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Press a button to prepare delicious beverages with this DeLonghi Dinamica automatic coffee machine. Bean-to-cup technology and the adjustable steel burr grinder offer precise grinding control, while the manual milk frother produces fresh lattes and cappuccinos. This DeLonghi Dinamica automatic coffee machine features an iced coffee setting for full-bodied cold drinks that aren't watered down.
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5
Coffee...COFFEE!!! LOTS OF COFFEE!
on September 15, 2019
Posted by: OmieOne
from East Stroudsburg, PA
Let me say this is awesome and for someone who goes through easily hundreds of dollars a month in coffee in shops on the way to work this will save me tons of money.
At first it seems fairly intimating to set up and use. The booklet takes a bit to understand, but once I figured it out and got this setup, including with the Filter to help with my hardwater, I have had a great number of coffees. Great coffees and espresso at a press of a button. You add water and whole beans. It grinds the beans and uses the water in the tank and delivers great espresso/coffee/iced coffees.
At first it seems fairly intimating to set up and use. The booklet takes a bit to understand, but once I figured it out and got this setup, including with the Filter to help with my hardwater, I have had a great number of coffees. Great coffees and espresso at a press of a button. You add water and whole beans. It grinds the beans and uses the water in the tank and delivers great espresso/coffee/iced coffees.
Only thing you really need if you want to get fancy is something to steam the milk in. That hasn't stopped me from frothing and making yummy drinks using an old school Pyrex cup measure, but I a proper jug I can see would fit better.
Now the neat thing this has, besides being completely automatic, did I mention it was automatic, just push a button. Is the fact is it has an over ice mode. I don't know what voodoo they do, but I can make cool ice coffees that are smooth in no time with this. All it takes is six ice cubes. Honestly the smoothness of the coffee I've been getting means I really don't need sugar to be added and can drink it straight. I Couldn't be more pleased with this. It is sturdy, and easy to use. Handles the coffee easy enough for me. It even heats up fairly fast. No waiting 10 minutes to start and drink. You can have your first cup in a few minutes with it ready to make more.
Only think I haven't figured out yet is how to increase the size of some of the coffees. I'll get there. For now I just keep hitting the button until my oversized mug is full (I know I should get proper size mugs) to enjoy that foamy espresso head but until then I'm just happy I have hot lovely coffee, or even better iced coffee at a press of a button. DeLonghi True Brew over ice magic and the simplicity of the device to brew a great smooth cup just is great.
Also I did like the fact if you don't want to use beans it will take pre-ground coffee too, which is nice no locking you in. Though they do recommend you avoid the flavored coffee beans/grounds to prevent gunking the machine, but honestly I've been getting such smooth, rich and great cups from this device, I feel a flavored coffee would well be destroying the work they did.
If you are looking for an espresso/cappuccino with the ability to make regular coffee and ICED COFFEE (Delicious ICED Coffee) at a push of a button with you just needing to the clean the device when it tells you, I can't think of a better one to choose.
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Give your food a crispy finish with this SharkNinja 8-quart deluxe pressure cooker and air fryer. The nine programmable functions let you cook a variety of dishes at the touch of a button, while the reversible rack provides a convenient alternative when cooking for smaller groups. This SharkNinja 8-quart deluxe pressure cooker and air fryer features a ceramic-coated pot and crisp basket for a nonstick finish.
Posted by: OmieOne
from East Stroudsburg, PA
This is one of those kitchen products that can actually replace a number of different gadgets in my house. Its a Slow Cooker, Air Fryer, Pressure Cooker, dehydrator, baking oven, steamer and more. It is a true all rounder. In the week that I've had it, I've used it 4 times to make dinner. Its handy to just use one device, and a device that is fairly simple to use and since it's compact it heats up fairly fast (compared to say your oven) and doesn't overheat your house (like an oven would) which is nice in the hot summer.
Setup
Take it out of the box and plug it in. Read the directions and more importantly the recipe book including to get an idea of what/how to cook with times. Honestly should take you about 10 minutes to setup on your counter and while it does come with a decent like electrical cord I wish it was about six inches longer so I didn't have to move things around on counters to use. But compared to some kitchen appliances, its not a super short cord which is really nice.
