IT Pro Portal : This new energy saving desktop comes in an amazing new ultra slim design. As well as saving the environment by reducing CO2 emissions, its physical attributes are outstanding.

With its unique diamond shape, you can achieve better access to ports which are now up along sides and not awkwardly along the base of your monitor. The cables all face down to reduce the tension.

With this improved cable management there is now much easier access to all I/O ports and with the Revo mounted to your monitor, due to its diamond shaping, you are left with its corner at the top and not another edge running along the top of your monitor.

This provides a great location for a power button with minimal presence and also give an eye-catching appearance from the rear. The Revo can be adjusted to suit various monitors and a webcam can also be easily installed or attached to the top of the unit.  TestFreaks has more details on the Acer Aspire Revo and user reviews and details on where to buy it.

The Revo can also make an excellent home media centre with the right package. Connect the unit to your TV via the HDMI connections to stream all manor of HD content to your TV screen.

Earlier this year, Acer made a highly anticipated announcement regarding the launch of its latest Aspire nettop, a small-sized desktop computer system built on NVIDIA’s widely praised Ion platform. Dubbed Aspire Revo, the first NVIDIA Ion-based system was designed to provide home users with a computing platform that delivers an optimum level of performance, while consuming less power than traditional PCs. On that note, Acer and DeviceVM have jointly announced a collaboration that will provide future Aspire Revo owners with a bundled Splashtop instant-on platform with their favorite nettop PC. The platform has been branded by Acer as “RevoBoot,” enabling quick access to Internet browsing and favorite applications.

“The desktop market is getting a much needed boost thanks to these slick new nettops, as users demand a lower cost alternative that offers a high performance Internet and multimedia experience,” Mark Lee, CEO and co-founder of DeviceVM, said. “Savvy consumers are making their investment future-proof, getting even better performance by purchasing nettops with Splashtop instant-on Internet access.”

The Aspire Revo combines an Intel Atom processor with an NVIDIA GeForce motherboard GPU, to provide users with an energy-efficient computing experience that offers support for HD playback and a fully featured computing environment. Available in a number of configurations, the Aspire Revo nettop now lets users take advantage of the instant-on platform that has been enabled on a number of netbook PCs from leading netbook vendors. Dubbed RevoBoot, the platform will enable fast access to Internet browsing and favorite applications for future users of the Aspire Revo nettop.

Acer’s Aspire Revo is the first system in its segment to adopt the said operating system platform, providing its users with added value. There are no details according to which the nettop’s pricing will be affected by the new bundle, which means users will be able to take advantage of a fully featured PC at the same price tag.

Acer unveiled the Acer AspireRevo earlier this month. The NVIDIA ION based Acer AspireRevo is no bigger than a hardcover book and is advertised as being able to run Windows Vista Home Premium and deliver 1080p HD video and 7.1 audio.
Engadget got their hands on an Acer AspireRevo and published a detailed review. Their verdict is rather mixed as for some apps low priced Acer AspireRevo is performing great and for others not.

Quote from the review: “The Revo is a really odd mix, a device that can excel at “enthusiast” applications like video transcoding and gaming, but struggles with a basic web app or YouTube. It seems Joe consumer — the supposed target of such a device — will gravitate to the Revo for its low price, but might be a bit disappointed by the seeming inconsistency in performance, or confused by the need to buy an external disc drive. High-end users will know exactly how to put the Revo to good use, but for a couple more hundies they could get a lot more CPU power in perhaps a Dell Studio Hybrid or Mac mini. ”
Read the full Acer Aspire Revo review on Engadget.

At a recent press launch in London we confirmed that Acer’s upcoming Revo, which is based on Nvidia’s Ion platform, should be easily upgradable. How did we confirm this exactly? By taking it apart, naturally.

The Revo “Nettop” is based on Intel Atom technology, but combines it with an Nvidia 9400M MCP instead of the usual, more limited Intel 945GC and ICH7 chipset. As we previously discovered, Acer is launching three models – the first just £180 and which runs Linux, but only comes with a very basic 1GB of memory and 8GB SSD, but does manage to cram in 802.11g Wireless, and hard wired connectivity like eSATA, HDMI, VGA and plenty of USB 2.0 ports.

While a little short changed, we expect this inexpensive model will be the perfect base for a media centre – drop on the latest XBMC with Nvidia’ most recent 182.xx linux drivers and you should get GPU acceleration to take advantage of the more powerful 9400M GPU for all HD media. Acer demonstrated a Blu-ray disk being played back over USB 2.0 at an impressive 40MBit/s and, while we respect this is just one example, the playback software and OS are two other limiting factors worth keeping in mind. The example set-up we saw was using Vista and Cyberlink PowerDVD 9, so hardly a “slim client” though.

Read more @ www.bit-tech.net

Welcome to RevoUser.com (owner of aspireoneuser.com) aiming to provide you the latest updated information around the web for the Acer Aspire Revo nettop.

Acer’s Nvidia Ion-based micro desktop PC, Revo, will go on sale in the UK on 5 May, with Ubuntu Linux among the available operating systems.

The £149 nettop incorporates a 1.6GHz Intel Atom 230 processor backed by 1GB of DDR 2 memory and Nvidia’s GeForce 9400M integrated graphics chipset - this will allow you to play full HD content flawlessly.

While the Linux machine comes with an 8GB SSD, two other versions, both running Windows Vista Home Premium, are equipped with 160GB 3Gb/s Sata hard drives.

However, an Acer staffer told Register Hardware the 8GB SSD will be replaced with a 160GB HDD once the initial stock of 8GB machines has been sold. The HDD-fitted Linux boxes will also be priced at £149, he said

The Windows machines are priced at £249 and £299, respectively. Both come with 2GB of memory on two Dimms in a dual-channel configuration. The pricier model with bundle a WiiMote-style wireless games controller that can be changed from a baton shape to a pistol look with a twist of the two ends.

All Revos sport four USB 2.0 ports, integrated 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Gigabit Ethernet, a four-in-one memory card reader, VGA, HDMI 1.3 and eSata connectors. They will ship with a desktop stand and a Vesa monitor mounting kit