Acer Revo R3610 comes with Windows 7
By Jawad Masood | November 17th, 2009Acer released their first Aspire Revo back in April 2009. Since then we’ve seen a number of nettops in the market that have the capability to replace desktop. Aspire Revo R3610 is one such model, it combines a good price-to-spec ratio to deliver a cheaper solution for those who want a low power and small size desktop replacement. R3610 comes with Windows 7 Home Premium which adds to its beauty.
With the trend of smartphones and netbook, nettop are not lacking behind. Acer wanted to make sure that it gets a good market as Windows 7 gets released. Intel Atom 330 is a dual core processor with 1MB cache, 1.6 GHz clock speed and a 533 MHz FSB and will give 40% increase in performance as compared to Intel Atom N230. The nettop is perfectly capable of running Windows 7. If you’re looking to buy windows 7, I think you should go for this product too. The specs are pretty much same that the old model had, only that this model comes with Windows 7.
- Intel® Atom™ Processor 330 (1M Cache, 1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB)
- Windows 7 Home Premium
- 2 to 4 GB DDR2–800 (dual channel)
- 160GB SATA HDD
- 4 in 1 Flash card reader
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Six USB 2.0 Ports
- HDMI, eSata and VGA.
- WiFi 802.11b/g/n
- Price: Under $350
Here’s one good deal.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
It does not have WiFi N. The WiFi chip is only able to do B and G.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Its worth pointing out that the new FlashPlayer 10.1 beta works with the NVIDEA Ion chip and now gives proper Flash acceleration.
November 17th, 2009 at 6:22 pm
That was true for the previous revo. This one, R3610, gets N as well. (WiFi b/g/n)
November 17th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Not true – unless there is already an updated version of the R3610.
Mine is marked AR5BXB63.
I have one and it uses a WiFi chip that from the manufacturers data only
does B and G.
The label on the side of the R3610 says that it has an Atheros WLAN module
AR5BXB63.
Device manager says that there is a Atheros AR5007EG doing the WiFi – and no
option is given to select anything other than B and G. The Atheros web site
confirms that this is a B G chip.
November 17th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Yes, you must have a different model. The N WiFi is available in Aspire Revo R3610-U9012.
November 17th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
That is possible. What LAN module and WiFi chip is used in the U9012
variant? Incidentally the type number of my machine is 92.NVEYZ.UNN (this
is a UK 2GB machine).
November 18th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Gosh!!! This thing looks very similar to mac mini. PC is getting a hard time against MAC but windows 7 has certainly proved to be a remedy.
December 28th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
I've been let down by this issue too. the website I bought it from clearly states it's b/g/n and was a big determinant for be as I want to stream HD. the model I've got is 92.NVFYZ.U2N. It's a UK model bought from Play.com. I really don't want to send it back as overall it's an excellent piece of kit. Can you just swap out the chipset?
January 7th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
In your case you should contact the play.com Tell them what you actually wanted and what you got. They'll surely help you as they have a good reputation.
January 28th, 2010 at 3:31 am
I am thinking of getting one of these, but i want to be sure that it is actually good enough to use in place of a desktop PC. If anyone has experience with them and can tell me whether it is worth buying please do as I want to purchase it soon.
January 28th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Depends on your need. If you're not a computer professional and belog to some business or medical field you should buy it. It will make your life easy. Keep in mind that processor is not strong enough to do heavy tasks.
January 28th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
what do u mean by heavy tasks? because i like to run a lot of programs at the same time and have them running at high speed.
January 29th, 2010 at 10:43 am
This system has Intel Atom processor which won't give much performance like you need. Still if you want a small size PC like that, I'll suggest Zino HD
March 20th, 2010 at 11:29 pm
I have the same problem…. I can not connect to the internet. The PC can not connect to my router. The router is ok cause i have my laptop connected with it. I have a Aspire R3610 with an Atheros WLAN module AR5BXB63. Can anyone help me?
April 29th, 2010 at 12:56 am
I currently have a 3610 model I bought from newegg.com and it's worth the money. To get better performance out of it, you'll need to bump the RAM up from 2GB to 4GB, along with downloading the updates available from Adobe (as mentioned below). Keep in mind that this thing is still a netbook at heart so there are “some” quirks such as delayed performance coming out of hybernation to include when leaving videos paused on “hulu” (re-buffering takes a minute). Otherwise, this little thing whoops azz!