Packard Bell (Yes, Packard Bell!) Launches Slim and Sleek 'PB oneTwo' All-in-One PC
Packard Bell (Yes, Packard Bell!) Launches Slim and Sleek 'PB oneTwo' All-in-One PC
Posted 11/09/2011 at 9:05am
| by Paul Lilly
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Talk about a blast from the past. Packard Bell isn't a name that comes up very often, but make no mistake, the company is still around. Acer purchased the outfit in 2008, and Packard Bell remains a presence in Europe after it was essentially banished from the U.S. by NEC in the late 1990s, which at the time held a controlling interest. So now that we've established Packard Bell still exists, what is the company up to these days? All-in-one PCs, for one, including the newly revamped PB oneTwo.
The PB oneTwo is 65 percent slimmer than its predecessor and is light enough to lug around from room to room, Packard Bell claims. There are two models to choose from, the PB oneTwo M (21.5 inches) and PB oneTwo L (23 inches), both of which are built around Intel's Sandy Bridge platform and are touch-capable. Other product highlights include support for up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, Nvidia GeForce GT 520/530 or AMD Radeon HD 6450 discrete graphics, up to a 2TB hard drive, DVD burner (Blu-ray optional), four USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, GbE LAN, multi-memory card reader, 2MP Full HD webcam, 2.5W speakers, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
The PBoneTwo M and L will be available later this month in the U.K. for £599 (around $956 USD) and £699 (around $1,116 USD), respectively.
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spacemonkiee
November 09, 2011 at 10:38pm
Wow, It's a rebranded Gateway all-in-one, that's been out for 6 months...
O and that there GUI, thats just Gateways craptacular OEM "touch software suite"
Just sayin.
chart2006
November 09, 2011 at 6:05pm
My first endeavour into Windows was a Packard Bell running Windows 98 first edition on an AMD K6-2 333MHz processor, 128MB of RAM (4 modules of 32MB EDO DRAM), and an 8GB hard drive. Oh the days. That system with a 15" monitor, scanner, and printer cost me nearly $2K. Those were the days when I really got into the AOL CDs for free internet access until Netzero starting offering unlimited time however you had to deal with a advertising banner. I was ok with that being it was "free."
ashinms
November 09, 2011 at 1:51pm
That looks like some kind of android/ ubuntu hybrid GUI... Is that european only?
firefox91
November 09, 2011 at 12:16pm
I really thought Packard Bell went under years ago. I remeber working at a big box computer store in the mid-late 90s where PBs were the top seller. And they also had a lot of problems. I am not really sure renewing the Packard Bell name is really a good idea. It doesn't remind me of the word "quality" at all.
Paul_Lilly
November 09, 2011 at 1:06pm
The negative brand connotation is supposedly the reason why NEC pulled PB from the U.S. market.
Neufeldt2002
November 09, 2011 at 1:15pm
And it was well deserved, I had a PB 333 Celron that had nothing but problems. I had to reinstall so frequently that I ended up taking computer courses to fix what was wrong. My record was a corrupt install 5 min. after reinstalling. What was a surprise though was that when Windows ME was released it negated the bad with the computer, and the computer negated the bad with Windows ME. I actually ran it like that until 2 years ago.
compro01
November 09, 2011 at 12:15pm
This isn't really the same notorious Packard Bell we had in the 90s. They're basically just a brand name for Acer now, same as Gateway.
praack
November 09, 2011 at 10:51am
actually looks like mac os with the launch icons at the bottom
but not keen on touch - what am i supposed to do sit closer to my desk and touch my screen ?
or is this for the kitchen and stand and touch?
that's the problem with touch - how do you use touch in reality as a desktop,
Holly Golightly
November 09, 2011 at 10:24am
I don't know... I say larger is better. I would like to see at least a 28" option. What is the resolution. Aspect ratio is the main selling point for me. It must be 16x10 or I will not buy.
dgrmouse
November 09, 2011 at 11:21am
You're not going to buy it anyway. Besides, 16:9 is superior for an all-in-one unit.
Wingzero_x
November 09, 2011 at 9:48am
Why does the interface on that look a thousand times better than Win8 and seem to have the same functionality?
iceman08
November 09, 2011 at 10:22am
what if it is Win8, and they somehow are able to release it early?
I wish Packard Bell had it here
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