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Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:15 am Post subject: All In One PC
Has anyone got any experience with all in one pc's? Was thinking of getting a laptop but can get this brand new for $800 instead, HP Pavilion 23-a020a All-in-One Desktop PC. My laptop just sits on the table anyway so portability isn't really an issue.
For the price is has more ram, hard drive space and better processor speed than a similarly priced laptop, plus the screen is 8-10 inches bigger. I know it wont be the best for games but won't use it for that anyway.
What do you recon? _________________________________________________________ Opinions are like arse holes, everybody has one and your's stinks.
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Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 12:42 pm Post subject:
I haven't had much experience with the all-in-ones, the only draw back i could ever see would be if something was to fail you would need to return the unit and be left with nothing.. lol
The HP looks nice.. You'll be happy with Windows 8 64-bit once you get used to a few small changes to the OS (if you havent' had win8 already). Since you're not planning to play the latest games on it, it looks just fine to me. Stylish even. _________________________________________________________ HQ Network:
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Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:41 pm Post subject:
I want one badly, but keep in mind they're basically laptops. Nearly everything on board you may be able to upgrade hdd/ram. But yeah expect to pay more that $600+ if you want a good one. Truth be told I'd rather go iMac if you want that type of system. _________________________________________________________ The internet, a place where people expect you to know what they know.
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Div Moderator
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:04 am Post subject:
The Apple ones do look nice but at almost twice the price, and the fact that i'm a windoze man, i'll go with the HP. I was looking at the Envy laptops also but am swayed to this one due to the screen size.
I have kept away from trying windows 8 but will have to give it a try now, don't suppose it is greatly different from windows 7? I'll probably play some older games on it, will dust off the Dawn of War trilogy, my current laptop can't even handle that lol (Dell Inspiron 1545). _________________________________________________________ Opinions are like arse holes, everybody has one and your's stinks.
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:36 pm Post subject:
I'm not a fan of them bet Dell has some nice ones. _________________________________________________________ 10% VIP Discount (Coupon Code: HQ-VIP-001 ) - Signup for web hosting at www.TweakedHosting.com/clients/aff.php?aff=004 and earn the HQ network of sites recurring income!
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Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:58 pm Post subject:
I'd avoid hp since they have high fail rates heres a list here
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Div Moderator
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Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:48 am Post subject:
kennethk wrote:
I'd avoid hp since they have high fail rates
lol, we all bought an xbox 360 didn't we
Well i've gone and got a HP ENVY 23-d113a, should be delivered in the next few days. Cost $960, which is about $300 cheaper than anywhere on the net that i can see (if someone finds it cheaper i'll kick your arse). _________________________________________________________ Opinions are like arse holes, everybody has one and your's stinks.
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Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:41 pm Post subject:
Theres a $700 difference and the overheating issue was fixed with the 360 slim I've had mine going on for about 3 years now _________________________________________________________ The internet, a place where people expect you to know what they know.
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Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 10:19 pm Post subject:
My 360 Elite is still going strong after 3 years or more. I want a slim thoe. Not bad priced at $200 now.
hey Div, please let us know how it goes with the HP ENVY 23-d113a. Looks good _________________________________________________________ 10% VIP Discount (Coupon Code: HQ-VIP-001 ) - Signup for web hosting at www.TweakedHosting.com/clients/aff.php?aff=004 and earn the HQ network of sites recurring income!
Div Moderator
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Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 12:41 pm Post subject:
The 360 thing was really a joke, but a 40%+ failure rate on a piece of electronic equipment that initially only had a 90 day warranty, i'm surprised bill gates wasn't put in the electric chair.
Where did you get the info on high HP failure rates? I see they recently had issues with their Pavilion line of laptops. I see you have a HP laptop yourself, a 17" monster, that's the sort of thing i initially wanted until i saw these all-in-ones.
I'll let you know how it goes tweaked, due for delivery on Monday but won't be here to sign for it ggrrrr. _________________________________________________________ Opinions are like arse holes, everybody has one and your's stinks.
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