Customer reviews for Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150
The "anywhere" PC
Average customer rating:
(11 Reviews) 11
Rating Snapshot (11 reviews)
5 stars
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4 stars
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9 of 11(82%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Review 1 for IdeaCentre Q150
OverallOverall Rating
Performance
1
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5
Mobility
3
out of
5
Design
3
out of
5
Features
1
out of
5
Value
1
out of
5
Reliability
1
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5
jcharles7
Location:New York, NY
Owned Product:7-12 months
Processor:Intel Celeron
Memory:2 GB
Slow, Slow and the QTurtle150
Date:July 23, 2012
Pros: Weight, Durability
Cons: Processor, Display performance, remote should be lit
"Bought it with high hopes of running movies and using it from time to time as a web-browser. I have no idea why I bothered. As a web-browser, it churns to load pages; as a movie player sk-sk-sk-sk-ip; movie, movie, sk-sk-sk-sk-skip.....
Very disappointed; using it as a door stop..."
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Review 2 for IdeaCentre Q150
OverallOverall Rating
Performance
5
out of
5
Mobility
3
out of
5
Design
5
out of
5
Features
5
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
Reliability
5
out of
5
mancos51
Location:Phoenix, Arizona
Owned Product:1-6 months
Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory:2 GB
Q150 is awesome!
Date:December 1, 2011
Pros: Weight, Warranty, Security Features, Durability, Software compatibility, Video card, Wireless card, Build Quality, Display performance, Display resolution, Input/Output compatibility, Processor, Support, Included software, Memory, Storage
Cons: Keyboard/peripherals
"Q150 is great, very small bracket fits smaller flat screen TV's. Also purchased Lenovo DVD Burner which makes it very functional.
Only thing i would change is that the keyboard needs to be lit up, so you can see the keys.
I have had the computer for 6 months now have a Sony 46" flat TV to use it with."
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Review 3 for IdeaCentre Q150
OverallOverall Rating
Performance
5
out of
5
Mobility
5
out of
5
Design
5
out of
5
Features
5
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
Reliability
5
out of
5
pureson
Location:cincinnati, OH
Owned Product:1-6 months
Processor:Intel Pentium Dual Core
Memory:4 GB or more
Excellent product
Date:October 4, 2011
"So far, everything goes well with Q150.
fit the living room well. This is a fantastic nettop. It's really tiny and barely makes any noise. Only the cpu fans make a tiny noise. The performance is great for HTPC usage and I also use it to run some servers."
fit the living room well. This is a fantastic nettop. It's really tiny and barely makes any noise. Only the cpu fans make a tiny noise. The performance is great for HTPC usage and I also use it to run some servers."
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Review 4 for IdeaCentre Q150
OverallOverall Rating
Performance
4
out of
5
Mobility
5
out of
5
Design
5
out of
5
Features
4
out of
5
Value
4
out of
5
Reliability
4
out of
5
slai8888
Location:Los Angeles
Owned Product:Less than a month
Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory:2 GB
great mibility
Date:February 15, 2011
Pros: Weight, Included software, Memory, Bluetooth, Wireless card, Storage
Cons: Processor, Build Quality
"It is very convenient for me to bring this unit everywhere I want as long as I can find a screen or any TV. Light and full of figtures. I don't use it for entertainment but for jobs."
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Review 5 for IdeaCentre Q150
OverallOverall Rating
Performance
1
out of
5
Mobility
3
out of
5
Design
5
out of
5
Features
1
out of
5
Value
1
out of
5
Reliability
3
out of
5
wilcfr
Location:Indianapolis
Owned Product:Less than a month
Memory:2 GB
Somewhat disappointed
Date:January 7, 2011
Pros: Weight, Video card, Keyboard/peripherals, Display resolution, Display performance
Cons: Storage, Memory, Input/Output compatibility, Processor
"Received this as a Christmas gift. Had seen it on the web and showed it to my wife as a gift suggestion. When I unpacked it I noticed it did not have a 500G HD as advertised, but rather a 250G HD. Very disappointing since I intended to load some movies I own along with my music library. Then when I hooked it up I discovered that it did not support 5.1 or 7.1 surround. You are stuck with stereo. The unit is also very slow which I blame on the lack of RAM and the small processor trying to run Win7. Lastly I had hoped that the small remote would allow you to turn the unit on and off. You can't. Because of where I have the unit located that means I have to leave it on all the time which I don't like doing.
