I probably should separate this entry into two, but I’m in a hurry, so…
Computer All-in-Ones are the computer where the screen and all the parts are “in-one,” so all you have is a screen and a key-board.
PCWorld has come out with a new ranking. You can find it here.
One of the models they highlighted was the HP Compaq 6000 Pro. Its novel feature is that there is easy access to the hard drive, RAM, and the optical drive. That means I can actually fix problems with these components.
The second part of this entry is “The BIG AIO problem.” AOIs are hard to repair. If you have one of the Apple AOIs, which can cost several thousand dollars, for all practical purposes you’ve got a use and throw away machine. It is more or less impossible to get at the hard drive, the RAM or other components. If any of these go then you might as well throw the thing away. My son alerted me to this problem when his big Apple AOI hard drive went. To replace it, you have to use suction cups to remove the screen (after some tricky set up), and work between a lot of components.
I should also mention that the Airport is just as bad. If you have a Time Capsule and the drive goes bad, you are more or less stuck with throwing it away.
HP and all the other manufacturers are not much better when it comes to maintenance. So, beware! AOIs are pretty, neat, etc, but you should consider them “throw away”.
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