ThinkCenter A51p & A50 from IBM

NEW DELHI: According to the press release, the new A-series models come packaged with IBM Think Vantage Technologies, tool-less housing (A51p only) and new design features, including front airflow cooling.

IBM PCs feature Embedded Security Subsystem, which consists of an integrated security chip and downloadable IBM Client Security Software, which is a standard feature in the A51p.


All new ThinkCentre desktops include IBM Rescue and Recovery; one-button backup and recovery solutions.

The ThinkCentre A51p features the new Intel 915G Express Chipset and Pentium 4 processor with hyper-threading capabilities, standard gigabit Ethernet and the new PCI Express graphics bus, provides four gigabytes-per-second simultaneous transfers to and from PCI Express-based graphics cards for fast performance. The 16-lane PCI Express bus with available ATI PCI Express graphics adapter provides customers with workstation graphics and multimedia capabilities on a desktop PC. The ThinkCentre A51p also includes DDR2 memory support, combining fast speeds with low power consumption.

In addition to the A51p, IBM is also offering the new ThinkCentre A50 desktop. It features Intel's 865G/GV chipset with Intel Extreme Graphics 2, Intel Pentium 4 Processors with hyper-threading technology and Intel Celeron D Processors. A50 also features wide-spaced front USB 2.0 ports to accommodate most industry USB devices such as memory keys and improved access to all components.

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