Computers

Their advantages are that they are neat, stylish and self contained.  Their down sides are that they are less easily upgraded and you will generally get you a more 'bang for your buck' from a desktop PC.  With any computer what you intend to use it for decides how 'powerful' a machine you need.  If you have a decent monitor already, there are plenty of very small form factor PC's about now with similar specs to the standalones that are a lot cheaper, many of which can be attached to the back of a monitor, which might be worth considering as an alternative.

Best move I made from my 4 year old tower setup, and that was to an all in one.

<THIS ONE>

I have linked to PCWorld but I bought elsewhere, it has strong performance, ample memory with good storage, along with CD/DVD and plenty of USB sockets at the rear, so much tidier with just the printer alongside it and two power leads.

Yes i have the all in one Hewlet/Packard Touchsmart with a 23inch touch screen and Beats audio.It has been a great machine up to now with no problems.I use a wireless keyboard.

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Not particularly aware of this type of machine which seems to be following the Apple model. The one mentioned by Dave above looks pretty neat and seems to have all the connectivity you need. I suppose the only thing I would question would be about cooling as everything is so close together and are they suitable to being left on all the time? Got me thinking now!!!

David

Not particularly aware of this type of machine which seems to be following the Apple model. The one mentioned by Dave above looks pretty neat and seems to have all the connectivity you need. I suppose the only thing I would question would be about cooling as everything is so close together and are they suitable to being left on all the time? Got me thinking now!!!

David

I have been using it for 9 months now David and that was a concern for me, however I downloaded 'Speccy' to look at the various temperatures and the CPU, internal graphics were way below max and never had any popup/crash etc regarding that plus I spend a lot of time on it . Sound quality and volume is good but don't expect hifi quality from the internal speakers.

Basically it does all that I want and has the potential to do more if needed, my router is downstairs, I'm now on fibre direct to the house and my printer connects wirelessly, all in all its very neat and practical.

I also have my own 'man room' upstairs

I have an HP all in one and it's great, no leads or ancillaries all over the place.  Good computer and neat with it.

Hopefully this snapshot should allay any fears on temperature issues (if anyone can read it) and it's been on all day and in use.

No solid state HDD then? It's obsolete already. 

I have an Android Tablet ( Ideal for browsing the net and storing kindle books).-------- Also a Windows Laptop ( a great general purpose machine ) -----Also a good bulletproof  Windows PC. 

The PC is easily upgradeable, easily adaptable by adding the appropriate hardware and absolutely compatable with the latest gaming requirements.  ( I have Grandsons )

On the value for money stakes, a PC beats the opposition.IMO. -- An Intel I 7 processor with a liquid cooler, 32 gb memory and a decent nvidia 8gb GPU , a 256 gb SSD and a decent size Sata drive and you've got yourself a great machine. Much more competatively priced and versatile than any Apple products or "All in One" machines. 

Only drawback of a PC is that it works best on a desk, so if you have the room I would recommend that you go for a proper PC. 

Cheers ..............K

I've a HP 'All In One' that came from Currys with 'touch screen' that I never use and wireless mouse/keyboard. Came with a 3 year warranty, now had a it a couple of years and not had a minutes problem. It is definitely neater and few dangling wires. Never worried about upgrades as it does what I want.