in-house portable pc

[colore]

hello!

I am looking for a pc that i can take with me anywhere inside my house (two floor house)

so it must be something like those all-in-one pc i suppose, unless you can suggest me something else (excluding notebooks and tablets, because i want a >22" screen)

my concerns are:
- it must have biggest possible screen, with best text visibility
- SSD HD
- RAM >4GB

can you suggest me something specific?

thanks!

 

[r3awak3n]

laptop connected to a 22in screen? lol

 

[Dangman]

What exactly will you be doing with this PC?
Aren't you located in the U.K?
Are you willing to go DIY for this?

EDIT:
Do you absolutely need a SSD?
Why do you need to move a PC anywhere in your house often?

 

[colore]

What exactly will you be doing with this PC?

mainly web browsing, photography editing, molecular modeling and simulation, word processing

Aren't you located in the U.K?

no, but since I am located in european union, i will avoid import taxes

Are you willing to go DIY for this?

you mean build it on my own? definately! I am capable of and more than willing to do it
but, i thought such all-in-one are hard to build, just like laptops

Do you absolutely need a SSD?

well, i am aware that it makes the price go off the roof, but at the same time, it's the only hardware upgrade that makes a system noticably faster, so at least need it to be able to upgrade it to an ssd

Why do you need to move a PC anywhere in your house often?

because, my house is two floor and a part of it is an office where i see clients and stuff, so i either have two pcs (which is not something I would like) or have a moveable pc (laptops have limited abilities, wireless monitors are limited too)

 

[Dangman]

molecular modeling and simulation,

Does this kind of work require a decent GPU?

no, but since I am located in european union, i will avoid import taxes

What online stores will you be order from?

you mean build it on my own? definately! I am capable of and more than willing to do it
but, i thought such all-in-one are hard to build, just like laptops

Not exactly an all-in-one per se but something close to it. But I need to see what's available in your area to see if such a plan is feasible.

 

[colore]

Does this kind of work require a decent GPU?

not really, just the equivalent of good dedicated GPU that plays most of todays games satisfactory (mid/upper-mid class)

What online stores will you be order from?

any, i dont have a preference

Not exactly an all-in-one per se but something close to it. But I need to see what's available in your area to see if such a plan is feasible.

if it ships inside european union, it's okay

 

[Druneau]

You could probably bolt a mini ITX build to the back of a very large LCD.

 

[XenIneX]

Yeah, Ivy Bridge mini-ITX box bolted to the back a monitor with VESA-(75? 100?) mounting points.

 

[Dangman]

not really, just the equivalent of good dedicated GPU that plays most of todays games satisfactory (mid/upper-mid class)

Well fuck.

any, i dont have a preference

Ok that doesn't help: What websites deliver to your country? I know of several European stores that don't ship to certain EU countries.

You could probably bolt a mini ITX build to the back of a very large LCD.

Yeah, Ivy Bridge mini-ITX box bolted to the back a monitor with VESA-(75? 100?) mounting points.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[colore]

Ok that doesn't help: What websites deliver to your country? I know of several European stores that don't ship to certain EU countries.

there is no problem at all, i can use a uk mail drop and forward

My thoughts exactly.

can you tell me a site to start with ? or maybe there are customizable 28" all-in-one's ?

 

[Dangman]

can you tell me a site to start with ?

That's the question I've been trying to get you to answer.

OK, what's your max budget for this system?

EDIT: What's the minimum amount of storage you'll need for this PC?

 

[colore]

OK, what's your max budget for this system?

1k USD ~ 700 GBP

EDIT: What's the minimum amount of storage you'll need for this PC?

240GB would suffice

 

[Dangman]

£150 - Core i5 3470 CPU
£80 - Asus P8H77-I Intel H77 mITX Motherboard
£35 - Kingston KHX1600C10D3B1/8G 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM
£186 - Plextor M5 Pro PX-256M5 256GB SSD
£75 - Antec ISK 110 mITX Case
£180 - BenQ GW2750HM 27" Widescreen LCD Monitor
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Total: £706 INC VAT

As revealed earlier, the case attaches to the back of the monitor. The only real issue with the above setup is that the onboard GPU probably isn't enough to play most games satisfactorily at the native resolution of 1920x1080. With that said, judging from the price of All-In-ones in here in the U.S, you really won't find one that'll do that anyway that's within budget and has a SSD.

If you do go this route, buy the case TODAY as it's pretty much been sold over virtually everywhere. Don't miss out on that case.

 

[colore]

thanks!

 

[Druneau]

that antec case is pretty sweet, vesa mounts included.