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Need help choosing a Touchscreen PC

Babiesmummy_2
Babiesmummy_2 Posts: 914 Forumite
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My Mum has offered to buy me a computer. I have now decided to go back to the desktop instead of a laptop, as I seem to wear these out after about 3years having previously had a Dell Inspiron and a Sony Vaio. I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab which I use for browsing and DH has a spare laptop should I need/want anything more portable.

I am looking for a decent size touchscreen (approx 20") The main use would be surfing the internet, storing music, photo's.

I haven't been given a budget , I don't want an Imac, but I reckon on no more than about £800.

I have looked at various reviews but i'm not very PC literate and not sure what i'm looking for.

Thanks in advance.

Kelly
Born and bred in Manchester (proud of it)
Now living on the other side of the Pennines

Comments

  • Paulingreenwich
    Paulingreenwich Posts: 24 Forumite
    Please don't touch anything from Sony. I toojk one of these apart whilst fixing a friends desktop and found NEC components inside. The mother board looked like an NEC as well. Bad, bad, bad...
  • gonzo127
    gonzo127 Posts: 4,482 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    to be honest most people do not see the use of a touch screen desktop pc, mainly because the most natural position for working on a PC will be sitting back, when you are sitting back its not easy or natural to learn forward to touch the screen so you end up using the normal mouse and keyboard like a normal PC. therefore having wasted a large amount of money on a feature you dont use.

    or is there any specfic reason why you want a touch screen system?
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  • Babiesmummy_2
    Babiesmummy_2 Posts: 914 Forumite
    gonzo127 wrote: »
    to be honest most people do not see the use of a touch screen desktop pc, mainly because the most natural position for working on a PC will be sitting back, when you are sitting back its not easy or natural to learn forward to touch the screen so you end up using the normal mouse and keyboard like a normal PC. therefore having wasted a large amount of money on a feature you dont use.

    or is there any specfic reason why you want a touch screen system?

    Just fancied one, I suppose it is because I use a Samsung Tab & Samsung Galaxy 2 so I am just used to touchscreen and thought it would be a nice extra to have, but not essential.
    Born and bred in Manchester (proud of it)
    Now living on the other side of the Pennines
  • electrobix99
    electrobix99 Posts: 323 Forumite
    Hp do some nice all in one PCs that have a touch screen.
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  • electrobix99
    electrobix99 Posts: 323 Forumite
    http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/all-in-one-pcs/706_7023_70023_xx_xx/xx-criteria.html?srcid=198&cmpid=ppc~gg~Generic_HW_Desktop_AiO~Generic_AiO_Desktop_Exact~Generic&mc!!!!!gg_goog_7904&gclid=CPSPwcrRh7ACFUdItAod-RVWiw



    Just avoid the non Lenovo and HP models. They will be total garbage.
    Total Debt Feb 2012 [STRIKE]£12,153[/STRIKE] 10674 16.5% Paid

    Halifax Credit Card £4448.6. Loan 1 £3000. Loan 2 £2696.13.

    Aiming to be debt free by 31/12/2013.
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