Lenovo IdeaCentre 24 2023, Core i3-N305, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Luna Grey

A clean, capable office all-in-one with a surprisingly strong CPU and a surprisingly weak GPU. Buy it for work, not for play.

The i7-13620H is a laptop chip, but it's a punchy one. Ten cores and 16 threads mean multitasking feels snappy, and the 16GB of DDR5 keeps things moving. But the integrated GPU is the bottleneck. Our database puts it in the bottom third for graphics, so don't expect anything beyond light photo editing or 1080p video playback. The 512GB SSD is fine for boot times and everyday apps, but it's on the smaller side if you're storing a lot of media.

Against something like the HP OmniDesk M02-0234, the IdeaCentre holds its own on CPU power but gives up ground on storage and ports. The Dell Desktop ECT1250 is a more traditional tower, so you'd get better expandability but lose the clean all-in-one footprint. And if you're even thinking about the Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra, you're in a completely different universe of performance and price. The IdeaCentre wins on simplicity and desk space, not raw power.

Pricing is all over the place depending on where you shop. In the US, you'll see it between USD 600 and USD 700, which is reasonable for a 27-inch all-in-one with this CPU. But in Europe, the spread is wild, EUR 1,320 to EUR 1,494. If you're in Germany or Italy, shop around hard because that's a big gap for the same machine. The US price feels fair. The European price feels like someone's testing your patience.

The Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 27 is a weird mix of laptop guts in a desktop shell, and honestly, it mostly works. You're getting a 10-core i7-13620H, 16GB of DDR5, and a 512GB NVMe drive wrapped in a clean 27-inch all-in-one. The one thing to know? This is a business and home office machine first. If you're hoping to game on it, the integrated Intel UHD graphics will laugh at you, then cry.

If you're looking for a gaming machine or anything that needs real graphics power, this isn't it. Go get a tower with a dedicated GPU instead. And if you need tons of local storage, the 512GB drive will annoy you within a month. Get something with a 1TB drive or plan on an external SSD.

For a home office or small business, this is a solid buy at the US price. The display is good, the CPU is more than enough for spreadsheets, video calls, and a dozen browser tabs, and the all-in-one design keeps your desk clean. Just don't expect to play anything more demanding than Minesweeper, and budget for an external drive if you keep a lot of files.