ECS Builds an All-in-One You Can Upgrade (Including Motherboard)

Posted 08/24/2011 at 7:50am | by Paul Lilly

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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.