Lenovo has launched its latest desktop workstations with the pitch that they provide high performance at a budget price. The new entry-level ThinkStation E32 will be available on September 6 at a starting price of $729.
The ThinkStation E32 features Intel’s Xeon E3 1200 v3 product family for powerful performance and support for specialized modeling and product design at an entry-level budget. The E32 ia aimed at the medical-imaging, media and entertainment and financial services industries, where users work with basic models, video and streaming data sets.
There is even an Autodesk AutoCAD LT trial in the mix. The ThinkStation E32 is equipped with Microsoft’s Windows 8 Pro and is certified to run many key applications from professional independent software vendors (ISV), including Adobe, PTC, SolidWorks and Siemens PLM. ISV certification protects user investment by ensuring a tried and tested solution with full application support from the software vendor. Users also benefit from the workstation’s Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory to drastically reduce the possibility of memory-related errors and critical data loss. Its 1600 MHz DDR3 Memory DIMMs capability seamlessly provide users with application responsiveness and the dependability needed to start and finish a project without missing a beat.
“Modeling and design work can be extremely time intensive. Many design revisions and iterations take place, with data running in the background, to get to a final product,” says Rob Herman, director of Product and Vertical Marketing, ThinkStation business unit, Lenovo. “The ThinkStation E32 is a design workhorse, giving users workstation level performance and effortless productivity on a PC-sized budget.”
Both ThinkStation E32 models offer professional graphics capabilities with the option of NVIDIA’s latest Quadro graphics cards (up to K4000 in the tower and K600 in the SFF) as well as Intel P4600 HD graphics. In addition, the E32 easily supports users’ large memory needs with up to 32 GB in both models and sports six USB 3.0 ports which provide 10x faster transfer rates over USB 2.0 for increased productivity and usability.
Key Specs
- AutoCAD LT 60-day trial included
- Up to Intel Xeon processors E3-1200v3
- Up to NVIDIA Quadro K4000 graphics (K600 for SFF)
- Up to 32GB ECC Memory (4 DIMM slots)
- Up to 3 HDDs: up to 3TB SATA, 256GB SS and 128GB mSATA
- 92% power efficiency and 80 Plus Platinum certification
Sadly, at the time of this writing there wasn’t information about the ThinkStation E32 on the Lenovo website, so specifics regarding different configurations are unknown.
