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| The Fundamental Problem with All-in-One Computers – Part 2 |
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My HP Z1
workstation set in a closet for about 6 months while
I searched for another LCD panel. I found one on
eBay (from China) and decided to order it. This panel
must have been a second that did not make it by HP’s
inspectors. It has two bad pixels that do not turn
off. Fortunately, one is on the border of the task
bar and the screen background and the other is mixed
in with the desktop icons on the left side of the
screen. Neither of these pixels can be seen in
normal operation, just during booting if you are
looking for them.
This new panel will be 18 months old in July of
2018. It will be interesting to see if it fails near
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My
two Sony AIO’s failed about 90 days after
the repair to the video chip. In the end,
they were just too old to spend any more
time on and they were scrapped.
I have one HP
AIO left, other than the HP Z1 Workstation.
Once it die’s, that’s the end of my
experiment with AIO computers. |
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Again, if you decide that
an AIO fits a need, make sure that it has a very
good warranty; I would say 3-5 years minimum. If its
a high dollar AIO, then consider leasing; if it
breaks, then its someone else's problem. |
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Updated |
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The new panel is a
little over 3.5 years old and is holding up quite
well. |
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