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| Thread ID: 142943 | 2016-10-14 01:59:00 | All In One | Kiwibarge (17505) | PC World Chat |
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| 1427390 | 2016-10-14 01:59:00 | Hi Currently use a Sony Vaio All In One - good quality kit BUT it is now 6 years old!! And Sony have bailed out. What would be a good similar replacement for general purpose use (incl basic graphics and basic gaming eg Civ IV :) Not too fussed about cost but want something of good quality that doesn't have Apple in the title. |
Kiwibarge (17505) | ||
| 1427391 | 2016-10-14 04:15:00 | Have a look at PB Techs ex lease desktops and all in ones. They're good value for general use.. I've bought a few of them for family and friends.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 1427392 | 2016-10-14 06:07:00 | Consumer has just D one round up of all in ones if you can get access. | plod (107) | ||
| 1427393 | 2016-10-14 06:23:00 | What are the specs of the current Sony? Maybe look at putting an ssd into it as that might be all it needs to give it a new lease on life. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1427394 | 2016-10-14 07:03:00 | Most of those are i5/i7's,if it has not got a SSD it should Have been a new convert too SSD's,even on a LGA775 Board it's been a real eyeopener |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1427395 | 2016-10-14 07:12:00 | Most of those are i5/i7's,if it has not got a SSD it should Have been a new convert too SSD's,even on a LGA775 Board it's been a real eyeopener Yea I agree, unless it happens to be a Celeron or entry level AMD! |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1427396 | 2016-10-14 21:11:00 | What are the specs of the current Sony? Maybe look at putting an ssd into it as that might be all it needs to give it a new lease on life. It is a Intel E7400 (twin core) 2.8 MHz with 3Gb RAM - not worth upgrading (where do you stop :) I will look at that Consumer article - thanks. |
Kiwibarge (17505) | ||
| 1427397 | 2016-10-16 20:35:00 | Just personally, I would avoid an all in one PC If you must, try & get one with a 3year MANUFACTURERS warranty (so they are more likely to hold parts for it) If it fails, it could be an expensive repair, or replacement . With separate PC & monitor, you can just replace those separately , as needed. And especially avoid the cheapy all in ones. Some of those are so slow they are barely usable (just really low spec) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1427398 | 2016-10-17 00:32:00 | I bought a Compaq Elite 8200 AIO from this guy http://hungrypc.co.nz/ He lists on trademe and was quite a bit cheaper than PBtech who were selling the same thing ex-lease, he doesn't have any decent ones listed at the moment but I got good service from Him. The elite AIO is a great little machine too and I Duct taped an SSD into it to make it even better (needs an offset bracket I couldn't find locally and I had some tape handy....) Still it's a 2011 vintage i5 so maybe not what you're after. I use it mainly for streaming shows in the bedroom. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1427399 | 2016-10-19 22:16:00 | 1101 - Agree in principle but an All in One takes up less space and no cables to get in the way :) The things that usually fail are the HD or the DVD Drive and they are usually replaceable with a bit of hassle. | Kiwibarge (17505) | ||
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