Pros: - Managed. - Fanless. - Radius Ready. - VLANs - Port security and management. - Console access with included console cabl, which not listed in contents. - CLI - Countless other functions that will make home network enthusiast or Small Office admin very happy. - Not too expensive.

Cons: No POE ports.

Overall Review: - Wish included console cable was USB not DB9. - SO far I am happy with this switch

Pros: - Desktop arrived very quickly from newegg. Packaging was excellent. - 6 core (12 threads) Intel Core i7-8700 3.20 GHz CPU. Coffee Lake architecture (14 nm). 65 W TDP. Socket 1151 LGA. - Motherboard: Acer Nitro N50-600. - BIOS: American Megatrends Inc (v. R01-A2 dated 05/08/2018). Latest BIOS is already installed. - 8 GB of DDR4 RAM (DDR4-2666). A-Data OEM part: AO2P26KC8T1-BPYS, which should be equivalent to AD4U266638G19-R. - 16GB of Intel Optane Memory in M.2 port (80 mm). - 1 TB SATA 7200 RPM 3.5 HDD. Toshiba model DT01ACA100. - 8X DVD slim burner model DA-8ESH. - GPU appears to be ASUS OEM Radeon RX 580X with 4 GB GDDR5. The GPU clock speed: 1266 MHz, memory clock speed: 1750 MHz. 3 DisplayPorts and 1 HDMI port. - Gigabit Ethernet. - 500W PSU. LiteOn model number PS-7501-5. - Intel Wireless-AC 9560 802.11ac Wi-Fi/Bluetooth 5.0 modem model 9560NGW. - Creative Sound BlasterX 360 Degrees Audio. - Win 10 Home 64-Bit OS. - Front Ports: USB 3.1 type C, USB 3.1 type A, SD card port and 2 audio ports. - Small dimensions (13.39" x 6.42" x 13.78") - Wired keyboard and mouse are included. - 1 year warranty with 90 software support.

Cons: - If you upgrade RAM, it will automatically default to the maximum of 21333. The BIOS does no allow any RAM tweaks. The BIOS doe snot even support XMP profiles. Extremely disappointing. The QVL list for RAM is extremely short. - No case fans. No room to add front or top fans. You can add 70mm or 80mm fan to the back of the case. - The optical (slim) drive is DVD only. No BluRay drive. - Single PCI-E x1 expansion is available but its blocked by GPU. - Single M.2 port (occupied by Optane memory). - The Qi wireless charging pad is not included in this configuration. - Cutout in the front cover for USB type C port is too small for some connectors. As a result, some USB type C connectors will not fit. For example Apple’s USB C to USB C cable or USB C cable that came with my WD Passport SSD drive will not fit. Although Apple’s USB C to lightning cable does fit. I used exacto knife to shave some plastic around the port to make the opening slightly larger.

Overall Review: Acer Nitro N50 arrived from Newegg in pristine condition as it was well packaged for shipping. Once you take the PC out of the shipping container, you will notice the PC is quite compact. It will not take much space. Red accents on the black case give nice appearance. The PC comes bundled with a basic optical mouse and compact keyboard. Acer Nitro N5-600 does come with excellent 8 gen 6 core i-7 CPU and decent RX580X dedicated graphics card. As a result, you will be able to play demanding games at acceptable settings. I averaged 80 FPS playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (beta) on 3440x1440 HP Omen X monitor. The GPU and CPU did get warm at 80 C (GPU) and 75 C (CPU) after prolonged play. However, the beta seemed to be exceedingly taxing on the PC for some reason. Nitro handled less taxing games like WoT and Doom with ease. WoT at 60 FPS and Doom at 53 FPS. The temps were significantly lower. The computer is very quiet at low to medium loads. The CPU fan gets a little louder when CPU is getting stressed. The CPU cooler appears to be stock Intel fan. I ended up adding an additional 80 mm fan to the back of the case (one additional 4-pin fan header is available on the motherboard). There is no solid state storage. However, the 1 TB Toshiba HDD is “accelerated” by 16 GB of Optane memory module that is installed in M.2 slot. As a result, Windows 10 loads extremely fast. I clocked 19 seconds from cold boot to login screen. That’s an excellent time, comparable to what regular SSD would give you. In my experience, the Optane acceleration works quite well. Frequently used programs load much faster. With Optane optimization, when you open a particular program (or a game) for a first time, certain data gets ”front loaded” to Optane chip that sits in M.2 slot. So, the next time you call for the program, some of its data gets loaded from Optane memory, not your HDD. This way the load times get significantly improved as Optane memory is really fast. The Windows file explorer does not show Optane memory as its own drive. Rather, when Optane optimization is enabled in BIOS, the Optane memory and Hard Drive are “merged” into one virtual drive. The whole process is transparent to the end user and does not require any additional input (from the user). The PC ships with Optane acceleration enabled out of the box. The Nitro N50 PC is quite compact, as a result, there is little room for expansion on the inside. In addition to included 3.5 inch 1 TB HDD there is one empty SATA port (out of 3 total) and space to mount one additional 2.5 inch drive. The extra PCIe x1 port is blocked by the GPU. Before you buy RAM, consult ACER support and get a list of supported RAM. Otherwise, you are running into a risk that your newly purchased, shiny RAM will be throttled down to 2133, an there is nothing you can do about it. I am hoping there will be a future BIOS release that will address this issue. I feel I need to take 2 eggs off because of the issue with RAM upgradeability. Nitro Acer Gaming Desktop is a choice for those looking for a capable gaming system delivered at a great price. However, the PC is not very upgradeable.

Pros: - Great AV and Firewall. - VPN service is top notch. You can use it on Apple and Android devices. As well as on PCs. - Plenty of additional features. - Great value.

Cons: - Upgrade nags can be annoying.

Overall Review: VPN alone makes it worthy product.

Pros: Multiple ports and outlets in a small package.

Cons: The power output of the USB ports is too low.

Overall Review: The power output of the USB ports should have been stronger.

Pros: - Quality cables. Great for charging mobile devices up to 60W. - Flexible and sturdy,

Overall Review: If you are looking for quality cables, you cannot go wrong with these.

Pros: - Solid security - 10 devices. - I travelled overseas and the VPN function made my life easier and more secure.

Cons: - Need to opt into automatic renewal at setup (need credit card). However, you can disable that later. - Software constantly serves adds and nags to upgrade services on my PC. However, no adds or popups on iPhone.

Overall Review: No regrets. Decent suite. Great VPN service on iPhone.

The PI works great!

RAM arrived very quickly. RAM is on QVL for my Acer Nitro PC. Very happy with purchase

Shipping was little slow. Item arrived ok, though..