Acer Aspire TC-885-ACCFLi3O Desktop, 8th Gen Intel Core i3-8100, 8GB DDR4 + 16GB Optane Memory, 1TB HDD, 8X DVD, 802.11ac WiFi, Windows 10 Home

Have been running this for a little more than a month - still running well. It is a good basic computer with excellent features and can be upgraded. I am not happy that the price has not dropped $50 since I bought mine but I guess it is even more a bargain now. Runs very quiet, partly because it does not have a case fan. I ran it all day most days for the first month just to put some miles on it to burn it it. So far so good. Looks good, small size fits well on desktop. Keyboard and mouse were not very good so I replaced them with a better set. Bought some small speakers to go with it so I could have sound. Boots fast, loads software fast, has a good wifi connection with my router two floors up. Got a used monitor to go with it. All in all, it seems to be a good unit and perfect for my wifes office type needs. Will update in about 6 months.

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The Acer TC-855 is a good performing prebuilt PC, but it could use a little tweaking. The computer is a good size and the case has a sleek and modern look to it while still retaining good front panel IO. The computer boots up quickly thanks to the Optane memory but I would not say that it is worth the extra $62 price difference. With that extra $62 I would go and order a 2.5" SSD and reinstall Windows on it to get better performance and faster loading for all applications. The 8th generation i3 is a great processor and is overlooked by a lot of people. It has great single core performance thanks to Intels advanced technologies and performs well at 3D rendering and intensive tasks. The 8GB of DDR4 RAM is lacking and at this price point, I think that adding an extra 8GB for a total of 16GB is not unreasonable. The included keyboard and mouse are cheap but work, I personally would not use them and get other peripherals, but to each their own. Overall I found the Acer TC-855 to be a great prebuilt for anyone who just needs a simple PC that gets the job done; however, I do think that if you have the skills to build your own computer, I would recommend building a PC with similar hardware to this, rather than buying this. I put together a list of parts nearly identical to that of the Acer TC-855 and it totaled around $300 to $350 depending on where you buy the parts. I am not saying that the Acer TC-855 is a bad machine, I am just saying that you can build an identical one for cheaper, but if you are not super technologically inclined, the Acer TC-855 is a great computer.

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