Touch Screen PC

TazR

Looking to purchase the above, budget is £600.

Any recommendations?

Have seen an Acer and HP on Tesco Direct for about £560 & £570 respectivley...any others i should look at or which one of the above would you go for?

Thanks in advance

gonzo127

to be honest i feel in most instances touch screen PC's are a bit of a gimmic, mainly because a PC is designed to work best with a mouse and keyboard and is not portable so you lose most of the advantages of a touch screen interface, not onyl that but most of the time you keep the screen a distance back from you and usualy at eye height to make it easier to use, which then makes touching the screen less comfortable.

so in my honest opinion i would recommend spending your money on a better (because you are not paying a price premium for the touch screen) overall computer and monitor

TazR

Its mainly for my son, he suffers with Autism.

So the benefit of him having touch screen functionality will be appealing to him.

Grampus8

Would a tablet/iPad not be more comfortable to use in that case?

TazR

We already have the iPad, so want something that will be functional as he gets older. He is 3 at the moment.

custardy

TazR wrote: »

We already have the iPad, so want something that will be functional as he gets older. He is 3 at the moment.

well I would consider a touch screen display with a normal PC
what you buy now will be outdated in no time(In PC terms) with these all in one units
separating the 2 makes easier upgrades

this is a quick example,I havent researched prices/spec/reviews!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-T231H-inch-Touchscreen-Monitor/dp/B003L0SIUU/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1317406961&sr=1-2

http://www.novatech.co.uk/pc/range/iflame.html

Humphrey10

TazR wrote: »

We already have the iPad, so want something that will be functional as he gets older. He is 3 at the moment.

What do you mean by 'functional'? My iPad still functions, and I'm quite a bit older than 3...

If you mean something he can do spreadsheets, word processing on, there is no point buying it now, it will belong in a museum by the time he needs to do stuff like that.