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My wife wants a PC downstairs for the kids, she doesn't want a laptop or boxes everywhere so I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the all in one PCs

The Dell XPS one is on offer for £999 which according to them is £800 off :suspect:

is there anything better for the money or something similar for less :)
 
/edit sorry I see the one you mean now.

There's quite a range available in PCWorld, go have a look at them.
 
Your paying more for less, if you get what I mean. More money, for less spec (as its been squeezed into a smaller "box"). But apart from that, they are space saving.
 
Must admit the 27" Apple Macs look stunning. Best have a look in PC World or Currys as said. Probably best as a leave alone PC and not upgrade every 6 months PC but I will stand being corrected.
 
with a "normal" pc if either the screen or computer breaks (and for whatever reason its not repairable and/or out of warranty) at least you can replace just that part for a fraction of the cost of an all in one if it goes belly up.
 
Sony do a really nice one (and powerful too), i've been tempted for a while, Lenovo seem to have just released one too.

I do wonder if it would be easier to just get a mini ITX box however so if, as Neil mentioned, one does go pop you don't have to replace both.
 
You could look at a Mac Mini. Put it behind the monitor and you'll not see it. For the same money as the Dell you could get one of the smaller iMacs. Wireless keyboard and mouse. Only wire is the power cable.

Nip down to the Apple store at the Trafford centre and see what Mrs Wack61 thinks.

Tip leave credit card at home:lol:

Also if you decide to go down the Mac route check out John Lewis as they used to include a 2 year warrenty in the price
 
My Dad wanted something better than a laptop for editing etc, but as it was to live on the dining room table most of the time he wanted something that would be easy to move/put away. He ended up with an iMac, which is perfect, more powerful than a laptop, but only the power cable to unplug before moving it.
 
How powerful does it need to be? As there are some nice Small Box's around but you aint going to be playing COD Bad company2 on it.
 
Amp34 said:
Sony do a really nice one (and powerful too), i've been tempted for a while, Lenovo seem to have just released one too.

I do wonder if it would be easier to just get a mini ITX box however so if, as Neil mentioned, one does go pop you don't have to replace both.
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hope the lenovo is better than the laptop that Tesco are refunding us the cost of tomorrow - bought in mid december as a xmas present for daughter, its already been back to lenovo twice, once in March for a faulty keyboard, 2 weeks later for a faulty touchpad and now the graphics have gone t*ts up, might be the screen but I think its the onboard chip - oh yes and the touchpad is playing up again. We have spoke to tesco today and although its just out of the 6 mths SOG thing on refunds, they have offered to do so anyway, which is jolly decent of them. I am pretty sure we have just been unlucky with this machine, its a friday lemon, but it has still put off me of buying anything from lenovo again.
At work we have a couple of all in one pc's [a bit slow, they are PC World refurb Atoms, but ok for internet browsing] and at home I have an iMac and I just love the general lack of cables, space saving and stuff that such machines have as the major advantage over separate units, BUT with the caveat that Neil has mentioned about replacemen costs should something fail out of warranty.
 
Yv said:
hope the lenovo is better than the laptop that Tesco are refunding us the cost of tomorrow - bought in mid december as a xmas present for daughter, its already been back to lenovo twice, once in March for a faulty keyboard, 2 weeks later for a faulty touchpad and now the graphics have gone t*ts up, might be the screen but I think its the onboard chip - oh yes and the touchpad is playing up again. We have spoke to tesco today and although its just out of the 6 mths SOG thing on refunds, they have offered to do so anyway, which is jolly decent of them. I am pretty sure we have just been unlucky with this machine, its a friday lemon, but it has still put off me of buying anything from lenovo again.
At work we have a couple of all in one pc's [a bit slow, they are PC World refurb Atoms, but ok for internet browsing] and at home I have an iMac and I just love the general lack of cables, space saving and stuff that such machines have as the major advantage over separate units, BUT with the caveat that Neil has mentioned about replacemen costs should something fail out of warranty.
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I always made the assumption that Lenovo made some pretty good laptops, they seem to be a staple for business men that travel.
 
You could get a small form factor PC and hide the box away. It will be a cheap option with the advantages of separate boxes.....
 
Thanks for all the info, i've been and had a look at a 27" iMac at the trafford centre apple store, bad idea

Looks like i'm going to be saving up :D
 
cowasaki said:
Welcome to the dark side :)
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Why do there have to be sides? It's a PC, like all other PC's so it's all on the same side.:thinking::lol:

I can never understand the light and dark side with Canon and Nikon either, yeah it can be a little in joke but all it seems to do is create a divide between people that essentially use the same thing...
 
But generally they end with a ;) not a :). Either way things seem to be far more serious when macs are involved...
 
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