Best Desktop Computers
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB Video Card | 1 x HDMI | 1 x DisplayPort.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I decided to write a review because the ad doesn't have all the information that I would like to have, such as which manufacturer the motherboard and graphics card comes from, as well as the power supply. Specs on the one I received are as follows: CPU: Intel core i5 7400. Motherboard: ASUS Prime B250M-A (MSI B250M bazooka is the one pictured as far as I can tell). GPU: MSI RX 580 4GB ARMOR (pictured in ad as far as I can tell). RAM: 2x4GB sticks of ADATA 2400. PSU: ATNG POWER CO., LTD MODEL: ATM-500FB (not specified in ad and I couldnt find any specs or reviews online). HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200 RPM. Case fans: Apevia branded. Case: Aluminum (I believe) with acrylic front and side panels. Plenty of room to expand if you wanted to add an SSD or more ram, MB also supports intel Optane and has 2 m.2 slots. The case is beautiful in my opinion and the acrylic panels are slightly tinted, which I like very much because the light isn't too bright from the fans, and it looks almost solid black when the pc is turned off. The lack of any information at all online leads me to believe this is probably not a very good power supply, I would atleast like to know what temp it is rated for as well as if it has any protections such as OVP, OCP, UVP, OPP, SCP. My biggest complaint is the missing MB screw, it just really bothers me that it isn't completely mounted. When I wrote this review Cyberpower left a comment which is the reason I contacted them about the missing screw in the first place. 14 days after that I still didn't have a package, but I did receive an email from someone else in their tech support department with a survey about their customer service. I suppose I'll never know, but the 3rd package arrived in less than a week and contained a packet with a few screws and standoffs and a Cyberpower mouse pad as well."
"None of my current systems work with it.. A bit of research and I was about to buy another Dell when I checked Amazon to see what they have to offer and I found this system. This system has a good amount of expandability and it has a 7th gen processor the I5 is very good and as time passes you could put in an I7 as the price drops. The graphic card is a very good card to play all games to what degree I will update once I have some of my games installed. Over all I love the system so far and again I will update the review as a install and use several programs. Should you buy this system I would say yes and do it soon as the supply of 7th gen chips run out the price may go higher or the system may be sold out. so far very good job. VR Update Well the Fall creator update is out and I applied it to my system and ran the Microsoft Mixed Reality Test program. If you are looking for a system to handle VR this system does it hands down with room to grow Also for Christmas I got Titanfall 2 which is installed and ready for me to give it a try."
"The Cyberpowerpc Gamer Xtreme pc has a lovely case, and they were very generous with the amount of case fans included. This may sound odd, but the thing that impressed me the most was how amazing they did with cable management. Its not just thrown together recklessly, someone actually took the time to feed the cables through back and made it look fabulous. Since its using a Kaby Lake chip, and they use a decent mobo, it makes it a lot easier to just add a newer processor and gpu without having to worry about replacing the mobo."
Unlike other gaming PC out in the market that sacrifice quality for price, Skytech does not compromise and only use quality & branded components such as higher grade power supply, gaming memory with heat spreader, and more! Processor: AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5 GHz / 4.1 GHz Turbo Unlocked. Motherboard:AM3+ 970 Chipset Gaming Motherboard (Not generic motherboard where other gaming companies will cut corners on). Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050 TI 4GB Pascal Engine. Memory: High Performance 8GB DDR3 1866 MHz Gaming Memory with Heat Spreader (We do not use generic memory that other companies will cut corners on). Hard Disk: 1TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive. Power Supply: 430 Watts High Performance Power Supply. Operating System Windows 10 Professional 64-bit.Note:VGA (older technology) no longer can be supported.If needed to use VGA, they will have to buy a converter such as HDMI to VGA adapter. AMD FX-6300 3.50GHz / 4.1 Turbo 6-Core | 1 TB 7200RPM Hard Drive | AMD 970 Chipset Gaming Motherboard (Not Generic Motherboard).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I spent weeks researching computer specs, deciding what I need to run powerful games at their highest quality while not breaking the bank, and comparing computers. My computer arrived a day earlier than expected and I spent three glorious afternoons gaming with the best quality graphics I have ever seen. On the third day, my darling computer, whom I had named Valkyrie, refused to start. I currently am awaiting a response from SkyTech (it is Sunday now; I received the computer Thursday night) and I will edit this review with an update on how SkyTech treats issues such as this one. I would recommend getting a better power supply if you intend to do a lot of intense gaming or video editing, so explore your options with SkyTech before buying."
