Re: HP All-In_One Computer problems

From	Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.sys.hp.hardware
Subject	Re: HP All-In_One Computer problems
Date	2020-06-15 16:27 -0500
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On 2020-06-15 3:52 p.m., Paul wrote:
> Arlen Holder wrote:
>> On Mon, 15 Jun 2020 14:46:48 -0400, Paul wrote:
>>
>>> You could contact HP and ask about a "Recovery Disc"
>>> for the machine. It might involve a pair of DVDs
>>> perhaps.
>>
>> What the heck is DIFFERENT about a "regular" & an "all in one" desktop?
>>
>> As for the subject line, I had heard of HP "all in one" printers; but I
>> didn't know about HP "all in one computers".
>>
>> Looking it up, I found it _is_ a thing...
>> o HP All-in-One Desktops
>> <https://store.hp.com/us/en/vwa/desktops/form=All-in-One>
>>
>> Although I'm not sure what "all in one" really means as even Costco,
>> apparently, has Apple "all in one" computers:
>> o All-in-One Desktop Computers & PCs
>> <https://www.costco.com/desktops-servers.html?computer-type=all-in-one>
>>
>> Most of the "all in one" seem to be HP though:
>> <https://www.bestbuy.com/site/all-desktops/all-in-one-computers/abcat0501005.c> 
>>
>>
>> What the heck is DIFFERENT about a "regular" & an "all in one" desktop?
> 
> An AIO (desktop computer) has the motherboard in back
> of the LCD monitor panel, or it's possible for a "base unit",
> a brick, to be located below the monitor, and have some
> of the electronics in there. The PSU and disk drive could
> go in the base for example.
> 
> Some AIO even have an optical drive, and you put the optical
> discs in vertically.
> 
> It's just a laptop, but without a keyboard. It means
> your keyboard is mobile, and the keyboard could be moved
> out of the way, leaving the rest of it sitting there static.
> Usually a bit heavier than a laptop, so does not
> particularly encourage movement. Can also have a larger
> screen than a laptop might have (Apple kind of defines the
> archetype, and others salt to taste).
> 
> If you're lucky, it doesn't use eMMC. Leaving your
> disk drive as a maintainable item.
> 
> Generally, unless your eyeballs are a limitation, a
> laptop is a better usage of money. If you were to
> get one with a yard-wide IPS panel, it could easily
> cost a couple thousand bucks for no particular reason.
> Laptops are pretty limited on screen options.
> 
>     Paul

I think Acer still had a laptop  couple years ago, a 21 inch screen, 
weighed about 19 pounds and sold for about $9000.00 usd.

Rene

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Re: HP All-In_One Computer problems Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-06-15 20:05 +0000
  Re: HP All-In_One Computer problems Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-06-15 16:52 -0400
    Re: HP All-In_One Computer problems Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-06-15 21:23 +0000
    Re: HP All-In_One Computer problems Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2020-06-15 16:27 -0500
      Re: HP All-In_One Computer problems nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-06-15 18:07 -0400
        Re: HP All-In_One Computer problems Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2020-06-15 20:21 -0500
          Re: HP All-In_One Computer problems nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-06-15 21:28 -0400

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