Our top pick for a budget PC is even more affordable thanks to Black Friday

Acer's TC-895, our top pick for a pre-built PC less than $500, is down to just $365 for a limited time.

Pre-built PCs are a great way to get your hands on a system without sinking time into a build project, though the courtesy usually comes at a higher price. However, Acer's TC-895 — our top pick for best budget PC less than $500 — breaks the trend by offering up not only a PC, but also a keyboard and mouse for a low price. And thanks to advance Black Friday sales at Amazon, the pre-built Acer is down to just $365 for a short time.

Acer TC-895 | $65 off at Amazon



Acer's TC-895 with 10th Gen Intel Core i3-10100 CPU, 8GB of DDR4 RAM, and 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD is a great PC to have around the house for general use.

$365 at Amazon

Thanks to the low price and relatively robust hardware found inside, Acer's TC-895 (and its predecessors) have long been our top pick for a budget pre-built PC. It comes in a black tower case with an optical drive and plenty of ports, including on the fro...