Acer Aspire TC-885-ACCFLi5O Desktop, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8400, 8GB DDR4 + 16GB Optane Memory, 2TB HDD, 8X DVD, 802.11ac WiFi, Windows 10 Home

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This is pretty much an all-in-one, already assembled desktop without a monitor. It comes with a keyboard, mouse, and the station itself. Firstly, this is made for general purpose usage and is not to be taken as anything close to a gaming PC. However, you can add a graphics card to this if you choose to later. The power supply might have to be changed out, however, due to certain power plug-ins. Specs: CPU: Intel i5-8400 6-core CPU (Hexacore) no hyper threading, so a flat 6 solid cores at all times. *In general this is a very nice CPU that is about 30% less in performance than a stock 8700k, to give you a comparison. Great CPU for gaming. Graphics: Intel UHD 630. This GPU is really for light photo editing, and 4k/UHD video streaming rendering. Its really made for being able to watch high quality video, but not to game with it. **To give you an idea of its gaming performance: It should play games from about 2012 and behind fairly well, but anything after it can struggle on. HD: 2 TB SATA (non SSD) RAM: 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4, only 2 slots. Can go up to 32GB on the board, though the CPU can support 128GB. Ports: 4 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 3.0 1 x USB sleep/charge port 2 x HDMI out 1 x VGA 1 x Ethernet 1 x SD Card 1 x USB 3.1 / USB - C Performance: Quite good overall. I would recommend doing a clean install of Windows 10 to get all the pre-installed software off, however its not *too* bad. Runs very cool, and there is quite a good vent performance going on here. Large vents to the side, and two out of the back. Very fast (as fast as a platter HD can be, anyways) with a nice CPU and fast RAM. This desktop, overall, is quite nice as a computer that you dont have to think about much. The CPU will last you several, several years and the GPU should suit you well enough if all you do is internet browsing/stream movies. If you game, at all, you probably want to look at another desktop or look to install a dedicated GPU. For a non-gamer, this desktop is very good. The one addition I would recommend is to install a SSD drive as your main operation system boot drive. This would turn the desktop into an extremely fast performing PC that would last for several years. A nice bundle package that sports a beefy CPU, plenty of ports, cool running, and the ability to change/upgrade later should you choose to.

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This is clearly a computer for hobbyists that want a good platform to add hardware to in order to create a good, fast computer to suit their purpose. For me - running Word, Excel, simple photo software, and accessing my Dropbox files to edit in Word - I was shocked at how it bogged down. Frankly, the reason I buy expensive items from Amazon is returnability, and this one goes back today!

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My home system that is used for office overflow work had a motherboard failure that was too costly to repair. I purchased the Acer Aspire TC-885-ACCFLi5O Desktop, rather than assemble another from components. It took five minutes to plug the unit in, have the simple Windows set up completed and connected to the Internet with the systems built in Wi-Fi. Compared to the older high performance tower system it replaced the Acer is quieter, much more compact, and significantly faster for my purposes. I use it to maintain a remote server, for Internet publishing and for graphic design and photo editing. Disk storage is huge and the 16GB Intel Optane Memory makes disk access very fast. The system has 8GB of RAM and could be bumped up to 32GB, but I am finding that not necessary. The integrated Wi-Fi is easy to set up and much better than the older system. The Acer keeps pace with the 100mbps DL / 12 UL Spectrum connection through a Linksys Max-Stream AC2200 MU-MIMO Tri-Band WiFi Router and NETGEAR Cable Modem (32x8) DOCSIS 3.0. The keyboard and mouse are wired and the keyboard is a compact layout with relatively heavy key resistance. Both are nicely done and work without a problem. The graphic display is excellent and multiple monitor use is supported. I use a single with a high speed HDMI connection, leaving one more HDMI and a VGA connection. The front panel layout is useful with audio in and out jacks, 3.0 and 3.1 USB ports and a card reader. The DVD drive is handy for older software and useful if there is a drive failure in the future. There are 6 more USB ports at the back panel and another set of audio ports and a wired LAN connection. The system is supplied with Windows 10 Home, but there is no useful additional feature for me in Windows 10 Pro. I am not a fan of Windows 10 and the rent a software approach to applications, but that is the state of systems and not Acers fault. Support is +/-. The system comes with the Acer Care Center application for performing simple administrative clean up tasks and to get tech support. The application hung up on my system. Acer online chat suggested I download and reinstall, but a check with the Acer Care Center compatibility checking tool showed it to be not compatible with this system. Advice they gave regarding memory upgrades was complete and accurate. Addition 4/27/2019 - While the specs show a free SATA connection, the manufacturer might clarify that there is only a physical mounting space for a 2.5" drive, not a 3.5. Additionally, there is no obvious power source for the device as the second plug on the power supply cable is too short to reach the mounting area. A popular and highly rated external USB 3.0 drive box was not recognized in any of the USB ports. So I am going to leave this alone and use it as it works flawlessly with all application software, the system is fast with office and photo editing software. I remain happy with the purchase. Great price and excellent performance.

