256 GB SSD, 1TB SSD drive???!

The SSD is 250 gig in size  (Recommended though is 500Gig)   The other SSD is 1 Terabyte in size. (Suggest 2 or larger)  Both are possible M.2 SSD's though 1 could be a 2 1/2 inch SSD.

https://www.kingston.com/en/blog/pc-performance/two-types-m2-vs-ssd    even a video...

Just to add to the previous post.

The 250GB SSD is most likely to be the one that has the operating system on it ie Windows, Linux etc and the installed programs ie the C:drive. The second 1TB SSD is the one used for data storage ie documents,  videos, music etc ie D:Drive or even partitioned into more than one drive.

Just to add to the previous post.
The 250GB SSD is most likely to be the one that has the operating system on it ie Windows, Linux etc and the installed programs ie the C:drive. The second 1TB SSD is the one used for data storage ie documents,  videos, music etc ie D:Drive or even partitioned into more than one drive.

Edited by Tdog198054, 09 April 2024 - 08:56 AM.

Not really. If both drives are SSDs then they should both react with fast access speeds. It is purely a way to insulate your data from the operating system in case of a failure in the C:dricve

SSD stands for Solid State Drive and HDD stands for Hard Disk Drive, when talking about data storage, we often measure whole-system storage capacity in terabytes, but most individual large files take up megabytes or gigabytes. So how many gigabytes or megabytes are in a terabyte? 1 terabyte (TB) equals 1,000 gigabytes (GB) or 1,000,000 megabytes (MB).

Cores and chips.   Read reviews is best way to find out how data travels from them but the Motherboard is the one that moves it around.

Dual ans Quad are imho (even though have 2 quad Intel chips)  are gone by with the advent of 16 cores.

You keep straying from what I have suggested.     Shipped within 4 days

I am a solid believer in spending your money once. Not do will get later.  Later never comes.

Cores and chips.   Read reviews is best way to find out how data travels from them but the Motherboard is the one that moves it around.
 
Dual ans Quad are imho (even though have 2 quad Intel chips)  are gone by with the advent of 16 cores.
 
You keep straying from what I have suggested.     Shipped within 4 days
 
I am a solid believer in spending your money once. Not do will get later.  Later never comes.

Edited by Tdog198054, 09 April 2024 - 09:47 PM.

What games are played?

Not a fan of Acer goes in with the others.   You have no idea what the motherboard can do. None,

Can you not find a ASUS, MSI

https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Ryzen-7-5700U-Processor-Benchmarks-and-Specs.510416.0.html  Is a glorified Business Chip as is the VIA laptop.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Schenker-VIA-15-Pro-review-AMD-office-laptop-with-long-battery-life.729393.0.html

(again o big or go home.) (350 is prob more than a 1st payment)  I find with laptops get something good or will hate the thing and yourself.

32 gigs of ram or higher for game play and to take redundancy into the works.  Game improvement MS will want more. a year down the road it will start to bog out and 2yrs will be noticeable if do not get to 32.

When looking at Speccy Reports and seeing how much ram is left it (not in use) is a wonder some of these things actually do not drop dead.

I find at 64 gig it starts going in the users favour.  As the more ram you give something Windows will use it until reach 64 where it starts dropping the other way and 128 you see more ram than is needed -- more or less.

Everyone wants to cheap out on a laptop for some reason.  No gotta have that TV or that and that buy a car/truck and think nothing of the options bt want to save a puny buck or 2 on a laptop.

Mind boggling stupidity when can wait a little longer for sales of good laptops, Summer madness, back to school, Christmas may find but they want to get rid of stock.

That is what this Acer laptop is. Dead stock.

What does the Acer put in ??

What brand of SSD's ??

Though the Schenker VIA is not a name I know but they have put in brand name Samsung Evo SSd's,

Edited by Pkshadow, 10 April 2024 - 04:16 PM.

Edited by Tdog198054, 10 April 2024 - 05:28 PM.

See https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/796328/integrated-or-dedicated/?p=5633755

Edited by 0lds0d, 10 April 2024 - 06:55 PM.

Laptops for gaming are a different creatures.   Cheap gives you really cheap. All I can say.

If want cheap go cheap in your 350,00 range if plan on only keeping it for a year or two.

Life span of  laptops 3-5 yrs or less depending on hardware and software you run       5-10 yrs if buy big.

Be a grumpy old man and come for help here with a 15 yr or older laptop..........lol

Useful reviews : https://www.techspot.com take info for parts, search budget stuff there and google using sites name

https://www.techpowerup.com/ large data base of GPU's  is best to use site name in a google search

With a Desktop you can get your parts and then put it together.

Canned info

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- Take guides of pre-build systems and base that as info to build your own from various sites =

- Get your chip that will be fast will handle large amount of ram speed as per chip spec page.

- Get your motherboard that will run the above chip,

- if have a old case use it as will save you 100-150.00

- Get Video card that is cheap but will run what you want as you can upgrade that later.

- Drives get on sale that will run with the motherboard.

- PSU 750watts

- Put them all together here : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ (can change country right top corner) check the prices, check the PSU needed, check for compatibility issues.

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$450.00 for entry level https://www.techspot.com/article/2765-pc-buying-guide-23-24/#The_Utility_Box

Tweaks PSU 750 watt so can use for future builds

Lifespan as long as you have a case you have life.....