Long time Dell owner.. been looking to replace one of my desktops that was running Windows 7 (Older I5, 1TB, 8gb ram). Have been watching all the deals including black friday 2019. Came across this Acer for $499.. best deal I have found for a 500gb SSD AND 12gig of DDR4 (DDR4 not DDR2!) and newest 9th generation I5.Well I have to say it is pretty awesome. If your a gamer you will want something with a better video card, but for normal everyday tasks it is fast fast fast. Bootup is extremely fast! And is it very very quiet. You cannot tell that it is on..I did buy a 2TB Seagate HDD (ST2000DM008) and installed it - so I could keep lesser used files on it (pics, videos etc). The HDD was $50. It is an easy DIY install - all the cables come with the computer and 4 screws to mount HDD are inside computer (thanks ACER!). Did not need to do anything to BIOS, just had to add drive letter and path in Windows 10 (under "disk management").I did not receive any compensation or discounts for this review! Just happy with purchase!