Acer Desktop: E5800 Dual Core/Win 7/ 1TB HD/ 4GB RAM: $350 ~ Office Max (Starts 3/13 YMMV)
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i posted this in the other thread, but i figure i'd post it here too.
the Acer is better spec'd, but imo, the Dell is a better build quality. The Acer is also geared towards consumer, Dell...
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Cool, I try to avoid those to keep more air flow for even when the heatsinks get caked with dirt. Also, no room for 1-3 more hard drives inside :D
But if space is a major issue, the only way to go...
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Exactly what you needed then! Good work and good luck.:wave:
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I just bought the Amazon 2TB Hitachi Deskstar 5400 RPM SATA 3.5" HD $70 deal.
Can I use that in conjunction with the 1TB drive that comes with this purchase?
Thanks!!!
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Is the Dell's quality that much better than Acer's? The Acer seemed better specced than the Dell in every aspect based on the list above.
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how many HD bays???
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There is one available 5.25" bay and one available 3.5" bay and 4 unused SATA connectors. There are also two available power plugs for SATA drives and two standard 4 pin plugs.
Two memory slots...
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Office Max has the Acer Aspire M3 AM3900-U4002 Desktop for $350. Has HDMI. Starts 3/13, YMMV as these deals can be regional.
Detailed Spec from Acer. Link
Office Max. Link. Go to page 5 of next...
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You can put a cheap graphics card into it. Nowdays most games don't need much of a graphics card if you run it at normal resolutions. If desired one could upgrade PSU before putting a beefier card...
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Yup, the Optiplex lines are fairly quiet and reliable. They are well put together machines aimed more for business users.
Some of us are looking at the small form factor version too.
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this seems like a better deal than the Dell OptiPlex 380 Desktop PC, it has a dvd burner, wifi, 1tb hd, mouse and keyboard.
all other specs look the same, am i missing something?
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They aren't much slower than a year old 7200rpm. I agree, I wouldn't want it. But not a deal breaker.
Yes, and the warranty is usually more like $200 for +2 years! Also, 1 x 4GB of ram is...
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What I'm trying to do is build a single, super efficient file server (video and audio) with a mid-tower desktop which would hold all my drives.
The small form factor PC ideally would just have a...
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Not necessarily. Win 7 Pro is generally $50 more (though it doesn't give you much more than Home). Plus a 3-year warranty and replacement is amazing (though it may limit your ability to...
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Plus this Acer has a 1 TB 5400 RPM hard drive. I don't know if I'd want my operating system on something that slow.
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how many HD bays? from the specs on Acer's website it appears that it has 2. i just want to confirm that...
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300 w power supply
WOW. You won't be upgrading this thing