Acer Aspire L320 mini PC touts Viiv certification

Every time you think the Viiv hype is dying down, Acer brings it back up, as just a few months after kicking out the "world's first" Viiv-certified LCD TV, the firm is now unveiling its Aspire L320 mini PC with -- you guessed it -- a shiny Viiv sticker adorning its case. Hot on the heels of its xSeries displays, this machine sports a slim, silver / black case designed for living room placement, a variety of Intel Pentium processors, up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, up to 400GB of internal hard drive capacity, an Acer-branded digital / analog hybrid TV tuner, DVD writer, flash card reader, and a bevy of included ho hum software that you'll likely replace immediately upon bootup. Additionally, it sports 7.1-channel audio, Intel's GMA 3000 graphics set, VGA / DVI outputs, an option to add Windows Vista, FireWire, audio in / out, and a pair of USB 2.0 ports to round things out. No word just yet on price or availability, but this ought to be a fairly inexpensive alternative for those eying a very basic (and fairly attractive) pre-fab HTPC.

[Via RegHardware]

[js @ Mar 17th 2007 11:51PM]

The xbox 720.

[TheClashRocker @ Mar 17th 2007 11:57PM]

Viiv is over-rated

[Matt @ Mar 18th 2007 12:07AM]

Acer computers suck. They are almost as bad as HP's, however their LCD's are pretty good.

[Michael @ Mar 18th 2007 12:08AM]

It really looks like and Xbox 360, i thought you were Rumoring a Xbox 720! when i was flicking through my RSS

[ChrisAshtear @ Mar 18th 2007 1:30AM]

Acer's are truly terrible. Having worked in a retail store for 2 years, We've had nothing but problems with acer:

1) their hardware is garbage. on one laptop model(they use the same case for every single one of their laptops, resulting in buttons that do nothing) the cddrive would stop responding constantly. You would have to use a paperclip to eject it- then it would start working for a few days. This was on at least 3 laptops that we personally sold.

2) their preinstalls dont work. Both Acer display computers for windows vista would not complete the setup process but instead hang, necessitating in a complete reinstall of the OS. Needless to say, no other computer experienced this problem, even the e-machines.

[DB @ Mar 18th 2007 8:09AM]

Not bad looking. Looks like something Syd Mead would have designed.

[Craig @ Mar 18th 2007 8:12AM]

Gah. I'm still trying to understand this Viiv and vPro garbage.

[Gatto rosso @ Mar 18th 2007 5:22PM]

I have the L100 with the same box, it is alright for its price and smaller than an Xbox360! no viiv sticker on it...

[thegibbon @ Mar 18th 2007 8:23PM]

I have an Acer 6430 TravelMate and It is a proper smart unit. Blows anything in it class into space.
From the fingerprint security logon (which really does work) to the curved erganomic keyboard that is a joy to use and the cool Cam that turns 180 degress so you can record what is infront of you, perfect for business meetings or lap dances!
It has a proper docking station port on the base that will supports dual video output, network and port replication and media bay battery facility for extended use ideal for extended wirefree use.

I am truly impressed so much so my wife has ditched her tired old HP unit and nicked it off me.

I goes with out saying that the 6400 range is one of the strongest notbooks that Acer has realesed. The only niggle I have is that it needs a blue tooth support a must for the modern mobile computer user.

[teklikethis @ Mar 19th 2007 12:50AM]

this is an acer... therefore it is garbage. i sell things.

[MAIcrosoft @ Mar 19th 2007 4:40AM]

Exactly like teklikethis said. Acer products are made of cheap materials and is really junk. If you buy an Acer its also preinstallen with all kinds of crap like the Yahoo Toolbar in IE.... I also sell things btw :3

[Tyen @ Mar 19th 2007 7:39AM]

I forsee that upgradibility will be a bitch. Trying to fit a new video card, is non-existent. Would have to buy "specially designed parts" more like "specially designed so that you have to buy off us, only a $400 markup on each part"
I will stick to my desktop http://kevan.org/brain.cgi?Tyen