HP or Sony "all-in-one" PC

Price aside, which of these all-in-one desktop PCs would you consider the better buy?

http://www.johnlewis.com/hp-pavilion-23-f260ea-all-i...

http://www.johnlewis.com/sony-vaio-l-series-svl2413m...

I have no experience of either HP or Sony having tended to stick with Dell or locally made systems in the past. The Sony looks the more powerful system. The smaller HDD does not put me off. How do Sony and HP compare on quality or hardware and aftercare?

Thanks

Have you also had a look at http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/aio-computers/ seeing as you have had locally made systems, you can then specify exactly what you want in your system.

Far beyond my bank balance!

A similar spec as the HP you mentioned can work out about the same price

I can�t see the point unless a system is very much cheaper or much better than Sony or HP. Local PC builders can be better simply because they are local but not always and it�s getting more difficult. I�ve had three local techies over the years:

1) Brilliant PC. Great local technician now out of business because he could not beat the big boys� prices without
2) Dud PC built by a particularly nasty local shark. Had to bring in No 3 to deal with it which added to the cost
3) Local Technician sorted out the above and built my next system- the best I�ve ever had. Trouble was the technician went out of business just before I paid up. No promised warranty.

So it�s Sony or HP!

Spec wise the sony is clearly better. i5 over i3 and slightly larger screen. Less disk space though. Blu ray on Sony, standard DVD on HP. Sony graphics probably slightly better.

Value for money - probably much the same between the 2 so without knowing what you actually want to do with the device it is difficult to advise.

If it is standard stuff then both will do the job. The Sony would be slightly quicker and may give a slightly longer lifespan.

Also, I personally quite like the design you normally get with Sony but saying that there doesn't seem to be much to split between the 2 design wise.

The final question is upgradability. If you want to do any sort of upgrades in the future you may want to consider RAM expandability and how easy it is to get at and replace the hard drive (those are probably the only 2 items you are likely to replace in an all-in-one).

In reply to a post by ARD:

3) Local Technician sorted out the above and built my next system- the best I�ve ever had. Trouble was the technician went out of business just before I paid up. No promised warranty.

So it�s Sony or HP!

It's important to remember that your contractual rights are against the individual or company you deal with directly.

If you pay or part pay with a credit card (not a charge card or debit card) and the cash price of the goods and services is between £100 and £30,000, you can hold the credit provider solely or jointly liable for any contractual claim you had against the supplier under section 75 Consumer Credit Act 1974.

I paid by cheque. This ought to have been a red alert because the techniciab had previously accepted credit cards. The person was decalred or opted to be declared bankrupt. He then disappeared into thin air. Major creditors probably received something back. It's quite some time ago.

Thanks, Ian I'd like the Sony chiefly because of the i5 factor but it might have to be the HP on price grounds. I need to replace a lot of pricey software for a Win 8 system.