Acer Predator PO5-640 Desktop (Refurb): i7-12700, RTX 3070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

musicmaker1586

Dec 5, 2023 2:47 PM

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Any other reports on arrival? Ordered for our son for Christmas and it arrives Friday. Would be nice to see at least a couple positive experiences.

The feedback on the other thread doesn't look good either Frown

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Ostar

Dec 5, 2023 2:47 PM

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Quote from musicmaker1586

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Well strike one for Acer refurbished....I ordered this computer last week (the deal I posted) and it arrived on Saturday. Got home yesterday and the plain brown box looked rough. Opened it up to find a shattered glass front plate with glass pieces inside the unit and box. The inflatable packing holders had zero air and the keyboard and mouse also looked used. To top it off the computer was covered completely in dust.....I have had other refurbished products from other companies and you would never know it was a refurb and looked brand new. This was clearly a return and repack. I started a return with ebay and am going to get a refund on this one. I guess I will reorder, save $40 and try again.

I had almost the same experience except for the dust and mine was dead on arrival. I reordered this one. I think I'm going to pull the 3080 out of it and swap them.

acehighclm

Dec 5, 2023 7:48 PM

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acehighclmDec 5, 2023 7:48 PM

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Quote from codeyf

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Any other reports on arrival? Ordered for our son for Christmas and it arrives Friday. Would be nice to see at least a couple positive experiences.

"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." Read Lessabout the seller notes

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RelaxedLlama2865

Dec 5, 2023 8:30 PM

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RelaxedLlama2865Dec 5, 2023 8:30 PM

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I received the deal with the 3080. Mine arrived without an airbag, the fans on the GPU did not work. Tried manual settings with Acer Sense and Nvidia Experience apps. So I sent it back. When I tried to reset the pc before sending it back, that kept crashing. I'm not sure about their quality control, but am wondering if I should give them another chance with this deal. Since returns are straight forward only have the time wasted. I've bought plenty of refurbed items in the past without any issues.

junior7593

Dec 5, 2023 9:27 PM

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junior7593Dec 5, 2023 9:27 PM

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Probably a dumb question but how hard is it to replace the case into one I like considering this doesn't seem to be a bad deal

codeyf

Dec 5, 2023 10:26 PM

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codeyfDec 5, 2023 10:26 PM

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Quote from acehighclm

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"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." Read Lessabout the seller notes

Was this supposed to be a helpful response?

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boon

Dec 5, 2023 10:39 PM

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boonDec 5, 2023 10:39 PM

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I received mine on Sunday. Everything looked pretty brand new, no dust or anything inside

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johnnyblades

Dec 5, 2023 11:54 PM

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the msi is back at walmart. so which is the best deal now for a 15 year old who think he's a gamer?

codeyf

Dec 6, 2023 1:52 AM

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codeyfDec 6, 2023 1:52 AM

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the msi is back at walmart. so which is the best deal now for a 15 year old who think he's a gamer?

The MSI is no longer at the $699 price though.

johnnyblades

Dec 6, 2023 2:25 AM

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Quote from codeyf

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The MSI is no longer at the $699 price though.

it was when i posted. crazy. guess i missed it again. oh well, i'm in no hurry, i'll keep watching. seems like too many people with issues with this Acer, i'll keep watching for the msi to come back on sale

wizwor

Dec 6, 2023 9:51 AM

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How tf can I learn GPU models? Why is a 3xxx better than a 4xxx?

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odragon

Dec 6, 2023 5:54 PM

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Awesome link. That should be posted with every computer posted here! :-D

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wizwor

Dec 6, 2023 7:54 PM

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Awesome link. That should be posted with every computer posted here! :-D

Thank you. I agree. Doing the best I can ;-)

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abc08234

Dec 7, 2023 1:44 PM

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Quote from musicmaker1586

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Well strike one for Acer refurbished....I ordered this computer last week (the deal I posted) and it arrived on Saturday. Got home yesterday and the plain brown box looked rough. Opened it up to find a shattered glass front plate with glass pieces inside the unit and box. The inflatable packing holders had zero air and the keyboard and mouse also looked used. To top it off the computer was covered completely in dust.....I have had other refurbished products from other companies and you would never know it was a refurb and looked brand new. This was clearly a return and repack. I started a return with ebay and am going to get a refund on this one. I guess I will reorder, save $40 and try again.i got mine as well.

I got mine and it was DOA, didnt want to go thru the warranty process so I sent it back for refund, so here I am again. But I really would prefer the 3080 over 3070 so I'm prob going to wait.

bjornhammer

Dec 7, 2023 2:06 PM

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bjornhammerDec 7, 2023 2:06 PM

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Mine arrived damaged as well. They didn't screw in the GPU bracket and it literally ripped the PCI slot out of the motherboard. Otherwise it would have been fine. I initiated a return as well.

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