Which PC HP or Medion akoya e23401

TC77

Hoping someone can help. About to buy an HP all in one - waiting for it to come back in stock with i-5, * RAM and 2TB for around £600 but then noticed that it only has a 1 year guarantee.
It has £350 off at Currys. For the same price (with no discount) Is a Medion Akoya with similar spec and seems to have ok reviews and has 3 yr guarantee which is attractive. There are also option of none, 128 or 256 additional memory - is this important to have.

Just do everyday things, some photos, some home working but no gaming etc. Normal middle aged use.

Any thoughts/suggestions appreciated.

Cisco001

Can you post the link?

Neil_Jones

The Medion I'm going to presume is this one:
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/medion-akoya-e23401-intel-core-i5-all-in-one-pc-2-tb-hdd-silver-10192551-pdt.html

The only HP marked as £350 off at Currys seems to be this one:
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/desktop-pcs/desktop-pcs/hp-24-f0014na-23-8-intel-core-i5-all-in-one-pc-2-tb-hdd-white-10182220-pdt.html

mksysb

Personally, I wouldn't go for an all in one, much harder to upgrade and fix. A proper desktop would be a better choice.

that

Same as what he said above- non of them. Rather would get a good screen and put a micro PC on the back, or even a Pi,etc.

The hp one may be easier to get spares for. Medion 3 year warranty is tempting. non have ssd, if you install the ssd will you lose the warranty? If the warranties were equal, hp is slightly better with ips screen, 5 usb ports and has nearly twice the weight of the Medion, possibly glass in the screen, rather than a weighted stand to stop it falling over?.

TC77

Hi, many thanks, someone else had mentioned not getting an all in one in case something goes wrong. I'm totally untechie.
When you say a micro pc do you have any suggestions or where I buy one from?

I just don't want it taking up too much space so a smaller pc than the bulky tower I have (about 10 years old) would be good and a few less wires. I do like the idea of being able to replace say the monitor if something goes wrong.

Appreciate the help

getmore4less

Do you have something now?

Have you considered upgrading that?.

Have you ever upgraded a PC.

mksysb

TC77 wrote: »

Hi, many thanks, someone else had mentioned not getting an all in one in case something goes wrong. I'm totally untechie.
When you say a micro pc do you have any suggestions or where I buy one from?

I just don't want it taking up too much space so a smaller pc than the bulky tower I have (about 10 years old) would be good and a few less wires. I do like the idea of being able to replace say the monitor if something goes wrong.

Appreciate the help

You can get them from ebuyer, here is an example

https://www.ebuyer.com/811449-intel-next-unit-of-computing-kit-nuc7i5bnhxf-intel-core-i5-4gb-ram-boxnuc7i5bnhxf

Cisco001

No to AIO. You can't upgrade and it is not portable. And personally againist NUC for the same reason

For that price tag, you can get laptop + monitor.

I suggest you consider this

Lenovo ideapad S145-14IWL 14" £400 @ AO
i5 8265u, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD

get a hdmi cable and connect with monitor with speaker/ TV.
Cheap wireless keyboard and mouse
External HDD for additional storage

TC77

Hi,
Many thanks everyone. I think the laptop and monitor is best as I like a large screen so reason for PC but also thinking about portability as don't always want to be in the same room.
Will progress!

EveryWhere

Cisco001 wrote: »

No to AIO. You can't upgrade and it is not portable. And personally againist NUC for the same reason

For that price tag, you can get laptop + monitor.

I suggest you consider this

Lenovo ideapad S145-14IWL 14" £400 @ AO
i5 8265u, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD

get a hdmi cable and connect with monitor with speaker/ TV.
Cheap wireless keyboard and mouse
External HDD for additional storage

Not even a Full HD screen on that laptop...

For the same price; https://www.box.co.uk/81F400E9UK-Lenovo-IdeaPad-330s_2498826.html