Another route to the year of Linux on the desktop. Or the edge
Lenovo has entered the Android PC business.
The Chinese manufacturer that took over IBM’s PC business announced on Thursday that it’s teamed with an outfit named Esper that specializes in custom cuts of Android, plus device management offerings.
Android is most commonly used in handheld devices. Lenovo’s taking it in an entirely different direction by making the ThinkCentre M70a: a desktop all-in-one.
The first fruit of the collaboration with Esper, the ThinkCentre M70a boasts a 21—inch touch screen and offers a choice of 12th-gen Intel core CPUs from the Core i3 to the almost workstation-grade Core i9, at prices from $889 to beyond $1250.
What could you do with Android on a Corei9, plus the maximum 16GB DDR4 3200MHz and 512GB PCIe SSD Lenovo’s machines allow?
Almost anything – but Lenovo thinks its Android effort will first be appreciated by customers in the retail, hospitality, and healthcare industries.
