Simcfc73 Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 Hi, We are thinking of going for the AIO option for a wow factor in our new sixth form block. Anyone gone down this line? Bit old fashioned me so I like the standard boxes but the tidy wires appeal to me a lot. Like the Glide and the stone ones, got 2 Lenovo ones in reception which are very cool looking. 1
SteveM555 Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 We have one in reception, Lenovo i5 white Apple looking thing... Never had an issues with it, looks great with the white wireless keyboard & mouse it came with. Not got any in classrooms so can't comment; but it would save a lot of room on the benching we have.
Roberto Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 We evaluated the stone box. Really like it. I would buy one for home, never mind work, if I wasn't a mac kinda person.
ADMaster Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 I like aios for the tidiness and ease of setup as well. Some HP some local brand and a lot of lenovos.
synaesthesia Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 Got the glides in our Art block for a similar reason, tidy, large screens, solid. No complaints so far!
witch Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 I am after 32 PCs for our IT suite and AIO is an option. They scare me a bit so I would like to hear opinions from anyone who has a set that is used a lot
Nick_Parker Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 We have over 120 Lenovo AIO units and they're fantastic, small footprint, no CPU boxes, less cables. 1
pantscat Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 Another vote for the Lenovo units - we've got around 40 of them and they're great. About to get another 30 this summer.
Heebeejeebee Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 We recently bought a room full of of the Dell 7020 AIOs and they seem fine. As mentioned there's a certain wow factor as they look tidy. There's also less for the kids to rip off or break HBJB
Jamman960 Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 I imagine they're alot better now but back in 2007 the ones I dealt with were absolutely awful, I worked for a company that supplied and supported schools. Build quality was the biggest problem, the inverter boards on the screen regularly failed which then meant the school was down a pc rather than just a monitor, dissasembling them took ages. I'd probably stick with tier 1 manufacturers and as longer onsite warrantee as possible although I guess this is now more the norm than it used to be.
andyturpie Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 We have been with Viglen for the last 3 years and have used their Omninos and Integras and we have been impressed with them. No other vendor can touch their pricing for the hardware plus the warranties!
sted Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 ive rolled out lots of varios lenovo aio's and a few hps. One of the hps is now out of warranty and has an iffy hdd (not looking forward to the day that does die) but they look so much nicer and neater than a standard pc. At the end of the day its basically just a laptop in a keyboard less case so shuld be as if not more relaible as being bigger should give a better airflow. They can just be a bit of a pita to get into to change bits and dont have the expandability of a desktop but so far no real complaints/issues just wish they would put a usb port on the front where you can see it
Arthur Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) We recently bought a room full of of the Dell 7020 AIOs and they seem fine. +1. We have some Dell AIOs too and they are very easy to take apart if needed. Just remove the stand, slide the back of the case off and you're in. It's also possible to spec them without optical drives, which is one less thing to get damaged. With some AIOs you don't get a choice. Edited June 11, 2014 by Arthur
fiza Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 I was also considering AIOs but my only concern would be the inability to diagnose/solve any faults. Can you reseat memory? Can you replace hard drives? Does everything need to be referred back to the manufacturer?
Arthur Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Can you reseat memory? Can you replace hard drives? Depends on the AIO, but with our OptiPlex 3011s that's easy to do. Check out page 9 onwards of this PDF. Edit. We have SSDs in our AIOs so they should be more reliable than HDDs. We haven't had any fail yet. Edited June 11, 2014 by Arthur
tmcd35 Posted June 11, 2014 Posted June 11, 2014 I was also considering AIOs but my only concern would be the inability to diagnose/solve any faults. Can you reseat memory? Can you replace hard drives? Does everything need to be referred back to the manufacturer? I used to think the same but over the last couple of years I've moved more towards AiO designs. Honestly can't remember the last time we had to do any of that stuff, that and we've moved to buying 3yr warrantys so it's back to manufacturer anyway. Very PC do a good range that's a halfway house between USFF and traditonal AiO. Their Flex PC's usa USFF chasis, so you can still get to all the hardware stuff easily if needed, but also have a neat monitor mount that efectively turns them into AiO machines. Good compromise. 2
TheScarfedOne Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 Plus one for the stone aios here, got over 150 of them in my ict rooms. 4 yr onsite warranty too
fiza Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 Plus one for the stone aios here, got over 150 of them in my ict rooms. 4 yr onsite warranty too Is that the ones with the Unistands or the touch enabled AIOs?
TheScarfedOne Posted June 12, 2014 Posted June 12, 2014 Got the cable management / height adjust stands, and some just mounted on arms (in our office). Looking at a few touch ones for the primary and as kiosks
HTCPCP Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 One of my schools have an IT suite full of RM Ones from 2013, and there have been 2 problems, both of them warranty fixes next day. Only downside is, when they get moved around a lot, even with the cable lock on, power can be pulled out and its a bit of a hassle to get into them to put them back in. The school like the smaller footprint, that they can put the keyboard and mouse on top of the machine, and that they are adjustable too. They are now looking at replacing some of their older machines with AIOs too, albeit looking more likely to be the Lenovo ones.
localzuk Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 We've been using AIO machines for the last 6 years. We've had 70 or so Viglen machines, now mostly retired, and about 80 HP AIOs as well. They've served us well, and will continue to be our form factor of choice I reckon, as they take up less desk space and stay a lot tidier overall.
hallb15 Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 I've just ordered 4 VeryPC AIO Panels. I'm going to wall mount them in our Early Years classrooms so they can be kept out of reach of sticky little fingers, but moved into a useable position by the teacher when required. We had a demo unit from @VeryPC_Colin_M to test out how well this would work as a solution and all the staff loved it. I was a little sceptical at first having worked years ago with AIOs from the likes of Packard Bell and Dell, which is why I got a unit it to have a look at. But this unit is great. You can get the back off easily enough for cleaning and potentially upgrading later, but if you get the spec right they should last long enough for you not to have to worry about upgrades for quite a while. Based on my experience with this one, if I had the budget, I'd replace the whole ICT Suite with AIOs! Get one in to try it out - stick it in the staff room for a few days and they will let you know what they think. 1
VeryPC_Colin_M Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Thanks for the shout outs for VeryPC kit. We've run out of stocks several times on our AIOs as they've proven popular with no slow down in demand. They're easily serviceable, attractive, neat and tidy and add a bit of wow factor. We've even been having stickers and badges made up with end user branding for clients. Go AIO!
detjo Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 We recently ordered approx 32 of the Glide Touch from @VeryPC_Colin_M (with a few more to go). Fantastic bit of kit in my opinion. They look smart and are fast, quiet and plenty powerful for school. We have an ICT suite of them and various dotted around the school, and everybody loves them. Kids went nuts when they saw them. Funny thing is, we didnt even tell them they were touch screen, but they just went for it instinctively. Glad we got the Touch version now Highly recommended. 1
hallb15 Posted June 13, 2014 Posted June 13, 2014 Thanks for the shout outs for VeryPC kit. We've run out of stocks several times on our AIOs as they've proven popular with no slow down in demand. They're easily serviceable, attractive, neat and tidy and add a bit of wow factor. We've even been having stickers and badges made up with end user branding for clients. Go AIO! Ooo - you didn't offer me stickers or badges - is it too late??
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