Lenovo is mostly known for its lineup of laptop and desktop computers. The company also makes a line of server systems for businesses called the ThinkServer. Lenovo has announced new ThinkServer machines today that start at a relatively low price.

The new ThinkServers include the RD230, RD240, and TD230 with a starting price of under $900. These machines are Lenovo's entry into the value dual processor server market. Despite the low starting price, the servers have many of the features expected in servers today.

The features include RAID for data protection on the RD230, web-enabled remote management tools, hot swappable HDDs, and a DVD writer. The servers use the Intel Xeon 5500 series and 5600 series processors and can operate at up to 60% faster than legacy servers. The TD230 server is EnergyStar for Servers 1.0 certified and promises quiet operation.

“These new ThinkServers are changing the model in the value server market,” said Tom Ribble, director, ThinkServer Product Marketing, Lenovo. “Instead of offering customers expensive add-ons, we built in manageability and performance features, like remote management and hot swappable drives, that growing businesses need. And we did this while keeping prices extremely affordable.”

The ThinkServer RD230 will sell for $999, the RD240 will start at $1399, and the TD230 starts at $829. All of the new servers are available immediately through Lenovo business partners. The base processor in the TD230 is an Intel Xeon E5503 and it is a tower server. The RD230 is a 1U rack mount and the RD240 is a 2U rack mount.