ACER UNVEILS ASPIRE REVO
Mumbai
Deccan Herald
Acer, on Wednesday, launched its Acer Aspire Revo in India, which offers advanced graphics capabilities for full enjoyment of multimedia contents in high definition.
Characterised by a refined design and reduced dimensions, Acer Aspire Revo is practical and versatile and is perfectly adapted to any environment, the company said.
It can be attached on the back of any LCD monitor with a VESA attachment to offer the user an all-in-one capability and increase the working or playing area.
DESKTOPS: ALL-IN-ONE PCS ARE HERE
Shivani Mody & Sujit John, Bangalore
The Times of India (Mumbai edition)
When you have laptops with everything in one compact, portable box, you can legitimately wonder why desktops remain so klunky, often with at least four different and big parts?monitor, CPU box, keyboard and UPS. And they are all connected together through a mish mash of wires that make a mess on the desktop or on the floor, frequently accumulating dust because it?s so difficult to clean between those wires.
But now, desktop makers appear to have overcome the technological challenges in integrating at least the monitor and CPU box in one compact body, significantly reducing both the space occupied on desks and the clutter of wires. These are being commonly referred to as all-in-one desktops. Often they also integrate accessories like speakers and webcam into the single body. And most see this as the future of desktops. ?It?s the fastest growing segment, though from a small base,?? says Amar Babu, MD of PC maker Lenovo India.
The system is easy to set up, in many cases taking less than four minutes to get going, and saves as much as 79 percent of the desk space. According to a global survey by Dell, 4 out of 5 small business owners see technology as a means to help clean up employees? desktops and improve productivity. The survey finds that space usage by PCs in offices is an issue faced by small businesses in China, India, France, Germany, Spain, the UK and the US. Technology analyst firm IDC predicts that small form factor, all-in-one and ultra-small form factor desktops will make up nearly 38 percent of the overall desktop market by 2013.
Dell recently launched the Vostro in this segment at $629. Combined with an optional integrated wifi and a wireless mouse and keyboard, the result is a wire-free desk. It also has an optional video conferencing solution with integrated camera to take care of mobility needs.
HP has the TouchSmart IQ500 series targeted mostly at home users at a price of Rs 88,000. It has the touch-screen facility (which is perhaps why it is so expensive) and comes with a built-in webcam and microphone. Other features include 4 gigabyte of memory, a media card reader and a large-capacity, high-speed hard drive. The system requires only one cord to set up and power the system.
Lenovo last month launched an ultra-thin, single unit desktop PC based on Intel?s Atom processor. It comes with a 20?? slim monitor and an in-built TV-tuner at a price of Rs 29,000. Lenovo also has the powerful A600 at a price of about Rs 70,000, which comes with a wireless keyboard, a Wii-type motion sensor gaming facility and a remote that can be used as an air mouse (instead of a wired mouse), a gaming remote, a voice-over-IP (VOIP) phone and to manage the Windows Media Centre (to operate DVDs, movies and TV).
ASUS EEE PC 1005HA
Mumbai Mirror
Part of Asus? Seashell series of netbooks, the 1005HA is powered by an Intel Atom N280 processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, and comes loaded with Windows XP Home. The 1005HA boasts of 10.5 hours of battery life from its 6 cell battery, and features a 10-inch WSVGA display (1024x600 pixels) and a keyboard 92 percent the size of a regular counterpart. Asus also offers 10GB of online storage, in addition to the 160GB SATA II hard disk drive on the netbook. For more information on the 1005HA, priced at Rs. 23,560, visit in.asus.com
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