two small holes to allow the areials through, the aerial kit I got is /dp/B08FX3QXRQ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details, but any areial kit should do in theory.
Okay, back to installing the wi-fi M2 card, the connector is near the edge of the motherboard, you can insert the M2 card but how do you secure it, there doesn't seem to be an adaptor to hold the card down to secure it, good grief. Since the wi-fi M2 card is well away from any heat source, I used a lump blutack to hold it underneath to the motherboard, not ideal, but it worked, a better solution might be a small plastic cable tie.
On swithing on after the wi-fi install, windows 11 automatically installed drivers and I connect to his wifi router with no problems. If you can, please use the Ethernet Lan port, it'll save a lot of hassle.
Yashi
| Brand | Lenovo |
|---|---|
| Package Dimensions | 53 x 39 x 20 cm; 7 kg |
| Manufacturer | Lenovo |
| Series | ThinkCentre |
| Colour | Black |
| Form Factor | Small Form Factor, Tower |
| Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2160 pixels |
| Resolution | 3840x2160 |
| Processor Brand | Intel |
| Processor Type | Core i5 |
| Processor Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Processor Socket | LGA 1151 |
| Processor Count | 6 |
| RAM Size | 16 GB |
| Memory Technology | DDR4 |
| Computer Memory Type | GDDR4 |
| Maximum Memory Supported | 16 GB |
| Hard Drive Size | 512 GB |
| Hard Disk Description | SSD |
| Hard Drive Interface | Solid State |
| Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Graphics Card Description | Integrated |
| Graphics Card Interface | Integrated |
| Connectivity Type | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi |
| Hardware Platform | Windows |
| Operating System | Windows |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 44 Watt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries contained in equipment |
| Item Weight | 7 kg |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