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Easy setup. FAST to boot. Everything works out of the box. I am impressed with the speed of yhis system. NOT for gaming. A basic home computer with a lot of extra pizzazz. The Optane memory really revs up this little box.

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Super fast, smooth, extremely quiet! My old HP Pavilion after 11 years was getting a bit annoying. After I cleaned the fan from the Nvidia graphic card, the pc got back working fine. But I decided for an update, and this is a great pc and not crazy expensive. It’s worth.

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Horrible build quality. The built-in WiFi went out after less than an hour, now it connects but wont stay connected more than 7 seconds at a time. The slot covers on the back of the case werent punched completely, they were still partially connected to the rear of the chassis. Rhe are supposed to be held in place by a flip cover that has retaining screws, but the screws were missing and the cover was stuck and wouldnt rotate to give access anyway. I had to pry it open to remove the slot covers, which had to be punched out - see above - just to install a video card. Which, BTW, is the only card that can be installed because it is the only slot that lines up with the case openings, because the motherboard doesnt match the case design. 15 years ago Acer made decent value-line laptops. Based on this unit, and some comments Ive read from those with similar experiences, I cant recommend Acer for anyone. You might luck up and get one that works, but you are equally likely to just get trash. Update: The slot covers arent. They are just punch-outs, there arent any true slot covers. So, if you remove one to install a card, then remove the card, there is nothing to put back to cover that slot.

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I had an HP all in one computer that died on me crashed at least 5 times. My HP was sent back to the factory twice I downloaded discs to restore it once and was on the phone with tech support for help with it several times. I purchased this Acer PC and had never bought this brand previously but read about it online. I looked up the information and decided this was the PC I needed for small business and personal functions. I have used it for a couple of weeks now and it is performing great. So far I am loving this PC.

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I think this is an excellent PC for the money. Its lightning fast (as are pretty much all new computers), but I believe it has all the right hardware in place to be a very solid, dependable home computer for a long time. Ive very pleased with this purchase.

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First off Amazon has great customer service. One week old and this new Aspire TC-885-ACCFLi5O Desktop died. Black screen popped up out of nowhere with this text on the screen: "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected device and press any key". When I attempt a reboot all I can get is the same screen. Very dissapointing to say the least. I am not happy.

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This is a awesome computer for my daughter. She does not game much but she is very talented doing art and animation on the computer The Optane memory works better than expected and it only takes about 5 seconds to load drivers and be ready to use when turning on. Its not a dedicated SSD but works just as well. The computer has plenty of USB connections and is silent. It is not made for gaming but we didnt need a gaming computer. I have seen as many of 6 or7 programs open with at least 10 tabs open in Chrome and the computer has no issues running with so much active and running. Weve had it about 3 months now and it hasnt had a single blue screen or crashed. If you dont need a gaming computer I highly recommend this model as it has performed better than expected.

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