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The big caveat with buying an all-in-one (AIO) system is that most of the time, what you see is what you get. They're not like desktop towers, where you can crack open the side panel and rip out hardware left and right. But the new G11 AIO from Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is different in that it caters to the do-it-yourself (DIY) crowd with a removable back panel that grants access to the motherboard and other components.
At work here is Intel's AIO PC standard, which ECS chose to follow for its first entry into AIO territory. The G11 is built around the mini ITX form factor and sports a motherboard based on Intel's H61 express chipset, a Sandy Bridge processor (Pentium or Core i3/i5/i7), up to 16GB of dual-channel DDR3-1333 memory, support for a single 3.5-inch SATA hard drive, slim optical drive, several USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, GbE LAN, 2.5W speakers, 1.3MP webcam, 802.11n Wi-Fi via PCI-E mini card, and a 21.5-inch LED panel with a 1920x1080 resolution.
Check out the embedded YouTube video above to see how it easy it is to stick your hands in the G11 and muck around, something you might have to do on Day 1. ECS didn't reveal price information (or a release date), and it isn't clear if the G11 will ship with all the necessary components to get up and running, or just the motherboard and power supply. Either way, this looks very cool.
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PCLinuxguy
August 26, 2011 at 8:07am
about damn time a company did this! I like the concept of an AIO for general computing and maybe very light gaming (depending on how strong the video chip is). Hmm.. i7 2600k with an nvidia GTX580M chip., 8-16 GB of ddr3. that'd be a nice AIO.
DasHellMutt
August 24, 2011 at 2:17pm
This would be fracking awesome for people like my parents. It would do anything they want while taking up a minimum of space and I would still be able to support/upgrade it. Looking forward to pricing!
ronaldp423
August 24, 2011 at 12:47pm
Whats the screen quality like?
And, would it be possible to drop in another screen?
Could water cooling be possible?
And last question, I promise - what else similar (AIO) is on the market?
Paul_Lilly
August 24, 2011 at 9:45am
Integrated into whichever Sandy Bridge chip you plop into the G11.
IIAbeII
August 24, 2011 at 9:23pm
Blah, don't some AIOs have dedicated GPUs theese days?
Still, it'd be probably enough if you use an AOI for what its meant for.
