Product: Acer Veriton 3600 GT Price: &8,990 Pros: Disaster recovery and security that prevent data from being copied into external storage media Cons: Struggles to competer with some of the bigger global brands such as Hewlett-Packard
Taiwan's third-largest computer maker and its biggest PC brand is a long way from surrender in the fight for supremacy. Acer has just launched its new line of consumer desktops under its Veriton GT series.
Sleek and easy on the eye, the Acer Veriton 3600 GT marries aesthetics with reasonable power. With its charcoal and black case and 15-inch flat screen LCD, this machine will not disrupt the harmony of your home decoration.
Like most PCs in the market today, this Acer model packs a lot of punch in terms of features and performance.
Running on Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition, Acer Veriton 3600 GT is powered by Intel's Pentium IV 2.8 GHz processor. It is equipped with an 80GB hard disk and a 16x DVD + 52x CDRW drive. The machine is positioned as a multimedia device. For audio-visual enjoyment, it comes with a built-in Intel DVMT 2.0 graphics and an embedded 16-bit Sound Blaster compatible AC'97 3D PCI card. There are two PS/2 ports and three PCI slots and an impressive eight USB ports that allow for the fast transfer of data from external devices.
But the main attraction of the Acer Veriton 3600 GT is its compelling security management features. Its One-Button-Recovery lets users set recovery points that will enable them to quickly restore lost data in times of system failure.