Overall I am less than impressed with this unit. I bought it to use as a media hub/player/streaming device, and do not think it is well suited for this purpose. I think I would be happier with something like the WD Live HD Hub which comes with a 1T HD, apps for downloading Netflix and Blockbuster On-Demand and the ability to turn it on and off with the remote. If I had known about the WD unit I would have asked for it and saved my wife a couple hundred dollars."
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Review 6 for IdeaCentre Q150
OverallOverall Rating
Performance
4
out of
5
Mobility
5
out of
5
Design
5
out of
5
Features
5
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
Reliability
5
out of
5
OmahaJC
Location:Omaha
Owned Product:Less than a month
Memory:2 GB
Perfect niche product!
Date:November 21, 2010
Pros: Input/Output compatibility, Display resolution, Build Quality, compact size!, vesa mounting bracket included
Cons: included wired keyboard & mouse
"Bought the IdeaCentre Q150 to mount on the back of my plasma TV, to use as a media hub. Added a wireless keyboard with built-in trackball and a USB TV tuner with DVR software. Works great! I regularly access recorded shows from other PC's around the house and it streams reliably through my powerline AV network. I wanted to try this unit at home before buying several for a school. Based on my experience I will be purchasing additional units. One caveat: in my opinion, a wireless keyboard with a built-in touchpad or trackball is a MUST!"
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Review 7 for IdeaCentre Q150
OverallOverall Rating
Performance
4
out of
5
Mobility
5
out of
5
Design
5
out of
5
Features
4
out of
5
Value
4
out of
5
Reliability
5
out of
5
Barkdust45
Location:Oregon
Owned Product:1-6 months
Good Atom-based SFF
Date:November 18, 2010
Pros: Input/Output compatibility, Wireless card, Display resolution, Display performance, Build Quality, vesa mount, nosie
Cons: Keyboard/peripherals, generic manuals
"The Pros:
• Clean product design. It looks really good on or off.
• Low power consumption with the Atom chip.
• Very quiet.
• Adequate graphics with the NVidia Ion chipset. It will display 1080p.
• Good audio flexibility.
• Included VESA mount works great to attach it to the back of a monitor.
• Very little bloatware on the system.
• Wireless connectivity works well at both 802.11g and n, but the wired gigabit port works better!
The Cons:
• Wired keyboard and mouse using generic Microsoft software. Very little customization is possible. (I replaced the mouse in order to add a double click option to the center wheel for my mother.)
• Generic instruction manual does not address using a system w/o an optical drive. System restore, backup, loading the included DVD’s etc. are not addressed.
• Obviously expansion capability is really low."
• Low power consumption with the Atom chip.
• Very quiet.
• Adequate graphics with the NVidia Ion chipset. It will display 1080p.
• Good audio flexibility.
• Included VESA mount works great to attach it to the back of a monitor.
• Very little bloatware on the system.
• Wireless connectivity works well at both 802.11g and n, but the wired gigabit port works better!
The Cons:
• Wired keyboard and mouse using generic Microsoft software. Very little customization is possible. (I replaced the mouse in order to add a double click option to the center wheel for my mother.)
• Generic instruction manual does not address using a system w/o an optical drive. System restore, backup, loading the included DVD’s etc. are not addressed.
• Obviously expansion capability is really low."
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Review 8 for IdeaCentre Q150
OverallOverall Rating
Performance
3
out of
5
Mobility
4
out of
5
Design
3
out of
5
Features
3
out of
5
Value
3
out of
5
Reliability
2
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5
zhuerba
Location:Milwaukee, WI
Owned Product:1-6 months
Not as good as I expected
Date:November 18, 2010
Pros: Storage, Weight
Cons: Keyboard/peripherals, Support
"I bought it for my HDTV. The nice thing about it is the size. I put it behind the TV and it is barely visible. The pre-installed Windows 7 OS is not bad and the 2GRAM seems OK since I don't run fancy applications on it. However, it often stops responding for one or two minutes. I suspect it might be a video card driver issue. Unfortunately, there is no drive update from Lenovo's website. When I bought it, it didn't come with a wireless keyboard and a HDMI cable. I had to purchase them seperately."
