Computer repair on an all-in-one PC, does it cost me more? Are they a good value for the money? What are the brands that are the best?
These questions are what you should be asking when you think about buying one of these. Remember the sales person where you go may want you to buy what pads his/her pocket best or may not even know what they are talking about at all. Just because a store claims their sales people don’t get commissions does not mean they don’t get bonuses on brands sold. No matter what brand you choose or how good it is supposed to be, it’s an all-in-one unit that means everything is integrated and any repair on it will be more expensive or not even possible at all for a reasonable cost. Let me give you an example, your video card on board goes out, there isn’t another slot to add a card so you have to replace the whole motherboard. Now instead of a $79 add-on card you are going to spend $350 on the board alone, not including install. So, once that year warranty runs out you are on your own to figure out what is cost effective.
I have seen several of these, no matter the manufacturer, have multiple issues. Video problems and wireless connectivity issues are the top two but closely followed by motherboard issues, probably because of heat. If you think it’s worth it to spend almost $900 on what you can get for $700 if you get a normal desktop PC with a monitor, then go right ahead but you won’t find me doing that, ever.
If all you want one for is the touch screen, you’ll get tired of that but just in case you think you won’t, there are manufacturers that make touch screen monitors for desktop PC’s. The touch screen monitors cost a little more, not much and are very easy to install. As a plus it also works with any version of Windows.
That being said the all-in-one PC is still somewhat new and has a lot of issues from what I have seen. Who does it right? APPLE, you want an all-in-one computer that works, get an iMac with or without touch screen. At least you won’t have to put up with Windows 8.
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