First look at Lenovo’s ultra efficient A61e

Just a few days ago Lenovo made a number of headlines when they announced their newest desktop, the ThinkCentre A61e. This “Ultrasmall Form Factor” system is not only small, but it was touted as Lenovo’s most efficient desktop. A lot of the excitement about it was because it was said that the system could be powered by an optional solar panel, but the bigger news was that this desktop surpasses the EPA’s Energy Star 4.0 criteria and that it received gold status from EPEAT. Small form factor fans were probably the most impressed by the fact that they were seeing a Mini-ITX system from Lenovo that started at $399 and it Linux-certified.