Acer America today announced that it's delivering two elegant all-in-one (AIO) desktop models featuring Windows 8 to customers in the US The Acer Aspire 7600U and 5600U Series were built to deliver all aspects of digital life into a stylish entertainment hub that can be enjoyed by every member of the family. Sporting an extremely slim profile of less than 1.4 inches and a clean design, these AIOs will enhance any room in the home.
The Aspire 7600U is an attractive-enough big-screen all-in-one, all clean lines and minimal design. A transparent support foot props up the glossy black-framed display. The ports on the back of the system sit neatly under straight-lined overhang. The power cable plugs directly into the chromed kickstand. No notable functions follow all of this form, but Acer is at least trying to offer a polished-looking product.
Its problem comes down to its specs. The baseline $ 1,899 unit has a 1,920 x1, 080 display, and comes with a third-generation Intel Core i5 Mobile CPU. Dell's new all-in-one, the XPS One 27, starts at $ 1,599 with a 2,560 x1, 440 resolution 27-inch screen, and a faster desktop Core i5 chip.
Acer offsets its features with a few extras - 8GB of RAM to the Dell's 6GB allotment, Blu-ray drive instead of the Dell's DVD burner, a budget Nvidia GeForce GT 640 graphics card, where Dell starts with only Intel's integrated HD Graphics 4000 3D processor.
You can also pay $ 1,999 at Dell, just $ 100 more than the Acer system, for an XPS One 27 with specs that almost completely surpass the Aspire 7600U, including a Core i7 CPU.
Both systems have touchscreens. I haven't tried Dell's yet, but the Acer's is responsive. The Aspire 7600U only has a modest adjustment range, though. The screen on the XPS One 27 has a unique hinged support arm that can drop the screen down 60 degrees. It's not quite tabletop computing, but it's close.
I can see two advantages for the Aspire 7600U. You can't get a Blu-ray drive in the Dell until you hit the $ 2,499 price tier, but Acer includes a Blu-ray drives in the Aspire 7600U's base price.
Acer also has a striking design. It's not perfect, those vendor logo stickers on the plastic strip in front in particular, but in person the Aspire 7600U draws the eye. For those who want a big screen Windows 8 PC as a showpiece, Acer's new PC has a certain superficial wow-factor.
The Acer Aspire 7600U Series with a 27-inch touch display, discrete graphics, combo Blu-ray drive / DVD player and 10-point capacitive touch technology will be available in late Nov. with prices starting at $ 1,899. The Acer Aspire 5600U Series with a 23-inch display and SuperMulti optical drive will be available on Oct. 26 with prices beginning at $ 1,149 for inclusion of 10-point capacitive touch technology and $ 999.99 without. Both models will be available at leading retailers in the US with a limited one-year warranty.
Source: Reviews.cnet.com
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