ALL-IN-ONE PC's

Francesanne

Had to pop into Comet today and ended up admiring HP TOUCHSMART 300-1125 (£649.99) and was really impressed with it. However, I'm no expert when it comes to computers and just because it looks and sounds very impressive I don't want to make an expensive mistake. Should I save my money or consider another make or model. Would appreciate any help and suggestion. Many thanks.

Jeff_Bridges_hair

Looks good to me..

JasX

ahhh "All in One PC"s..... all the disadvangages of a Laptop -not upgradable, not easily repairable, overpriced for what you get etc etc

with all the portability of a desktop (ie none).


I steer well clear of them.

victor2

Have to agree with JasX there. You'd get a lot of desktop computer for that sort of money, if that's what you'd be happy with.

TwistedPsycho

and of course you can get a touchsceen monitor to go with a normal computer if that is what you are liking.....

gonzo127

i also would also ask why you think an all in one is the best bet for you?

~£650 will get you a pretty good desktop suitable for gaming for example this reference PC http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/configurePrd.asp?idproduct=935 with the following upgrades
CPU to X4 CPU
1tb hdd
GTS 450
the LG 22inch 1920 x 1080 LED montior
550 thermaltake PSU
knocks this up to £610 leaving you some for your choice of mouse and keyboard - please note i have not used this company before so do not know what their customer service is like i am just using this system as a reference because the spec for price is very good

laptop wise for £20 extra you could get something like this http://www.ebuyer.com/product/199993 or for £30 less http://www.ebuyer.com/product/241722 both have similar spec (although slightly smaller hard drive)

the only thing that it has going for it is of course the touch screen which probably makes up a good chunk of the price

Jeff_Bridges_hair

All well and good chaps and i understand about this being difficult to upgrade and all that but your average home pc user will not want to do this nor have lots of wires everywhere that come with a tower PC and monitor.

macman

I can't imagine that many desktop PC's over a few years old haven't been upgraded or required components replacing: RAM, Hard Drive, PSU, PCI cards etc. Vastly more tricky with the all in ones
JasX has got it spot on.
If you need to save space, a slimline tower system is a better option IMHO.

Jeff_Bridges_hair

macman wrote: »

I can't imagine that many desktop PC's over a few years old haven't been upgraded or required components replacing: RAM, Hard Drive, PSU, PCI cards etc. Vastly more tricky with the all in ones
JasX has got it spot on.
If you need to save space, a slimline tower system is a better option IMHO.

But your average PC user - not someone who works all day with them insides - would not want to go to all the hassle of taking it apart. And wondering where everything goes and then how to transfer stuff over.

You need to stop thinking with your 'I know what im doing' head on and start thinking about your average joe.

macman

I didn't say that the 'average Joe' takes their own PC apart. But when it comes to upgrade/repair time on an all-in-one, they'll be paying a hefty premium to get someone else to do-essentially it requires laptop repair skills (and rates).
I reckon I can change/upgrade most components on a desktop PC, but on an all in one I'd probably be limiting myself to RAM and hard drive only, assuming that they're relatively accessible.

Jeff_Bridges_hair

yes you can, i can most of the people who give advice on this part of the forum can but theres a lot of people out there who cant even fix a plug properly ( no offence OP) and these are the people who are going to use a PC for years before they even want to get a new one as they will not be really needing to upgrade anything anyway as it will work perfectly for what they want - Internet/email/ looking at pictures - upgrading to them will just mean getting a new one as they would have reckoned they got good use out of it.