All In One

[Kiwibarge]

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.

[paulw]

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..

[plod]

Consumer has just D one round up of all in ones if you can get access.

[CYaBro]

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.

[Lawrence]

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

[CYaBro]

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!

[Kiwibarge]

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.

[1101]

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)

[dugimodo]

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.

[Kiwibarge]

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.