GCN LAB REVIEWS
Big desktop performance in a, literally, Tiny package
By
Greg Crowe
Jul 31, 2012
This is the third in a series of green IT product reviews.
Keeping an entire organization up to date with computing equipment can be a real challenge. The individual expense of a standard desktop system when multiplied by dozens or even hundreds of users is daunting. And that doesn’t even take into account the electricity each one devours, and the effort needed to lug the heavy things to each location. At no other time do economies of scale become as prevalent as when you are equipping an organization with something that everyone needs.The ThinkCentre M92p Tiny from Lenovo is a full-function desktop system in an extremely small form factor. Not for nothing does Lenovo call it "Tiny.”
The case itself is only 7.375 inches by 7.25 inches by 2.5 inches, and can have a footprint of as little as 2.5 inches wide by about 9.5 inches deep including any cables attached to the back. And the whole thing weighs just 5 pounds, which made handling it during setup that much easier.
Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p Tiny
Pros: Small footprint, low power consumption.Cons: Very little room for upgrades.Performance: A-Ease of Use: A-Features: A-Value: APrice: $749
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Despite its size, we were pleased to find a decent number of ports and features on the M92p . There were both VGA and DisplayPort adapters, a Gigabit Ethernet port and four USB 3.0 ports. A dongle to convert the DP to DVI came standard with the M92p. There also is an RMA connector for the included wireless antenna to screw onto.
The optional slim DVD rewriteable drive (which was included with our review unit) comes attached to a bracket that the computer slides into. This bracket also provides a wall-mounting option in case that is needed. The drive was connected through the M92p’s only USB 2.0 port, but the drive provided an additional two USB 2.0 ports to make up for it. Of course, the keyboard and mouse need to take up two ports, but that still leaves four ports for other uses.
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