Acer Desktop PC Aspire AM3910-UR10P (PT.SDXP2.002) Intel Core i3-540 2GB DDR3 500GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 6450 512MB Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

Pros: Great CPU, power supply specs are decent for a stock 300 PSU.

Cons: Nothing really.

Overall Review: I added 8GB of G skill ram(MAX), 2GB per slot, I will never need it but for the price why not? Had an old GT 440 laying around and added that too.

My WEI 6.9, 7.0, 6.7, 6.7, 5.9 very good IMO

This can definitely become a mid to high end gaming PC easily. with these small upgrades I can recommend this PC

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Chris

Pros: It's a good computer for the price (I won't mention what I paid, but it's less than being offered right now). It's speedy enough, decent hard disk space, having a dedicated graphics card in a basic system like this is a big plus. A multi-card reader comes standard and conveniently located.

One big plus for me is these computers are pretty quiet.

Cons: I was never a fan of fancy cases. In this case, the "front" panel USB and audio ports are actually on top in a little sort-of recessed area. We put our computers on lower shelves on our desks built for towers, now these have to stick out in front in order to access those panels... but having them up high, with easier access for us, is a plus.

As is usual with these pre-built systems, there's a myriad of garbage-ware preinstalled, and even the things you might want (like skype and Netflix) are out of date by the time you get the computer.

The worst part of this system is that it doesn't come with a recovery disc, let alone a windows installation disc. One of the first things I had to do was make recovery discs - FOUR dvds worth (for less than 13GB... somebody's math is wrong, since a single DVD can hold 4.7GB, it should only take 3).

The built in DVD drive can't write dual layer discs. I got my DL DVD drive years ago - that they're not standard nowadays is unconscionable.

Overall Review: I think for the price these are really good system. Having to burn DVDs for recovery is annoying, but it's a one time deal. I don't get the complaints about only having 2GB... if you want more, great, but you knew it had 2GB when you bought it. Frankly, for basic use, you don't need any more.

This is not a great gaming system... nor is it a system for a professional artist, nor is it a system for a scientist solving the next great mystery of the universe. Aside from those things, more than 2GB is generally pointless for nearly everybody. You don't need more to watch youtube, skype, facebook, email, or do your home accounting (or nearly any reasonable accounting).

One con I'd like to add (but ran out of space) is the HDMI connector instead of DVI. You could buy an HDMI cable and an adapter; instead I bought a single cable with HDMI/DVI.

Overall, we are quite satisfied... got two of them and really can't complain. I knew what we were getting and they work well.