Use
First I used it to cook a whole chicken following the recipe. I chose mostly because I had a whole chicken, but also to just get an idea how this would work. First you pressure cook the chicken. The pressure cooker top is fairly easy to install on the top and setup. Once the lid is on you set how long you want the pressure cooker to go and that's it. No dealing with the stove and watching to balance the heat like you do with a stove top pressure cooker, just I want this to cook for 30 minutes and walk away. The only other gripe I have is when it reaches pressure and properly starts the count down for your time the beep when its done isn't loud and if your not semi-paying attention it might be an issue. Now it will keep things "warm" but in this instance Ninja recommends you quick release the pressure. So keep an eye on it. Once the pressure was released you drop the lid and crisp the chicken skin and the chicken in general.
Worked fairly well, though I missed the note recommending removing the left over cooking liquid from pressure cooking, so I'm sure the crisping would have been better without the extra steam. However in the end I had easy fully cooked chicken that was very nice and didn't require a lot of work, easy to clean up, only a few minutes and simple dinner.
Next I tried the pressure cooker with beans. Following the recommendations I found it again easy to use the pressure cooker and get the beans I wanted without any fuss, plus it didn't burn the bottom like I have done in my stove top pressure cooker another win.
The next night I made some lentil soup following a recipe I have. Used the pressure cooker to quick cook the lentils and then the sauté function to keep the soup bubbling and cooking as I added potatoes to bolster it. It was nice, even and again simple to clean, something that can get messy when I use a pot.
I am impressed. If you have the space on your counter this is a very handy device that makes cooking easy and allows you to expand out. Also if you don't want a lot of gadgets in your house, this combines a large number into one which is a plus.
I'm very happy with this and I think you will be too.
Setup
Take it out of the box and plug it in. Read the directions and more importantly the recipe book including to get an idea of what/how to cook with times. Honestly should take you about 10 minutes to setup on your counter and while it does come with a decent like electrical cord I wish it was about six inches longer so I didn't have to move things around on counters to use. But compared to some kitchen appliances, its not a super short cord which is really nice.
Use
First I used it to cook a whole chicken following the recipe. I chose mostly because I had a whole chicken, but also to just get an idea how this would work. First you pressure cook the chicken. The pressure cooker top is fairly easy to install on the top and setup. Once the lid is on you set how long you want the pressure cooker to go and that's it. No dealing with the stove and watching to balance the heat like you do with a stove top pressure cooker, just I want this to cook for 30 minutes and walk away. The only other gripe I have is when it reaches pressure and properly starts the count down for your time the beep when its done isn't loud and if your not semi-paying attention it might be an issue. Now it will keep things "warm" but in this instance Ninja recommends you quick release the pressure. So keep an eye on it. Once the pressure was released you drop the lid and crisp the chicken skin and the chicken in general.
Worked fairly well, though I missed the note recommending removing the left over cooking liquid from pressure cooking, so I'm sure the crisping would have been better without the extra steam. However in the end I had easy fully cooked chicken that was very nice and didn't require a lot of work, easy to clean up, only a few minutes and simple dinner.
Next I tried the pressure cooker with beans. Following the recommendations I found it again easy to use the pressure cooker and get the beans I wanted without any fuss, plus it didn't burn the bottom like I have done in my stove top pressure cooker another win.
The next night I made some lentil soup following a recipe I have. Used the pressure cooker to quick cook the lentils and then the sauté function to keep the soup bubbling and cooking as I added potatoes to bolster it. It was nice, even and again simple to clean, something that can get messy when I use a pot.
I am impressed. If you have the space on your counter this is a very handy device that makes cooking easy and allows you to expand out. Also if you don't want a lot of gadgets in your house, this combines a large number into one which is a plus.
I'm very happy with this and I think you will be too.
