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Acer VM460-UD2180C

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Pros
Bundled 22-inch monitor
Lots of free expansion bays
Cons
1GB RAM is less than competing PCs
Poor integrated graphics

$396.86 - $534.74
From 21 Merchants

Pricing: Inexpensive: $748 (2/7/2008)
Performance: Good: 79
Features: Good: 78
Design: Good: 73

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

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	1024MB Memory

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	1
Total HD Size (GB)	160GB Hard Drive
RAID Type	none
Optical Drive Type	DVD±R DL/DVD±RW
Optical Drive Speed	8

Expansion
PCI Slots	2
PCI Express Slots	2
Open PCI Express X16 Slots	1
Open PCI Express X1 Slots	1
Open Slots	4
External Drive Bays	4
Open External Drive Bays	3
Internal Drive Bays	4
Open Internal Drive Bays	3

Ports
Serial Ports	1
Parallel Ports	1
Front USB Ports	4
Rear USB Ports	4
Front FireWire Ports	0
Rear FireWire Ports	0

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

Acer Veriton VM460-UD2180C Value Desktop PC Review

by Richard Jantz

- If you're looking for a basic desktop computer with lots of expandability options, the $748 (as of 2/7/08) Acer Veriton VM460-UD2180C has more growth potential than most budget desktops.

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