All in one computer and RV ?
Hello all, Our house is to close escrow on August 15th. We will live in an RV park till around November (that is if any parks are available)to clear out anything left from moving and other odds and...
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When you start looking at hardware details, all-in-ones often use premium laptop components (for management of power and heat loads), and are comparable in performance to entry to mid-range deskside boxes. Thus all-in-one vs laptop depends on how important is a larger screen, versus the questions of where will I store it, how long does it take to set up, and do I really have space for a 20-26 inch display screen. For CAD the screen space can be important, but there also can be a question of how much processing power you need.
You are also working against compromises of capability for what you want to spend..
My apps are photo/video, and when my Windows 7 deskside died trying to do defective OS updates, I decided to switch to Mac. Balancing cost vs capability, the smallest iMac (22.5" screen, four-core I5 processor, 8G ram and 1 terabyte drive) beat out all the price-competitve laptop options, which would have given me 1/3 to 1/2 the processing performance and a 13" screen.
You are likely thinking Windows. When I was shopping, Dell was selling 22-inch all-in-one closely matching the specs of a base iMac for about $ 200-300 more, price competitive with their upper range laptops with matching processor performance and 15-17 inch screens. So it is still a balance of screen size vs portability.
For RV use, I'd be tempted to use the laptop instead, and still using a 17-inch Dell with dual-core i5. I want my work backed by "uninterruptible" power, and for a desktop or all in one in a RV that means a backup UPS or a laptop, as a laptop carries its own backup power.
You are also working against compromises of capability for what you want to spend..
My apps are photo/video, and when my Windows 7 deskside died trying to do defective OS updates, I decided to switch to Mac. Balancing cost vs capability, the smallest iMac (22.5" screen, four-core I5 processor, 8G ram and 1 terabyte drive) beat out all the price-competitve laptop options, which would have given me 1/3 to 1/2 the processing performance and a 13" screen.
You are likely thinking Windows. When I was shopping, Dell was selling 22-inch all-in-one closely matching the specs of a base iMac for about $ 200-300 more, price competitive with their upper range laptops with matching processor performance and 15-17 inch screens. So it is still a balance of screen size vs portability.
For RV use, I'd be tempted to use the laptop instead, and still using a 17-inch Dell with dual-core i5. I want my work backed by "uninterruptible" power, and for a desktop or all in one in a RV that means a backup UPS or a laptop, as a laptop carries its own backup power.
