Product Description
Acer Revo RL70-UR10P - The Smart PC comes with these specs: AMD E-Series Processor E-450, Windows 7 Home Premium, AMD A45 Fusion Chipset, 2048MB DDR3 Memory, 500GB SATA Hard Drive, ATI Radeon HD 6300 Series Graphics, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, Dolby Home Theater v4 Audio Enhancement, High Definition Audio Support, 6 - USB 2.0 Ports, HDMI, Acer Wireless Keyboard and Mouse, 2.2lbs. | 1kg (system unit only), 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty with Toll Free Tech Support, Registration/ Limited Warranty Card, Microsoft Office Starter 2010, McAfee Internet Security Suite Trial
| List Price: | $432.66 |
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Product Details
- Color: Black
- Brand: Acer
- Model: RL70-UR10P
- Original language: English, French
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.26" h x 2.13" w x 8.26" l, 2.20 pounds
- CPU: E-Series Dual-Core E-450 1.65 GHz
- Memory: 2GB DDR3 SDRAM
- Hard Disk: 500GB
- Processors: 2
Features
- AMD E Series Processor 1.65GHz (1MB Cache)
- 2GB SDRAM RAM
- 500GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
- AMD Radeon HD 6310
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful.
By Dylan Bennett
The other reviews have talked about why this is a great little device, so I won't re-iterate all that here other than to say I totally agree. There are a few things, though, that I want to note.
First, as of this writing, this device does NOT play Netflix HD streaming without being choppy to the point of being unwatchable! The audio will play just fine, but the framerate of the video drops so low that you just can't watch it. BUT, notice I say "at the time of this writing", because this is NOT the fault of the Revo RL70. The inability to play Netflix HD streaming lies entirely with Netflix and Microsoft (who make Silverlight, which is what Netflix uses for streaming). The Revo RL70 can play other HD content just fine. YouTube 1080p streaming works just fine, as do 1080p video files. Netflix and Silverlight simply have a problem playing HD video correctly. It's entirely possible they may fix this at some point, so this may not be true in the future. Do a lot of searching around Google for "HD6320 Netflix HD" or "E-450 Netflix HD" and you will find this is true for many, many people. (In other words, it's not just me.)
Second, the video card is not the one listed in the technical specs on the Amazon product page. The Amazon product page says it has an AMD Radeon HD 6310 video card, but it actually has the AMD Radeon HD 6320 video card. Not a big deal to most people, but if you're trying to debug stuff and searching online for info, it's important to know.
Third, the Revo RL70 came with a Windows Media Center remote included. This was entirely unexpected because it's not listed anywhere in the product description or the technical details. A very welcome addition, especially because the remote actually has a keyboard on the underside of the remote. Very, very cool. :)
I have this device set up and running XBMC (free) as the media software and it's very, very nice. It runs really well on the Revo RL-70 and I have zero complaints.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful.
By GeeBee
A VERY tiny device! A 2 gig AMD based PC using Win7. Not the fastest PC you will ever use, but fast enough for web browsing and document creation & editing. And with a reasonably fast internet connection, quite suitable for viewing internet video.
It has no CD/DVD player, it has built in wireless network connection (fast as any laptop) and a wired network connection, It also comes with a remote control (with a tiny keyboard built on!), and a wireless keyboard and mouse.
The regular keyboard is one of those compact Keyboads with no separate numeric keypad. A little awkward to use at first(the keys seem a little close together, and the keys aren't all in places where you might think they should be. The mouse is OK. However both are connected to the tiny PC by the use of a tiny USB reciever (stored for travel in the battery compartment of the mouse.) This means that if you just can't get used to the keyboard/mouse combination, you can replace it with a 3rd party combo to your liking. On the whole though, I think I like the KB/Mouse combo. I see myself using it with other compact computing devces, with standard USB connectivity, why not?
Clearly, this device was designed to be connected to a TV for use as the heart of a home theater system. I intend to use it that way, but first I wanted to get a feel for it as a PC since it will also be used as a secondary PC as well and that is the perspective I'm really coming from at this point. I will update after I connect to the TV. It comes with those Ad supported versions of Word and Excel (I wish they still had MS Works!). As a document editor platform it's pretty good. Adequate for the 'home use' word and number processing that it was designed to do. It clearly isn't a high volume document processor. I will probably replace MS office with the Open source "Open Office" just because I like OO over MS Office and adverisements.
It comes with a 3 month free trial of the MacAfee Security suite, I activated it, but since my HP came with an 18 month 3 pc copy of the Symantec/Norton Security suite, I will likely replace it with that.
When I played Netflix at full screen on a monitor, the image was sharp, and not pixelated or 'choppy' during play. A good platform for Netfilx, I think.
The remote control is aimed at controlling the Windows Media Center, but since there is no built in TV tuner, WMC and the remote device seems of limited value. Not sure how that will work out overall. I'm surprised to see that Netflix isn't built into WMC, you have to access Netflix by use of the internet browser. I'm used to the HP implementation of WMC and their tuner. While HP's implementaion is ALSO problematic and 'goofy' at times, it is what I'm used to and I guess I expected this implementation to be more similar than it is. I do find the little thumb type keyboard on the back of the remote to be rather intriguing though! I can see that it might be useful when the PC is attached to the TV and you don't feel like getting out the keyboard and mouse.
At $339 US dollars, you can't expect much, but I think you get quite a bit for that money. Certainly it's as good or better than its competition. I like my HP HTPC ALL-IN-One more, but like I said earlier, it's a much more expensive i7 machine. I EXPECT to like it more, but all in all, this is a very good entry level HTPC.
I would suggest that ACER also produce at least 2 more upscale versions as well. Maybe one with a CD/DVD player, and maybe one wih a TV tuner built in. It seems well built and worth the money. You could do worse. . .
Edit 5/2/2011
I was mistaken about the Windows Media Center implementation. Apparently, you have to install much of the content that comes pre installed on the HP implementation (including Netflix). So my reservations about the usefulness of the media features seem wrong at this point. That being said, there ought to be some better 'getting started' documentation for those interested in the media features of this PC (most potential buyers, really). Be prepared to have to figure stuff out that should be explained, and that is just dumb on Acer's part.
Edit 5/6/2011
After some dialog with another reviewer, who posted here, I have come to the conclusion that for Netflix, Windows Media Center will not give you optimum performance, it is MUCH better to view it from your IE9 browser. The image is MUCH sharper on a larger screen that way (and faster to boot). What that means, since the pc doesn't come with an integrated TV tuner, that WMC and the remote is kind of useless. anything in WMC is available from your browser and probably with better display quality! Don't get snookered by the impression of 'purposefulness' that WMC implies
I mean the remote is cool and all, but with no instructions on how to use it, and little reason to use it, I suspect it will find a place in the junk drawer with other orphaned remote devices. I have found that the wireless mouse balanced on my knee or the arm of my easy chair makes for a reasonable replacement for the remote
I'm still pretty positive on the pc. I'm a casual user of online video, if it works without hassle, I am happy. And it still makes me happy.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
By tchen
Overall this is quite a bit faster and smoother than the Atom/ION HTPC I have set up on a different TV.There is some ACER bloatware to get rid of, but some of the pre-installed programs (Office Starter)are actually quite useful if you are going to use it as a basic desktop. It is plenty fast enough for office programs and surfing the web. Hope the version with the attached optical drive makes it to market. The internal Ralink Wifi has much better connectivity and range than the Zotac mini PC's with Atheros chips. Highly recommended for a basic PC or HTPC use.
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