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Drive safely with this Cobra super HD dash cam. Its 1296p recording resolution captures high-quality video footage in any lighting condition, while the extreme temperature protection is tested to withstand sudden fluctuations. This Cobra super HD dash cam provides iRadar route tracking and live police alerts when connected to the iRadar app, so you never miss a thing.
Posted by: OmieOne
from East Stroudsburg, PA
I got this dash cam to just record my daily commute to record for my son who will start driving soon on what not to do when he gets in a car. Setup was straight forward and linking the camera with the Android app was one of the easiest things I've ever done. I installed and opened the app and next thing I knew it detected the camera.
The extra "novelty" features of lane drift and collision warning are just that novelty. I'm sure over time, with some firmware revisions it might get great and I'm sure if I played with camera position I might reduce the false alarms, but for now it isn't there and just adds a distraction beep.
That said the camera works great. It ties in with the iRadar app to pop up speed trap warning etc. I didn't get to see that work, since luckily the back roads I take daily are fairly empty.
Overall I'm happy with the camera recording my drive, not only to show my kids what it is like on the road, but I do like there is a recording in case of an accident or dangerous driving. If you need a dash cam and want a few extra bells and whistles, this is a good choice. Setup is easy and using it was straight forward.
The extra "novelty" features of lane drift and collision warning are just that novelty. I'm sure over time, with some firmware revisions it might get great and I'm sure if I played with camera position I might reduce the false alarms, but for now it isn't there and just adds a distraction beep.
That said the camera works great. It ties in with the iRadar app to pop up speed trap warning etc. I didn't get to see that work, since luckily the back roads I take daily are fairly empty.
Overall I'm happy with the camera recording my drive, not only to show my kids what it is like on the road, but I do like there is a recording in case of an accident or dangerous driving. If you need a dash cam and want a few extra bells and whistles, this is a good choice. Setup is easy and using it was straight forward.
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Store and transfer files with this Seagate 1TB external hard drive for Chromebook. The generous capacity fits thousands of files and documents, and USB 3.0 connectivity lets you transfer large files in seconds. This Seagate 1TB external hard drive offers easy software-free operation and has a compact design that fits comfortably in pockets and backpacks.
Posted by: OmieOne
from East Stroudsburg, PA
If you need 1TB of portable slim storage that looks good this is the drive. It is USB, easily portable and case seems tough enough to throw in your bag and go.
Performance wise this drive is great. It has the performance you'd expect from a USB 3.0 drive. I've attached my Crystalmark run from my PC. Large files it gets 126 MB write, which I find to be about what I'd expect from a Hard Drive, esp. a portable one.
I've had no problems with it. To further test I copied the game Echo to the drive and ran it from the portable HDD on my laptop and I didn't notice any issues while playing.
Setup was plug and play with Windows 10 and my Kids Chromebook.
I'm happy with the performance. The packaging has a nice look if that matters to you and the housing is solid.
Performance wise this drive is great. It has the performance you'd expect from a USB 3.0 drive. I've attached my Crystalmark run from my PC. Large files it gets 126 MB write, which I find to be about what I'd expect from a Hard Drive, esp. a portable one.
I've had no problems with it. To further test I copied the game Echo to the drive and ran it from the portable HDD on my laptop and I didn't notice any issues while playing.
Setup was plug and play with Windows 10 and my Kids Chromebook.
I'm happy with the performance. The packaging has a nice look if that matters to you and the housing is solid.
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Experience lightning-fast response rates with this Logitech gaming mouse. The programmable design lets you switch between five sensitivity modes, while the onboard memory retains set programs without the use of outside software. This Logitech gaming mouse has built-in metal springs, minimizing needed force and ensuring the right and left buttons are ready to click.
Posted by: OmieOne
from East Stroudsburg, PA
This is a great gaming mouse. It works and works well. I didn't have any issue with the sensor on my desk surface. I was able to tune it to my needs and the braided cord looks nice. The ability to add some additional weight made it feel prefect in my hands. It was plug and go. They do have additional software for customization, which works and is nice, but the fact it isn't needed to get this mouse to work great for gaming is all I care about.
