Acer Veriton X4618G-Ui7260W Compact Desktop

Veriton X4618G-Ui7260W Compact Desktop - Black, Intel Core i7-2600 Processor (8MB Intel Smart Cache, 3.40GHz), 4GB (2/2/0/0) DDR3 SDRAM, 500GB SATA hard drive, 7200RPM;Super Multi drive, Integrated Intel HD Graphics, Gigabit LAN, Windows 7 Professional (32-bit/64-bit dual hotload) - User must make a one-time choice of hotload, Microsoft Office Starter 2010

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9-1-11 So far so good. A computer has a lot to say about it in a review, so I will keep the pros and cons summarized and organized. Pros - installs direct from hard drive quick, I turned it on, and 15-20 later I was surfing the web. - absolutely no bloatware - they even offered me about 8 additional software listings, but I only wanted the nero edition for burning .iso files onto cds. ( thanks for making it optional! ). However microsoft did stick in their huge windows live essentials bundle. NO THANKS! got rid of that through the control panel first thing. - works with my sony bravia HD t.v., and man HD video looks great even on a standard pin connector. ( their is a dvi socket, but I don't have one now ) - works with my sony nex5 .mts files, I can view them direct from this computer, with no de-lacing or delays. - works with premiere pro ( of course others too ), I seen no freezing up in premiere pro yet, and the video editing is fast. I think for about every minute of HD footage you export in blu-ray quality will take you 1-2 minutes. This is good, if you consider you work out anything in HD in an hour or less. Cons - the computer has 4 4gb dual channel ram. However they ship it with 2 '2gb' ram chips. So that means once I decide to upgrade to the full 16gb allotted that I have to trash 4gb of ram? I already ordered 8gb dual channel extra from Crucial for $60 including shipping to Hawaii. But have yet to make a decision on the other ram. - the mouse and keyboard is a joke. However I guess it is good to have the old port mouse and keyboard for some time when I have to run diagnostics in bios. ( hardly happens anymore ). - no support for blu-ray writing or reading My extras / customizations - wireless keyboard and mouse - 8 gb dual channel ram added - output to sony bravia t.v. - microsoft office 2007 suite - cs5 web premium & premiere pro