Although most people these days lavish upon sleek tablets, ultra books, and all-in-one systems, tower desktops have no doubt persisted, whilst bearing less expensive price tags than the headline grabbing devices. The Acer Aspire ATC-605-UR2A is one example, a Windows 8.1-equipped high-end desktop that totes a reasonable price tag without compromises on decent performance with favorable perks like a powerful 4th Generation Intel i5 processor. While it is not the most impressive tower desktop we’ve seen in the price range, there’s still value to be found here.
Design
The Acer Aspire ATC-605-UR2A is housed in a midrange tower measuring 14.98 x 6.89 x 16.29 (HWD), making it nearly identical in size and design to the Acer Aspire ATC-605-UR2A. At any rate, while its chassis isn’t one of the flashiest in its class, it still comes out with some glamour with somehow aesthetic but not entirely devoid of personality, either.
Its matte black chassis is accentuated with a metallic finish and a chrome strip makes the 20.42 lbs. desktop stand out of the crowd. Like most budget desktops, it doesn’t ship with a screen but the USB Keyboard and Optical Mouse included in the package aren’t cheap at all-remember this isn’t your typical All-in-One (AIO) PC. On the top is a flat indented surface that can serve as a storage deck where you can stash away your peripherals while recharging or connecting for data transfer.
Aspire ATC-605-UR2A offers High Definition Audio with 5.1-Channel Surround Sound Support offer near-studio quality audio output with the right kind of speakers. Media ports can be easily accessed as they are located on the front-Digital Media Card Reader- Secure Digital (SD) Card, headphone and microphone jacks- Audio Line In and Out.
Other connectivity options include 802.11bgn wireless, 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN with RJ-45, 4 x USB 2.0 ports at the rear, 2 x USB 3.0 ports at the front- you can transfer a 32GB movie in just 1.5 minutes, 16X DVD±R/RW SuperMulti Drive, an HDMI port, a VGA port, 3 expansion slots- PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot Mini PCI Express Slot.In the review, Bluetooth was not mentioned-it wasn’t intentional as there isn’t information on the same but with many USB ports you can get a USB dongle alongside your purchase.
Performance
The Aspire ATC-605-UR2A features a quad core Intel i5-4440 processor (6 MB cache) at 3.1 GHz base speed and the latest Turbo Boost Technology, which is enough to realize clock speeds of up to 3.3GHz 64-bit processing. The processor speeds are boosted by 8GB of DDR3 SDRAM, with enough room for expansion to a maximum of 16GB for super multitasking efficiency.
There is decent room for expansion, including an empty drive bay, which allows for a second drive in addition to 1TB Serial ATA 300 hard drive (7200 rpm). This is enough real estate for your multimedia files with quick read and write times and you are never limited on storage space. The Acer Aspire features AcerCloud that turns your PC into your ultimate Cloud storage for easy access on the easily customizable Windows 8.1 user-friendly features.
The Aspire ATC-605-UR2A is not your typical gaming horsepower type of PC, but offers decent enough graphics with the only caveat being that the Intel HD 4600 graphics card shares memory with the CPU. In most gaming PCs, there is a dedicated card for smooth gaming but the Intel HD 4600 is quite sufficient for great visuals, subtle image quality, video editing and some gaming performance too. It offers better performance than the Intel HD 4000 and 4400 and can easily compete with NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M/630M.
Conclusion
The Acer Aspire ATC-605-UR2A is an ideal mainstream entertainment PC but is equally a great option for work or school use with stellar functionality and modern design-it will look good in any room. While it isn’t the flashiest system available, its nevertheless a good value thanks to its reasonable price tag, USB 3.0 support, and spacious 1TB hard drive.
However, users looking for greater processing power should first check out the Dell XPS 8930 Desktop, whose robust Core i7 processor, extra RAM, and larger hard drive justify its costlier price tag. That said, there’s still plenty to like about the Aspire ATC-605-UR2A, and it’s certainly worthy of consideration.
Recommended Configuration
Acer Aspire TC-885-UA92 Desktop, 9th Gen Intel Core i5-9400, 12GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, 8X DVD, 802.11AC Wifi, USB 3.1 Type C, Windows 10 Home
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The Review
Acer Aspire ATC-605-UR2A
The Acer Aspire ATC-605-UR2A is an ideal mainstream entertainment PC but is equally a great option for work or school use with stellar functionality and modern design-it will look good in any room.
PROS
- Low Price-high quality text
- Wi-Fi Direct
CONS
- No Ethernet
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