"OK so now it is June 2017 I have had no performance issues, but i realize sometimes the front to fans rattle, that is because there are ONLY 2 screws holding the 2 FANS on. luckily I had 6 extra screws from ones I had purchased.My motherboard also is missing a screw in the top left."
"The included wifi adapter is great, and has given me better performance while using my phone as a hotspot than my laptop ever did, eliminating a lot of the lag I experienced on my laptop using the same hotspot device. I can't comment on the included mouse, as I already had one I prefer to use, but the keyboard is sufficient for quite some time. The keys feel alright, and it even has cool little rubber buttons on the side that can do things like adjust your volume, open your calculator, email, etc, and play pause and skip music."
"I was a little skeptical since i purchased this when there was less than 13 ratings and only 3 reviews but i decided to purchase this since this had more value per dollar compared to all the other computers around the same price range. swapped out the disc reader for a Bluray one. My current build is one new cpu away from achieving vr, so super excited."
Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz (Turbo up to 3.6GHz) 6MB Cache Processor Core: Quad-Core Memory: 8GB DDR3; supports up to 16GB Memory Slots: 4 Graphics: Integrated Intel HD 2500 Graphics Video Ports: VGA, DisplayPort Hard Drive: 500GB SATA 5400RPM Optical Drive: DVD ROM: Integrated Network: 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Wireless: No Front Panel: (4) USB 2.0 (1) Headphone (1) Microphone Rear Panel: (1) DisplayPort (1) VGA (4) USB 3.0 (2) USB 2.0 (1) RJ-45 LAN (1) Audio: Line-in/Microphone (1) Audio: Line-out (1) Serial Port Expansion Slots & Bays: (1) Low-Profile PCI Slot (1) Low-Profile PCI Express x16 Slot (2) Low-Profile PCI Express x1 Slots (1) External 5.25\"Drive Bay (1) Internal 3.5\" Drive Bay (1) External 3.5\" Drive Bay Operating System: Genuine Windows 10 Professional 64-bit, Power Supply: 240W Max Dimensions: 14.9\"(L) x 3.95\"(W) x 13.3\"(H). This Certified Refurbish product is tested and certified to look and work like new.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Hardware - If you are looking for a decent, powerful workstation for normal desktop use (ie not gaming) then this is a good value. The ad promises: and certified by the manufacturer or by a third-party refurbisher to look and work like new, with limited to no signs of wear. It took me about 3 days of a combo of Vinegar, Baking Soda and letting it 'air' out to get the smell down to acceptable levels. Bottom Line: If you are looking for a cheap, decent desktop but don't care if it looks like it was kicked down the stairs then stored in a box chicken tikka for 6 months then you'll be OK."
"After reading many of the reviews, I had a flash of regret having ordered the refurbished desktop. After 2 days of eager waiting, this was delivered and it left me beaming with satisfaction and relief to find a sealed (that's right sealed) desktop looking barely used and unrecognizable microscopic scratches and strangely smelling new."
"But with a clean copy of Windows 7 installed, these machines FLY and will effortlessly handle ANY home/office/browsing tasks you throw at it. I bought this PC specifically because it was a high end business grade machine from the Windows 7 era. I nearly cancelled my order after reading reviews about bad packaging, or machines with major damage, but I decided to roll the dice. The case is in very good shape with only minor scuffs and scratches on the top where a monitor would sit. These are used machines, so I think it's natural to expect some with hardware issues to occasionally slip through quality control, but generally these are a very good bargain for users that know what they are looking for. I can't say that your luck will be the same, but mine arrived with 4 matched sticks of 2 GB RAM (for a total of 8 gigs as advertised) and a Western Digital Enterprise grade 500 GB hard drive that surprisingly has lower power-on hours according to the SMART data."
"The PC arrived in terrible condition the box and PC were damaged, how the PC works I cant tell you but it does."
