Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 tiny business PC Intel 6th Gen is a Small form factor (SFF) tower with the latest in Intel® Core™ processors and up to 32 GB of memory with two drive bays offer the performance and expandability you need. I was impressed with all the extras like a mouse and keyboard the PC came with along with WiFi and Bluetooth dongles. The keyboard is the perfect size, big enough to type on and yet small enough to stash out of the way. Know about feature and benefits on Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 tiny review.
Pros & Cons
PROS
- 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-6500T Processor
- Dust Filters for Product Longevity
- PCI Slot (Optional)
- Stable Image Platform Program
- PCIe SSD Support
CONS
- Slow on more work load with fan noise
Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 Tiny specs
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 1.36″ x 7.20″ x 7.05″ / 34.5 x 182.9 x 179 (mm)
- Weight: 1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)
- Graphics : Intel® HD Graphics 530
- Memory : 8GB DDR4 2133 MHz
- Storage : 256GB SSD
- Power Supply : 88% 65W Adapter
- Keyboard: Keyboard Power-on
- Processor: 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-6500T Processor (2.50GHz 6MB)
- Operating System: Windows 10 Pro – Lenovo recommends Windows 10 Pro
- Physical Security: Kensington® Lock
- MIL-SPEC: Yes
- Active Protection System: Yes
- Ease of Use (tool-less access): Yes
- Front: 2 x USB 3.0 (1 for fast charge), 2 x Audio
- Rear: Up to 4 x USB 3.0, DisplayPort™ + DisplayPort™, 1 x Punch Out (VGA / HDMI™ / DisplayPort™ / Serial), 1 x LAN, 1 x Audio
- WiFi and Bluetooth: 802.11 AC (2×2) WLAN + Bluetooth® 4.1
Compare Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 Tiny vs M700 Tiny Desktop PC
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 Tiny Business PC, Intel Quad Core i5 6600T | Lenovo Think Center M700 Tiny Desktop PC, Intel Quad Core I5-6400T | |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Memory Size | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| CPU Model | Core i5 6600T | Core i5 |
| CPU Speed | 2.70 GHz | 3.10 GHz |
| Hard Disk Size | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Hardware Platform | PC | PC |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Pro 64-Multi-Language Support English/Spanish/French | Windows 10 Pro |
| Processor Count | 4 | 4 |
Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 tiny business PC Intel 6th Gen review
Build
The ThinkCentre M900 is built to military specifications, and can withstand punishing treatment – humid environments, extreme temperatures, sustained vibration, dust, fungus and solar radiation. Add a solid-state drive (SSD), to keep your data safe from damage
Design
The ThinkCentre M900 Tiny is everything that you need in a compact size: durable, manageable, expandable, flexible – do-able.
Connectors
This desktop has you covered with fast data transfer and support for USB 3.0 (including fast charge), DisplayPort, VGA, HDMI, LAN and serial connections. Connect up to three monitors to make navigation between applications easier and improve productivity. And even with this compact unit mounted on the back of your monitor, you can still power on conveniently with a corded or wireless USB keyboard.
Memory upgrade
The ThinkCentre M900 Tiny fits just about anywhere, but is still flexible, offering one 2.5” bay or one M.2 slot for your choice of storage, and up to 16 GB of memory with expansion slots for up to 32 GB.
Processor
With the Intel Core i7-6700, you get a quad-core processor that has eight threads of execution, which is almost like having eight cores. This provides exceptional computing power that allows you to multitask without slowing down your computer, which is illustrated in the high PassMark score of 11,000.
Memory
The Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 comes with 8GB of memory, which is the standard amount of memory for business desktop computers at the $1,000 range. With this much memory, you won’t have any trouble running most business programs like Excel, PowerPoint and Word or data-intensive programs like video-editing software.
Upgrade option
You can upgrade to, but you can add a second 1-TB hard drive. For most business computers, 1TB of storage is enough for several years, unless you have a lot of music and videos.
There are four expansion slots on the motherboard, with two internal drive bays and two external drive bays. These allow you to add more hard drives to increase storage or other devices needed for your business, like audio or video cards. But as mentioned, you need to upgrade the power supply unit if you add any components.
Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 Tiny PC Performance review
I have a multi-monitor setup in my office and in the past I had to use an Nvidia card to do that and it was a real hassle since Nvidia will not provide open drivers for their hardware. I got tired of that fight and bought this lenovo for the multiple video ports driven by Intel graphics. It’s been awesome. I can update my kernel whenever a new update comes with zero worries, everything keeps going just fine.
The machine is quiet and quick, handling all my needs. I don’t play games or anything like that. I do programming, system administration and normal office type stuff, browser, etc.
The small footprint is great on my desk and I’m really enjoying it. Fast boot due to SSD. Fan is virtually silent after boot up. Came with a bonus installed third display port output. Minimal bloatware, probably due to this being essentially a professional machine.
