[ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

[bodsda at googlemail.com]

I don't have experience with that model, but we deployed Revo's in my organisation. The rough spec was 1.6ghz quad core, 2gb ram and an nvidia 1gb network card running win xp sp3.

They are good machines for basic use, but fall over from heavy usage. I had to up the pagefile to 8gb to keep it running and I still have problems with it. It only has one vga port so you either need to purchase a usb2vga splitter or invest in an hdmi output lead to get dual monitors. It doesn't have a cd/dvd drive, so you have to purchase an external one. 

The units boast a very low power consumption and is extremely quiet but apart from that its nothing special.

Unless you can get it for <£200 I would save your money for a proper machine.

Bodsda 
------Original Message------
From: Paul Sutton
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To: Ubuntu-Uk
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Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop
Sent: 15 Jul 2011 13:06

Hi

anyone got any experience of the a
Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Desktop

with 11.04

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/261508


i have googled and its come up with mixed reviews some saying it hangs 
on shutdown and other issues right up to hardly any issues.

i will mainly use it for

web browsing (i have  flash but also flash block)
e-mail
open / libreoffice
some of the games  such as glest, open arena etc that comes with ubuntu
i also use software such as scratch

so nothing that is going to be too demanding,  my older dell 10v can 
cope with the above so with ion 2 (assuming that it is supported by 
nvidia drivers) should give better performance.

Paul

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