Packard Bell OneTwo L I7526 review

There are more audio outputs than many all-in-ones have, with three rear 3.5mm ports capable of outputting 5.1 surround sound, although these cannot be combined with the front two 3.5mm mic and headphone ports for 7.1 sound. The integrated speakers sound surprisingly good, too, with a bass you can actually hear, clear treble and mid tones and excellent positional audio when you’re sitting in front of the PC. The sound isn’t amazingly loud, but it’s pleasingly clear.

The display looks good, although it’s very glossy, which makes dark screens highly reflective. Colours are rich and vivid, and pale tones are accurate. Contrast is fairly good, although some very subtle detail in dark images was lost. Unlike many all-in-one PCs, there’s even a video output. It’s only VGA, but it’ll do if you want to connect a projector. The supplied keyboard and mouse feel cheap and plasticky – they’re more functional than comfortable, but they do job and aren’t conspicuously uncomfortable to use.

Some definite compromises have been made, but with a whopping eight USB ports there’s plenty of connectivity, and we appreciated the quick processor and large hard disk at this price. However, we recommend spending £89 more to buy the Asus ET2410INTS, which includes a Blu-ray drive among its many features.