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1265380 2012-03-15 21:58:00 Apologies if this topic has already been covered. I am considering up-grading to a new desktop, and find a certain attraction to the all in one units, consdering the unclutered workspace this would provide me with. My question is, given the relativley short time they have been on the market, are there any issues regarding them that anyone would care to comment on?
Any advice would be welcome.

Rny.
rny (6943)
1265381 2012-03-15 23:29:00 Only real problem is they are difficult to upgrade or do any work on yourself if a component fails gary67 (56)
1265382 2012-03-15 23:30:00 All in ones have been around for 10++ years. They used to be alot bigger of course. :)

You are basically buying the equivalent of a large laptop , that isnt portable. Nothing really new in the tech of all in ones.
So dont expect the same reliability, ease of repair & low cost parts that a normal PC has.
I wouldnt recommend one unless it came with a 3 year warranty. Id imagine repairs wont be cheap if it fails.
1101 (13337)
1265383 2012-03-16 06:38:00 Well from experience from two all in ones, I would st there is no worry about reliability. I can only comment about the apple variety, my current one is coming on to 5 years old. Only replaced the hard drive. The previous one too that would be close to 8 years ol and still going, but I will admit very slowly and painfully but still in original condition. So reliability is no more an issue then any other computer plod (107)
1265384 2012-03-16 08:18:00 Think of them as laptops built into a large screen - if the laptops of the same brand in a similar price bracket are good, the all in one will probably be good. Greven (91)
1265385 2012-03-16 21:19:00 Yuk. Non-upgradable. Pain to work on. pctek (84)
1265386 2012-03-17 14:17:00 Usually no worse than a laptop Greven (91)
1265387 2012-03-17 21:26:00 Thanks for the responses folks, I have not yet decided which way to go, both options have their advantages for my situation, so all in good time when finances allow.

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