Desktops may seem passé, given how strong mobile computing is nowadays. In response to this, you should reconsider that notion because rigs like the Tower 17IRR9 offer a level of utility that laptops can’t match.
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The LOQ Tower 17 is small for a desktop, measuring 14.8 x 12 x 7 inches and weighing about 20 pounds. Finding a spot for this demure machine should be pretty easy, even in a cluttered office. Setting up is equally as simple since the package only comes with a power cable, keyboard, and mouse.
At a glance, the device looks similar to a Lenovo IdeaCentre desktop. I would recommend the LOQ Tower 17 for traditional office environments if it weren’t for a potential problem: a long LED light going down the middle. Granted, it’s not as distracting as the RGB lights on a gaming PC, but it is still quite bright.
Also on the front are a headphone jack, a USB-C input, and two USB-A ports — pretty standard fare. Around the back are an additional 12 ports, including four extra USB-A ports, an Ethernet port, and an HDMI 1.4b input. The array allows you to enjoy multimonitor setups alongside several supportive accessories. However, you are still limited in what you can do.
It’s important to mention that Lenovo’s device supports both Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.1, enabling speedy wireless connection without needing an external antenna. All the components you need for an over-the-air connection are inside the hardware. The design flourish gives the LOQ Tower 17 an edge over contemporaries like the Dell XPS 8960.
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Inside my LOQ Tower review unit was an Intel Core i5-14400F processor, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card, and 16GB of RAM. A configuration like this is fairly lightweight. It performs well across a wide range of workloads. It didn’t slow down or buckle in the face of 50 browser tabs, multiple web pages with videos playing, and several first-party apps running simultaneously. For general use, the computer is solid, but once you begin to push the hardware, you’ll begin to see its faults.