It felt and moved as I expected, never had an issue in tracking or it freaking out. If you need a new mouse and don't mind it being wired this definitely the one to try. It worked perfectly. Logitech and the Hero sensor they have is prefect. Just very impressed with this.
It felt and moved as I expected, never had an issue in tracking or it freaking out. If you need a new mouse and don't mind it being wired this definitely the one to try. It worked perfectly. Logitech and the Hero sensor they have is prefect. Just very impressed with this.
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Experience an immersive acoustic performance with these Sony XB Extra Bass wireless headphones. The noise-isolating fit mutes ambient noises, while the lithium-ion battery offers up to 30 hours of playtime, keeping you entertained during long-distance travels. These Sony XB Extra Bass wireless headphones have a touch sensor for convenient control.
Posted by: OmieOne
from East Stroudsburg, PA
For a pair of headphones that have a long battery life (around 24-30hr) they are very light weight for what they do.
They are easy to setup and pair with a Bluetooth phone/computer. Didn't have any problems pairing and using. The touch controls on the headphones make it easy to switch songs, or hear someone talking to you.
The sound of the headphones is good, the bass is punchy without losing the rest of the music/game/voice you are listening too.
The noise cancelling works fairly well, esp. when you are playing music to quite the soundstage to just the music that people have to work at times to get your attention.
If you want a lightweight comfortable, but good set of headphones that have great battery life and awesome sound with the ability to bass it up as my daughter tells me this is definitely the pair for you.
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Vacuum and wash surfaces at the same time with this Hoover ONEPWR FloorMate JET hard floor cleaner kit. The cordless design lets you easily reach distant areas. This Hoover ONEPWR FloorMate JET hard floor cleaner kit is rechargeable for repeated use, and the SprayClean nozzle and trigger system provides solution as needed.
Customer Rating
4
Just what I was looking for
on July 5, 2019
Posted by: OmieOne
from East Stroudsburg, PA
This is just perfect for my downstairs hardwood/tile floors with some carpets. I can vacuum/rinse floors without cords easily enough and even go over the rugs. It gets the floors clean and sucks up the liquid to keep mostly dry. Since it vaccums at the same time for simple cleaning its a one and done. The major issue I had with this, is the battery isn't quite long enough to do my whole downstairs in one pass. For me that isn't a deal breaker as I tend to do a room a day downstairs so the battery life isn't an issue and this does save me a bit of time since I can vaccum and mop at the same time.
I do like it comes with a pad for cleaning so when your done you can clean your brushes and hang them drive and store everything neatly.
If you have a large area to clean and do it at once you might want to look for more batteries to swap in or a non-cordless model. Otherwise I'm happy and it fills a roll that allows me vacuum and mop at once. I didn't have any issue on hardwood floors or tiled kitchen. It got it clean and I'm happy with it.
I do like it comes with a pad for cleaning so when your done you can clean your brushes and hang them drive and store everything neatly.
If you have a large area to clean and do it at once you might want to look for more batteries to swap in or a non-cordless model. Otherwise I'm happy and it fills a roll that allows me vacuum and mop at once. I didn't have any issue on hardwood floors or tiled kitchen. It got it clean and I'm happy with it.
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Experience immersive graphics with this HP OMEN X gaming monitor. The 24.5-inch 1080p display has a 240Hz refresh rate and a 1ms response time for smooth visuals. Adaptive Sync technology eliminates blurring and tearing, while the adjustable height and angle support simple customization. This HP OMEN X gaming monitor has a DisplayPort, two HDMI and two USB ports for versatile connectivity.
Posted by: OmieOne
from East Stroudsburg, PA
This is a ideal 25" 1080p. It has all the features you would want on a gaming monitor: Support for 240hz refresh and Adaptive Sync technology. In this case they are using FreeSync the AMD sync method. Basically this monitor matches to your FPS giving you a smooth gaming performance. For those with NVidia cards this is also a GSync Compatible monitor. This means any NVidia card that is from the 10 Series, 16 Series or 20 Series card will also be able to use FreeSync to keep your gaming smooth.
