If you thought that fancy new 10-inch ThinkPad Tablet was the only thing Lenovo had to show at its Accelerate partner conference, then you don’t know Lenovo very well. No Lenovo event is complete without a killer new ThinkStation to show, and the new P300 brings a lot of unique flexibility and power to channel resellers at desktop-class pricing.
First of all, the P300 is really the replacement for the existing E-series SKUs, and for good reason. On the outside, say goodbye to that odd bulky handle, and say hello to sleeker red touch points and an extended lip in the front and the back that make for easy carrying without the extra height. The ThinkStation P300 is available with the latest Intel Xeon E3-1200v3 product family as well as new 4th Generation Intel Core processor and ECC memory support.
Also in front is the new FLEX module, which gives users the option to add only the components they need, allowing customized configurations with added cost savings. The FLEX module supports a combination of an ultra-slim optical drive, 29-in-1 media card reader, IEEE 1394 Firewire, and eSATA.
Lenovo really is targeting a wide variety of businesses with the P300, regardless of the industry. “Oil & Gas, Media & Entertainment, Engineering, Architecture, Finance, Medical & Science – workstations run mission-critical workloads and users are running very specific, high-performance applications. Extensive ISV certifications ensure application reliability and the P300 is engineered for superior dependability. The broad selection of processor, graphics, and memory configurations safeguard investment and boost performance and productivity.”
The Lenovo ThinkStation P300 starts at $729 and will be available in tower and small-form-factor models starting in June through Lenovo business partners and on www.lenovo.com.
Full specs on page 2, and be sure to check out the gallery below for more photos right from the Accelerate show floor.
Chip set
- C226
Storage
- 3.5″ SATA 7200 RPM up to 4TB
- 3.5″ SATA 7200 RPM Hybrid up to 2TB
- 2.5″ SATA 10K RPM up to 1TB
- 2.5″ SATA SSD up to 512GB
- mSATA 24GB
Ports
- Front
- (2) USB 3.0
- (1) Microphone
- (1) Headphone
- (1) SD Card Reader
- (1) 29:1 MCR (Optional)
- (1) 1394 IEEE Firewire (Optional)
- (1) eSATA (Optional)
- Rear
- (4) USB 3.0
- (2) USB 2.0
- (1) Serial (+1 Optional)
- (1) VGA
- (2) Display Port
- (1) Ethernet
- (1) Audio Line In
- (1) Audio Line Out
- (1) Microphone In
Physical Security
- Cable Lock
Wi-Fi
- Optional IntelÆ Wireless – N 7260802.11 b/g/n, 2 x 2, 2.4 GHz WiFi + BluetoothÆ 4.0
PCI / PCIe Slots
- 1 x PCIe x16
- 1 x PCI x4 (x16 Mechanical) 1 x PCIe x1
- 1 x PCI
Dimensions (W x D x H)
- SFF : 4.0″ x 14.8″ x 13.3″ (101.6 mm x 375.92 mm x 337.82 mm)
- Tower: 6.9″ x 16.97″ x 16.7″ (175.26 mm x 429.26 mm x 424.18 mm)
Processor
- Tower / SFF
- IntelÆ Core i7 processor
- IntelÆ Core i5 processor
- IntelÆ Core i3 processor
- IntelÆ XeonÆ E3-1200 processor
Power supply
- 280W 85%
- 450W 92%
Operating System
- Windows 8.1 64 bit
- Windows 8.1 Professional 64 bit
- Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
- Windows 7 Professional 32 bit
Graphics
- SFF : NVIDIAÆ NVS / QuadroÆ up to K600
- Tower : NVIDIAÆ NVS / QuadroÆ up to K4000
Memory
- 4 Slots, 32GB
Max HDD
- SFF : 3 HDD 2 x 3.5″
- 1 x 2.5″
- Tower : 4 HDD 4 x 3.5″ or 4 x 2.5″
mSATA
- 24GB, 128GB, 256GB
RAID
- 0, 1, 5, 101
Media Card Reader
- SD Card Reader Standard
- Optional 29:1
Flex Module
- YES – up to 4 devices
- (1) 9.5 mm Slim ODD
- (1) MCR
- 1394 IEEE Firewire
- eSATA
WINDOWS 7 PRELOADS
- AdobeÆ Acrobat Reader
- CyberLink Power DVD (on systems with Optical drives)
- CyberLink Create(on systems with Optical drives)
- MicrosoftÆ Office 2013 Trial
- NortonÆ Internet Security 2014 (30-day trial)
- Skype
- ThinkVantageÆ System Update
- Rescue and RecoveryÆ (Ready-to-Install)
- LenovoÆ Reach (only in US and Canada)
- LenovoÆ Solution Center
- PC Device Experience
WINDOWS 8.1 PRELOADS
- CyberLink Power DVD (on systems with Optical drives)
- CyberLink Create (on systems with Optical drives)
- EvernoteÆ
- LenovoÆ Companion
- LenovoÆ Support
- LenovoÆ Solution Center
- NortonÆ Internet Security 2014 (30-day trial)
- Password Manager (Web install)
- PC Device Experience
- Hightail
- LenovoÆ Reach (only in US and Canada)
- NortonÆ Studio
