Acer Aspire Revo R3600

$399.99 to $449.99 as tested
www.acer.com

Specs:
Intel Atom CPU 330 at 1.60 GHz
2 GB DDR2 RAM
160 GB HDD
nVidia Ion graphics
Windows Vista SP1 with free upgrade to Windows 7

- Small, nearly silent PC.

- Six USB ports, though three are taken up by included peripherals right out of the box.

- USB ports are 4x2 with four in the back and two on the front of the machine.

- HDMI or VGA connection.

- eSATA port on the front for very fast data transfer to a compatible external hard drive.

- No optical drive.

- Card slot for SD, MemoryStick and XD memory.

- Can be connected to an HDTV TV or HD PC monitor with the HDMI connection.

- Can be connected to a standard desktop monitor via VGA.

- If used with a desktop PC monitor, the Acer Aspire Revo can be mounted directly to the back of the monitor using VESA standard hardware (included) to become effectively an all-in-one PC.

- There is a pared down offering that has 1 GB of RAM and an 8 GB solid state hard drive for ~$100 less. We'd advise stepping up the the unit as tested.

What's included:

- Wireless keyboard
- Wireless mouse
- Desk stand
- Monitor mounting hardware
- Web cam
- 4x AAA batteries form wireless peripherals
- Power adapter