Advice on All In One purchase

I hope this thread is the right place for this...if not...sorry!!

I recently had my HP All In One go DEAD, this had been replaced by an HP All In One that had multiple problems....all in two years....both of them. My husband's HP also went dead several days ago!
So, I am in the market for a a new All In One. WITH Windows 10 which I had upgraded to on the HP All In One which went DEAD!!
I want something which will be FAST. I do nothing with movies, not much with music, but I like a fast response. The first HP had an AMD processor which was SLOW. Does this look like a good choice.

 

Hi, firstly a question, does it have to be an all in one type of computer?
They can be extremely difficult to work on should there be a hardware fault that can be cheaply replaced if it was an ordinary desktop tower type, is the reason I ask.

Secondly you are best off by not buying another HP and going for a different manufacturer as you have by looking at that Dell one, which doesn't look to be to bad as a replacement, though there may be better machines out there and possibly cheaper. Other members may know of something or have different opinions, so give it a bit of time and see what others can come up with.

Nev.

 

Thank you both!
I really do want an All In One....I am 85 and am TIRED of getting down to a mass of tangled cords. I want wireless keyboard and wireless mouse and as few cords as possible.
I was wondering if the All In Ones were more prone to problems....not surprised that they are harder to work with.
Tony, you are saying a better processor....does that mean it would be faster? I just have no patience with a slow computer. The first HP All In One that they replaced had one that I was not familiar with and I thought that made it slow. Of course, I know nothing about things like that so cannot be sure.

 

Ok that Dell would be OK but is woefully inadequate in memory and as suggested the cpu is a dog. Please give me an idea of pricepoint and I'll do some magic for you. For the All-in-One I do like Dell but better yet with a minimum 8 gb ram and an ssd drive and a minimum Intel i5 cpu. I bought mine from the Dell Outlet though I did install the Ssd drive and I have 3rd generation 3330 cpu and you should do better than that.

I have seen the same thing you experienced with HP so that would be my last choice and Acer is probably worse. Lenovo makes a decent unit so that would be the other brand.

If I were you don't even hesitate and buy this as there is only one left and take the i5 and under no circumstances take an i3 on this item.
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnline...x?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh&brandid=2202&fid=7005
That is a stellar buy!

 

Here is a good deal on a Lenovo but would rather see you with a 23":
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-All-On...36&sr=8-7&keywords=lenovo+all+in+one+computer
also here 23"
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-C50-30...6&sr=8-10&keywords=lenovo+all+in+one+computer
and again:
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkC...3&sr=8-34&keywords=lenovo+all+in+one+computer
and one more:
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-23-Inc...3&sr=8-42&keywords=lenovo+all+in+one+computer

 

I like the Dell All-In-One's myself. I also like the Lenovo in the last link Rich posted

 

Thank you all for your input.
Yesterday morning I read an article stating why one should not buy an All In One! So, after a lot of thought I decided not to get it.
I checked Lenovo and lots of places and decided to get a Dell small one that fits right on the desk. No getting down on the floor to deal with all those cords.
Sorry to say, I did not see these last posts before I purchased the computer. It is for my husband who uses it very little, so I did not want to spend much. This cost only $438.00 and I got wireless keyboard and mouse. Husband does nothing with games, videos, or music....mainly email and stock market!
I hope it will prove to be the right choice. Hope it is not a SLOW processor....

 

The i3 Gen 4 is ok for that unit though I would love to have seen double the ram which sort of makes up for the weak processor.
I have to agree with Tony in that we like to avoid those small format computers because they always underpower them with poor quality power supplies
that are very expensive to replace when they go which can be quite often sorry to say and the worst part about that is there isn't a better quality power supply to replace it with.
Used lightly you should be fine though. Wireless mouse and keyboard are quite popular just be aware the batteries go 2-3 times in a year unless they are laser input devices.

 

Oh and All-in-Ones have come a long way in the last few years but they are really expensive to repair if you have issues. I have had good luck with mine which is approaching 4 years old and bought refurbished. I have seen awful wear though from HP and Acer particularly on those and they too have inadequate power supplies that are costly to replace. The whole situation with poor quality power supplies which is something the oem industry sooner or later needs to improve on, is one of the biggest reasons to buy custom built computers actually.

 

Thank you all!!
I hope that power supply cord will be adequate. At least, I am not investing very much and it should last longer that the three HP's that died in less than three years!! This old Dell is almost seven years old and still going.
I will probably have to pay someone to put Windows Live Mail on there unless someone can tell me where to find the directions to do it myself!
Thanks again to everyone! So good of you all to be so helpful.

 

To Download and Install here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29224

To setup and use go here:
http://www.ctctel.com/pdf/support/WindowsLiveMailSetupInstructions.pdf

 

A matter of opinion and mine is quite different because with processor video and i3 pipeline, it won't take long to feel sluggish. Keep startup "lean and mean" and uninstall all Dell Advisor and similar programs will help!