FS $699. Acer PC with Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 & Acer 20 inch wide LCD monitor

[hounddog2005]

I am thinking purchase this Acer, is it a good deal ? is Acer a good brand? any comments would be greatly appreciated

link: http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?sku_id=bdl10002539&catid=24014&logon=&langid=EN

specs :

The Acer AM5630-E5300A features a high-performance Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad-Core processor, 2GB memory and 320GB hard drive. It also features Acer Empowering Technology, supporting great features that enhance system performance, reduce noise, protect data, and make recovery easy. More Info

WebID: 10096855
Mfr. Part Number: AM5630-E5300A
Processor Type Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600
Processor Speed 2.4GHz
RAM 2GB DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive 320GB (7200RPM)
Optical Drives 16X DVD+/-RW
Graphics Card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Available Expansion Bays 3 x Internal 3.5", 1x External 5.25"
Available Expansion Slots 1 - PCI-E x16, 2 - PCI
Cache 2 x 4MB L2
Disk Drive No
Fax/Modem No
I/O Ports See The Features Section
Included Software See The Features Section
Monitor Included? No
Network Card 10/100Mbps Ethernet
Other Control Devices Mouse & Keyboard
Preloaded Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Sound Card High Definition Audio
Speakers No
System Bus 1066MHz Front Side Bus
Warranty 1 Year Limited



More Information


FEATURES:

Acer ePerformance Management offers you a simple-to-use tool to optimize your PCs performance.

eDataSecurity Management offer Acer PC user's greater personal data security and encryption for files and data transmitted via instant messaging and email.

Acer eRecovery Management provides you with an easy, reliable and safe means of restoring your computer to its factory default state.

I/O Ports: 6 x USB 2.0 (2 front, 4 back), 2 x Firewire IEEE 1394 (1 front, 1 back), 14-in-1 Memory Card Reader, 1 x VGA Output

Other Software: NTI CD-Maker, Acer Arcade Live, Microsoft Works 8.5, Adobe Reader 7.0, Acer Arcade Live, NTI CD-Maker Gold

[rivet]

I think the topic has been discussed a while ago, you might want to search it for some previous discussions.

[dragon_drift]

i couldnt find the previous posts, but if you play games or anyhting that does not require top notch hardware(ie video card), i guess this is good for you.

[trinh]

FOR $700
Built by yourself is better
Let see
- monitor ($200)
- cpu ($200)
- ram ($50)
- dvd+rw ($35)
- hard drive ($100)
- windows vista ($100) - can be free if you know what I mean
- the rest of the system are not good

Not super cheap.

[Silver Bullet]

If you want a basic run of the mill computer with little to no upgrade-ability and will be using for just work, surfing, email etc then it's not a bad deal. With that said trinh is right you can do better if you want take the time to build a system for yourself.

My friend used 4 of these as a rendering farm for over a month, they were quiet, and preformed well. In the end for a basic computer you can't ask for much more.