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Old 06-26-2006, 01:41 PM   #1
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Old 06-26-2006, 01:43 PM   #2
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Get two gigs of RAM if you're going to do alot of video editing. I have one gig and it chugs sometimes when I'm putting together my highlight reels. I'd get another GB but I don't edit video that often.
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Old 06-27-2006, 12:00 AM   #3
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Would anybody care to shoot holes in this Acer desktop?

Acer MCE desktop

It's got the Athlon 64X2, 2GB of RAM, 300Gig hard drive, decent video card (keeping in mind I'm not a heavy gamer), a WinTV PVR w/ analog video capture, etc. This really appears like a solid choice that gives me the options I need to edit photos/video, along with a few toys (TV). I also have numerous old 8mm home videos as well as VCR tapes I'd like to burn to DVD. This appears to give me the tools to do just that.
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Old 06-27-2006, 07:38 AM   #4
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Would anybody care to shoot holes in this Acer desktop?

Acer MCE desktop

It's got the Athlon 64X2, 2GB of RAM, 300Gig hard drive, decent video card (keeping in mind I'm not a heavy gamer), a WinTV PVR w/ analog video capture, etc. This really appears like a solid choice that gives me the options I need to edit photos/video, along with a few toys (TV). I also have numerous old 8mm home videos as well as VCR tapes I'd like to burn to DVD. This appears to give me the tools to do just that.
I've never had anything but bad luck with Acer desktops. They rank right up their with Dell laptops in number of failures per unit purchased.
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Old 06-27-2006, 10:40 AM   #5
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I've never had anything but bad luck with Acer desktops. They rank right up their with Dell laptops in number of failures per unit purchased.
Forgive my ignorance, but with the HPs, Acers, Compaqs, Dells, etc. using nearly identical components....what makes an Acer less reliable than say, a Dell? Is it the build quality, fans, something else?
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Old 06-27-2006, 10:53 AM   #6
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Forgive my ignorance, but with the HPs, Acers, Compaqs, Dells, etc. using nearly identical components....what makes an Acer less reliable than say, a Dell? Is it the build quality, fans, something else?
Assembly and QA testing.

I've had Acer desktops (and Dell laptops) where memory wasn't seated correctly when it arrived at my door.
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Old 06-27-2006, 11:33 AM   #7
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Assembly and QA testing.

I've had Acer desktops (and Dell laptops) where memory wasn't seated correctly when it arrived at my door.
What are your feelings on the brand to buy these days? I usually recommend either Dells or HP/Compaq for home users, but it seems that none of the major companies really have a sparkling reputation. IBM/Lenovo machines seem to be solid, but they're really geared toward business use. Sony's seem to be OK, but cost around 20% more for the same specifications as some of the others.

Just curious to see what someone else thinks on the subject. It's tough to really get any solid information on "who's best" these days.
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