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Microsoft 365 vs Office 2021: Should You Subscribe or Buy?
14 Feb, 2026
£109.97 inc. VAT
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For £91.64 ex-VAT, the Acer Vero B247Y is the kind of “just get everyone working” monitor I’d actually recommend for a small office, call-centre desks, or anyone needing a second screen without blowing the budget. The 24-inch size is a sweet spot in shared workspaces, and the spec sheet being what it is generally translates to smooth everyday scrolling and decent responsiveness for office apps. If you’re standardising on something simple for staff PCs—Excel, web, ticketing systems—this hits the value-for-money angle hard.
That said, I wouldn’t buy it if your team cares about colour accuracy, fine text/detail work, or consistent performance in long-running design/creative tasks. It’s a budget panel: don’t expect premium viewing angles or “wow” visuals. Also, the inclusion of speakers is handy for basic use, but if people will actually listen to audio a lot, you’ll still want decent desk/headset solutions. Bottom line: good for cost-conscious deployments and general office use; not the monitor to spec for creative teams or anyone who’s picky about display quality.

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