All-in-one vs Desktop pc

bossymommy

Hi, have decided that its about time i got rid of my very old, slow and rundown desktop, and updated to a new one. Have been looking around and the All-in-ones appeal to me. Can anyone tell me the pro's/cons of me buying one of these? I really don't know anything about them, just that they look smart lol. The only thing bothering me at the moment is are they easy to fix, and get parts for if broke?
All advice much appreciated

steve1980

All in ones - part brakes, the whole thing needs to be sent away.

"Normal" PC - so much easier to fix things!

free4440273

yep/ upgradability (lack of ) can be an issue with all-in-ones// not necessarily a problem -- but could be the clincher for some. Having said that, there are some very nice all-in-ones on the market :cool: /

bossymommy

free4440273 wrote: »

yep/ upgradability (lack of ) can be an issue with all-in-ones// not necessarily a problem -- but could be the clincher for some. Having said that, there are some very nice all-in-ones on the market :cool: /

So if it looks nice, thats good :-) lol

Any particular ones?

bossymommy

Right...so IF i was to buy an all-in-one (not made mind up yet)....my budget would be £400. Which is the better out of these....

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/16586657/Lenovo-C200-Intel-Atom-D510-1-6GHz-2GB-320GB-DVD-SM-18-5-inch-Windows-7-Home-Premium-Desktop-All-in-One-PC/Product.html?searchstring=all+in+one+pc&searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0&urlrefer=search

or

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MSI-ALL-IN-ONE-20IN-TOUCH-SCREEN-DESKTOP-PC-/350420733062?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item5196b40c86

free4440273

bossymommy wrote: »

So if it looks nice, thats good :-) lol

Any particular ones?

Lenovo ThinkCentre M90z is quite nice/

{Non-PC// I have the beautiful Apple iMac 27 inch }

free4440273

The Lenovo //

petecarter

Personally I would stick with a desktop, once you have the tower somewhere discrete it wont look any worse. Also, if a part breaks or becomes obsolete you can just replace it. Im thinking particularly about the screen.

macman

Difficult and expensive to repair (think laptop) and limited upgrade options.
Maybe consider a 'slimline' tower system if space is an issue? Something like the Dell Inspiron 560ST?
http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-560s/pd?oc=d0056s01&model_id=inspiron-560s

bossymommy

free4440273 wrote: »

Lenovo ThinkCentre M90z is quite nice/

{Non-PC// I have the beautiful Apple iMac 27 inch }

Yes i must agree....looks yummy, though a bit out of my price range lol

bossymommy

macman wrote: »

Difficult and expensive to repair (think laptop) and limited upgrade options.
Maybe consider a 'slimline' tower system if space is an issue? Something like the Dell Inspiron 560ST?
http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-560s/pd?oc=d0056s01&model_id=inspiron-560s

Laptops are not for me. The kids have got one, and have had nothing but trouble after the warranty ran out, of course. Reckon i will go for a desktop....more robust, and i can manage to fit parts myself if i have problems with them in future. Thanks for the advice everyone :-)


So next question :-).........cheap desktop, with windows 7, and a monitor for under £400???