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Acer Aspire iDea 510

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RRP

$2999.00

Review Date

Friday, 25th of May, 2007

Features

Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo T5500

What's Hot

Set-top box form factor, Has a lot of connectivity, Quiet operation, Free IceGuide subscription (1 year)

What's Not

Some small hiccups during the display setup

The Final Word

The Acer Aspire iDea 510 makes a set-top box out of a computer, without losing many of the perks of a PC. It's reasonably easy to set up and it worked with a number of test displays. It performed well enough in our performance tests for a media centre, and it did it quietly, too.

DVD Options

DVD Type

Standard DVD Player

Search Speed

16x

General

Warranty (Months)

Graphics Card

Graphics Processor

nVidia GeForce Go 7600 MXM

Hard Drive

RPM

7200

Memory

L1 Cache Memory

2MB

Processor

Intel Core 2 Duo T5500

Processor Speed

1.66 Ghz

TV Tuner Card

Internal or External Card

Internal

Dual Tuner

Yes

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

Firewire, HDMI Input, HDMI Output

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