David T.
Joined on 03/12/09
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Acer S241HLbmid Black 24" Review

Pros: excellent amount of real estate. picture looks excellent. Comes with all the cables.
Cons: none so far
Overall Review: I heard the audio is terrible, but I'm not using the monitor to transmit my audio so I can't say how bad it is. However, if you want a good monitor and you can get it for under $140, then don't delay
I like the NAS, but...

Pros: NAS drive!
Cons: I am used to NAS drives at work that are ready when I am. I turn my computer off after most uses and then when I restart my computer the NAS drive isn't available right away about 50% of the time. I've poked around the settings but can't find out why this happens.
Overall Review: Good price for a NAS and you can connect a USB drive to it also, but I just don't like the delay before I can use the drive.
Great machine for the price

Pros: ample memory, I5, windows 10
Cons: no SSD
Overall Review: not disappointed. All I did was add a 120GB SSD and this desktop is awesome. I have not had any issues since I bought it 4 months ago.
Wife couldn't be happier

Pros: more real estate to display your windows...
Cons: None
Overall Review: I replaced a 17" flat screen for my wife. She couldn't be happier with the upgrade. All the computer/monitor is used for is email, surfing the web, and some light MS Office work, so the monitor is great. I can't talk about how it works when playing games, but for our use and to get a good sized desktop, it can't be beat for the price.
Breaths new life in a core duo...

Pros: Works great, copied my O/S and use as my boot device. I had a core duo that booted in about 75 seconds. Now my boot time is under 30 seconds. Windows O/S upgrades used to take many, many minutes to install, now those same installs are cut in 1/2.
Cons: None
Overall Review: If you've been contemplated an SSD, just do it - you'll be glad you did... A 120 GB is more than enough to store the O/S and all of your programs (I'm not a gamer so I don't know about games). If you want to cut costs to the minimum, I would say a 120 GB drive is the minimum. I have windows 10 and office running on a 60 GB drive, but I'm constantly checking to make sure my disk space is not running low.
Sandisk 240GB SSD

Pros: Works great, copied my O/S and use as my boot device. I had a fast machine (i7 with a fast drive) that booted within 20 seconds. Now my boot time is under 10 seconds. Windows O/S upgrades used to take many minutes to install, now those same installs are cut in 1/2. A 220 GB is more than enough to store the O/S and all of your programs (I'm not a gamer so I don't know about games). If you want to cut costs to the minimum, I would say a 120 GB drive is the minimum. I have windows 10 and office running on a 60 GB drive, but I'm constantly checking to make sure my disk space is not running low.
Cons: None
Overall Review: An SSD will blow the doors off a hard disk any day, so if you're contemplating an SSD to speed up you computer, just do it.
