All in one computers worth it?

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yeah we're on the same boat. This isn't for me, but I wanted something simplistic for my parents. They need to be productive and they won't be when the computer is another room. It needs to be near their tv where they like to lounge around. I have cameras setup over there for them watch and they do a better job monitoring than I do.

I can build desktops cheaper and better than what I can buy in store, but all in one is not something I want to build.

wonderings said:
I like all in one computers for the very reason you want one. They are clean, no mess of wires everywhere and work great. Thats my experience with iMacs over the years. This HP looks pretty sharp, though very similar to an iMac. Cant speak to the quality of HP, but in general I love the idea of an all in one computer, as long as you can change the ram yourself at the very least. I find thats the one thing I normally do. Hard drives, well I rarely every change those, and processors… by the time I am ready for a faster computer I am just getting a new computer not upgrading a machine. Each to their own, I like the all in ones.
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oilycreek said:
Don't buy anything from tiger direct.
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Rob MacLennan said:
Why?
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A few years ago I was investigating skids of what looked to me like suspicious product. I had connections that could trace the origins of the product.

Tiger Direct was advertising the product as new with a two year manufacturer warranty. This of course was not true.

What they had done in fact was import product from South America, where this product was sold as an add on to stand-alone servers. It was heavily discounted by the manufacturer of the product, the manufacturer of the servers and the local distributors. Not every customer of the server wanted the product, and in the end, there were skids of them left over. A couple of years went by, Tiger Direct bought the skids from a scrap dealer, shipped them to Canada, put them on the floor at half the going rate of legitimate. Competitors were irate that Tiger Direct had, what looked them, been given a special deal by the manufacturer.

I scanned the serial numbers and had them traced. They were all registered to the sever manufacturer and listed as scrapped. Not new, no warranty. Many of them failed, customers had to go back to where they purchased the product only to be told it was the manufacturers fault there was no warranty. All sorts of bad PR for the manufacturer.

Be suspicious of anything that looks too good to be true at Tiger Direct.
 
VFR.CBR said:
A few years ago I was investigating skids of what looked to me like suspicious product. I had connections that could trace the origins of the product.

Tiger Direct was advertising the product as new with a two year manufacturer warranty. This of course was not true.

What they had done in fact was import product from South America, where this product was sold as an add on to stand-alone servers. It was heavily discounted by the manufacturer of the product, the manufacturer of the servers and the local distributors. Not every customer of the server wanted the product, and in the end, there were skids of them left over. A couple of years went by, Tiger Direct bought the skids from a scrap dealer, shipped them to Canada, put them on the floor at half the going rate of legitimate. Competitors were irate that Tiger Direct had, what looked them, been given a special deal by the manufacturer.

I scanned the serial numbers and had them traced. They were all registered to the sever manufacturer and listed as scrapped. Not new, no warranty. Many of them failed, customers had to go back to where they purchased the product only to be told it was the manufacturers fault there was no warranty. All sorts of bad PR for the manufacturer.

Be suspicious of anything that looks too good to be true at Tiger Direct.
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welcome to capitalism ruled by greed.
 
I consider them surplus shops ... both. So I don't expect much and expect to get what I pay for. I would never buy a computer from them. Just flash memory sticks, cables, drives and I can live with if they go bad this very moment ... none of the stuff I have bought there has broke yet.

I don't think many items they sell are any different than what you get at Future Shop, Best Buy etc. Do they obtain the product sometimes questionably? Probably. Do they claim refurbished as new? ... not to my experience, but I don't bother to trace where the 32GB stick serial number came from ... that's what we have cops for, right?
 
VFR.CBR said:
A few years ago I was investigating skids of what looked to me like suspicious product. I had connections that could trace the origins of the product.

Tiger Direct was advertising the product as new with a two year manufacturer warranty. This of course was not true.

What they had done in fact was import product from South America, where this product was sold as an add on to stand-alone servers. It was heavily discounted by the manufacturer of the product, the manufacturer of the servers and the local distributors. Not every customer of the server wanted the product, and in the end, there were skids of them left over. A couple of years went by, Tiger Direct bought the skids from a scrap dealer, shipped them to Canada, put them on the floor at half the going rate of legitimate. Competitors were irate that Tiger Direct had, what looked them, been given a special deal by the manufacturer.

I scanned the serial numbers and had them traced. They were all registered to the sever manufacturer and listed as scrapped. Not new, no warranty. Many of them failed, customers had to go back to where they purchased the product only to be told it was the manufacturers fault there was no warranty. All sorts of bad PR for the manufacturer.

