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Manufacturer: Acer Part number: PT.SG5P2.004
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- Bottom Line:
- Generous price cuts on higher-end systems give this Acer some competitive difficulty, but this system is still more affordable than most, and comes wrapped in a pleasing design.
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CNET editors' review
Acer Aspire AM3970-U5022 price range: $729.75
- Reviewed by: Rich Brown
- Reviewed on: 08/11/2011
- Released on: 06/01/2011
The good: The Acer Aspire AM3970-U5022 has an attractive design for a budget PC, and bears a fair price tag for its configuration.
The bad: Recent price drops on older systems mean that as of this review, you'll find competing PCs on the market in the same price range with better features.
The bottom line: Generous price cuts on higher-end systems give this Acer some competitive difficulty, but this system is still more affordable than most, and comes wrapped in a pleasing design.
User reviews
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Best bargain PC of the year.
by TrickyP on October 23, 2011
Pros: For the price? Everything about this system is awesome.
Cons: It's cheap, keep that in mind and there are none.
Summary: I don't understand the low scores for this system when the Inspiron 620 and Gateway SX 2850-33 base models are not better and scored much higher. The prices listed, ...
Summary: I don't understand the low scores for this system when the Inspiron 620 and Gateway SX 2850-33 base models are not better and scored much higher. The prices listed, btw, are the base models. Though even with maximum upgrades, increasing the price by up to $300, the processors are only minimally better and RAM expansion is far inferior. Also, some of the reviews seem to talk more about the upgraded models than the base. I paid $450 free shipping for this system. Dual core, dual thread 3.1Ghz i3, 1TB HDD, 6GB DDR3 RAM. Expandable to 16GB! And crucial has 8GB (2x4GB) compatible sticks for ~$50. On Dells website you pay an extra $80 to upgrade from 4 to only 6GB with the Inspiron! You have 12 USB 2.0 ports with this system, two more than the Gateway, and while it doesn't have a FireWire port in back it does does have HDMI, 2 SATA III and 4 SATA ports internally. Is it that hard to wire internally? Who uses FireWire anymore anyway?? It has an extra bay to house a second HDD. A media card reader. Includes WiFi card, useless to me in a desktop, but you still get it! This system, for the price I got it, blows the others out of the water. While the Gateway does have a true quad core I have never been limited by the processing power of this machine. And I have installed a graphics card, multiple monitors and used some pretty high end rendering software while playing Fallout NV (ultra settings) on the second screen with multiple instances of Firefox running with over 9,000 tabs open, watching BluRay rips on VLC, transferring files, unpacking RARs and running ISO images on virtual drives. The review says for $50 more dollars you can buy the Gateway? Nah, try $150 dollars, and then it's MOBO limits it to 8GB RAM fully expanded! Obviously a truly superior machine... w8, wut? Okay, so the Gateway comes with a blu-ray player. Well, guess what? This system has an extra optical drive bay! Buy a blu-ray drive for ~$60 and you have dual optical drives! What's that worth? ...not much to me, but it sounds cool, and buying that alone would still put you $100 under the gateway price. Find this system on sale like I did, buy an nvidia GT 240 1GB DDR5 graphics card for $70, buy 8GB RAM for $50 on the crucial website (will be 12GB total), a $60 blu-ray drive and have a boss machine that will do everything but NEO calculations for NASA ...and your laundry, won't do that either. All of that for only $30 more than the Gateway, basically twice the machine. I feel like this system was unfairly bashed for whatever reason. Maybe because the time wasn't taken to do proper research and find the TRUE lowest price.
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not a recommended brand to choose even it is cheap
by cookie3373 on December 29, 2011
Pros: cheaper than other brands
Cons: short life span hardware failure after one year which is more expensive than purchased price
Summary: I bought Acer desktop and laptop before as the price is cheaper compared to other brands but my laptop had hard ware problem after one year warranty and quoted repair ...
