MasterP said:
Don’t get Acer. They’re cheap for a reason, mainly because they’re terrible. If I remember correctly, Mike had problems with his when he first got it. He got it fixed but I prefer computers that “just work” from day 1
I disagree completely. Yes, mine did have a problem, it had a bad intel wireless card. Those same cards are used by HP, dell, gateway, ASUS, apple, etc, so I very easily could have had the same problem with another manufacturer. The fact is once I got that fixed, the computer has worked flawlessly and has even survived a 3 month trip to Egypt courtesy of my sister-in-law. You can experience problems with computers from all the major manufacturers, and Acer doesn’t use the same cheap materials they used to use 2-3 years ago, so I would be confident buying another one.
I do agree I would stay away from a mini though, they are way underpowered and you will not be satisfied with it in the long run. There really is no reason to not buy a computer with an i3/i5 processor, period.