But if you are going to buy a new PC with Windows 7 pre-loaded, why don’t you try an AIO? An All-in-One (AIO) PC basically consists of three components – the monitor which has an integrated CPU, the keyboard and the mouse. AIOs have started gaining popularity due to two main major factors – they look sexy and they save space. It is also worth noting that the concept of an AIO was first given by Apple with their iMac. So here we present you some of the best AIOs available in the market currently:-

5. Sony Vaio VGCJS410F/S

This AIO from Sony has Intel’s Pentium E5400 clocked at 2.7 GHz along with 4GB of DDR2 RAM giving it enough juice to carry out your tasks efficiently, although the processor will surely hamper it. 320 GB of disk space is given for storing all your files while for graphics there is Intel’s X4500 HD graphics. The monitor is 20.1 inch and has a screen resolution of 1680*1050. The camera with face tracking technology is also included. This system, meanwhile runs the 64 bit edition of Windows 7 Home Premium. No Bluetooth, and touch screen support are a disappointment but the low price is well, okay.

Price: $849.99

Purchase it!

4. Sony Vaio VGCJS450F/S

Forgive me for my fascination with Sony’s AIOs, but their products are just so beautiful. Anyways this one is similar to product number 5 on this list with the only exception being  the addition of 500 GB of disk space – 180 GB more than the previous model, Bluetooth 2.1. and Blu-Ray support. Well, these additions are really worthwhile and so, this product finds a place on this list.

Price: $999.99

Purchase it!

3. Dell Studio One 19

The Dell Studio One 19 looks like an over sized tablet when you first look at it, but on the second look, it doesn’t fail to impress. Available in four colors: White, Charcoal, Navy Blue and Tuscan Red, the top end model features a 18.5 inch touch screen, with a screen resolution of 1366*768 and a 16:9 aspect ratio, which is more than enough for your 720p HD movies, all of which can be dumped on this model’s spacious 640 GB hard drive along with all your documents and games. To play all those games and movies, you can safely rely on its Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 processor clocked at 2.33 GHz and 4 GB of DDR2 RAM while the integrated Nvidia Geforce 9400 graphics are good enough for moderate gameplay. The integrated webcam and the multi-touch capabilities of this device make it one of the best AIOs available. This top end model also includes within its price, Dell’s 2 year Basic Service Plan and Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.

Price: $1199

Purchase it!

2. Sony Vaio VPCL111FX/B

This VPCL111FX/B has a Intel Pentium E5400 processor clocked at 2.7 Ghz and has been coupled with 4 GB of DDR2 RAM, to give you the best performance. For storage, there is 320 GB while for graphics there is Nvidia Geforce G210M having 512 MB of dedicated VRAM. The monitor is 24 inch and has a 1920*1080 resolution which allows you to watch full HD movies. Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi support, Blu-Ray is all there but only the processor is a disappointment in this wonderful machine otherwise running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.

Price: $1299.99

Purchase it!

1. Sony Vaio VPCL116FX/B

This Vaio, also described as a HDTV, is although available only in Black color, features Intel’s Core 2 Quad Q8400S processor clocked at 2.66 GHz along with 6 GB of DDR2 RAM which will be more than enough for all your memory intensive tasks. The hard drive is 500 GB is although less, considering it may store a lot of 1080p movies. It has been correctly described as a HDTV as it integrates a Blu-Ray player, TV Tuner card and a remote. A wall mount option is also given. The monitor featuring a 24 inch touchscreen has a 1920*1080 resolution, which means that you can watch all your 1080p movies on it. For gaming, it has the Nvidia Geforce GT 240M, which has 1 GB VRAM dedicated totally to it. Apart from all this, it features an integrated camera with a 640*480 inch resolution, Bluetooth 2.1 and Wi-Fi.

Price: $1799.99

Purchase it!

User Interface

Microsoft is expected to change the User Interface (UI) of Windows 8.  The UI could well borrow some ideas from the Copenhangen: Concept created by Cullen Dudas.

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Touch

Well, Windows 7 does come with complete touch integration but, touch based PCs, laptops, monitors are not so popular now. This is due to their high price but with the release of Windows 8 by 2012, these devices are expected to be popular as the prices would surely come down by then. So, we can expect more touch applications, software, in the distant future and Windows 8 should enable the user to make complete use of it.

Release Date

Microsoft is expected to release Windows 8 in 2012 as MS usually releases a new edition of Windows every three years except in the case of Vista which was overdue by six years (Windows XP was released in 2001 and Windows Vista was released in January 2007 and which led them to release two Service Packs of Windows XP). A leaked roadmap of Windows also confirms this, so the beta of Windows 8 is expected in 2011.

32 bit/64 bit/128 bit

There is speculation that Microsoft may not release Windows 8 in 32 bit and that Windows 7 was the last release from MS in 32 bit. This may or may not be true. This maybe true as the hardware required for Windows 8 64 bit is already in place, as the biggest customers of MS are the business houses. MS is expected to release Windows 8 in 2012 and I think that even if the businesses use the same hardware which they had bought for Vista which may well be 6 years old when MS releases Windows 8, the hardware would be able to support Windows 8. But if you look at this differently, you might think otherwise, as MS may produce and sell Windows 8 in 32 bit but at a significantly lower price in developing countries to combat piracy.

There is also speculation that MS may release Windows 8 in 128 bit as this was accidentally revealed by Robert Morgan who works in Microsoft. So it is highly likely that we will see a 128 bit version of Windows 8 and Windows 8 Server in 2012, as they are expected to offer performance improvements.

Performance

Windows 8 will have to offer performance improvements over Windows 7 on existing hardware and support a large number of devices if it has to succeed. This was one main reason why Vista had failed and why Seven has already become a hit. The main areas where performance improvements are expected are to be in boot times and in DFSR file system service, which stands for Distributed File System Replication and helps in keeping files and folders synchronized across multiple servers. The Hibernate and Resume features of Windows 8 are also expected to show significant improvement since they are expected to use “the new TLZ file compression engine” as claimer by an intern at Microsoft. Windows 8 is also expected to support Seadragon and have a better UI for multi-monitor setups as Steven Sinfsky (the in charge of Windows Seven and Windows Eight) has revealed.

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