Best All-in-One Computers
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Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Most of the features are still very similar to the 2015 version, other than some port changes, new video chips, and a slightly brighter screen. If you find a 2015 model that's a great deal, though, this new version isn't enough of an improvement to justify passing up a terrific buy on the older generation. Box comes with everything you need, including wireless and rechargeable keyboard/mouse, and a lightning cable to charge them. The new 21" version now has internal memory slots that are technically upgradable, but doing so involves removing the glass and is something only a very advanced/skilled user should attempt. I ended up buying a kit from OWC and upgrading my 21" iMac to a Crucial SATA SSD, though this is not something you should attempt without a lot of research beforehand as well as a decent amount of technical know-how. I was a Windows user for most of my life and just switched to Macs a few years ago. The Mac OS is much more stable, and the components, even things like the keyboard and mouse were clearly designed and tested to be more user friendly and better ergonomically. Progressive upgrades (processor, bigger HDD or an SSD, more memory at purchase, etc) are extremely expensive and add a disproportionate amount of cost to the iMac. I would STRONGLY recommend avoiding Apple-installed memory upgrades and buy a version with 8GB RAM. You can easily find the correct memory here on Amazon at a fraction of the cost Apple charges you."
"All in all, I. think Apple is much better than Hewlett Packard, which I had for years, and also the other similar computers I had."
"Still working on some of the quirks, like moving up and down on a page, can be a struggle with the hidden slide bar."
"Having tested 1000's of review PCs, Macs, and laptops I can tell you that this is the best iMac ever made. Build quality of the unit is flawless and now the I/O has 2 USB C w/ Thunder Bolt 3. I highly recommend this unit to anyone looking for a computer that is as powerful as any PC out there and can easily play AAA games in Windows 10 via bootcamp install."
"It's Apple."
"I am still learning about this computer."
"Impressed with quality of the sceeen, Magic mouse and wireless keyboard."
"Beautiful, but insanely slow."
Best Mini Computers
Size: 2.6 Ghz Core i5 |. Style: Desktop. Carved from a Solid block of aluminum, Mac mini has a seamless, unique look that is unmistakably Mac.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Even if you don't plan on running more than one program at a time, you will eventually find that programs will continue to get bigger and bigger, until your system will slows down to a crawl. I knew it would have limits, but the speed difference was so dramatic, I returned it a few days later... and bought their middle configuration, which costs $200 more, which nearly doubles the CPU speed to 2.6 Ghz... and doubles the hard drive size from 500GB to 1TB (1000 GB)... but more importantly, it doubles the RAM to 8GB."
"I am a web development student and we use a lot of adobe programs for our classes. I use a I-MAC in school, so I was used to the MAC OS. But, I do the same thing with the $ 4000 I-mac at school too. ( It looks a little like a IMAC display) I didn't need to download any monitor display programs, I use with it the rocket fish web cam(plug & play on mac), I also use with it the samsung SE-208 external dvd writer( for listening to my CDS and it's plug and play too) If, you are a student like me or someone who likes doing more than one thing at a time... I like to use photoshop and go on google chrome at the same time... best $6.99 that I ever spent for a app."
"And with the addition of USB 3 in the 2012 mini, that covers a lot of what people need for speed. In a data center, that will be useful for those who process a lot of images and will likely help when screen sharing. 4) If a hard drive is ordered in the Mac mini, you can get to it and replace an SSD but it won't be easy. As was before, replacing the hard drive is not covered under warranty. From our experience, nearly everyone used that second drive for a cloned backup. 7) Because there are fewer parts in the mini now, the Applecare is down now as well to $99."
Best Tower Computers
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB Video Card | 1 x HDMI | 1 x DisplayPort.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"None of my current systems work with it.. A bit of research and I was about to buy another Dell when I checked Amazon to see what they have to offer and I found this system. This system has a good amount of expandability and it has a 7th gen processor the I5 is very good and as time passes you could put in an I7 as the price drops. The graphic card is a very good card to play all games to what degree I will update once I have some of my games installed. Over all I love the system so far and again I will update the review as a install and use several programs. Should you buy this system I would say yes and do it soon as the supply of 7th gen chips run out the price may go higher or the system may be sold out. so far very good job. VR Update Well the Fall creator update is out and I applied it to my system and ran the Microsoft Mixed Reality Test program. If you are looking for a system to handle VR this system does it hands down with room to grow Also for Christmas I got Titanfall 2 which is installed and ready for me to give it a try."
