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Acer computer - Mini tower. How upgradable are they.
I just acquired an Acer Aspire E380 as a combo. Nice 19" wide screen
LCD hich now belongs to my wife. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=product&produ ctCategoryId=pcmcat112200050017&id=1171671628685 Link shows the model purchased. It has a small power supply (250 watt) which is supposed to take an after marker unit just fine, and needs a graphics card to get the most out of it. I am still trying to figure out which motherboard it has and its upgrade potential. My question is, does anyone here have any experiences with upgrading an Acer unit and does it use proprietary parts like a dell does? Thanks for your time. Don -- |
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Acer computer - Mini tower. How upgradable are they.
My question is, does anyone here have any experiences with upgrading an Acer unit and does it use proprietary parts like a dell does? Thanks for your time. Don Why do you ask? |
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Acer computer - Mini tower. How upgradable are they.
The Henchman wrote:
My question is, does anyone here have any experiences with upgrading an Acer unit and does it use proprietary parts like a dell does? Thanks for your time. Don Why do you ask? The comp is new. I just wonder is it only as good as it is now or is it effective to upgrade (to a point) the unit. I really should have built one but the combo was to good to pass up. At one time Dell's used parts that were (supposedly) replaceable only with Dell parts. Items like power supplies, mother boards and what not. I guess it really does not mater except for I now have to upgrade the power supply; to add a PCIx graphics card as it only came with a 250W power supply. I was told the power supply was a standard size and started to wonder about the other upgrade items, like the mother board. I am also still trying to find out the maximum chip that the mother board will handle. Unfortunantly; I have had little luck identifying the MB. So guess I'm just curious. It won't really change anything either way. Don -- |
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