The design of the monitor is nice and has a really solid stand, moves up and down to get the height is nice. The back of the monitor also doubles as a headphone stand.
It has a few different modes, including gaming mode where you can enable a FPS counter and other features. It was nice to see an addition of features added.
The picture of this monitor for a 1080p is sharp and bright and honestly it was great to play games like Froza Horizon and Rocket League on it. Smooth enjoyable fast frame gameplay.
If you want a 1080p Monitor for fast smooth gaming this is the monitor to consider. I think HP did a really good job with it. Giving the features I want as a gamer. Smooth silky gameplay.
The design of the monitor is nice and has a really solid stand, moves up and down to get the height is nice. The back of the monitor also doubles as a headphone stand.
It has a few different modes, including gaming mode where you can enable a FPS counter and other features. It was nice to see an addition of features added.
The picture of this monitor for a 1080p is sharp and bright and honestly it was great to play games like Froza Horizon and Rocket League on it. Smooth enjoyable fast frame gameplay.
If you want a 1080p Monitor for fast smooth gaming this is the monitor to consider. I think HP did a really good job with it. Giving the features I want as a gamer. Smooth silky gameplay.
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HP OMEN Obelisk by HP Desktop: Play graphically intense games with this HP OMEN Obelisk desktop computer. You can easily store large amounts of media and other data on the 1TB hard drive and install games and programs on the 256GB SSD for fast access. This HP OMEN Obelisk desktop computer has 16GB of memory for multitasking effectively, and the Intel Core i7-9700 processor handles resource-intense programs efficiently.
Customer Rating
3
Solid HW with poor Cooling
on June 20, 2019
Posted by: OmieOne
from East Stroudsburg, PA
Solid HW with poor Cooling
TDLR: HP Omen has very solid HW that makes a great PC for gaming with the ability to tinker with it in a solid looking case, hampered however by poor airflow.
SPECS
Solid Intel 9700 that will give you 8 full CPU cores that provide solid performance for any game you want to throw at the CPU. The Nvidia 1660 TI 6GB card is a solid gaming card at 1080p with just about everything turned on or 1440p with some adjustments to keep the framerate at 60fps+. It does have 16GB of RAM and HP clearly sates it is one stick. Depending on the workload you want use the PC for a single stick of RAM can have a slight to noticeable performance impact. It depends on how Memory intensive the application is. However this difference is really only noticeable if you had two sticks and then took one out, if you are starting with this PC no worries, but I highly recommend you plan on getting a second stick for the extra performance. The boot drive is an NVME so you will get plenty of speed on bootup and Windows will be snappy no doubt. They have a 1TB standard HDD to store your games. They also added a Wireless Bluetooth card as well as a decent amount of USB and other ports for connecting peripherals. The Power Supply is 500W 80+ standard looking ATX.
The Case
The Case allows for simple upgrades to add or swap parts, and it was nice to see HP providing a case designed for easy user upgrade. It is a Nice looking case with tempered glass. The down side is HP doesn’t believe in a thing called airflow. To make this look clean they have the front panel blocked with your HDD, and the exhaust fan isn’t even 120MM for airflow. No additional intake, so as you use your PC it will get hot, and while Intel CPU’s can get to 90C before really wanting to throttle, Nvidia GPU’s tend to slow down, per Gamers Nexus, for every extra 5C in the case. So keeping a case cool with airflow improves your performance. The design of the case as well doesn’t leave many options to add fans. Though they did include a Water cooling AIO Header so you can improve your CPU Cooling. Ideally I’d like more intake. Honestly as nice as the case look I may just find something like a Fractal Meshify or some other airflow case and move the parts to get the max out of them.
Use
Note, I don’t know what HP installed by default since I wiped the drive and loaded Windows 10 1903 that was just released, so I can’t say if they pre-installed anything like McAfee which makes the PC perform sub optimally. Installing Windows though was fast on the NVME drive and once I got Steam/GOG installed and a few games moved over I was happy with the performance, though after a longer session I noticed my GPU max boost clock dropping and I was losing frames. To deal with it in the interim I removed the side panel and pointed a fan at it (I know dust) and that allowed the gaming to continue at the higher clocks I saw when I first started my game.
