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Acer Aspire XC-1660

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PRICE £416 (£499 inc VAT) from currys.co.uk

ANNUAL RUNNING COSTS £25

It’s tempting to bypass the lowest-priced PCs on the basis that they’re simply too cheap to be any good, especially when they’re sold through big chains such as Currys/PCWorld. But that isn’t always the case. Here, Acer has cooked up a system to hit a price point, and although it cuts a few corners, we suspect few buyers will notice.

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