Acer Aspire Revo AR1600-U910H Review

An entry level computer for basic functions. This computer cannot take gamming or high end applications.

Sum and Substance

Thumbs Up

Cute design, ports like HDMI and eSATA are all included, low power consumption.

Thumbs Down

You get Xbox 360 at this price with a lot more capabilities.

Inside the Trunk

Mini-Cabinet, mouse and keyboard.

The Whiz Kid Speaks

Processor  Intel Atom N230 / 1.6 GHz, L2 cache 512 KB, Chipset NVIDIA ION LE, Bus speed 533 MHz, RAM – 1 GB DDR2 SD RAM,  Hard disk 160 GB 5400 RPM SATA

Expansion slot interfaces – 1 x Display / video – VGA – 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x Network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T – RJ-45 , 6 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 pin USB Type A ( 2 front, 4 rear ), 1 x Audio / video – HDMI – 19 pin HDMI Type A, 1 x Headphones – Output – Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Microphone – Input – Mini-phone 3.5 mm

OS Provided Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Software – eSobi, Adobe Reader, EgisTec MyWinLocker, CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0, McAfee Internet Security Suite 2009 (Trial) , Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition (Trial), Microsoft Works, Acer Recovery Management

Supported flash memory cards
Memory Stick, SD Memory Card, xD-Picture Card, MultiMediaCard

Razzle Dazzle

Netbooks have always been cute babies and this one too joins the suite. The keyboard and mouse is all white and so is the cabinet of the computer and it has two black sheets on it sides. The cabinet is cute rather than sexy.

Inside Dope

We aren’t much of net top fans and we think for a little more money put in you can easily buy a desk top computer for basic functions. Perhaps the only down side is that desktop computer takes a bit more space but then you get so much more functions. You don’t buy these gadgets more than once or twice so if you are buying it; why not get a good one?

The hard ware of the computer is low end and seriously outdated. Intel Atom N230 / 1.6 GHz processor will save a lot of power but it is not fast. We doubt if this processor can even take multi tasking. Today’s soft wares need lot of speed and this processor will come down to its heels if you try running high-end soft wares on such computers. You will need about 13 minutes to convert audio CD files into MP3; this can be achieved in 2.5 minutes in a faster computer. 1 GB DDR2 SD RAM is put in to provide juice to the Windows XP and it runs quite smoothly. Plus there is a 160 GB SATA interface hard disk which runs at 5400 RPM.

As an alternative to this computer, we would recommend you gaming console like XBOX 360. This console can do the same activities and also it can play games in all its glory with lots of eye candy. XBOX 360 also gives you a faster processor so it can complete the tasks that this computer does in half the time. This computer cannot take gaming with all its setting maximized. But this computer is good for internet related work.

There are plenty of connectivity options on the computer, you get a single USB 2.0 ports on the top and four more ports on the backside. Other than this there are connectivity options for SD card, eSATA port, head phone and micro phone jack. There are also HDMI, VGA ports for you to connect your choice of monitors to the computer. But all of this will still make it outdated when it comes to competition in the market.

Nitty Gritty

We don’t know what the target audience for this kind of a computer is. It is too slow, cannot take gaming or fast applications. This computer is maybe good for your kids, where in you won’t lose much if they accidentally break it but we strongly feel that if you put in a little more money then you will get a better performing desktop computer.

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