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Jim L.

Jim L.

Joined on 04/04/05

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Great for the price.

Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Core i5-5200U 8GB Memory 1TB HDD 8 GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce 940M 15.6" Non-Touch Screen Windows 8.1 E5-573G-59C3
Acer Laptop Aspire Intel Core i5-5200U 8GB Memory 1TB HDD 8 GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce 940M 15.6" Non-Touch Screen Windows 8.1 E5-573G-59C3

Pros: 1. Dedicated Graphics card even if it's a GT940. It plays DotA 2 and Counter Strike at the native resolution. 2. 5th generation core I5 cpu. 3. 802.11ac Wi-Fi card

Cons: 1. Wanted to get at least a GT 950 (but none are in this price range). 2. 802.11ac Wi-Fi card only has one antenna allowing it with a max. speed of 433.3Mbps instead of 866.6Mbps. 3. Short battery life. 4. Not a Core I7-5500U

Overall Review: @Daniel L. I actually just created this to respond to your review. I ended up calling the Verizon tech. as well with the same speed plan you have. If you disconnect all of your devices and then stopping/restarting your "WLAN auto configuration" in "Services" for the Acer laptop; it should work. The problem like the other person said is that the card is still fairly new and I believe is experiencing interference with other devices. Good luck.

Setup can be Difficult

Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Weight/Body Fat/BMI Digital Smart Scale - Black
Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Weight/Body Fat/BMI Digital Smart Scale - Black

Pros: Once setup, easiest scale to use to keep track of weight. Perfect for losers and gainers.

Cons: Feels like it's off 1~2 lbs consistently over a calibrated scale, but doesn't bother me. It's 1-2 lbs consistently. Setup can be difficult if you do not understand what wifi it uses. It uses 802.11b still (meanwhile many routers no longer cast in b band range so check your router). Second, use every app fitbit app possible (pc, mac, smartphone) to get it connected. Follow the instructions. You just have to set it and forget it.

Overall Review: Would buy an upgraded one.

Great product, but Intermittent Coil Whine

EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0, 08G-P4-6173-KR, 8GB GDDR5, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC)
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC GAMING ACX 3.0, 08G-P4-6173-KR, 8GB GDDR5, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC)

Pros: Boost overclock ranges from 1884-1969Mhz. Runs overwatch on low, 1440p at a near constant 143 fps paired with a gsync monitor. First time buyer of this price tier for a performance video card and I would do it again.

Cons: This product has intermittent coil whine, which started a couple weeks after owning the card. Never did overclocking other than factory boost clock. I tried a few things to remedy the situation, sometimes restarting the computer for some reason is the only thing that fixes it. If the situation gets worse by being louder or more constant, I will try to RMA then.

Awesome product!

DELL S2716DG 27" Gaming Monitor with WQHD 2560 x 1440 Resolution 144 Hz Refresh Rate and NVIDIA G-Sync 16:9 TN Panel
DELL S2716DG 27" Gaming Monitor with WQHD 2560 x 1440 Resolution 144 Hz Refresh Rate and NVIDIA G-Sync 16:9 TN Panel

Pros: This is one of the cheapest G-sync monitors offering 1440p resolution at 144 Hz refresh rate w/1ms gtg response times. Sure, it's a TN panel, but at least it's a 10-bit TN panel. A huge upgrade for me coming from a monitor purchased back in 2008, a BenQ G2400W. This will be paired with a GTX 1070. Best bang for the buck G-Sync monitor. The next step up would be that Asus ROG at $800!

Cons: There are quite a few people talking about power saving mode/sleep mode bug. In fact, Dell has it on their troubleshoot support page to turn it off as they also know it's causing problems. This is the reason why I gave it 4 eggs. At $500 for a monitor, a problem this big should have been diagnosed/caught before shipping.

Overall Review: Since when did computer monitors start having their own input selections as well? Monitor technologies certainly have changed since 2005 ahaha.