Decent PC for the price
928583
Good value, decent processor.  Decent daily work computer, I have purchased 3 of these for my company computer network, and have yet to have any complaints.
2126111
Overall this is a great computer that I got on a lighting deal on Black Friday for $329. I don't think that it would be worth it for the $580 that it is currently selling for, but if you can get if for a good price then I think it would be worth it. The computer came in a excellent packing and immediately booted up. I upgraded to this from a five and half year old Inspirion 1420 with a dual core processor, and the technology has rapidly improved in that time frame. The computer is fast and I really like the new chichlet keyboard. On the negative side, the sound is not very good as the speakers are really weak and the black finish collects fingerprint streaks.

I upgraded to this computer from windows 7 to windows 8 and the process was fairly simple. MAKE SURE that you UPGRADE the BIOS before upgrading, because I have heard stories of the display not showing up once upgrading. Whether one wants to upgrade to Windows 8 is a personal preference, but I have found it worth it for boot up and shut down time alone. In fact this computer will completely boot up in 45 seconds. If you decide to upgrade, I would recommend that you buy a mouse as it helps navigate the tiles of Windows 8.

My conclusion is this is a great budget computer with a few minor flaws, but if you want a more powerful computer look elsewhere.
3766238
Not a top of the line graphical processor but will be more than suitable for the everyday pc user. Had to replace the onboard gpu in my daily computer and have had no issues since
3793752
I purchased this computer as a Christmas gift this year, and for the price, it's definitely a good value.  It has decent speed, though don't expect it to be as fast as any computer with a Core i3 or higher, and the HDD is plenty for most people (500GB).

The computer came to me with a pre-installed Windows 8.1 with Bing.  For those who don't know, Windows 8.1 with Bing is the same thing as Windows 8.1, but Bing is the default search engine in Windows Internet Explorer.  Of course, you don't have to use Bing as your search engine, but that's irrelevant to this review since I installed Windows 7 Professional on this machine.  Running Windows 7, this computer is pretty nice, and with the small amount of time I used it with Windows 8.1, it was really good.  No freezing or anything, just some slow load times when opening applications.

One issue with this machine is that the WiFi that's built in, while being an 802.11n compatible WiFi card, doesn't support the 5GHz range.  While that's a small issue for who this computer's being gifted to, to use this in an apartment area with many WiFi signals, the degradation and interference would be unbearable.

If you need a small, out-of-the-way PC for basic internet browsing, or a media center PC that'll run through your TV, I'd definitely recommend this.  For gaming (while it may be obvious), I wouldn't recommend it.
4469303
I like the options that this computer provides for the price I paid for it. I am not a computer expert but from a user, I think this is a very good buy.
2029291
The HDD is on the slow side, although this is a problem I was already familiar with. The build quality is quite good and the weight is nice.

i5 CPU is OK and the GPU is what someone might expect from Low-Mid range. The RAM can be bigger but 4 GB satisfy the normal user's activities.

I use this laptop with several virtual machines running on it at the same time. The laptop could take it :)

Overall, I recommend this laptop for the price conscious.
396287
It doesn't beat my old Gateway which lasted 8 years, but for the price I can't complain. I'm no "techie" by any means so all I wanted/needed was a simple computer for a reasonable price. Would've been nice if it came with a disk drive but other than that it's a decent computer for the price.
1195509
I purchased this as a desktop replacement to tide me over until i build my next desktop rig. I opted for the ssd, its fast but id say the 7200 rpm 1tb isn't much slower if you decide to go that route.

THE GOOD:
- usb 3.0 all the way
- easy to convert optical drive to another hdd or sdd via a caddy
- 16 gigs of ram!
- 860m video card does a respectable job
- i7 quadcore makes multitasking a breeze
- two video outs allow me to keep my current dual screen desktop setup without forcing me to use the subpar screen on this
- backlit keyboard looks sweet when i actually use this as a lappy. Its also the best 15" laptop keyboard ive ever used. It even has a full numberpad.

THE INDIFFERENT:
- screen isn't the best but its acceptable for the times it won't be connected to my dual screen setup
- trackpad has no physical buttons, making it nearly impossible to game. Its decent at websurfing tho and ill be using my mouse when gaming anyways.
- without backlight, the keys are hard to discern from eachother. Usually not an issue but kinda annoying when trying to conserve power when not plugged in
- the variety of video outs are pretty annoying especially if you have an older monitor. Thankfully adapters are pretty cheap theythese days.
- this i7 is great at tackling lots of little things at once but not the best at larger demanding programs.
THE BAD:

- 3 usb ports. Youll have to get a powered usb hub if you are like me and want to use it as a desktop replacement. One more would have gone a long way with me.
- not a huge fan of the cooling system (no pun intended) and cooling pads don't help much on this laptop due to the way they created the cooling system. No emergency shutdowns yet tho but im worried about the longhaul.

