Acer Aspire M3800

Generous feature set. HDMI and FireWire ports. Multi-card reader. Room for expansion

Integrated graphics. Only 250-watt power supply offered. Bloatware

A multi-card reader, an HDMI port, and a full 4GB of RAM in the Acer Aspire M3800-U3802A lift this dual-core econotower above the run of the mill.

The feature set is midway between mediocre and brilliant, well equipped, cost effective, room for upgradation, multi card reader, HDMI FireWire ports

Integrated graphics, low power supply of 250 watts, just add a few bucks more and you could get an all together swish and better desktop

:I wouldn’t say that this an awesome desktop or anything even close by. But it’s a slightly more than mediocre desktop with probably more of an economic value. Also it doesn’t have much to offer from a gamer’s point of view. A 300-watt power supply...

Will tackle anything you throw at it. Handles WoW CODMW2 LFD2 perfectly. I personally upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and it handles all the visualization. I think its the best piece of equipment you can get for less than 450 bucks

Comes with vista... Eww

I believe the M3800 is a very good value for an entry level OEM desktop: it looks fine, has room for upgrades and uses the newer DDR3 memory. It is also quite well built for the price. While other similar systems (there are plenty) will only let you...

It is very quiet, I can barely hear it. It also runs cool ; DDR3 memory is a big plus, I can reuse when upgrading to more modern systems (i5/i7) ; You can squeeze a total of 3HDDs in it (see cons) ; PSU ended up being 300w instead of 250w spec'd ;...

CPU and GPU are weak, so upgrade may be imminent... Do your homework to figure whether that suits you ; I had to remove the plastic front panel to install the BD drive (not a big deal, but I had to figure that out by myself) ; Challenge cabling/wiring...

Very low price ; Very fast computer ; Comes with all your peripherals

Backplate was a nightmare taking off so that I could install a graphic card and PCI card. Be very careful

Quad-core CPU, 10 USB ports, 4GB RAM

USB ports located on top of PC (rather than at the front), corded peripherals, remote control receiver is not built in

The Aspire M3800 is a media centre PC that looks good and has plenty of features and CPU power. It's not perfect — it could still use more integrated features — but it's worth considering if you're after a PC that can be used for conventional work as...

The PC is superfast and impressive with numerous USB ports and does everthing it is supposed to with speed. All was set up and ready to go. Good looking casing with blue lights

Some USBs and headphone socket are located on the top and not easy to get to as the tower is stored in a desk unit