I wanted a MAC. Lucky for me I came across this Acer PC and once I compared specifications and at less than half the price it was a no brainer. Why did I want a MAC? I take videos in 4K . On my Win7 Sony laptop I couldn't view them, had to convert them. I also use a gigantic stock trading program. Other than that I need a secure PC and my Sony's Win7 had expired.
This Acer handles 4K video no problem. I can't tell any difference in the quality between my wife's I-Pad retina display and this PC other than the obvious screen size. The quality is fantastic but I do have bad eyesight and use reading glasses. I've adapted quickly to Win10, I like the news and weather tiles. I've already installed Open Office, Spider Solitaire for Win7, and the Mahjong that comes with is fine for me. That's the extent of my gaming. So I mentioned I also trade stocks. I have a trading program that use to make my dual monitor Sony laptop cooling fans scream. This Acer PC is silent. Even when using photoshop and browsing at the same time. I also connected my 1TB external hard drive without issue and had some backup photo DVDs that my Sony could not read This DVD drive had no trouble at all.
So don't spit into the wind, this is a great PC and I'm very happy with it so far.
Other Pros:
Super fast reboot time with the SSD, quiet, fast.
Almost instant on from hibernation if you can loose the Microsoft network password screen. (setup as local)
Faster on my Wi-Fi than previous Sony.
Cons:
More bloatware than I expected. (yet very easy to uninstall with just a right click on the icon)
Access to jacks, ports, SD card slot, etc. is a chore. No indicators on front.
Initial setup & password BS re: Microsoft Network, took 4ever for me learn to setup local & bypass passwords.
Vertical monitor height adjustment would be better.
Edge browser and Firefox cannot be used for Dish Anywhere. (Update 4/27: Edge now works with version 81.0.416.64 (Official build) (64-bit)
Learning new browser bookmark methods is a pain but I do like the Edge browser.
| Standing screen display size | 23.8 |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Processor | 3.4 GHz core_i5 |
| RAM | 12 GB DDR4 |
| Hard Drive | 512 GB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Chipset Brand | Intel |
| Card Description | Integrated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 0.1 |
| Wireless Type | 802.11ab |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 4 |