"I decided to write a review because the ad doesn't have all the information that I would like to have, such as which manufacturer the motherboard and graphics card comes from, as well as the power supply. Specs on the one I received are as follows: CPU: Intel core i5 7400. Motherboard: ASUS Prime B250M-A (MSI B250M bazooka is the one pictured as far as I can tell). GPU: MSI RX 580 4GB ARMOR (pictured in ad as far as I can tell). RAM: 2x4GB sticks of ADATA 2400. PSU: ATNG POWER CO., LTD MODEL: ATM-500FB (not specified in ad and I couldnt find any specs or reviews online). HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200 RPM. Case fans: Apevia branded. Case: Aluminum (I believe) with acrylic front and side panels. Plenty of room to expand if you wanted to add an SSD or more ram, MB also supports intel Optane and has 2 m.2 slots. The case is beautiful in my opinion and the acrylic panels are slightly tinted, which I like very much because the light isn't too bright from the fans, and it looks almost solid black when the pc is turned off. The lack of any information at all online leads me to believe this is probably not a very good power supply, I would atleast like to know what temp it is rated for as well as if it has any protections such as OVP, OCP, UVP, OPP, SCP. My biggest complaint is the missing MB screw, it just really bothers me that it isn't completely mounted. When I wrote this review Cyberpower left a comment which is the reason I contacted them about the missing screw in the first place. 14 days after that I still didn't have a package, but I did receive an email from someone else in their tech support department with a survey about their customer service. I suppose I'll never know, but the 3rd package arrived in less than a week and contained a packet with a few screws and standoffs and a Cyberpower mouse pad as well."
"The Cyberpowerpc Gamer Xtreme pc has a lovely case, and they were very generous with the amount of case fans included. This may sound odd, but the thing that impressed me the most was how amazing they did with cable management. Its not just thrown together recklessly, someone actually took the time to feed the cables through back and made it look fabulous. Since its using a Kaby Lake chip, and they use a decent mobo, it makes it a lot easier to just add a newer processor and gpu without having to worry about replacing the mobo."
Best Laptop Computers
Acer Aspire E5-575-33BM comes with these high level specs: 7th Generation Intel Core i3-7100U Processor (2.4GHz, 3MB L3 cache), Windows 10 Home, 15.6" Full HD Widescreen LED-backlit Display, Intel HD Graphics 620, 4GB DDR4 Memory, 1TB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), 8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Drive (M-DISC enabled), Secure Digital (SD) card reader, High Definition Audio Support, 802.11ac Wi-Fi featuring MU-MIMO technology (Dual-Band 2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, Gigabit Ethernet, Built-In HD Webcam (1280 x 720) supporting High Dynamic Range (HDR), 1 - USB 3.1 (Type C) port, 2 - USB 3.0 Ports (One with Power-off Charging), 1 - USB 2.0 Port, 1 - HDMI Port with HDCP support, 6-cell Li-ion Battery (2800 mAh), Up to 12-hours Battery Life, 5.27 lbs. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"With that said, I spent about 20 working hours comparing over 400 laptops (nerd) from all major brands, and looked at over 300 deals(super nerd) offered on laptops by all major retailers on both black friday and cyber monday. 2) DDR4 ram, again the latest and greatest, also happens to be the cheapest ram available. Most things cost more when new, but because PC components become obsolete so quickly, when ram is first introduced this is the product being currently manufactured, which in turn means supply can easily exceed demand, which means lower prices. Also ram can EASILY be added to this laptop, takes less than 5 minutes and costs exactly $24.99 for the best available, here is the link to the 4GB stick I added: https://www.amazon.com/Ballistix-16GBx2-PC4-19200-SODIMM-260-Pin/dp/B01DGOF6GE?th=1. ***Additional note about ram, I chose to purchase an additional stick of 4gb rather than a 8gb or 16gb. There is a phenomenon known as "dual channel" with regards to ram, the concept is that if you have 2 like sticks of ram (they need to match in a few tech specs), in the exact same size, ie: 2 sticks of 4gb of ram, your pc will be able to access both sticks of ram at the same time. Therefore after talking to a computer genius friend of mine and doing about an hours research on this specific application, my best guess is that the extra money on the 8gb stick of ram would be a waste, two 4gb sticks of dual channel ram will out perform a 4gb and 8gb stick together for most applications. If you do want to have more than 8gb of ram total, I would recommend purchasing 2 identical sticks of 8gb or 16gb ram to utilize dual channel. You can either purchase a traditional sata SSD and replace the existing hard drive, or purchase a m.2 SSD and have 2 hard drives. ***If you decide to pull the stock hard drive, you can purchase a usb case for it and turn it into an external hard drive that connects via usb cable. This laptop is a unicorn in the fact that it has ALL SOLID FEATURES, with 2 potentially weak spots for some users (ram and hard drive). But these are easily upgraded, and the truth is (regardless of what tech nerds might argue), 4gb of ram, and the included hard drive are more than adequate for the majority of users."
