A:AnswerWhile Acer does not test many gaming applications we would recommend you check that the computer meets the system requirements of the application/game to determine if it will work. You might also post your question on the Acer Community where there are many users that post questions and offer help and advice on Acer products. The link is: https://community.acer.com/
A:AnswerIf you are using an adapter you may run into issues; Acer can guarantee direct connections only. You might also post your question on the Acer Community where there are many users that post questions and offer help and advice on Acer products. The link is: https://community.acer.com/
A:AnswerIt may very well be the same one. Remember that some factory specs may be different in that the Best Buy brand receive a laptop with more or less RAM and different storage.
A:AnswerI'm currently using it for the same and had no issues. The camer and mic quality aren't horrible but I did upgrade those aspects. As for performance while gaming and streaming, its been great.
A:AnswerThe manufacturer's warranty covers hardware defects. If there is damage to the chassis that is not due to a fall or other induced damage, the warranty should cover it.
A:AnswerAcer has tested up to 2TB for a 2.5" SATA hdd, and up to 1TB for the M.2 SSD. You might also post your question on the Acer Community where there are many users that post questions and offer help and advice on upgrading storage on Acer products. The link is: https://community.acer.com/
A:AnswerI use this machine for MSFS with ultra settings and see no negatives to its operation on normal mode. The laptop is more than capable of managing heat with the included hardware, but to add additional cooling I use a cooling pad. It generally drops the temps by several degrees.
Note: You will need to adjust what components use the GPU on startup, otherwise you will have multiple apps using it and result in decreased performance and increasing wear. This can be done from the NVIDIA GeForce control manager software (not the GPU icon in task tray) for custom applications. Locate the app you want to restrict and select the option without GPU. Default will randomly use the GPU so avoid default.
