All-in-one PCs

japlytic · 05-02-2012, 04:36 AM

A client of mine I met with today was talking about all-in-one PCs.
I've been told that some people do not want them; instead, they want a separate system unit and if they want, a monitor.
If something goes in an all-in-one PC (or a multifunction unit), parts can be quite hard to get.

c_hegge · 05-02-2012, 04:40 AM

^
Agreed, they give you all of the disadvantages of a laptop PC (performance, ease of repairs and parts availability), AND the disadvantages of a desktop PC (portability). I hate them.

**Topcat** · 05-02-2012, 09:28 AM

knock on wood, my Asus EEE all-in-wonder dumpster find has been solid..

shovenose · 05-02-2012, 09:57 PM

I want one. I also want a new phone. But they're too expensive :-)
My birthday was yesterday and I couldn't convince my uncle to buy a Nokia Lumia 900 :-) so I'll stay with my HTC for now and after a few web design clients I'll get me a new phone and an all in one touch screen PC :P

Th3_uN1Qu3 · 05-03-2012, 03:42 AM

To be honest i like them, they make good office machines. For home use tho, i wouldn't buy one.

**Topcat** · 05-03-2012, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Th3_uN1Qu3

To be honest i like them, they make good office machines. For home use tho, i wouldn't buy one.

I agree. Mine got demoted to the workbench since I build the new office machine....but its still a damn nice machine. It phased out my last iMac. I also got one for my wife.....and all that started with a dumpster find. They function very well with XP on them.....

dmill89 · 05-03-2012, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by c_hegge

^
Agreed, they give you all of the disadvantages of a laptop PC (performance, ease of repairs and parts availability), AND the disadvantages of a desktop PC (portability). I hate them.

Agreed, It's an interesting idea but they way they are built they're basically Laptops without a battery. That being said if space is a major concern the other options aren't much better. USFF systems have many of the same issues of running hot and proprietary parts, the only real advantage with a USFF is you can replace the "tower" without replacing the monitor and vice versa.

If you want a desktop and have the room for a full-sized (or at least mATX) tower/desktop that is definitely the best way to go. Standard parts, More expandable, runs cooler, etc.

If you want a something all in one a Laptop may be the best option, at least you get the benefit of portability when sacrificing serviceability, performance and upgradability; and these days the price difference between an all in one and a similarly speced. Laptop is minimal.

05-02-2012, 04:36 AM	#1
japlytic Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 City & State: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia My Country: Australia Line Voltage: 240VAC 50Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Posts: 1,299	All-in-one PCs A client of mine I met with today was talking about all-in-one PCs. I've been told that some people do not want them; instead, they want a separate system unit and if they want, a monitor. If something goes in an all-in-one PC (or a multifunction unit), parts can be quite hard to get. __________________ My first choice in quality Japanese electrolytics is Nippon Chemi-Con, which has been in business since 1931... the quality of electronics is dependent on the quality of the electrolytics.

05-02-2012, 04:40 AM	#2
c_hegge Unknown Join Date: Sep 2009 City & State: North Coast, NSW My Country: Australia Line Voltage: 240V 50Hz I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 3,372	Re: All-in-one PCs ^ Agreed, they give you all of the disadvantages of a laptop PC (performance, ease of repairs and parts availability), AND the disadvantages of a desktop PC (portability). I hate them. __________________ I love putting bad caps and flat batteries in fire and watching them explode!! Main PC: Core i5 660 3.33GHz, Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R, 4GB Kingston DDR3 1333, 750GB WD HDD, Sony Optiarc DVD RW, nVidia GTX295 1760MB, Antec 1200 Case, Delta DPS-750CB 750W PSU, Hauppauge TV Tuner, Windows XP Pro. Main Laptop: Lenovo Thinkpad T60: Core 2 T2500 2GHz, 2GB DDR2, 80GB HDD, DVD RW, Intel Graphics, Windows XP Pro. 2nd Laptop: Toshiba Satellite A200: Core Duo 1.73GHz, 2GB DDR2, 60GB HDD, DVD RW, nVidia GF Go 7300 Graphics, OpenSUSE 12.2, Fan Mod

05-02-2012, 09:28 AM	#3
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05-02-2012, 09:57 PM	#4
shovenose 404 Not Found Join Date: Aug 2010 City & State: Fairfax, California My Country: USA Line Voltage: 120VAC 60Hz I'm a: Forum Junkie Posts: 3,564	Re: All-in-one PCs I want one. I also want a new phone. But they're too expensive :-) My birthday was yesterday and I couldn't convince my uncle to buy a Nokia Lumia 900 :-) so I'll stay with my HTC for now and after a few web design clients I'll get me a new phone and an all in one touch screen PC :P __________________ Firefox is named after a fox - WRONG! That orange thing is a Red Panda, not a fox!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6GaPkkGZGw PSU Pr0n http://www.psudatabase.com/

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