OVERALL:
Its a well rounded package that should sate the average gamers needs and with a little setup and a couple accessories, it makes for a decent desktop replacement.  i look forward to getting a year or two out of it as a desktop replacement until i build my desktop and a few years after that as a laptop, gaming on the go, or as a backup.  Overall its a 4.5 rounded up to 5.
3064265
Great value for the price.. Dont expect it to perform great for your new heavy games... it does all the basic activities like browsing, videos, music, office applications etc pretty good.
2903375
I was looking at different systems and possibly building my own when I came across this system from ASUS.  I have used ASUS parts in the past, motherboards and video cards so I am familiar with the company and they are known for quality.  Overall I am happy with this system offers a nice amount of ram at 16 gigs, the video card plays my games nicely World of Warcraft and Battlefield 4 and the audio is nice.  If you are looking for a nice system that is not going to break the bank nor need to be upgraded in 6 months I recommend this one.

Some of the downsides is the power supply is only 500 watts but more than enough for the components in the system, the memory can only be upgraded if you swap out the existing memory but 16 gigs should be more than enough and the hard drive is only 1TB.  I still gave it 5 stars based on the fact that I was aware of all this before the purchase and it arrived in working order and everything works great as it was advertised.
2173768
Very nice PC, easy to upgrade. I purchased  around April and 0 problems, I would upgrade the keyboard and mouse and graphic card but the built in graphics are fine. The keyboard is starting to stick keys but I use it to game so I'm not complaining, mainly me pounding keys.  So, I'm very satisfied.
19685
The pc is definitely worth the money. only good for basic use.you would need to upgrade to get more out of it. it shuts off randomly thats my only problem.
752878
PC arrived in perfect condition and was well packaged. Set up was easy and simple. Keyboard and mouse have a great feel to them. Keyboard isn't very loud and mouse fits hand very good. Displays very good graphics. Runs ultra settings very smoothly. It ran The division beta, Tomb raider, and other games very nicely. I haven't had any problems with this PC yet.. So in general this computer is great for its value and you will definitely be happy with it..
2821125
I bought this computer 6 months ago from newegg. I wanted something cheap that I could use for college and also a good starter pc for gaming. After putting in a new mid-range graphics card this computer could handle every game I threw at it on ultra high settings. There are two reasons I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.

One is that it comes with so much bloatware you'll spend the first week just deleting the garbage off of it, and then have to worry about your registry having errors because they made important software dependent on the bloatware, but that is expected when you buy premade. Two is that it didn't come with any case fans. I bought 2 and installed them myself, it runs loud, but never overheats. The only other thing I could say is that if you put a 3rd party graphics card in it you should probably get a new power supply. It's good enough to handle my card since it has it's own fan, but some higher end cards might be too much for it.

Overall this computer was great for the price I paid. It's blazing fast for most processes. It slows down to a halt every once and a while, but that's because of Windows 7. Windows 7 has holes in it that leaks memory when you run certain programs, and they don't seem to want to bother fixing it.
2558508
Pros: good build. and configuration is sufficient for moderate day to day work loads (email, internet, wordprocessing, multimedia). Nice finsihing.

cons:  For the price - No complaint. (It is not expected to be a high end gaming machine or workstation)
1708436
Got this on sale and have had no issues with it.

instruction booklet was a bit unclear in a few steps and had images that did not match the board 100%.

However for a first time PC build this board was still easy enough to figure out.
2751775
GOOD COMPUTER FOR THE PRICE.  I RUN 1080P .MKV FILES, NO PROBLEM.  INTEGRATED 7.1 SOUND AND HDMI PORT IS NICE.  THE ONLY PROBLEM IS IF I RUN CAD LIKE SOLID WORKS THE COMPUTER BECOMES A LITTLE SLOW AND DOESNT RUN SMOOTH.  I DONT PLAY GAMES, BUT WOULD EXPECT THE SAME IF YOU PLAY  A GRAPHIC INTENSE GAME.  OTHER THAN THAT BLUETOOTH, USB, WIFI, DVDRW ALL WORK FINE.  NICE UPGRADE FROM THE PS3 BEING A MULTIMEDIA CENTER, QUITER AND LESS ELECTRIC.  ITS CHEAP BUT WISH IT WAS CHEAPER... LIKE $50