Acer Aspire L310 USFF

Good things come in small packages; how true it is forAcer Aspire L310. It's

approximately Ten times smaller than a conventional desktop (3 liters to be

precise), making it ideal for places where space is at a premium. Even though

it's very small, it offers several expandability options. RAM for instance can

go upto 2 GB. It uses special slim form factor HDDs and you can put upto two

such drives of 200 GB each. Apart from the small size,

its noise level is also

minimal. On the OS front you can choose from Windows Media Center, Vista Home

Premium or Basic, depending upon your requirement. For connectivity it has got

several ports (for details see key specs in the box). Apart from the normal VGA

port it also has a DVI port that enables you to connect your system with LCD

monitors for enhanced digital viewing. It supports onboard graphics but is not

meant for high end gaming. Being a Media Center PC it has support for

multi-channel sound, video, and you can even add a TV tuner card. It also has a

built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), which has to be connected at the back. To save

space, a slot loading DVD writer has been provided. The only issue with this was

that it refused to load mini CDs (8 cm). We ran PC Mark05 test to check the

performance and it fared pretty well scoring 3538, which would have further

improved for sure if it had a better built-in graphics card.

Bottomline: A sure shot hit amongst style and space conscious people