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Acer AspireRevo AR1600-U910H Black/White Desktop PC (Windows XP Home) | 
| Brand: Acer
Category: Personal Computer
Buy New: $199.99
as of 11/22/2009 13:05 MST details
New (13) from $199.99
Seller: J&R Music and Computer World
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 52
Color: Black/White
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.6
CPU Type: Intel Atom 230
Processors: 1
System Memory: 1
Memory Type: SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 160
Free Memory Slots: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 1.2 x 7.1
MPN: PT.SCL05.004
Model: AR1600-U910H
UPC: 099802262044
EAN: 0099802262044
ASIN: B002O3W44Q
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1.6GHz Intel Atom 230 Processor | | • | 1024 MB DDR2 Memory, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader | | • | 160 GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, No Optical Drive included | | • | Integrated NVIDIA ION LE Graphics, 6 USB 2.0 Ports, VGA & HDMI ports, | | • | Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3, USB Keyboard & Mouse |
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Product Description
The Acer AspireRevo AR1600-U910H Mini Desktop PC is ideal for everyday basic computing like cruising the Internet, social networking, viewing or editing photos, watching videos and more! Its small size makes it perfect to take on the go or discreetly be placed in any room of the house - but don't be fooled; it still packs a punch with 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and rich NVIDIA ION Graphics. The Acer AspireRevo AR1600-U910H Mini Desktop PC 's outstanding value is undeniable.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 9
 Help?? November 22, 2009
Denise Cappellano
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I hate to sound nieve but just purchased for my son's birthday and think I have made a big mistake. Nothing in the Product Details states you have to have a monitor or tv. I thought it was all you need. Am I missing something. Another thing is there are no detailed instructions.
 how is this a Windows 7 computer? November 14, 2009
David Ethan Zoller (Seattle, WA USA)
0 out of 12 found this review helpful
I don't understand what this computer is doing in the "Windows 7 Desktops" category -- it's running Windows XP.
I don't want to buy a box that will "probably" run 7; I want it from the manufacturer that way.
I'd buy one RIGHT NOW, if Amazon carried a config with Windows 7. (yes, I understand all the caveats around this box's perf. My scenario is all about light web browsing & music playback. I'll be super excited to have this in our kitchen as (among other things) a Play To target.
I'm happy to write a nicer review, if Amazon lists an actual Windows 7 version (and I order it, and it works.)
 great deal November 12, 2009
Patrick Sprunger (Michigan)
This is a steel. So many people buy computers with a lot of extra stuff they dont need. This is priced great and will do any web surfing, Word processing and email for far less money. I watch netflix on demand and it works great. I added 1 gig more memory just for good measure and boosted the internet explorer priority in the processes screen and hulu is very watchable as well as the network tv websites. Add a wireless keyboard like i did and compute from the couch on your big screen tv. Its a great computer for an even better price
So far, so good November 1, 2009
Fieldhouse (Dundee, Oregon USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased the Aspire Revo R1600 for the sole purpose of replacing my original Xbox running XBMC. It appears to be very capable and has met all of the expectations I had. Hardware accelerated graphics on XBMC Live via VDPAU is working great. Content that used to choke the original Xbox and even the AppleTV running XBMC works flawlessly on the R1600. I did swap out the single stick of memory for a matched pair of SODIMMs but I actually installed slower DDR2-667 memory instead of the DDR2-800 that originally came with it because that's what I had lying around. PassMark performance tests showed a single module of the DDR2-667 to be almost exactly the same speed as the stock DDR2-800 and the two DDR2-667's definitely blew the single -800 away.
PassMark scores are actually lower on Windows 7 than they were on the default XP build but Windows 7 is much snappier than XP. I am using the 512 MB video memory setting in BIOS to boost the video performance but you wouldn't want to do that if you only had 1GB RAM installed.
The only complaint I have is that the box is so new Acer doesn't have any documentation online and the VESA monitor mount is nowhere to be found. I'd buy one if someone had them for sale but Acer doesn't even list them on their website so I don't even have a part number.
The R3600 / R3610 comes with a wireless keyboard and mouse but the mouse and keyboard included with the R1600 are very small and unobtrusive. I currently have the box configured to boot off a 4gb usb thumb drive straight into XBMC Live and only have a IR receiver attached - keyboard and mouse stored in a drawer just in case. The article on lifehacker sums things up pretty well - you almost don't need to dig through the xbmc or avsforums threads to get things up and running.
Size-wise the R1600 is thinner and lighter than the AppleTV. The pictures are deceptive because the keyboard and mouse, while smaller than "normal" are also angled oddly in the picture. The keyboard is actually about four inches wider than the R1600.
The case comes apart easily after removing a single screw on one side - just fit your fingers in the groove between the light and dark colored plastic pieces and gently pull, working your way around each of the sides until the side comes off. An integrated IR port would have been nice but for $199 I'm not going to complain.
Second W7MC HTPC plus soooo much more October 29, 2009
B. Adair (New Mexico)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is my third Nvidia Ion setup and I am rather suprised. My other two setups are Atom 330s (which does run a bit faster) not Atom 230s so I was a little apprehensive. I purchased this unit as a second HTPC to hook to a 1080i/720p 36" LCD in our loft. My main HTPC has all of the music, recorded tv, and movies on it's hard drives. I purchased this unit to stream video to over my Home Group (Windows 7 lingo for your secure home network). To start I registered the unit and upgraded it to Windows 7 Home x64 with one of my upgrades from a family pack. This can be easily done by copying the setup disk to an external hard drive and making the drive active. Then just change the bootup options in the BIOS (DEL key) to "Boot from USB" and the rest is a snap. Don't forget to switch it back after your it's first restart. There are detailed instructions on the web if you need help. I upgraded the memory to 2gb for $18 which again was very easy. I really had to search to determine the memory setup out of the box for this unit. It comes with 1gb (all on one SODIMM card) of PC2 DDR2 800 memory. So the upgrade was just an additional 1gb SODIMM card. It took 5 minutes. I also changed the BIOS setting to use 512k of the memory for the GPU instead of 256k. While in the BIOS I set my computer to automatically bootup at 7:00 am. This is one of the big advantages of using an Ion setup, it uses so little power (less than 30 watts) so that you can leave it on all day. Of course, it drops into sleep mode (SP3) when not in use and I turn it off myself at night. I also added a 1gb flash drive and set it up to be used as a FAT32 Ready Boost drive for caching. Just helps it to run a little faster. So my total setup to a Windows 7 Media Center was about $80 and well worth it. It works great on my TV and streams all my content easily over my Gigabit wired home network. With the coming release of Flash 10.1 this system will have no problem with web based HD also. I didn't try 32 bit Windows 7 so I can't say much about it. And this system has to have the extra 1gb to run 64 bit. It is realllllllly slow without it. I did also order a media center remote control for $25 which works great. Get an external DVD drive (or Blu-ray drive), an external data source, and a wireless keyboard/mouse combo (I was perfectly fine with the wired version it comes with since my kids will trash it anyway)and you have a very good computer for very little money. These systems have no problem with web surfing or MS Office 2007 so they make great kid/dorm computers. Also, I have no problems with the HDMI output to a Visio LCD. Enjoy!
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