14 DAY TRIAL // Acer's AspireRevo has been one of the most highly anticipated products this year, as it comes as the world's first device to combine Intel's highly successful Atom processor with NVIDIA's GeForce 9400M motherboard GPU. Initially expected as the Acer Hornet, the device is supposed to provide people with an affordable computing experience, coming in a considerably small factor, compared to traditional desktops. It packs all the necessary features to allow users to connect to the Internet, do everyday office tasks, play high-quality multimedia files and even enable some PC gaming. However, since its release earlier this month, reviews of the AspireRevo have not yet surfaced.
Fortunately, the fellows over at engadget recently got their hands on a sample of the AspireRevo, which has enabled them to post the first unboxing of the device. There's a short article dedicated to the whole unpacking thing, which includes a series of pictures of what you will find in the box, when your AspireRevo will be shipped. However, the article also describes some more of engadget's experience with the nettop, which apparently is a potentially buggy “engineering sample.”
According to the team, there were some problems with the system's HDMI connection as well as its responsiveness with Hulu and multitasking. Still, despite these issues, the AspireRevo manages to impress, being the fastest Atom-powered device the fellows over at engadget managed to play with.
Before any conclusions can be drawn, we still have to wait for a full review of the AspireRevo, which should provide us with a more in-depth look at what the NVIDIA-Ion-based nettop is capable of. Until these reviews are published we can only hope that it is everything it has been advertised to be. If not, we shall be left with the same low-performance nettops based on Intel's Atom and integrated graphics.