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Acer Aspire ASA20-U-C4001 Intel Celeron D 2.93GHz Desktop Computer

Wednesday, May 11th, 2005 | Desktop Computer Reviews, Reviews

Acer computer company has a good name in the comptuer business and this computer is a good choice in the range of cheap desktop computers. Although not top of the range it will offer you a wide range of features putting it ahead of the average cheap computer.

It is based around the Intel Celeron D 2.93GHz. Budget CPU processors are have really taken a turn, offering users a lot of power for their money and good performance to boot. This is one of the fastest Celeron chips you can get at the moment providing you with plenty of power for day to day operations like listening to digital music, editing music files or encoding or decoding video. They also have good potential for overclocking.

There are 3 PCI slots available so there is lots of room for if you want to add parts and upgrade. There is the standard array of things like audio, USB and LAN. The graphics are built into the motherboard, but will not hold up to the performance needed by some games.

The standard 256MB of DDR400/PC3200 memory is not enough. I would recommend at least another 256MB if you are running windows and more than 2 applications at a time.

The hard disk drive is 80GB, plenty big enough, but also comes with 7200RPM rotation speed meaning that it will perform faster and load your programs quicker than it’s 5400RPM counterparts.

One notable addition is a Dual Layer DVD writer. These are becoming so useful that a lot of computers are now coming with them as standard. This is a 16x writer which is nearly the fastest you can get. This is a plus for those who like to watch DVDs on their computer or who would like to put their home movies onto DVD.

Another great plus for this computer is the card reader. With so many different kinds of cards you will be able to transfer information from any of them with this reader that supports nearly every kind of digital media.

A monitor is not included with this set, but a mouse and keyboard are.

Overall this set has a lot of potential. I would recommend another 256MB or RAM or more when purchasing. There are all the extras you could need for the foreseeable future, providing a top desktop computer for those wishing to use it at home.

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