"It's a Great Laptop: Even Novices Like Myself Can Upgrade it (Explained). I came into this laptop for the same reason most of you probably are; my budget is "as cheap as I can make it" while still having a functional Windows operating system (not a chromebook) for school related reasons. It seems like a silly thing to talk about but you'd be surprised, especially with lower-end laptops, how problematic that can be when it isn't L shaped (for that reason, I recommend staying away from Dell Inspirons and any other laptop like that). Kingston Technology HyperX Impact 8GB 2133MHz DDR4 CL13 SODIMM Laptop Memory HX421S13IB/8 is the RAM I used to upgrade with. If you were so inclined, you could pay for 8 gigs of ram to bring you to twelve, or buy two sticks of 4/8/16 and replace the stick they give you as the laptop can theoretically be taken up to 32. If you move windows and programs onto the ssd, and you upgrade your ram, you'll have a real real nice laptop and it shouldn't cost you more than 500 total. This laptop's integrated graphics will limit it when it comes to playing modern, intensive games but the 7th generation i3 hold up strong and upgrading ram/ssd will improve that. The only real downside to this laptop, which is to be expected in the pricerange, is the integrated graphics card which limits its gaming possibilities but in reality, it makes much more sense to have a basic laptop and a dedicated gaming pc at home as you'll get much more bang for your buck that way. I strongly urge you to purchase this unit, even if you're not going to screw around with upgrades, over spending the $1,500 Apple wants for their worst 13 inch laptop (they want 2,400 for their low-end 15 inch laptop.). Buying expensive laptops is a luxury with minimal value and you'd be better off spending it on other luxuries instead, as this is a new golden standard for laptops."
Best Computer Tablets
The next generation of our best-reviewed Fire tablet, with up to 12 hours of battery life, a vibrant 8" HD display, a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, 1.5 GB of RAM, and Dolby Audio.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It has about 12 hours battery life, it has many settings that you can use to save your battery by going off Wifi if you don't need it. It is an 8 inch HD display, it has a quad core processor, 1.3 gigahertz. You can enjoy hundreds of movies, TV shows, songs, Kindle ebooks you can even have a text- to-speech narrator, who will read the book to you! It seems to have brought us into a different venue. The case that comes with your Kindle Fire is just the back side of the case it does not cover the front."
"All right so I was scrolling through the reviews and read some pretty ridiculous reasons to not give this tablet five stars. For 80 dollars this is a good buy and the complaints on the wieght and the ads are ridiculous reasons to give this tablet a shabby review. Buy this tablet if you want a cheap e-reader that can also sure the web, watch movies and shows, check Facebook or Twitter, or read books on. It is an 80 dollar tablet and it will freeze if you try and treat it like something that has an insanely powerful processor and RAM."
"I paid full price for this product and am not being compensated in any manner to post this review. Pro's: ~Fast. ~Amazing Screen resolution. ~Great sound. ~Responsive. ~Alexa is kind of awesome. ~Battery life. I've charged it once so far, I've watched YouTube videos on it, streamed a movie and a few TV shows and I use it for Facebook and I'm not even half way down on the battery after 3 days."