Overall, I love the HW it has great potential and a decent upgrade path, but the lack of airflow limits this hardware from reaching true battle station and lives in the middle of the road. The parts are good with a nice forward upgrade path and if you are daring swapping the case to something with more airflow, taking off the sides or adding some fans may make it reach higher then the 3 stars I gave it. Hopefully going forward HP will focus not only the look but allowing the case to breath so the gaming can go all the time.
Solid Intel 9700 that will give you 8 full CPU cores that provide solid performance for any game you want to throw at the CPU. The Nvidia 1660 TI 6GB card is a solid gaming card at 1080p with just about everything turned on or 1440p with some adjustments to keep the framerate at 60fps+. It does have 16GB of RAM and HP clearly sates it is one stick. Depending on the workload you want use the PC for a single stick of RAM can have a slight to noticeable performance impact. It depends on how Memory intensive the application is. However this difference is really only noticeable if you had two sticks and then took one out, if you are starting with this PC no worries, but I highly recommend you plan on getting a second stick for the extra performance. The boot drive is an NVME so you will get plenty of speed on bootup and Windows will be snappy no doubt. They have a 1TB standard HDD to store your games. They also added a Wireless Bluetooth card as well as a decent amount of USB and other ports for connecting peripherals. The Power Supply is 500W 80+ standard looking ATX.
The Case
The Case allows for simple upgrades to add or swap parts, and it was nice to see HP providing a case designed for easy user upgrade. It is a Nice looking case with tempered glass. The down side is HP doesn’t believe in a thing called airflow. To make this look clean they have the front panel blocked with your HDD, and the exhaust fan isn’t even 120MM for airflow. No additional intake, so as you use your PC it will get hot, and while Intel CPU’s can get to 90C before really wanting to throttle, Nvidia GPU’s tend to slow down, per Gamers Nexus, for every extra 5C in the case. So keeping a case cool with airflow improves your performance. The design of the case as well doesn’t leave many options to add fans. Though they did include a Water cooling AIO Header so you can improve your CPU Cooling. Ideally I’d like more intake. Honestly as nice as the case look I may just find something like a Fractal Meshify or some other airflow case and move the parts to get the max out of them.
Use
Note, I don’t know what HP installed by default since I wiped the drive and loaded Windows 10 1903 that was just released, so I can’t say if they pre-installed anything like McAfee which makes the PC perform sub optimally. Installing Windows though was fast on the NVME drive and once I got Steam/GOG installed and a few games moved over I was happy with the performance, though after a longer session I noticed my GPU max boost clock dropping and I was losing frames. To deal with it in the interim I removed the side panel and pointed a fan at it (I know dust) and that allowed the gaming to continue at the higher clocks I saw when I first started my game.
Overall, I love the HW it has great potential and a decent upgrade path, but the lack of airflow limits this hardware from reaching true battle station and lives in the middle of the road. The parts are good with a nice forward upgrade path and if you are daring swapping the case to something with more airflow, taking off the sides or adding some fans may make it reach higher then the 3 stars I gave it. Hopefully going forward HP will focus not only the look but allowing the case to breath so the gaming can go all the time.
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Acer Laptop: Run graphic-intensive games with this Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop. The 15.6-inch FHD display shows an immersive picture with sharp visuals. CoolBoost technology lowers CPU and GPU temperatures for long-lasting sessions. This Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop features a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card for a vivid picture, and the high-quality speakers deliver clear dialog and deep bass.
Customer Rating
5
Excelleng Cooling in a Laptop
on June 14, 2019
Posted by: OmieOne
from East Stroudsburg, PA
Overall Impressions:
This is an excellent mid-tier gaming/workstation laptop. It has not only a solid CPU and an excellent graphics card for the form factor, but it has a top-notch cooling solution to keep the devices operating temperature in spec and from throttling. The only two bad things I have to say (and honestly, they aren’t all that bad) is that it comes with only a single stick of RAM and the C: drive is a bit too small.
