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Acer Aspire AS-L310-E63
By: Gaurav Seth   |   Jul 01, 2007
  • 4
Very good looking
Feature Rich
Very Compact
Comes with Windows XP Media Center Edition. Since all new PCs come with Windows Vista we would have liked it to come with Windows Vista Home Premium that has the media center functionality.

Performance
The 946GZ chipset comes with Intel’s GMA 3000 graphics chip integrated into its northbridge. The GMA 3000 is inferior in comparison to the GMA X3000 and intended towards business users using Intel's vPro platform. It has hardware support for pixel shader 2.0 and is powered by a 667 MHz core. It is able to address up to 256 MB of system memory and can run Windows Vista Aero. The Acer scored an overall score of 3408 PCMark05 points. It’s a good score and could have been much higher with a better graphics solution.

On the temperature front, the CPU idled at around 45-46 degree Celsius and went up to 56 degrees at load. Not the best of temperatures but very much manageable especially with a SFF system.

Conclusion
At Rs. 40,000 plus around 4-5% for taxes, the Acer AS-L310-E63 is a very compact, good looking, feature rich and powerful machine. And with the plethora of additions like Wi-Fi and an external TV tuner card it makes for good value too. Of course a conventional desktop system in the same amount of money could give you more powerful components complete with a mid-level graphics card but then the size would have to be greatly compromised.

Another concern is the bundling of the system with Windows XP Media Center Edition. I would have ideally liked it to come with Windows Vista Premium which incorporates the media center functionality. Upon calling the Acer representative we figured that a new model with Windows Vista is around the corner. I would recommend waiting for it.

And finally, a slight word of caution, the system price doesn’t include a display. A 19-inch wide-screen LCD will set up back by around 11,000, taking your total cost incurred to about Rs. 51,000.
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