My preference for these systems had been crystalized over the years where I have used the HP TouchSmart series of systems to great success.
Furthermore as a user of Tablet PCs, moving from system to system while being able to fully use that godsend of a desktop productivity app, Microsoft OneNote, across all my desktops is just mungo sweet.
We now have a new winner in this category, the Lenovo ThinkCentre M90z.
Last year, it tied with the HP TouchSmart for the win. However this year, the M90z stands alone atop the pinnacle of desired desktops.
What really won us over to the Lenovo was expandability: there is a built-in DisplayPort for multi-monitor support, it has HDMI in, RAM is easily expandable to 8GB, and changing the hard disk drive is a snap.
Additionally, the readiness of the ThinkCentre for Windows 8. Install Windows 8 Developer Preview, and everything works.
How cool is that.
I have it hooked up to an HP ZR24w monitor (which I expect to upgrade to the new ZR2440w LED monitors soon), and it looks and works great. I’d be in Sto-Vo-Kor if I could locate a touch-enables 2nd monitor!
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