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Review 9 for IdeaCentre Q150
OverallOverall Rating
Performance
5
out of
5
Mobility
5
out of
5
Design
5
out of
5
Features
5
out of
5
Value
5
out of
5
Reliability
5
out of
5
DTRaleigh17
Location:North Carolina
Owned Product:1-6 months
Memory:2 GB
Great HTPC
Date:November 16, 2010
Pros: Storage, Keyboard/peripherals, Display resolution, Video card, Weight
Cons: Memory
"I bought the Lenovo Q150 (with the wireless remote/keyboard) to hook up to my HDTV in my living room. The HDMI connection delivers a nice picture on the big screen. When I got the Q150 hooked up, I was able to cancel my cable subscription and use this setup to stream Netflix and Hulu online. I am connected via LAN because the streaming does have trouble over wifi, but I have no trouble over LAN. Windows 7 also has some cool internet TV streaming through Windows Media Center.
The Lenovo Q150 is the perfect mini-HTPC, at a great price. You won't beat this value. Highly recommended!"
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Review 10 for IdeaCentre Q150
OverallOverall Rating
Performance
4
out of
5
Mobility
4
out of
5
Design
5
out of
5
Features
5
out of
5
Value
3
out of
5
Reliability
4
out of
5
Cheffylong
Location:New jersey
Owned Product:1-6 months
Memory:2 GB
Best hTPC yet
Date:November 7, 2010
Pros: Memory, Storage, Input/Output compatibility, Keyboard/peripherals, Wireless card, Display resolution, Screen size, Display performance, Video card, Bluetooth, Weight, Software compatibility, Durability, Warranty, Build Quality
Cons: Processor, Included Software, Security Features
"I had the pleasure of Home theater sitting of a Friends ideacentre Q150. Having spent several weeks with the product, I found myself missing the comfortability and ease that this sleek desktop accomplished. Aside its obvious eye appeal, from Case to Wireless keypad/ remote, it offers up a solid web browsing, multimedia functioning, & all around entertainment pc on your HDTV. Now that I am home, am looking forward to purchasing a similar unit shortly and retiring my laptop to a quieter par of the house. I recommend a strong look at this series of lenovo products as PC integration into the Television is essential to our entertainment future"
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Review 11 for IdeaCentre Q150
OverallOverall Rating
Performance
3
out of
5
Mobility
4
out of
5
Design
4
out of
5
Features
4
out of
5
Value
4
out of
5
Reliability
4
out of
5
CaptainZap
Location:Sacramento, CA
Owned Product:Less than a week
Not quite HTPC
Date:October 11, 2010
"Pros:
1). Mini wireless keyboard is nice, but is not configurable.
2) When connected to wired lan, HD streaming works well at 1080p. (but not with wireless lan).
1). Mini wireless keyboard is nice, but is not configurable.
2) When connected to wired lan, HD streaming works well at 1080p. (but not with wireless lan).
Cons:
1). Cannot stream Netflix HD movies. The movie starts and plays correctly for about 10 seconds, then frame rate drops to about 1 frame per second. It does not appear to be a network or CPU performance issue. This is common problem, based on other reviews I have read.
2). Cannot connect to 802.11n - 5 GHz network. Connection speed is limited to 150 Mbps. This makes streaming HD video very choppy.
3) Fan is noisier than I expected it to be.
4) No Bluetooth.
1). Cannot stream Netflix HD movies. The movie starts and plays correctly for about 10 seconds, then frame rate drops to about 1 frame per second. It does not appear to be a network or CPU performance issue. This is common problem, based on other reviews I have read.
2). Cannot connect to 802.11n - 5 GHz network. Connection speed is limited to 150 Mbps. This makes streaming HD video very choppy.
3) Fan is noisier than I expected it to be.
4) No Bluetooth.
Other Thoughts: Fix the Netflix HD streaming problem and support 802.11n 5 GHz connections and this will be a great HTPC system."
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