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Acer Aspire Revo AR1600-U910H

Acer's Aspire Revo 1600 might be the first Nettop we don't actively dislike. We'd rather have an Xbox 360 in the living room, but the Aspire Revo 1600 would be suitable as a PC for young kids or as a low-profile cloud kiosk. Thanks to its $199 price tag, you won't feel too much remorse if it breaks or you outgrow it.

Specs: Intel Atom N230 (1.6 GHz), 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 160 GB Standard, NVIDIA ION LE, EPA Energy Star, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Personal computer

Acer Aspire M5800-U5802A

Acer's Aspire M5800-U5802A could use some visual polish, but get past its appearance and you'll find a fast, affordable computer that will handle any task you care to throw at it. It's even a decent low-end gaming box. We'd only recommend against this desktop if you demand a computer's appearance match its capabilities.

Specs: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 (2.66 GHz), 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 750 GB Standard, NVIDIA GeForce GT 230, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition, Personal computer

Acer Aspire M3800-U3802A

Despite its quirky case design, Acer's Aspire M3800-U3802A is an affordable, feature-competitive midtower that you might find appealing if you're in the market for a cost-effective desktop to use for upgrading. If you want the best PC for your dollar, you can spend just a bit more on another system and get much faster performance.

Specs: Intel Pentium E5200 (2.5 GHz), 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 640 GB Standard, Intel GMA X4500, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition, Personal computer

Acer Aspire X1700-U3700A

The Acer X1700-U3700A is slightly slower than the competition, but it gives you almost every component you need in either a basic desktop or a light-duty home theater PC. If you prefer functionality to performance, we recommend this model out of the three systems in the current lineup.

Specs: Intel Pentium Dual Core E2220 (2.4 GHz), 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 640 GB Standard, NVIDIA GeForce G100, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition, Personal computer

Acer Veriton L670G

Specs: Intel Core2 Quad (2.83 GHz)

Acer Veriton X488G

Specs: Intel Core2 Quad (3 GHz)

ACERPOWER P3-550MHZ 10GB-HD GRAY SHADED 7/10/00***

Specs: Intel Celeron (550 MHz), 64 MB SDRAM, 10 GB Standard, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Preinstalled, Personal computer

Acer Veriton M265-EC4501C - C 450 2.2 GHz

Specs: Intel Celeron 450 (2.2 GHz), 3 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 160 GB Standard, Intel GMA 3100, RoHS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade, Personal computer

Acer Veriton S428G*

Specs: AMD Phenom X4

Acer Veriton L678G

Specs: Intel Core2 Quad (2.83 GHz)

Acer Aspire M5802G

Specs: Intel Core2 Quad (3.0 GHz)

Acer Veriton M678G

Specs: Intel Core2 Quad (3.16 GHz)

Acer Veriton S670G

Specs: Intel Core2 Quad (2.84 GHz)

Acer Veriton M428G

Specs: AMD Phenom X4 (2.8 GHz)

Acer Aspire X1300G

Specs: AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core

Acer Veriton S421G

Specs: AMD Phenom X4

Acer Veriton S678G

Specs: Intel Core2 Quad (2.84 GHz)

Acer Veriton N268G

Specs: Intel Atom (1.66 GHz)

Acer Veriton X480G

Specs: Intel Core2 Quad (3 GHz)

Acer Veriton Z280G

Specs: Intel Atom (1.6 GHz)