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Sweet little box

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I purchased the AR3610-U9022 after looking at the AR1600s. I've heard and read mixed reviews of the Intel Atom, but the 3610 seemed very much worth paying more for. For the price, the hardware is truly outstanding. I've owned two mini-ITX's in my time, and see small computers with low wattage as where computers are going.

Acer didn't mention in the specifications that this model came with a quad core, only mentioning Intel® Atom(tm) Processor N330 (1MB L2 cache, 1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB). Truly an added bonus.

I run Fedora linux, so I can't rate the Windows 7 that came preloaded, as I didn't bother booting into Windows.

The only downside to the Acer Revo would be the Wifi N card, though it may be a mix of the Wifi card and linux.

Great addition to my movie room

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I purchased this computer for my home theater room with hopes of being able to utilize Netflix's streaming movie feature, along with Hulu and other streaming sites. This works perfectly and has the added benefit of me being able to surf the web on my projector tv. This is not a super powerful computer as I have occassionally had to reboot when I've tried to run too many applications at one time, but it is really much more than I expected.

I am also happy with the wireless keyboard and mouse. My favorite seat is about 15-18 feet away from the computer and the mouse and keyboard have worked flawlessly. The only problem that I have found is with the hdmi audio output. There seems to be a common problem with this chipset where it doesn't recognize that an hdmi cable is plugged in and won't allow the hdmi sound to play through. However, I will say that I have very adequate sound coming from the mono headphone jack which splits the signal two two audio rca plugs into my receiver. Hopefully, the hdmi audio will be fixed with future driver updates.

Awesome little workhorse for home theater pc

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Awesome workhorse for recording live digital TV with a USB TV tuner. Went with the ATI TV Wonder HD 650 to start. Recommend the GP-IR02BK USB remote control and receiver. The included keyboard and mouse are more than sufficient, especially when you're focused on home theater functionality through Windows Media Center and Boxee. Don't forget an external eSATA hard drive to use for backups or larger capacity for recording more content or storing more music. The Antec MX-1 is great for an always on external drive, just be sure to buy a quiet and quality 3.5" SATA hard drive. Keep in mind you'll also need an external CD/DVD drive for playing movies, ripping CDs, or burning recorded content. Also, don't miss the video driver updates that go with Flash Player 10.1 to take advantage of the graphics processor unit for smooth playing video. We run Netflix streaming and lots of content from Boxee.tv. When can we ditch cable?

Perfect candidate for watching video from tv/computer combo

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I followed this page [...] to configure the Acer Revo and now this little box works perfect. It's able to play online content or local content in 1080p flawlessly. It's very compact, quite, and cool. If you're looking for a computer hooking up to a TV setup, the Acer Revo 3610 should be on top of your list.

What a Piece of )#*$#

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This little number went from 100 to 0 in a DAY. Now it won't even boot. When I can coax something out if it, it BSODs within minutes. I can see the backtrace, lots of lovely NULL pointers.

I've only had it few weeks, and it's now just an expensive paperweight. Unbelievable. It's been playing netflix and running very simple web browser activities, like, oh, I don't know, READING EMAIL. This thing is junk.

Why can't they ship the media with it so we can at least try reinstalling? I don't know whether it's the OS that's garbage, or the hardware, or some unholy combination of the two. But failure to boot + frequent BSODs indicate a serious quality problem on both sides of the hard drive.

I'd give it ZERO stars if the interface let me.