Our Overall Score:
8.8/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Desktop PCs category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £599
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC. In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Acer or alternative products in the Desktop PCs category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC
Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC scores 8.1/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Desktop PCs. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC, just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Desktop PCs, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Desktop PCs? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC scores 8.8/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Desktop PCs category was £5999.00, whilst the cheapest we found was £279.00 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Desktop PCs category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Desktop PCs category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC.
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Desktop PCs category. This was £1202.06 from the 136 products we found in that category. So Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC actually comes in below average at £599.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £5999.00 and the least expensive, which was £279.00. In total we found that of the 136, 99 were more expensive and 32 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC.
Prices of products from Acer
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Acer. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Acer, which was £763.86 of the 146 products we found. So Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC price is below average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Acer was £69.99 with the most expensive coming in at £5999.00.
Prices of products from Acer and in the Desktop PCs category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Acer that sit specifically within the Desktop PCs category.
For this we found that the average price was £1317.36, making Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC at £599 actually below average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £5999.00 with the lowest priced item being £399.00. In total there were 26 items that were more expensive and 8 that was less expensive.
Reviews of Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC
Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC scores 9.4/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC is.
Overall score
Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC scores 8.8/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Acer so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: Aspire XC-885 Desktop PC
- Brand: Acer
- Model Number: XC885
- Achieve: Fast computing with the latest techIntel Core i5-9400 ProcessorRAM: 8 GB / Storage: 1 TB HDD & 128 GB SSDGraphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- EAN: 4710180382464
- Description: Looking for some power? Desktops in our Achieve range have impressive specs, so you can work on creative projects and finalise serious business documents.Speedy performanceWith its glossy finish and compact size, the Acer Aspire XC-885 effortlessly slots in to your home office setup. Featuring a 9th generation Intel Core i5 processor and fast AC WiFi, you’re able to flick between working on big projects and researching online without any frustrating lag.Featuring 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of swift SSD storage, you’ll benefit from lightning-fast loading times, too. No more waiting around for the home screen or staring at the loading bar when trying to open some big software.And with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX graphics card, it’s perfect for casual gamers who want to play games like Minecraft.Room for all your filesYou won’t need to delete files to make space for others when you use the Acer Aspire XC-885. With a terabyte of storage space, there’s plenty of room for the whole family to store movies, music, photos and work files to freely access whenever you like. Watch your DVDs Dig out the movies you love and watch all your classics on the DVD drive. And if you’re a budding videographer, or the designated cameraman at family gatherings, you can burn your footage to DVD to share with family and friends. Two HDMI ports mean you can showcase your work straight to your TV, so get creative!Microsoft Office & internet securityIf you use Word or PowerPoint all the time at work or school, you’ll probably want it on your computer at home. Click on the Bundles tab above for a great deal on Microsoft Office. Want to protect yourself against viruses? We’ve got you covered with deals on internet security too.___________________________________________________________________________ Intel, the Intel logo, Celeron, Intel Atom, Intel Core, Intel. Experience What’s Inside, Intel Inside, the Intel Inside logo, Intel Optane, Intel Unite, Iris, Pentium, Thunderbolt, the Thunderbolt logo, and Ultrabook are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
- Product ID: 24671971649
