 Hardware Central awarded the desktop 12 out of 15 stars, with 4 of 5 stars for features, performance, and value respectively.Announced in March 2010, the ThinkCentre A58 desktop was equipped with the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 processor with a speed of 2.5 GHz,
up to a Core 2 quad q9x50.3GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, a 250GB 7200 RPM SATA hard disk drive up to 1TB 7200 rpm and an 160gb 10.000rpm drive, Integrated HD audio with a built-in mono speaker, Intel GMA 4500 integrated graphics, Microsoft Windows Vista Business, 6 USB2.0 ports, 2 PS/2 inputs, and 2 headphone and microphone audio jacks with line out.