MSI has just announced an updated all-in-one PC which they hope you find… Adora-able? If you thought that joke was terrible, then it gets worse: I stole it from their product page. The Adora20 3M is based on an AMD E2-3800, which is a quad-core Kabini APU. Its built-in Radeon HD 8280 will not be able to play most modern games as it is unable to keep 30 FPS in either DOTA 2 or Diablo III at the screen's native (1600×900) resolution. This will be a GPU for web browsing and video decoding tasks.
The device, itself, is built into a 19.5-inch touchscreen display and comes with Windows 8.1. It has two integrated 3W speakers from Creative and a one-megapixel webcam. It also has mic in, headphone out, a pair of USB 3.0 ports, two more pairs of USB 2.0 ports (one pair on the side and one pair on the back), an HDMI-out port, gigabit Ethernet, and an SD card reader (no maximum card size listed). It also has Wireless-N. An SSD will be available on some units, but not every one. A TV tuner is also optional.
The Adora design is marketed as a slim design that about nine-tenths (9/10) of an inch at its thickest. The point seems to be that it is a full desktop PC in a TV form factor. They do not mention whether it supports VESA wall mounts (and its pictures suggest that it does not). Its kickstand looks handy, but I cannot really find a compelling reason for a thin monitor that is just going to lean on its kickstand all day.
It could be a good deal, however, if it is priced appropriately. Unfortunately, we do not have details on pricing or availability yet. If cheap enough, this could be very compelling for a kiosk or a kitchen/office nook. I still question whether those use cases would care about it being less than an inch thick, but I guess it would be a nice bonus.
I built an AM1 last week with
I built an AM1 last week with a little quad core Sempron 3850. It is a fact that anything heavy on the little Sempron will… kill it, but for movies, internet browsing and typical office activity it is smooth as butter. It’s really great for that stuff.
So in the end it’s what it is mentioned in the last paragraph. If the price is right, then yes, it will be a good option for many people. If the price is not, you buy a nice monitor, a small desktop case for an AM1 setup and you save much much more than 20 adorable dollars to buy as many 3M scotch tapes as you want.