Product Recommendations

Laptops

Acer Aspire E 15, 15.6 Full HD, Intel Core i5, NVIDIA 940MX, 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Windows 10, E5-575G-53VG

This laptop has it all - a 1920x1080 display, i5 processor, a 2GB Nvidia video card, solid state drive, and loads of memory at an appealing price.

Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575G-76YK 15.6-inch Full HD Notebook(Intel Core i7, NVIDIA 940MX,8 GB ,256GB SSD, Windows 10 Home 64-bit Edition),Black

This Acer laptop is the same as above but includes a faster i7 processor.

While not as fast as an Intel i5 processor, the i3 is still a good one to consider and will work well for a variety of tasks.

Desktops

2017 Lenovo IdeaCentre High Performance Desktop PC, Intel i5-6400 Quad-Core 2.7 GHz Processor,8GB DDR4,256GB SSD, DVD Burner, Bluetooth, HDMI/VGA, 802.11ac, Windows 10, includes Keyboard and Mouse

This sub-$600 desktop computer boasts plenty of memory, a Core i5 CPU and a solid state hard drive.

Dell Inspiron 3847 i5 i3847-3538BK Desktop

A real performer at an affordable price with the hardware to handle most any home or office project you can throw at it.

NEW Dell Inspiron 3650 High Performace Desktop Tower (Intel Core i3-6100 Processor 3.70 GHz, 8GB DDR3L RAM, 1TB 7200RPM HDD, DVD, Wifi, Bluetooth, HDMI, VGA, Windows10) - Wave MaxxAudio Pro

A solid workstation for less demanding users.

Monitors

Acer S220HQL Abd 21.5-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor

Acer V246HQL 23.6-Inch Full HD LED Backlit Widescreen LCD Monitor

Hard Drives

Western Digital WD2001FASS 2 TB Caviar Black SATA 3 GB/s 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive

When capacity is critical, the Western Digital Black series of hard drives are built for reliability and speed.

Solid State Drives

ADATA Premier SP550 240GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Superior Read & Write up to560MB/s & 510MB/s Solid State Drive (ASP550SS3-240GM-C)

ADATA Premier SP550 480 GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Superior Read & Write up to 560MB/s & 510MB/s Solid State Drive (ASP550SS3-480GM-C)

ADATA Premier SP550 960GB 2.5 Inch SATA III Superior Read & Write up to 520MB/s & 490MB/s Solid State Drive (ASP550SS3-960GM-C)

You still pay a premium price per gigabyte for SSD storage vs. traditional storage. A faster computing experience, better resistance to bumps & shocks, and less power consumption are all reasons to consider making the upgrade.

Backup Storage

WD 1TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBUZG0010BBK-EESN

This 1TB drive covers most people's backup needs. Also works perfectly as an Apple Time Machine disk.

WD 4TB My Cloud EX2 Ultra Network Attached Storage - NAS - WDBVBZ0040JCH-NESN

The information stored on this device is available anywhere on your home or office network and has two 2 TB hard drives you can setup in a RAID mirror configuration for 2TB of redundant storage. It can be used as a Time Machine backup location, a media server, file server, and even as a DVR with compatible surveillance cameras.

WD 8TB My Cloud Mirror Gen 2 Personal Network Attached Storage - NAS - WDBWVZ0080JWT-NESN

This is the same device as above, but with twice the storage capacity.

Wireless Networking

ASUS AC1750 Wireless Dual Band (5GHz + 2.4GHz) Gigabit Wi-Fi Router [RT-AC66U] 802.11ac 1750 Mbps Speed, 4x Gigabit LAN Ports, 256MB, AiProtection, AiCloud File Sharing, AiRadar Signal Optimization

5G fast and flexible in a host of situations, the Asus RT-AC66U also boasts one of the strongest wireless signals of any wireless router on the market.

UPS

APC Battery Backup & Surge Protector (BE350G) - 350VA 6-outlet Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)- $39.99

Protect your investments with a UPS/surge protector.