While the total RAM of the system is 8 GB (Which is at the very low end of gaming) the main issue is it is a single stick. Depending on your application that could reduce your overall system performance by 8%-10%. Why do I still recommend this laptop, because an extra stick of 8GB RAM right now is cheap, and an easy upgrade to make. Additionally, that performance hit you won’t notice unless you are testing before and after, and it depends on the game/application. Some won’t be impacted others will. My recommendation is as soon as it is feasible add another stick of RAM to make the system have 16GB not only will you enjoy the extra performance, but your games will thank you too. The 120GB Boot drive while “big” enough can fill up fast in this day and age, so I wish it came with at least a 250GB or a 512GB. Again, it just means you must manage your space and usage and make sure to use the 1TB HDD to keep from filling up the drive. In the grand scheme of Laptops, these are not big problems and easy to solve/work around for the cooling and otherwise great experience you get with the device out of the box I think it is worth it.
Hardware:
Overall this is a nice design for Acer. While not bleeding edge premium, the case is still nice and sturdy feeling, while having plenty of venting for cooling. In a gaming laptop, where every 5C of temperature increase can slow your Nvidia GPU down, this is a must to keep peek performance. Additionally, they have two NVME slots and a standard laptop HDD (2.5 drive). This means if you wanted you could upgrade the storage in the device to 2 very fast SSD, and one slower larger SSD. This is not something I’ve seen a lot of yet, so being able to have storage is a total win. While it only comes with one RAM Stick, its easily upgradeable. While not as good as the days gone when they used to leave RAM “Windows” to make changing easy, Acer didn’t make it hard. It was a few screws on the bottom and whole panel came off in one piece making it easy to see the insides and take a picture, as well as upgrade the RAM (I had some spare) to have two sticks and 16GB. The screen looks fine to me, smooth and IPS for great all-around viewing angle. The video card is a Nvidia 1650 with 4GB of dedicated RAM, giving good gaming at medium/high settings depending on the framerate you want.
It has USB-C and 3 regular USB ports (two 3.0 and one 2.0) as well as an HDMI port to make it easy to hook up to your TV.
And as I said before awesome cooling. They have some nice heat pipes and if you don’t mind the noise fans that will work to keep the laptop cool for long gaming sessions. This is the part that got me interested in the laptop. Someone took the time to make sure they could cool the laptop and didn’t make it all that bulky either. A nice Double win.
Setup
Very easy, unbox, plug in and turn on. Microsoft walks you through the setup, with Cortana now speaking to you naturally. Therefore, getting into Windows 10 is easy. Acer didn’t overload this machine with a bunch of junk. Only app I uninstalled was the Symantec Anti-virus, if Windows Defender is a good enough AV Solution for Corporate Microsoft, then its fine for my home PC, with the added benefit of being free. Otherwise nothing extra that I saw, which is great. That meant I could get up and working with the laptop that much faster.
This is an excellent mid-tier gaming/workstation laptop. It has not only a solid CPU and an excellent graphics card for the form factor, but it has a top-notch cooling solution to keep the devices operating temperature in spec and from throttling. The only two bad things I have to say (and honestly, they aren’t all that bad) is that it comes with only a single stick of RAM and the C: drive is a bit too small.
While the total RAM of the system is 8 GB (Which is at the very low end of gaming) the main issue is it is a single stick. Depending on your application that could reduce your overall system performance by 8%-10%. Why do I still recommend this laptop, because an extra stick of 8GB RAM right now is cheap, and an easy upgrade to make. Additionally, that performance hit you won’t notice unless you are testing before and after, and it depends on the game/application. Some won’t be impacted others will. My recommendation is as soon as it is feasible add another stick of RAM to make the system have 16GB not only will you enjoy the extra performance, but your games will thank you too. The 120GB Boot drive while “big” enough can fill up fast in this day and age, so I wish it came with at least a 250GB or a 512GB. Again, it just means you must manage your space and usage and make sure to use the 1TB HDD to keep from filling up the drive. In the grand scheme of Laptops, these are not big problems and easy to solve/work around for the cooling and otherwise great experience you get with the device out of the box I think it is worth it.
