I reviewed Lenovo's answer to the Mac Studio - but can this mini desktop survive in the business world?
The Apple Mac Studio made a huge splash when it entered the market a few years back. The form factor with that kind of power was nearly too good to be true. Now, the best mini PC manufacturers are replicating that style of desktop powerhouse. The Lenovo ThinkCentre Neo Ultra is an excellent example of that. Lenovo took the exact size of the popular Mac Studio and threw their machine into it, claiming it was the business version of a Mac Studio. For the most part, it has excellent ports, an option for up to 8 displays, beats out the Mac Studio, an RTX 4060 GPU, and even a discrete AI NPU. But can this machine match the performance ability of the Mac Studio at its best? (Image credit: Collin Probst // Future) Lenovo ThinkCentre Neo Ultra: Price and Availability The Lenovo ThinkCentre Neo Ultra starts at around $3,000 but's frequently discounted to under $2,000. If you spec this thing out, you can run over $5,000. The Lenovo ThinkCentre Neo Ultra is available for purchas...