Acer via eBay has
Acer Aspire XC Desktop (Certified Refurbished, XC-1660G-UW92 / DT.BH7AA.
003) on sale for
$202.39 after automatic
Extra 12% Off discount applied at checkout (price shown in cart).
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Acer via eBay has
Acer Aspire XC Desktop (Certified Refurbished, XC-1660G-UW92 / DT.BH7AA.
001) on sale for
$202.39 after automatic
Extra 12% Off discount applied at checkout (price shown in cart).
Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member
BabyBubba for finding this deal.
Condition:- This item is Certified Refurbished. It has been professionally restored by an Acer approved vendor. Units are usually cosmetically indistinguishable from New products, but some may show signs of light use. Functionally, these units are equivalent to New. Certified Refurbished units will be shipped in a New Brown Box
Specs (
source):
- 10th Gen Intel Core i3-10105 4-Core / 8-Thread 3.70 GHz (4.4 GHz Turbo) 14nm 65W Processor
- 8GB (1x 8GB) DDR4-SDRAM (two DIMM slots total / max. 32GB supported)
- 256GB PCIe Solid State Drive
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
- 802.11ax WiFi 6 | Bluetooth 5.0
- Optical Drive Type: DVD-RW Optical Drive
- Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
- 300W Power Supply
- Includes USB wired keyboard & mouse
- Ports:
- 4x USB 2.0 Type A
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C
- 2x HDMI
- 1x Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps)
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Your deal will show up sooner than later. I recently picked up a Dell 3040 SFF ready to go for $60 shipped, and it's a wonderful little machine. Looks brand new as well. And has native 4K HDMI output for my 4K monitor. Good times.
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Is it too old for Windows 11?
As for Windows 11, this desktop is Windows 11 ready and can be upgraded to 11 for free when you're ready. The i3-10105 was launched in March of 2021, so this desktop has a lot of the latest specs.
Is it too old for Windows 11?
Then I saw this [plex.tv]... they're saying you'd want a CPU with a 17K passmark score to do that. I don't think that's correct, but...
4K transcoding -- especially when dealing with HDR -- is resource intensive and a royal pain.
If my little QNAP 453be NAS with a weak old processor can handle my Plex Server (everything from 4K movies and episodes to shows, music, TV Everywhere -- using a HD HomeRun Prime TV tuner card), then this thing would handle pretty much everything without breaking a sweat.
Work setup requires VPN with no Local lan access so this computer lets me browse and be productive with to homelab for very little power.
Snappy and responsive for my use-case. I imagine the i3 is a perfectly usable machine for a lot of folks.
Then I saw this [plex.tv]... they're saying you'd want a CPU with a 17K passmark score to do that. I don't think that's correct, but...
4K transcoding -- especially when dealing with HDR -- is resource intensive and a royal pain.
If my little QNAP 453be NAS with a weak old processor can handle my Plex Server (everything from 4K movies and episodes to shows, music, TV Everywhere -- using a HD HomeRun Prime TV tuner card), then this thing would handle pretty much everything without breaking a sweat.
Question, should I upgrade the HDD/SDD with more storage? the computer is mostly used for browsing, but some light photo editing also (and storage). I don't think 256gb is enough for all the old stuff I'd have to transfer over from the old computer to the new. AS well as the new photos/videos also to have enough space.
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Question, should I upgrade the HDD/SDD with more storage? the computer is mostly used for browsing, but some light photo editing also (and storage). I don't think 256gb is enough for all the old stuff I'd have to transfer over from the old computer to the new. AS well as the new photos/videos also to have enough space.
Edit: Another option is to put their old drive in a cheap external enclosure with USB interface, which doesn't involve opening up the new computer for upgrades. Either way they get to utilize the older hardware for some cost savings.
Being played locally doesn't mean direct play, it depends on if your device (smart tv, Roku, ect) can play the files.
This case is small so it's not a good choice if you are trying to fit multiple hard drives.
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And you're gonna want to get a spinner hard drive. 256GB isn't nearly big enough to run a Plex server AND house the contents. So either add an internal spinner or an external HDD (I'd go for at least 8 TB to make it worth your while)... or a cheap external NAS. Doesn't need much of a processor, if any, as this Acer would be doing the work.
And just my .02? Do some research on SiliconDust Home Run HD adapters. I got a "cable card" from Xfinity. They authorized my cable package to it. I pop it in the adapter... and then get it on my network. Plex recognizes it, scans the channels available to me... and then with Plex Pass, I can watch TV through Plex on the go... and even DVR channels (watch + record up to three channels at a time).
Holler if you have more questions.
Also, what is the easiest way to do a clean install of Win 11 on this?
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And you're gonna want to get a spinner hard drive. 256GB isn't nearly big enough to run a Plex server AND house the contents. So either add an internal spinner or an external HDD (I'd go for at least 8 TB to make it worth your while)... or a cheap external NAS. Doesn't need much of a processor, if any, as this Acer would be doing the work.
And just my .02? Do some research on SiliconDust Home Run HD adapters. I got a "cable card" from Xfinity. They authorized my cable package to it. I pop it in the adapter... and then get it on my network. Plex recognizes it, scans the channels available to me... and then with Plex Pass, I can watch TV through Plex on the go... and even DVR channels (watch + record up to three channels at a time).
Holler if you have more questions.
Wow thanks everyone for the information. I had purchased Plex as a replacement for the Windows Media Center. I have two of the SiliconDust Home Run devices (2-channel) and had used one to record TV with it. Now it just sits on the net to watch TV from tablets. I am off-air, so I get what is available. I had looked at their 4K TV device, but the stations are not coming to the area for a while.
Most likely I would use external USB drives. Not sure if Plex is smart enough to know a USB drive has been swapped, if it does - fantastic, if not, I need a large external drive. Haven't explored Plex yet.
Again, thanks for all your help.
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