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John V.

John V.

Joined on 10/30/05

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Most Favorable Review

Not bad

Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-79LX Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 6700HQ (2.60 GHz) 8 GB Memory 1 TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 17.3" IPS  FHD 1920 x 1080 HD Webcam Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-79LX Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 6700HQ (2.60 GHz) 8 GB Memory 1 TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 17.3" IPS FHD 1920 x 1080 HD Webcam Windows 10 Home 64-Bit

Pros: Beautiful, bright screen. Backlit keyboard is nice. Extremely fast, will run any game I throw at it in Ultra 1920x1080. Case is actually more attractive than it appears in the photos here.

Cons: Upgrading the hard drive is not for the faint of heart, you have to completely remove the keyboard and upper shell of the case to get at it. The hard drive isn't even attached with screws into the chassis, just resting in a foam bed. Battery is also not removable without disassembling the case. I suppose this explains the low price.

Overall Review: I immediately replaced the HDD with a SSD. This thing is silly fast now, will boot into windows in under ten seconds. It can open LibreOffice in about 2 or 3 seconds. Definite improvement from my old Core 2 Duo!

Most Critical Review

Terrible picture quality

BYTECC HM103 RCA Composite & S-video to VGA Video Converter
BYTECC HM103 RCA Composite & S-video to VGA Video Converter

Pros: It works, sort of.

Cons: I tried to use this with two old Commodore computers (VIC20 & C64) and the picture quality is awful. Unusable really. Not worth my trouble to return it.

Overall Review: Don't buy this, it's junk.

Brand new and types random keys. Absolute junk.

Logitech MX Keys Mini Minimalist Wireless Illuminated Keyboard, Compact, Bluetooth, Backlit, USB-C, Compatible with Apple macOS, iOS, Windows, Linux, Android, Metal Build - BLACK
Logitech MX Keys Mini Minimalist Wireless Illuminated Keyboard, Compact, Bluetooth, Backlit, USB-C, Compatible with Apple macOS, iOS, Windows, Linux, Android, Metal Build - BLACK

Pros: Pressing 'W' results in 'WEEEEE' , comma results in backspace. 'M' results in 'W'. I've got a pile of dead logitech mice to add this junk to. Not worth my time to return it. Into the trash it goes, and I'm not buying anything from logitech anymore.

Overall Review: Would not recommend.

10/15/2023

Garbage

Samsung 32GB FIT USB 3.0 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 150MB/s (MUF-32BB/AM)
Samsung 32GB FIT USB 3.0 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 150MB/s (MUF-32BB/AM)

Pros: Small.

Cons: Died after two years, never really worked well and was super-slow.

Overall Review: Junk, glad it was discontinued.

This thing is a beast

Acer - Gaming Laptop - 17.3" FHD IPS 60 Hz, Intel i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5, 16 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD, Windows 10 Home, VR Ready, Aspire 7 (A717-72G-700J) - ONLY @ NEWEGG
Acer - Gaming Laptop - 17.3" FHD IPS 60 Hz, Intel i7-8750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5, 16 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD, Windows 10 Home, VR Ready, Aspire 7 (A717-72G-700J) - ONLY @ NEWEGG

Pros: FAST. FAST. FAST. Screen is bright and beautiful. Has extra drive bay for another SSD or hard drive. Storage is done on an Intel Optane M.2. The specs here aren't clear about that.

Cons: I hit the Windows 10 time zone bug when setting it up, no fault of Acer. Delete your Windows "cloud cache" registry key if your Start Menu tiles keep getting messed up after changing the time zone.

Overall Review: Love it. Couldn't be happier.

Great memory

Crucial 8GB DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) CL11 ECC Unbuffered SODIMM CT102472BF160B
Crucial 8GB DDR3L 1600 (PC3L 12800) CL11 ECC Unbuffered SODIMM CT102472BF160B

Pros: DDR3 with ECC for my NAS box.

Cons: Expensive!