Be suspicious of anything that looks too good to be true at Tiger Direct.
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That's the sort of direct evidence that I wanted to hear. "They sell junk" and "Their customer service is crap" are subjective things, that I have not experienced myself.
 
So the computer broke down in week 1. I'm sending it for repairs to HP where they said it might take upto 3 weeks to fix it. I'm thinking of just returning it now.

Anyone have any feedback on how reliable these all in one computers are?
 
LiNK666 said:
So the computer broke down in week 1. I'm sending it for repairs to HP where they said it might take upto 3 weeks to fix it. I'm thinking of just returning it now.

Anyone have any feedback on how reliable these all in one computers are?
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iMacs are pretty damn reliable. If you do have an issue, an Apple store can repair it on site. In my experience, within 24-48 hours, if not while you wait.

You probably don't want to hear that though.
 
regder said:
iMacs are pretty damn reliable. If you do have an issue, an Apple store can repair it on site. In my experience, within 24-48 hours, if not while you wait.

You probably don't want to hear that though.
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+1

I have hade very single IMac since the original release date. had a problem with one, the logic board needed to be replaced. Was fixed in 48 hrs, zero hassle. iMacs are top rated as all in one computers. You can install windows on them as well, but a pricey computer if your buying it to run windows. Great hardware and design and pretty much hassle free.
 
regder said:
iMacs are pretty damn reliable. If you do have an issue, an Apple store can repair it on site. In my experience, within 24-48 hours, if not while you wait.

You probably don't want to hear that though.
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I will preface this by saying that I am not a Mac fan. Never have been, dating back to the days to the classic Apple IIc. With that out of the way I will also say that I've found iMacs to be more reliable, from a hardware standpoint, than are PC all-in-ones.
 
Rob MacLennan said:
I will preface this by saying that I am not a Mac fan. Never have been, dating back to the days to the classic Apple IIc. With that out of the way I will also say that I've found iMacs to be more reliable, from a hardware standpoint, than are PC all-in-ones.
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i find they run windows 7 and 8 exceptionally well im running windows xp on a small partition most stable windows platform i have ever owned.
 
Two50noob said:
i find they run windows 7 and 8 exceptionally well im running windows xp on a small partition most stable windows platform i have ever owned.
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Not surprising, given that they're just PC hardware these days. For a short period the fastest available Windows 7 computer was a MacBook.
 
mxs said:
I consider them surplus shops ... both. So I don't expect much and expect to get what I pay for. I would never buy a computer from them. Just flash memory sticks, cables, drives and I can live with if they go bad this very moment ... none of the stuff I have bought there has broke yet.
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The best PC i ever bought was from td some Lenovo unit. But you are right they do sell allot of crap.
 
Oh lawd, we tried, we really did.

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SunnY S said:
HP quality is worrisome
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Two50noob said:
I agree with this statement.
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LiNK666 said:
So the computer broke down in week 1. I'm sending it for repairs to HP
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If you go with Apple, bear in mind the iMac is notoriously difficult to repair. Depending on the problem, turnaround time could be a bit longer than usual.

Apple makes new iMac as hard as ever to repair.

Something to think about when that warranty expires.
 
LiNK666 said:
So the computer broke down in week 1. I'm sending it for repairs to HP where they said it might take upto 3 weeks to fix it. I'm thinking of just returning it now.

Anyone have any feedback on how reliable these all in one computers are?
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i lol cause we warned you. But i feel for you its frustrating especially when you put down 1g on it.
my experience with HP customer service was not great...however it was years ago so hopefully its improved
 
SunnY S said:
If you go with Apple, bear in mind the iMac is notoriously difficult to repair. Depending on the problem, turnaround time could be a bit longer than usual.

Apple makes new iMac as hard as ever to repair.

Something to think about when that warranty expires.
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All-in-ones are notoriously hard to repair, as are most notebooks. I've got a Dell on my desk, right now, that I need to replace the main board on. To make sure that the issue wasn't caused by the power supply I had to remove every bracket and component except the main board, hard drive, and screen.
 
Rob MacLennan said:
All-in-ones are notoriously hard to repair, as are most notebooks. I've got a Dell on my desk, right now, that I need to replace the main board on. To make sure that the issue wasn't caused by the power supply I had to remove every bracket and component except the main board, hard drive, and screen.
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Yup the hardware in the IMAC is also notoriously failure resistant.
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