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Acer Aspire XC (Refurb) - Desktop Intel Core i5-11400 2.60GHz 8GB RAM 512GB SSD + Free Shipping ($300)
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Acer Aspire XC (Refurb) - Desktop Intel Core i5-11400 2.60GHz 8GB RAM 512GB SSD $300 + Free Shipping
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It's a decent machine as long as you don't need much in the way of upgrades. It's pretty much a laptop in a mini desktop case. I wish they had a cheap 12-series Intel CPU version.
* There may be errors in my description, I've been awake for like 48 hours so check the threads posted above, lots of info in there.
I took a few pictures of the insides:
This is NOT a laptop in a mini desktop case! No No NO
If you want to buy an Acer Refurb for 88 dollars, that has the celeron chip in it, THAT IS A LAPTOP put in a mini desktop case. I own the model in this thread and the celeron one too. The 88 dollar one even has a laptop brick external to power the 88 celeron. The model in this thread has a 300 watt power supply, like regular desktop. The 88 celeron has a 65 watt external power brick outside the unit. The model in this thread is a legit 11th gen Intel with PCI-4th gen slot.
I understand how you could think the model in this thread is a laptop in a mini destop case, .... until you get the 88 celeron model, and see WOW, this is REALLY a laptop in a mini desktop case.
This is NOT a laptop in a mini desktop case! No No NO
It has nothing to do with with CPU/performance and such, that's not what I'm talking about. You can get 11400 laptops.
It has nothing to do with with CPU/performance and such, that's not what I'm talking about. You can get 11400 laptops.
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Well, if you actually read my whole post, I said I could understand why you would think it is laptop in desktop case. And I showed how my Celeron model for 88 dollars has the same motherboard and uses external power brick to power it and the power supply is 65 watts , ...same as laptop uses. That celeron is a laptop in a PC case, and I love it for 88 dollars!
To prove my point is ask you did you put DESKTOP Ram in your i5-11th gen or did you put Laptop memory in your i5-11th gen.
I put Desktop Ram in my i5-11th gen and I put Laptop memory in my acer celeron desktop, along with external power brick.
I wrote that I can understand why you feel like it is laptop in a pc desktop case, but if you got the celeron 88 dollar model, it would change your mind.
But who cares, really, if you want to believe it is laptop in a desktop, ok. That is your experience, and mine is different.
I love my ACER i5-11th gen PC , but FOR ME, it is a desktop with real 300 watt PC power supply, and real Desktop Ram! And the celeron is actually, really a laptop in a PC case (and I love it for 88 dollars) I like the celeron 88 because truly is uses 6 watts idle and averages 15 watts on youtube or browser.
Any way, how are you enjoying your Acer i5-11th gen PC. I thought it was funny actually when you compared this to laptop in a desktop case (since I have the celeron 88 which is exactly what would be laptop in a desktop.) The real reason I like my Celeron is for hobby type stuff and also super low watts, and NO laptop battery in it that would degrade if it was kept plugged in 24/7.
It has nothing to do with with CPU/performance and such, that's not what I'm talking about. You can get 11400 laptops.
My refurb XC five worked fine for a couple of days, and then I noticed Windows 11 was shown as not activated. It would not let me activate, with an 0XC004C008 error code which means too many computers are using this key. I tried all the Microsoft recommended methods, it will not activate
What is odd is that using the CMD and Powershell methods described in this article [techrepublic.com], my XC-1660G has no embedded product key. I would appreciate it if someone can check if their XC-1660G shows an embedded key using the CMD or Powershell methods. Mine shows no key, just blank.
Acer provided me with what they say is the correct key, but I still get the "too many computers" error.
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My refurb XC five worked fine for a couple of days, and then I noticed Windows 11 was shown as not activated. It would not let me activate, with an 0XC004C008 error code which means too many computers are using this key. I tried all the Microsoft recommended methods, it will not activate
What is odd is that using the CMD and Powershell methods described in this article [techrepublic.com], my XC-1660G has no embedded product key. I would appreciate it if someone can check if their XC-1660G shows an embedded key using the CMD or Powershell methods. Mine shows no key, just blank.
Acer provided me with what they say is the correct key, but I still get the "too many computers" error.
I see availability again.
And regarding memory, I noticed the brand on my 8GB stick is ADATA but also saw what was previously recommended in one comment is this one [amazon.com] by Crucial. Bought the 8GB stick, popped it in, and it was detected so no issue there.
I'm been trying Plex with a Plex Pass which allows hardware acceleration [plex.tv] (Settings > Transcoder > Use hardware acceleration when available) and is able to utilize QuickSync [wikipedia.org] from the i5, and so far this machine is great!