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I`m no techie but I just got a all in one computer and according to the geek at best buy, they`re built to similar specs as laptops. It`s a most exceptionally cool device as its got a 22" screen with no wires to hook up except the power and the usual mouse and keyboard. (I gotta look into a wireless mouse and keyboard)

There was a posting a few days ago about Linux based operating systems, wish I knew if I could use them on this thing, man, do I hate windows 8!

“There was a posting a few days ago about Linux based operating systems, wish I knew if I could use them on this thing, man, do I hate windows 8!”

I can offer two suggestions:

1. Download the “Classic Shell” app from www.classicshell.net. It makes Windows 8.1 tolerable.

2) You can test any computer for Linux compatibility without installing Linux by trying out a demo boot disk. Go to a Linux website, such as Linux Mint or Ubuntu, and download an .ISO image file. Burn a bootable DVD from that file. When you boot up a new computer, you will probably have to disable hardware security (which only allows Windows to run) in the CMOS setup. Then the Linux disk should boot up. If you decide you like Linux, you can optionally install it from the demo.