Summary: I bought Acer desktop and laptop before as the price is cheaper compared to other brands but my laptop had hard ware problem after one year warranty and quoted repair cost is higher than my purchased price of my laptop I rejected the repair quotation and i discarded my acer laptop after 1 year as it is more worth it to buy a new laptop than to repair it. and purchased a more expensive HP and it had no problem at all after 3 years usage. After my bad experience with Acer I will not buy Acer products anymore although it is cheaper as the life span of the product is too short . Acer products is not recommended anyway if you ask me
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Acer
- Part number: PT.SG5P2.004
- Description: The Aspire M3970 sports a striking glossy exterior that will add a touch of class to any room of your house. What's more, this desktop offers the most flexible and scalable capabilities with the combo of a powerful Intel Core i3 processor, top-level graphics, and a host of practical features to fulfill all of your everyday computing and entertainment needs. The handsome Aspire M3970 showcases a vertically-oriented side strip through which blue LEDs shine, adding to it's classy look. An easy-swappable hard drive bay offers a quick way to insert and remove HDDs from your PC, and a number of ports are intuitively positioned atop for easy access. Also on top is a covered storage deck for conveniently stowing cables and other items. See, share and create richer content! Gaming and entertainment reach new levels of realism via the Blu-ray disc drive along with amazing HD graphics, providing superb performance for sharper images, richer color, and lifelike visuals.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Type Personal computer
- Product Form Factor Micro tower
- Color Black
Processor / Chipset
- Type 2nd Gen Core i3,
Intel 2 i3-2100 / 3.1 GHz - Number of Cores Dual-Core
- 64-bit Computing Yes
- CPU Qty 1
- Max CPU Qty 1
- Processor Main Features Intel Virtualization Technology,
Intel Smart Cache - Chipset Type Intel H67 Express
Cache Memory
- Installed Size L3 cache - 3 MB
- Cache Per Processor 3 MB
RAM
- Installed Size 6 GB / 16 GB (max)
- Technology DDR3 SDRAM
- Form Factor DIMM 240-pin
- Configuration Features 3 x 2 GB
Hard Drive
- Type HDD
- Capacity 1 x 1 TB
- Interface Type Serial ATA-300 Serial ATA
- Spindle Speed 5400 rpm
Storage Controller
- Type 1 x Serial ATA - Integrated
- Controller Interface Type Serial ATA-300
Hard Drive (3rd)
- Type None
Optical Storage
- Type DVD±RW / DVD-RAM
Floppy Drive
- Type None
Optical Storage (2nd)
- Type None
Card Reader
- Type Card reader
- Supported Flash Memory Cards RS-MMC,
SD Memory Card,
MultiMediaCard,
Memory Stick PRO,
Microdrive,
Memory Stick,
CompactFlash Card type II,
CompactFlash Card type I,
Memory Stick Duo,
MultiMediaCardmobile,
xD-Picture Card,
Memory Stick PRO Duo,
miniSD Storage Removable
- Type None
Monitor
- Monitor Type none.
Graphics Controller
- Type Integrated
- Graphics Processor / Vendor Intel HD Graphics Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0
- Video Interfaces HDMI,
VGA
Input Device
- Type Mouse,
Keyboard Audio Output
- Compliant Standards High Definition Audio
- Speaker(s) None
Keyboard
- Interface USB
Audio Input
- Type None
Mouse
- Technology Optical
Networking
- Type Integrated
- Wireless LAN Supported Yes
- Data Link Protocol Fast Ethernet,
Ethernet,
Gigabit Ethernet,
IEEE 802.11b,
IEEE 802.11n,
IEEE 802.11g - Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11g,
IEEE 802.11n,
IEEE 802.11b Printer
- Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Bays 2 (total) / 1 (free) x External 5.25",
2 (total) / 1 (free) x Internal 3.5" - Slots 1 (total) / 0 (free) x CPU,
4 (total) / 1 (free) x DIMM 240-pin,
3 (total) / 3 (free) x PCIe x1,
1 (total) / 1 (free) x PCIe x16 - Interfaces 1 x HDMI,
1 x VGA,
1 x LAN (Gigabit Ethernet),
12 x USB 2.0 ( 4 in front ),
1 x PS/2 mouse,
1 x PS/2 keyboard,
1 x Headphones ( 1 in front ),
1 x Microphone ( 1 in front ),
3 x Audio Power
- Device Type Power supply
- Power Provided 300 Watt
Operating System / Software
- OS Provided Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition
- Microsoft Office Preloaded Includes a pre-loaded image of select Microsoft Office 2010 suites. Purchase an Office 2010 Product Key Card or disc to activate preloaded software on this PC.
- Software Microsoft Office 2010 Starter
Dimensions & Weight
- Width 7.1 in
- Depth 15.8 in
- Height 14.9 in
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Sustainability
- Greenpeace policy rating (Nov 2011) 2.9
- Greenpeace policy rating (Nov 2012) 5.1
Accessories
- Logitech diNovo Mini Keyboard (32784878)115.68 - 168.67
- Intermec keyboard (35058896)478.19 - 517.50
- Kensington Notebook Keypad/Calculator with USB Hub - keypad (34991754)24.00
- Manhattan Numeric - keypad (34564735)10.32
- Unotron SpillSeal Meditech Magic Washable Antimicrobial Keyboard S6000KMT - keyboard (34666150)45.99
- Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 (31485240)33.99 - 63.32
- Logitech Illuminated Keyboard (33264750)60.89 - 117.89
- Razer Lycosa (32640959)69.99 - 94.66
- Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution - keyboard and mouse set (32822577)124.99 - 224.79
- Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro (33300017)229.99
- Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007) (32379337)179.99
- Cooler Master CM Storm Spawn mouse (34580173)27.97 - 44.99
- Genius DeathTaker mouse (35266998)34.99 - 52.01
- Goldtouch Ergonomic Mouse Right Handed USB Benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure mouse (34914307)43.99
- HP USB Optical Mouse mouse (34828595)
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Acer
- Address:
333 West San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA 95110 - Phone: 1-800-368-2237
