Technology Corner
Lenovo H520 Price: £449.99 Pros: Best budget PC, plenty of speed and storage Cons: Are PCs future proof? In last month’s Spreadbet Magazine we predicted that 2013 may be the year that finally sees the demise of the PC, and while innovation seems to be passing the desktop by, there are still many advantages to a traditional PC. True, it can seem archaic to have to attach a screen, keyboard and mouse to a device but for power, storage and expandability at low prices, you simply can’t beat a PC. Maybe there is life in the old dog?! Lenovo aren’t the first name that springs to mind when you think of computing but since acquiring IBM a few years ago, and part merging with NEC more recently, the Chinese company have become the biggest Personal Computing company in the world. The H520 doesn’t need numbers and statistics to sell itself; suffice to say that it is a workmanlike PC that surprises you with what you get for you money (it even has a Blu-Ray player and TV tuner for your downtime). Really, you will have no complaints whatsoever if you invest in Lenovo (disclaimer: that wasn’t a trading tip!).
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