Product Description

If your desktop PC is more than 4 years old, it's time to upgrade. The Internet now offers video download capabilities, games are more graphic intensive, and life simply means faster and more intense video demands. This Acer Computer AX1700-U3700A Desktop PC offers lots of memory (4 GB) to start, then adds 512 MB dedicated video memory with a dedicated NVIDIA graphics processor. All your applications are handled with efficient inertia through the Intel Dual-Core 2.4GHz processor. Why should you continue to be frustrated if your current desktop PC doesn't have the power you want or need- Explore your creativity with the Acer AX1700-U3700A small form factor desktop featuring powerful Intel Dual-Core processor, 4GB memory, large hard drive and media features so you can power through projects, enjoy more of your digital media and keep everything at your fingertips. Play movies or run PowerPoint presentations using the NVIDIA GeForce G100 Graphics that also supports the hottest games with DirectX 10 with incredible performance for rich, life-like images and smooth video. The NVIDIA GeForce G100 is essential for watching Blu-ray movies on a PC, accelerating the Microsoft Windows Vista experience, and powering Microsoft DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 games. Burn DVDs and CDs with SuperMulti drive featuring Labelflash technology which personalizes your media by laser burning unique, high-res transparent images directly on the label side of discs right after you burn them. All of these great features fit into a stylish space-saving PC that sits on your desk making it a great for home or office use! For business, pleasure, or both, the Acer AX1700-U3700A Desktop PC offers what you need for superior PC performance. NVIDIA GeForce G100 with 512MB Dedicated Video Memory (Processor Cores 8; Graphics Clock (MHz) 567 MHz; Processor Clock (MHz) 1400 MHz); Labelflash DVD+-R/RW SuperMulti Drive with Double Layer.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #684 in Personal Computers
• Brand: Acer
• Model: AX1700-U3700A
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds
• CPU: PowerPC G4 2.1 GHz
• Memory: 2000MB SDRAM
• Hard Disk: 1GB
• Processors: 1

Features

• Contents - Desktop PC, Acer USB Keyboard, USB Optical Mouse, USB Amplified Stereo Speakers
• Software Bundle - Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition, Microsoft Works 9.0SE, Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 60-Day Trial
• McAfee Internet Security Suite 2008 60-Day Subscription, 1-Year Limited Warranty
• Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220 2.4 GHz Processor; 1 MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz Front Side Bus
• 4096 MB DDR2 RAM (Maximum Capacity); 640 GB (7200RPM) SATA Hard Drive

Customer Reviews

For the money, not bad
For the money this is not a bad small form factor general use PC. It is fast enough to do everyday tasks like email and office use and some mild gaming. Mid level games play well enough and the integrated sound is decent. Newer games will need to be toned down some to play, like CoD4 and CoH. I play both fine with fancy features turned off. The speakers are really weak and will need replacement. I ditched the crummy mouse and keyboard and added a Logitech wave mouse keyboard combo. Speakers are being replaced as well. I can run my 22" widescreen monitor at full 1080p thru HDMI, nice feature, with no problem and enjoy the video options. Vista is nice and runs smooth. I setup and use the PS3 and Home Theater to use this as a media center, nice feature to have since I have over 100 Gigs of MP3s. Label flash CD/DVD burner is nice as well. Have not had any problems with the PC. If you don't have much space and want a new PC this is a great idea. Not a gamer PC but more then adequate for general every day use.

Better than what it replaced; outsourced customer service thumbs down
I'm not a gamer, but I am an internet addict. My older computer was super slow and I appreciate getting a new one. I hope I get much use out of this computer and don't get the issues other people have reported. But I have my doubts because other things have happened so far that no one else has reported. A huge issue is that customer support does not appear to understand English well enough to deal with customer calls.

When starting up the computer, the trial software loaded without a choice to decline. Making the recovery disc took three DVD's and a little time, but no so bad. And don't believe the outside of the box. I did call the customer support number and they do not understand simple English words nor do they understand technical items. For one thing, the outside of the box clearly states what is trial and what is included (MS Office is labeled as trial: MS Works is not) so you would think you're getting MS Works, right? I carefully wrote down the key (combo of letters and numbers) and it turns out they need to be all numbers and the letters happen to be "OEM". Who is using my key remains to be solved, but not with any assistance from Acer. Not according to the first level nor repeated calls to supervisor after supervisor. Possible fraud or just an error that could be easily fixed, who knows? Another customer service failure from this end user.

Also, I can't get my microphone to work correctly. I can hear recordings, but I seem some of the settings do not even recognize that a headphone and/or mic are plugged in. Again, customer support is of no assistance.

I'm using OpenOffice as a substitute. And I have a been trying to figure out how to get the computer/microphone issue figured out. Some of the online solutions (choosing a lower quality of sound from "studio" to "telephone" are not even offered. I have studio/CD/DVD and changing any of them does not fix the issue. Is this a flaw of the particular Vista loaded onto the computer? Also, the power button is a little odd, and you'll probably want the CPU to your left, so it's easier to see what you're doing.

Again, Acer support simply does not have enough command of the English language and for me to make a sure judgement if they are not understanding me, they don't understand anything not on their script or what. This is a new computer still under warranty. A few items that aren't working, lack of any kind of owners manual, misleading print on the box, MAJOR customer service failure make me leery. I hope I'm wrong because this computer has a lot of potential to be a good value for the price.

dual monitors possible
I bought this unit planning to run dual monitors, assured by the best buy salesman that dual monitors would run, one from the integrated vga, the other from the nvidia dvi output. I also purchased a vga-dvi adaptor. Needless to say the presence of the nvidia card rendered the on-board video deader than napoleon. I wrote to acer support. "need a dual output card" they said. Now the nvidia card *is* dual output--dvi & hdmi--so I bought another adaptor--vga to dvi + a dvi to hdmi adaptor. Tried it. The nvidia dialogue box recognized the second monitor, but it didn't work. In despair I read some of the best buy customer reviews of the ax1700. There was the clue. it comes with a vga adaptor that connects directly to the nvidia card and uses the modem slot just below. I connected that, used the dvi for one monitor, the regular vga card for the other. Turned on the unit and both monitors fired up perfectly. Dvi one had precedence, but that's adjustable through the nvidia screen.

Otherwise the computer seems quite good. I hadn't wanted to buy another one. My old Dell was fine. But it couldn't take the video card I got from work. I realize these small towers have commensurately small power supplies, but for work--using a remote pc--this computer seems fine. I like the generous usb slots, the card readers, and the small size that permits it to be placed on the desktop, very accessible, easy to use.

So far so good.
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