Lenovo ThinkCentre M58: A green business powerhouse?
(2 September 2025) I have many, many Socket T desktops, and this one is a prime example of the socket. A mid-range business desktop aimed at being more environmentally friendly, this one has a Core 2 Duo and would've shipped with Windows Vista. So how well does it hold up?
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Software used
- DaVinci Resolve 20.1
- Audacity 3.7.4 and 3.7.5
- Paint.NET 5.1.8
Music (in chronological order)
- "Aomori Wings" by The Mini Vandals
- "Swimming Lessons" by Bail Bonds
- "Sweet Home Analoga" by Noir Et Blanc Vie
- "MydNyte" by Noir Et Blanc Vie
- "My Achy Heart" by Audio Hertz
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Media used
- IBM_ThinkCentre_(23089403).jpg by aaltonen, CC BY 2.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 - via Wikimedia Commons
- IBM_thinkcentre_a50_1.jpeg by The Serial Port, CC BY-SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 - via Wikimedia Commons
- Intel_Core2_Duo2009.svg.png - The logo may be obtained from Intel Core 2., Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25568057
- Intel_vPro_(logo,_2021).svg.png by duh, CC BY-SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 - via Wikimedia Commons
- Lenovo_North_Carolina_5393077367_2db0f757f8_o.jpg by Cory M. Grenier, CC BY-SA 2.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en - via Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/26087974@N05/5393077367
- Lenovo_ThinkCentre.png by Dnh24, CC BY-SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 - via Wikimedia Commons
- ThinkCentre_(2005).svg.png By RVal02 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92557164