Acer Aspire C24-865-ACi5NT AIO Desktop, 23.8" Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U, 12GB DDR4, 1TB HDD, 802.11ac WiFi, Wireless Keyboard and Mouse, Windows 10 Home

This has been a great computer for us so far. The only thing reviewers didn't like was the slow/older hard drive. As soon as we got it I replaced the hard drive with a Samsung ssd 850 pro that we already had. The solid state drives are an easy upgrade and make a big difference in boot up time and how fast the computer runs. The hard drive was very easy to swap out. I found a you tube video with this same model computer that walks you through it.In our last all-in-one computer I had to pull the whole computer apart to get to the hard drive. With this one, everything is contained in the bottom part on the back where the stand screws in. It was much easier to pull apart. Our last computer also needed a conversion box to go from a standard hard drive to the smaller SSD one. On this computer I didn't need that. The standard hard drive is the same size as the SSD, so I could use all of the same hardware to hold it in. I was happy about that.I also really like that this has the 8th gen intel in it. I am sure there is already a 9th gen out there somewhere, but not in any computer even close to this price. Most of the computers in this price range have much older versions of the intel i5 chip. The 8th gen was actually a pretty good leap in performance from what I could find online. We also wanted this computer to last 7 or 8 years or more, so we wanted to have the latest right now so it doesn't get outdated too soon. The 12GB of RAM was also a great deal at this price and will help it last for a while. I am sure someday soon 12GB will be the bare minimum just to get a computer to start up.So right now, with an SSD (which really was easy to swap out), the latest intel i5, and 12GB of RAM, this thing is a fast little computer. Probably not ready for gaming because it doesn't have a dedicated graphics card, but that's not what we wanted it for. It has been great so far and we expect it to last a good while before it gets outdated.

First of all, the dongle for the mouse and keyboard is located inside the mouse. This is illustrated in the pamphlets that come with the computer. I feel like all the negative reviews said they had no dongle.This computer is great for the price. The chip is a newer quad-core chip that is great for everything as long as you're not trying to play modern graphics intense games. The computer is really just a monitor with very small bezels - it is light and compact. Startup seems to be a little slow, but after that the computer is really speedy even with the 5400rpm hard drive. And this thing is quiet! You would be very hard-pressed to even hear the fan or hard drive, even in a very quiet room.As someone else has stated, the keyboard and mouse are cheap but fine. The computer itself is so small that there's very little room for speakers, and as such, they sound terrible. They work but they do not get loud and there is no bass. I would describe them as worse than most laptop speakers.I love the size, the screen, and the performance of this computer. It's a great bargain all-in-one.

I ordered this as it was a best buy on Amazon after the screen on my previous all-in-one (a Lenovo) died suddenly. That's always a potential drawback of the all-in-ones. Set-up was easy and the camera is a USB attachment, nice for security since I never use the camera (meaning that it is still in the package, so no one can spy on me).Pros:Reasonably fast processor and display is great.The screen is matte finish so very little glare from the window by my desk, a nice change from the glossy screen on the old display.The bezel around the screen is small, so it makes the desktop seem bigger.Cons:The included keyboard and mouse aren't that great. I used it for a day or two but switched it out for my old wireless keyboard and mouse (both Microsoft models). The keyboard was laptop style without separate page-up and down keys or a number pad. If it was a portable device I could understand, but this is a desktop model and should have a full keyboard. The mouse was also very basic and I missed having a separate back button.There are two USB 2 and two USB 3 slots, but all are on the back of the screen, which requires moving the computer to access. I finally ordered a USB 3.0 hub to put in front of the stand so I could have easier access to them.