All in One PC ?

EycplUK

Thinking of getting a new desktop pc and was looking at an Acer All in One Touchscreen , i can figure out the tech bits but wondered if any drawbacks to the touchscreen system ?
Comes with a keyboard & Mouse if you wish to use it that way .
All comments welcome !
Regards

aerostar

Personally would not touch one of these.

You will rarely use the touch screen, apart from the initial enthusiasm, also you are paying extra for the privilidge.

If any thing goes wrong then you cannot just replace the appropriate bit, especially if the screen goes.

When out of warranty repairs would be expensive.

Have a look at compact towers,and then buy a screen of your choice, you could save yourself £s.

robmar0se

aerostar wrote: »

Personally would not touch one of these.

You will rarely use the touch screen, apart from the initial enthusiasm, also you are paying extra for the privilidge.

If any thing goes wrong then you cannot just replace the appropriate bit, especially if the screen goes.

When out of warranty repairs would be expensive.

Have a look at compact towers,and then buy a screen of your choice, you could save yourself £s.

I'll second the above.

In fact a client brought the HP equivalent round as there was no screen image. Turned out to be a motherboard issue, PCWorld where it came from, gave the lady the brush-off (no parts). If the lady had what Aerostar suggested, we could have added a separate graphics card, but these all-in-ones cannot be added to. The whole 4 yr old unit is destined for the skip!

A small form factor desktop (eg HP dx5150) and separate screen might be a better choice, if the small footprint appeals to you?

Neil49

I agree with both of the above.

There are some great deals going for large monitors (22"-24") from companies such as ebuyer and dabs if you keep watching for the daily deals. Combine this with a small form factor desktop and a wireless keyboard and mouse and you could have a great system that is easily upgradeable.

EycplUK

Thanks for the replies all !
I was indeed looking for the smaller footprint system which is where the touchscreen idea came from .
Could i ask if the smaller base units are as reliable as the larger ones ? or is it just technology getting better and smaller ?
Regarrds

robmar0se

EycplUK wrote: »

Thanks for the replies all !
I was indeed looking for the smaller footprint system which is where the touchscreen idea came from .
Could i ask if the smaller base units are as reliable as the larger ones ? or is it just technology getting better and smaller ?
Regarrds

Excluding the "all-in-ones" and laptops, most others are called either towers or desktops. The latter usually have ATX motherbaords with pretty much standard fixings. Then we have the smaller format ITX boards which most have the same fixings but fewer expansion slots, usually referred to as small form-factor. You may notice when looking for additions, retailers will refer to "low profile" or half height cards. Some of HP small form factor ITX based machines use "non-standard" fixings.

Technology is pretty much the same, various forms of small form factor machines have been around for several years. If you type "ITX PC" into google and goto Amazon, it may give you some ideas. Others may have experience of specific models to suggest.

We have built bespoke PC's using Novatech's Opera case, where clients place the monitor on top of the case. The Opera uses standard ATX fixings with 7 expansion slots, so is in effect a "true" desktop -http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/cases/Novatech/OPERA.html#utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=products

JasX

On the original question I echo the 'avoid touching with a barge pole' responses....

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

...but with all the excess expense, lack of being able to upgrade or repair, overheating issues as it gathers dust etc etc you'd expect from a laptop

macman

Doesn't seem to have stopped Apple selling quite a few iMacs though...

robmar0se

macman wrote: »

Doesn't seem to have stopped Apple selling quite a few iMacs though...

True, but feel the quality...........

Mr_Toad

robmar0se wrote: »

True, but feel the quality...........

I'm stroking mine now sir...............the iMac that is.