Budget computing: Onkyo opts for a very different form of computer in the shape of its new DE411. Apart from being an all-in-one design, the DE411 also nixes a high-powered processor in favor of the low-powered, 1.6-gigahertz Atom 330 chip, one of those that netbooks favor. It compensates somewhat for the lack of computing muscle with a Nvidia ION chip set. In line with its all-in-one brethren the Onkyo product would look at home in a lounge room, with a digital TV tuner to help in the process and a simple stand at the back to prop it up to a watchable angle. Weighing just 7 kg also helps to make it reasonably portable. It measures 537 mm in width with a height of 374 mm and a thickness that varies from 76.3 mm to 210 mm, depending on the positioning of the stand. The 21.5-inch screen is on the small side for use as a television but it does come with full HD 1,920 × 1,080 resolution. Starting out with 2 gigabytes of memory, it can top out at 4 gigabytes with a 320-gigabyte hard disk for storage. Similar to Sony's versions, the DE411 comes with a DVD drive and Windows 7 Home Premium. Although it has both B and G versions of wireless, it lacks the more-powerful N type of wireless.
All-in-one machines can make cheap alternatives to TV sets, and still handle your desktop-computing needs.
While some upmarket types offer such luxuries as touchscreens, most, such as the Onkyo, tend to be more basic. The price tag of ¥89,800 helps to make the DE411 an attractive proposition. Onkyo is also sweetening their deal by offering a free iPod cradle to the first 100 buyers. onkyodirect.jp/pc/de411/