AVERATEC All-In-One PC – All-in-one – 1 x Core 2 Duo E4600 / 2.4 GHz – RAM 2 GB – HDD 1 x 320 GB – DVD?RW / DVD-RAM – GF 8400 – WLAN : 802.11b/g – Vista Home Premium – Monitor : 22″ Widescreen TFT
Dec 20, 2009 in
Computers & Software
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Product Description
The Averatec All-in-One PC is a full featured desktop personal computer. The All-in-One features powerful dual-core processing and graphics to expand your digital entertainment capabilities. Boasting a sleek contemporary design, the Averatec All-in-One PC is at home in any decor. This style conscious, powerful system provides unmatched performance and utility without compromise to your living environment…. More >>
AVERATEC All-In-One PC – All-in-one – 1 x Core 2 Duo E4600 / 2.4 GHz – RAM 2 GB – HDD 1 x 320 GB – DVD?RW / DVD-RAM – GF 8400 – WLAN : 802.11b/g – Vista Home Premium – Monitor : 22″ Widescreen TFT
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2 comments
J. Melby on December 20, 2009 at 9:16 am
I recently purchased this computer for $700. So far I am very happy with its performance. I have not experienced any hardware issues at this writing.
What I like:
1) The price was the lowest for a NEW all-in-one compared to the I-mac, Dell, HP, Gateway, or Sony with comparable specs.
2) The screen is bright, clear, and BIG.
3) Wireless keyboard and mouse included in the price (not an upgrade).
4) Aesthetically, the computer looks great on my desk.
If I had to pick some flaws I would say the following:
1) Keyboard is a little too compact for me and lacks a CAPS lock light. On the otherhand, the smaller keyboard is nice as it is wireless and can be moved around.
2) Could use an integrated microphone. The integrated webcam is great, but you still need the microphone for chat.
3) Graphics card could stand to be a little better. It is the lowest Vista subscore for the PC. On the plus side, it is not integrated, however, I am not sure how easily it can be upgraded
A Reader on December 20, 2009 at 9:40 am
So far, this has been an excellent purchase. The long-term plan is to convert to a mac household, but the prospect of having macs and nonmacs on a home network was a bit too daunting to me for now. I viewed this computer largely as a place holder for a couple of years.
I needed an all in one given my workspace. At the price, I just don’t think there is another all in one out there that can compete. My delievered price ended up a shade under $700. I had low expectations, and they all have been exceeded. It worked immediately out of the box. Set up was a snap. There is not an abundance of garbage pre-installed. It comes with a very easy to use and understand pdf instruction manual preloaded on the desktop.
I’m comparing largely to a 2-year old vaio desktop, but the speed is great. The 22″ inch screen is easily compatible to the HP all in ones and I think a bit better than the del xps one. The dvd reader is rapid and well located. An especially nice perk is the volume and monitor controlls on the cpu’s side. The wireless mouse and keyboard work great, and the keyboard is compact enough to use with a mousepad if you have a slideout drawer in your work station — or at least it all fits fine in my desk. I haven’t tried the tv tuner yet.
Key downsides for me — I would have liked a 500gb hard drive, and the wireless adapter is b/g, not n. But for the price, I could easily buy an “n” external adapter. Range on the adapter seems good not great. I upgraded the memory — it comes with 2GB upgradable to 4GB. One annoyance was that the specs on the internet indicated that the 2GB is installed as a single stick in one of the two slots and the other is empty. Unfortunately, when I got it open, there were two 1GB sticks in the 2 slots, which means that you need to purchase two 2GB sticks to upgrade to 4GB. Your mileage may vary, but this was a modest annoyance, since I had only purchased one 2GB stick. Bottom line — don’t assume what the RAM config will be until you open it up or run a scan. I replaced one, upgraded to 3 GB, and may just keep it that way. Install was a snap — 10 minutes and the system recognized the new memory immediately. While I had the machine open, I took a look around — it’s basically like a laptop in there with no wasted space, so I’m not sure that much upgrading is a possibility. I think the video card was a stand-alone, and it looks possible to upgrade. I think, but am not sure, that it’s a laptop-style video card. Video so far looks great to me, and Vista runs well. Haven’t needed support, thankfully, so I can’t comment on that — I have low expectations.
The bottom line — at less than half the price of a comparable imac, with a bigger screen, this computer was too good to pass up. It’s not a mac, but it compares extremely favorably with the sony all in ones at 3x the price — except no blu-ray. It is extremely well designed ergonomically, versatile with respect to placement all over the house if you have a wireless network, and much faster than what I’m accustomed to. Very nice for the price.