All-in-one PC is always more expensive than the equivalent desktop computers, which is justified, considering the work it takes to squeeze custom components behind a screen.
But it is less easy to understand the high price of upgrades by the big-name manufacturers. In some cases, selecting a SSD or bigger hard drive means paying more than double the street value of the item of equivalent desktop.
This refreshing, then, to scan computers to buck this trend with the first offer all-in-one, Mirage AIO245 3XS, with affordable off-the-shelf upgrades. It also features a wider range of options than other manufacturers. Can be configured with, or without, a touchscreen, there are five CPUs to choose from, hard drive capacities ranging from 500 GB to 3 TB and three sizes of mSATA SSD, along with a variety of memory configurations, operating systems and a selection from the optical drive.
One aspect of the Mirage that can't be changed is the chipset, which includes the graphics processor, an nVidia Geforce GT 750 m. Although the scan can offer a wider range of graphics options in the future, for the moment, it comes as standard. It is not a bad choice, as we found that is more than enough to play.??Affordable prices to upgrade should make every user iMac green with envy. Transition from a 500 GB up to 3 TB hard drive costs just £ 39,32 in addition, while an extra m4 crucial 256 GB SSD Slim cost just £ 134.25.
These roughly match prices scanned will charge if buying these items individually.??We opted for a high-performance, configuration and choose the fastest possible processor, a 3.1 GHz Intel Core i7-3700S, with a 1 TB hard drive and 128 GB SSD.
Also added was the choice for a Blu-ray drive, as well as the standard 23.5-inch touchscreen. This came to £ 1320, admittedly too large amount, but a substantial savings over the equivalent specced all-in one made by big-name companies.
The basic configuration – with Core i3 processor and 500 GB hard drive – is £ 1070; but drop the touch screen, which is not absolutely necessary, and the bundled Windows operating system, and you can pay £ 840.
This is not bad for an all-in-one with a graphics card that is powerful enough to be useful for games and GPU-accelerated features in this software. Despite the fact that no keyboard or mouse is available as standard, can be added as supplements to the configuration page of the scan. See also: all-in-one PC buying advice.
We were impressed less by Mirage manufacturing quality, missing in comparison with the products from major manufacturers. The white plastic casing back had a small but noticeable gap between the screen and the inside fittings, a far cry from the seamless Mac aluminum. The speakers were tinny, and the controller felt something plastic brightness from a radio. Considering how Mirage is anything but the cheapest AIO on the market, we felt the quality should be higher.
23.6-inch display, the centerpiece of every AIO, it is more than adequate. Being a panel of twisted-nematic (TN), colors were not as vivid as you'll find with an IPS screen like the iMac, but still looks good, and decisively, not swing.
Four USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports can be found on the sides, along with the analogue audio out, an SD card reader and a gigabit ethernet jack. A great addition is a HDMI input, along with HDMI output for connection to a TV. Having a video input (selected using one of the three buttons side-mounted) means the Mirage can be used as a standalone screen to connect a laptop or game console, for example.
The top-end configuration we tested returned PCMark score 7 5752 points, and 3D Mark 11 scoring 2994 points. With the help of the mSata SSD, Windows 7 boot screen appeared 20 seconds after pressing the power button.??Every game we tested ran very well. (V) culture performed flawlessly, and it was fun playing with touch screen. DotA 2 and 3 of the battle (tweaked for slightly lower detail settings) also worked well.
In our standard Stalker: call of Pripyat benchmark we recorded an average framerate of 125fps, a respectable score, but does not record. All-in-one PC is no substitute for gaming desktops with discrete graphics cards, but having the ability to run most games on the market is a nice addition. See also: test group-what is the best all-in-one PC?
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