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Acer VM460-UD2180C
CPU: 2-GHz Pentium Dual-Core E2180 • Graphics Adapter: Intel GMA 3100 • Monitor Model: Acer P223W • Total HD Size (GB): 160 • WorldBench 6 Word Score: Very Good • Price When Reviewed: $748
Acer VM460-UD2180C (Front)
Acer VM460-UD2180C (Front)
Acer VM460-UD2180C (Back)
Acer VM460-UD2180C (Open)
80.4 Very Good
Last updated
February 07, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Richard Jantz
Pros
  • Bundled 22-inch monitor
  • Lots of free expansion bays
Cons
  • 1GB RAM is less than competing PCs
  • Poor integrated graphics
Pricing: Inexpensive: $748 (2/7/2008)
Performance: Good: 79
Features: Good: 78
Design: Good: 73
Pricing
Inexpensive: $748  
Performance
Good: 79  
WorldBench 6 Tests - Very Good: 66
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 1178 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 589 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 837 
Firefox 2 388 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 429 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 285 
Multitasking 490 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 1234 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 256 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 372 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score Poor 
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 8.5 
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 7.73 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 13.62 
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 11.88 
Features
Good: 78  
Basics
CPU 2-GHz Pentium Dual-Core E2180 
System Memory 1024 
Video & Display
Graphics Adapter Intel GMA 3100 
Graphics Board Type Integrated 
Graphics Board RAM (MB) Using main memory 
Graphics Board RAM Type Using main memory 
Monitor Model Acer P223W 
Monitor Type LCD 
Monitor Size 22 
Storage
Hard Drives
Total HD Size (GB) 160 
RAID Type none 
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW 
Optical Drive Speed
Expansion
PCI Slots
PCI Express Slots
Open PCI Express X16 Slots
Open PCI Express X1 Slots
Open Slots
External Drive Bays
Open External Drive Bays
Internal Drive Bays
Open Internal Drive Bays
Ports
Serial Ports
Parallel Ports
Front USB Ports
Rear USB Ports
Front FireWire Ports
Rear FireWire Ports
Other
Audio Adapter Model Integrated Realtek AC'97 Audio 
Audio Channels 7.1 surround 
Network Adapter gigabit network adapter 
Case Type Minitower 
Operating System Windows Vista Business (32 bit) 
Included Software Norton Internet Security 2007, Cyberlink PowerDVD, NTI CD Maker Gold 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 14 
Saturday Support Hours 11 
Sunday Support Hours 11 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Design
Good: 73  

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