Appearance / connections:
The desktop PC is 27.5 cm high, 10 cm wide and 37.5 cm long, slightly wider and longer but lower than, for example, a conventional file folders. The front of the computer is kept in a piano lacquer look, there can be found at the bottom of 2 USB 3.0 ports, as well as a speaker or headphone jack, a microphone jack and an SD card reader. The DVD drive is mounted vertically and well hidden in a decorative strip. The ventilation grille is attached to the left. On the back you will find 6 USB 2.0 ports, audio jacks, 2 PS / 2 connectors and a socket for a network cable. The monitor can be connected via VGA or HDMI. Bluetooth or WLAN in vain.
Accessories:
With the included mouse is a simple three-button mouse. The clicking sound of the right or left button are, to my mind, too loud - I'm the mouse probably replaced by another. The included German keyboard like on the other hand much. She is good and safe, is quite flat and compact the numeric keypad and the arrow keys are summarized and the pressure point is agreeable. Even longer writing is no problem.
Operating System:
The PC comes pre-installed with Windows 8.1 Bing in the 64-bit version. This is a fully functional Windows 8.1 in which the Internet Explorer and the Microsoft search engine is preinstalled. Advantage for manufacturers and thus for buyers, because the product is so effective - is that they're getting this version more favorable.
Documentation:
The so-called user, which can be downloaded from the Acer page is not particularly helpful, because it was too general and well written for absolute beginners.
Set Up:
The decor is almost a self-perpetuating. You just have to agree the conditions of use to make a few settings such as how to connect to a Windows account or without it or create a new user. This procedure does not take long and you can get started. On the PC some programs and apps are pre-installed, which are more or less useful. This can be done simply leave it or adapt the PC to their own needs.
Power:
With its 4GB of memory and a 1TB hard drive and an integrated graphics card of the PC is a good office computer, which is also suitable for small games, Internet and multimedia applications. For graphics-intensive games, however, he is overwhelmed. You can tell, for example, also clear when you start crunching programs and at the same time example surfs the Internet. But for surfing and Office programs, the computer is well suited. I could also imagine that he makes good on a television thanks to its size - in order to stream movies for example.
DVD drive:
Not optimal find the DVD drive. If you want to load a DVD, you have to press them in a holder and slide the carriage back into the computer. The slot in the carriage retracts quite narrow. So it can happen that you get stuck with the DVD and this triggers the attitude. If you do not notice the same, you have the DVD through by tilting the PCs again shake out. This is indeed easy and so far I've got all the DVDs back, but is annoying.
Start problems / Blue Screen:
I had the beginning of the problem is that I always - had a blue screen - for no apparent reason. The computer then drove repeatedly clean up and you could work on it. A memory and disk check found no error, which I've looked at the event logs after the third bluescreen. In the event log repeatedly surfaced message that files that are associated with the graphics card, are missing. Then I downloaded the latest driver from the AMD website, there was a later version than the installed Windows as currently specified and. Since I no longer had a blue screen. A welcome side effect is that since a speaker that no longer roars.
McAfee Life Save license:
On the PC, McAfee Life Save is preinstalled but only one trial with a duration of 30 days. The annual McAfee beinhaltetet in price Save Life license must apply where on the packaging. One should keep it ready your receipt and the information printed on the packaging. After the authorization is checked and you hopefully have a license, this process gets me is still going on because of the contact with the Acer support though is quite friendly but drags slightly.
On the whole, makes the Acer Aspire XC-215 Desktop PC a good figure. He works quietly, requires little space fits every table - has a DVD drive and looks even chic. For office work, it is ideally suited and at an affordable price. Only my initial problems and the DVD drive give a small suit.
Update 4/17/2015:
I have not received the McAfee license because I was able to produce any proof of purchase. The Acer support writes: ... We must follow the rules of action which rigorous uncompromising remain in such a case. ... All right? Not me ...
So if you At length this computer, the proof of purchase should not idle away, because otherwise you have no chance to get the McAfee license. But the pleasure you then at least with the Acer support that is friendly though but there is a risk that you can not so really understands what they want to say one way around it is probably so, because I had to be never understood the feeling , In addition, each response takes on a request (except cancellation) 1-2 weeks an absurdity for any support, and then in this industry ...
