Apple iMac 27-Incher ($1,699)

Perfect for design professionals and the winner of the desktop all-in-one beauty pageant, the iMac sports Quad-Core Intel Core i5 silicon, a 1TB hard drive, Apple’s wireless Magic Mouse and an ultrathin wireless keyboard.

Boasting a high-definition display, a sleek, streamlined design reminiscent of Apple, this new AiO offering from television maker Vizio offers Intel chips with Turbo Boost Technology. This new player in the AiO market packs a lot of punch.

This bargain AiO PC from HP offers an Advanced Micro Device dual-core processor, integrated Full HD touch-screen display, webcam and Microsoft’s Windows 7 Home Premium operating system.

Intel RapidBoot technology gets this Lenovo AiO to boot up in as little as 15 seconds. The desktop also features a 20-inch cold-cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) display, integrated 2MP webcam and optional multi-touch capability.

Intel’s third-generation Core processors power this Dell AiO desktop, which also comes with an integrated, high-definition webcam to facilitate video conferencing and a wide range of hard drives, including self-encrypting drive (SED) and solid-state drive (SSD) technologies.

Boasting a 23-inch touch-screen display housed in a thin, elegant design, the Acer Aspire Z5 offers a wireless keyboard and mouse, multi-in-1 card reader and second-generation Intel Core i3 silicon.

Another AiO with touch-screen technology, the Sony Vaio L-Series also runs Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, while offering users a built-in HD webcam with face-tracking technology and High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and video output for enhanced multimedia capabilities.

This Asus AiO features a generous 27-inch touch-screen display, audio-enhancing Asus SonicMaster and an Intel second-generation Core i7 chip with integrated memory controller and discrete graphic support.

The full-flat design on this Samsung AiO allows users to lay the PC all the way down, making it a 23-inch HD full horizontal touch display—ideal for those working in graphic design or architecture.

Along with the HDMI-In port for more expansive multimedia capabilities, this Toshiba desktop PC also sports a 23-inch touch-screen display and offers six USB ports (including USB 3.0 and USB Sleep-and-Charge) and 4G of RAM to tackle multiple application usage.