Lenovo IdeaCenter A600 30114MU 21.5-Inch Full HD All-in-One Desktop Review

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(More customer reviews)Got this PC from Amazon about 1 month ago, promo price at 899. Good deal, but there are better alternatives. I should have considered the HP's first
Some Pros
- All in one,
-Easy setup, works out of the box
- slick keyboard, mouse, remote etc.
- nice camera and other features
- have not tried the Bluray player yet, but DVD's work great
- Media Center with TV option is excellent, plug right into the cable and you get all the basic's with recording capabilities
- Bluetooth functionality is great if you need it
- 1TB hard drive
Now for the considerations before you buy
- All in one, so not too easy to change accessories, parts etc
- Only 4G RAM, a bit limited
- Hard drive makes an annoying clicking, if you are recording with the included webcam you can actually capture the harddrive noise (very irritating)
- Limited Tilt on the monitor
- NO HDMI or other video in, cannot use this monitor with any other video source, stuck with the current setup
- it's big enough to take up your desktop

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The future is now, and it's in stunning high-definition. Introducing the Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 all-in-one with 21.5 inch Full HD widescreen display and 4-in-1 remote control that functions as a motion-drive games controller, internet telephone handset and more. This sleek computer delivers the functionality of a Windows 7 desktop computer in a spacesaving design that will look at home anywhere in your house, and with Lenovo Enhanced Experiencefor Windows7 you'll enjoy fast boot and shutdown, rich multimedia capabilities and easy system maintenance tools.Best of all, it's from Lenovo, makers of the award-winning ThinkPad notebook.
Lenovo IdeaCentreA600 All-in-one Key Features
BREAKTHROUGH STYLE

Space-saving, all-in-one stylish design fits anywhere in the home
Ultra-slim design, just 1.06 inch deep
Large storage capacity, ideal for videos, music and games
The upgradeable all-in-one, easily add memory and hard drive capacity
Wireless keyboard and mouse

BREAKTHROUGH ENTERTAINMENT

Intel Core 2 Duo processor P7450
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
21.5 inch Full HD 16:9 widescreen display
6-in-1 card reader, USB2.0 and IEEE1394 connectors
Integrated Wi-Fi
Dolby Home Theater with subwoofer speaker
Unique 4-in-1 remote control with motion-drive gaming
HD graphics and DDR3 memory for all-round performance
Blu-ray Disc player
Integrated TV tuner

BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Bright Vision automatic brightness control protects your eyes in poor light conditions
OneKey Rescue System for quick and easy data recovery with antivirus protection
VeriFace facial recognition technology - a fun way to log in to your PC

A BETTER WINDOWS 7 EXPERIENCE

Lenovo Enhanced Experience for Windows 7 provides a faster, richer and easier way to use your PC

OneKey Rescue System
VeriFace Face Recognition
Intuitive controls
Wireless keyboard and mouse
Integrated TV tuner
Lenovo Enhanced Experience for Windows 7

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Acer AZ5600-U1352 Touch Screen All-in-One PC (Silver) Review

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(More customer reviews)I am very pleased with this unit and really enjoy the 23" screen. The clarity is excellent; its speed is very good; it is super quiet and I have not run into any snags since installing it on February 2nd, 2010. The touch screen is sensitive and you need to beware of old habits of touching the screen to point out something to someone else or to even brush lint from it as you will activate its ability to move things around.
Also I find that when I open a screen if I try to move it to one side, it will often expand it to fit the full screen. So in trying to use it as a split screen, you have to stay away from the borders because they are sensitive and will react by supersizing the screen you are working on. Not a problem, just something for retraining your brain.
Coming from a Microsoft wave type keyboard I find this one cramped and I therefore hit the wrong keys constantly, but that is my personal problem due to my flying fingers and again I need to retrain my brain. I like the sleek looks of the keyboard and mouse and it is such a pleasure to not deal with all the wires. It is a very streamlined unit and I am still adjusting to its features which are many.
I had not heard of Acer but must say I am very happy with the quality and trouble-free set up right from the box. I do recommend this all-in-one unit because it has features the others do not that make it more versatile and expandable. Better than a comparably priced laptop for my money and the touch screen is so much fun!

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Acer Aspire Z5600: Touch Screen All-in-One PCThe All-in-one Acer Aspire Z5600 desktop PC (model AZ5600-U1352) features next-generation touchscreen technology and no-compromise performance in a space-saving all-in-one PC design with a vibrantly colorful 23-inch LCD with full 1080p HD resolution.
The Acer Aspire Z5600 All-in-One desktop PC with 23-inch multi-touch screen.

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Compaq Presario CQ1-1225 All-In-One Desktop PC - Black Review

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(More customer reviews)I already owned a 'power pc' I built myself for heavy-duty graphic design work. That thing is powerful, bulky and noisy and has a messy tangle of about a dozen wires plugged into it.
This is the complete opposite. Basically I needed a hassle-free budget PC for my parents to do web browsing, work with the Office suite and watch multimedia once in a while. The Compaq All-in-One PCs are perfect, perfect, perfect for those purposes. The only wires you need to deal with are those belonging to the mouse, keyboard and power supply. The computer has integrated Wi-Fi with great signal reception. The screen is above average with great viewing angles, and the machine produces almost no noise.
Even with such a weak Atom processor, it boots to Windows in about a minute or two. As long as you don't need to work with stressful processing tasks, this computer will be an absolute pleasure to work with. If you want to play modern games, use powerful resource-intensive professional productivity programs or rip HD video, a single glance at the PC's specs will suffice to deduce it's not for you. But for everyday use, the AIO will handle whatever you throw at it and not break a sweat. Highly recommended.

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The Compaq Presario CQ1 is an All-in-One PC that includes all your computing essentials and a few extras built-in at a price worth cheering about. It fits the PC and display into a slim, easy to use, and affordable package that meets your basic computing needs and fits in any environment so you can save and look good doing it.

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