For office computers I have some of the little Lenovo SFF PCs that go on the back of the monitor. They have been reliable and can be redeployed for any general purpose office computer application, but I think they cost a lot more than what you are looking at. The only think I don’t like about them is the built in speakers are weak.
From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Colin Stanners Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2019 7:01 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Being lazy Windows still costs more than that; Microsoft is practically giving the small-device versions of Windows away as they want to ward off Linux/Android. It should already have Bluetooth, in which case you can buy a BT keyboard and mouse and the guys don't need to worry about wires getting caught during movement and damaged (as long as they don't lose those peripherals...) I don't recommend getting the 2GB RAM version as it is quite limiting, but you can see that the 4GB version is still a great deal at $140 USD, and it should be fast enough for most general PC use. And according to pictures it runs on 5V so you can just get a 12V->5V regulator (I'm assuming that it uses maybe 6 Amps?) to run it without an AC inverter. You may need to do a bit more research to find a monitor that runs off DC. On Sat, Jan 12, 2019 at 6:26 PM Chuck McCown <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Had no idea they were this cheap. And windows too. Windows alone used to be more than this. https://www.amazon.com/ACEPC-T8-x5-Z8350-Graphics-Computer/dp/B07D9YX3W6?ref_=Oct_BSellerC_13896591011_2 <https://www.amazon.com/ACEPC-T8-x5-Z8350-Graphics-Computer/dp/B07D9YX3W6?ref_=Oct_BSellerC_13896591011_2&pf_rd_p=61d8b861-c4fd-531a-abc4-b6a30d07028a&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=13896591011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0RVM6GTN36MFYZ6TYWAT&pf_rd_r=0RVM6GTN36MFYZ6TYWAT&pf_rd_p=61d8b861-c4fd-531a-abc4-b6a30d07028a> &pf_rd_p=61d8b861-c4fd-531a-abc4-b6a30d07028a&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=13896591011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0RVM6GTN36MFYZ6TYWAT&pf_rd_r=0RVM6GTN36MFYZ6TYWAT&pf_rd_p=61d8b861-c4fd-531a-abc4-b6a30d07028a From: Colin Stanners Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2019 5:08 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Being lazy I don't recommend getting an all-in-one PC-monitor as you have limited monitor size options, and if anything breaks inside, you're extremely limited in what you can use to fix it. I recommend just getting a mini-PC and hiding it behind the monitor. Some can even run on 12V (may want to put power regulation in the power path depending on how stable the source is). From where do you usually buy PCs? On Sat, Jan 12, 2019, 5:52 PM Chuck McCown <[email protected] wrote: Instead of googling it I will just ask the Borg: Looking for a monitor, perhaps 14-18” with a PC built in. Like to use a USB mouse and keyboard. Wifi built in. No, I don’t want to cobble one together with a Raspberry PI etc. It is for permanent mounting in my splicing trailer so we always have access to the internet when out and about. Just make the techs run on their phone hotspots if they want to look up something with a decent sized screen. If they start streaming movies, well it is their data plan, not mine... -- AF mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com _____ -- AF mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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