With the rise of SFF systems, Zotac's ZBox series for example, which can be mounted on the back of a display, is there really a market for AIO PCs still? Acer seems to think so as they have recently released the Z3-710-UR54, a 23.8" 1080p LED screen which houses an i5-4590T, 8GB of DDR3 and a 1TB HDD. Other models range from i3's to i7's but all have the same type of connectivity, 5.1 sound and a strange lack of touchscreen features. The system is only 1.4" thick, so it is technically slimmer than a display with a SFF sticking out of the VESA mount on the back but it still seems hard to justify the price. Check out the full list of features at Hardware Secrets and see if you think this Aspire is worth the cost.
"The All-in-One (AIO) computer is a great way to put a computer on your desktop without any clutter or big chunky CPU and the Acer Z3 series gives you everything that you need in an AIO."
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There’s only a market for
There’s only a market for them if you slap an Apple logo on the back.
I’ve always like AOI PCs, but I’ve never bought one because they’re always much more expensive than a similarly configured laptop. You’d think that the lack of portability would make them cheaper, but not so. At this point, you can buy a tablet or convertible for less and then wall mount it or put it on a stand… and get a second one for the same price.