Hardware:
Overall this is a nice design for Acer. While not bleeding edge premium, the case is still nice and sturdy feeling, while having plenty of venting for cooling. In a gaming laptop, where every 5C of temperature increase can slow your Nvidia GPU down, this is a must to keep peek performance. Additionally, they have two NVME slots and a standard laptop HDD (2.5 drive). This means if you wanted you could upgrade the storage in the device to 2 very fast SSD, and one slower larger SSD. This is not something I’ve seen a lot of yet, so being able to have storage is a total win. While it only comes with one RAM Stick, its easily upgradeable. While not as good as the days gone when they used to leave RAM “Windows” to make changing easy, Acer didn’t make it hard. It was a few screws on the bottom and whole panel came off in one piece making it easy to see the insides and take a picture, as well as upgrade the RAM (I had some spare) to have two sticks and 16GB. The screen looks fine to me, smooth and IPS for great all-around viewing angle. The video card is a Nvidia 1650 with 4GB of dedicated RAM, giving good gaming at medium/high settings depending on the framerate you want.
It has USB-C and 3 regular USB ports (two 3.0 and one 2.0) as well as an HDMI port to make it easy to hook up to your TV.
And as I said before awesome cooling. They have some nice heat pipes and if you don’t mind the noise fans that will work to keep the laptop cool for long gaming sessions. This is the part that got me interested in the laptop. Someone took the time to make sure they could cool the laptop and didn’t make it all that bulky either. A nice Double win.
Setup
Very easy, unbox, plug in and turn on. Microsoft walks you through the setup, with Cortana now speaking to you naturally. Therefore, getting into Windows 10 is easy. Acer didn’t overload this machine with a bunch of junk. Only app I uninstalled was the Symantec Anti-virus, if Windows Defender is a good enough AV Solution for Corporate Microsoft, then its fine for my home PC, with the added benefit of being free. Otherwise nothing extra that I saw, which is great. That meant I could get up and working with the laptop that much faster.
Usage
While I don’t have any gaming numbers, I did happen to run the Heaven benchmark on the laptop on battery, and on high settings averaged around 47 fps with my run. Keep in mind I was on battery so I expect on AC where the PC will go more for performance to see a bump in that number. What impressed me the most was that the 1650 was reported clocked at a frequency of 2100 and kept it solid the whole time. I haven’t added MSI afterburner to confirm, but if correct it would explain for the performance, which was very nice. Playing my normal games like Hitman 2, on Medium I had no problems that I saw. It was able to run the game without problem. While this isn’t a substitute for my gaming desktop, it is a good on the go machine that I can use to cover that itch.
Again, I’m very happy with the laptop. Its performance for the package is impressive. I’m happy and if this is your budge and you don’t mind gaming at 1080p 30-60fps (depending on how your tune the graphics on current AAA) games this is a good device to evaluate. I think it is ideal and covers my needs, and I’m happy with the cooling solution they implemented, knowing this should cover my mobile needs for the next few years. Happy gaming.
While I don’t have any gaming numbers, I did happen to run the Heaven benchmark on the laptop on battery, and on high settings averaged around 47 fps with my run. Keep in mind I was on battery so I expect on AC where the PC will go more for performance to see a bump in that number. What impressed me the most was that the 1650 was reported clocked at a frequency of 2100 and kept it solid the whole time. I haven’t added MSI afterburner to confirm, but if correct it would explain for the performance, which was very nice. Playing my normal games like Hitman 2, on Medium I had no problems that I saw. It was able to run the game without problem. While this isn’t a substitute for my gaming desktop, it is a good on the go machine that I can use to cover that itch.
Again, I’m very happy with the laptop. Its performance for the package is impressive. I’m happy and if this is your budge and you don’t mind gaming at 1080p 30-60fps (depending on how your tune the graphics on current AAA) games this is a good device to evaluate. I think it is ideal and covers my needs, and I’m happy with the cooling solution they implemented, knowing this should cover my mobile needs for the next few years. Happy gaming.
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