Acer's Ion-powered Aspire Revo 3600 packs dual-core Atom 330

Remember that Gateway QX2800 we peeked back in July? Looks like Acer's finally issuing its own version of the nettop here at IFA with the introduction of the Aspire Revo 3600. Design wise, everything is pretty much the same as on the original AspireRevo, with the major differences coming on the inside. Rather than packing a paltry 1.6GHz Atom 230, Acer has outfitted this bugger with a dual-core Atom 330, NVIDIA's Ion graphics technology, 4GB of DDR2 RAM, an HDMI socket and VESA mount compatibility. There's no word on an expected price, release date or OS, but we're hoping to get our mitts on the unit itself as well as those missing details when Berlin opens its doors to tech lovers across the globe here in just a few hours.

[iFargle Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:04AM]

Dude.. That's pretty awesome.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 11:42AM]

... but it's an acer

[pika2000 Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:06AM]

Good. More ION and more dual-core Atoms, the better. Bring them on. I'm tired of the same old single-core Atom + GMA950 combo.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:20AM]

Wow something got hit with the ugly stick...

[Lando Calrissian Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:27AM]

Wow, someone got hit with the stupid stick. This looks pretty damn sexy for a nettop.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:41AM]

your mom?

[DazGenetic Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:21AM]

Though I was going to be building a Zotac-based ION system for my TV computer, but this will do just fine if the price is right. Much skinnier and I'm digging the vesa mount. Also glad that they've pumped a bunch of memory in the thing. Should be plenty powerful for what I need.

[gelangenie Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:10AM]

it's already selling here in asia(Philippines) Php17,892.00 ($367.02). Wonder why there aren't any reviews out yet though...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:41AM]

if the audiojacks were NOT colored, this would be close to perfection...

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:27AM]

I was thinking more of the lines of AV system like metal casing.. (but same design)

[DorianGrey Posted Sep 2nd 2009 8:57AM]

Dude, no need to be racialist about it...

i keed, i keeeed!...

[Collman Posted Sep 2nd 2009 1:53PM]

It does look ugly, but I prefer that rather than trying to figure which one is the speaker out in an uncomfortable position.

[BoomHeadshot Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:45AM]

If its got wireless and Bluetooth, would make a great home media server methinks. 1080i/p no problem.

[p3ngwin Posted Sep 2nd 2009 10:25AM]

"wireless AND bluetooth...."

do you mean Wi-Fi and Bluetooth ?

[BoomHeadshot Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:46AM]

HTPC, not media server.

[Sheppard Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:48AM]

Sold!

I was going to get the single core Revo but i can wait for this.

[Patlex Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:50AM]

Forget ion this needs the better nvidia 9600, which has better performance at the same power usage. I wonder what the performance difference is between a dual core atom vs a core 2 solo vs dual core Celeron cpu.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:51AM]

No, they wont let you play games in this form factor just yet.

[Callanish Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:07AM]

Do you mean that this doesn't have enough horsepower to play old generation games like Need for Speed most wanted or Doom3?

[sentinel Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:58AM]

This one's already available in Canada for $400 CAD
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=41924

[sentinel Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:01AM]

... and on the American site for just a bit less...
http://www.ncixus.com/products/41924/PT.SCA0X.073/Acer/

[Gorilla800lbs Posted Sep 2nd 2009 9:32AM]

A pretty sensible price. They sell it with Vista Home Premium. I wonder what's their story on Windows 7 upgrade.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:17AM]

It's also available in Greece for 299 euros:
http://www.e-shop.gr/show_per.phtml?id=PER.912356

translation here:
http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&js=y&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.e-shop.gr%2Fshow_per.phtml%3Fid%3DPER.912356&sl=el&tl=en&history_state0=

A very good alternative is a similar netop with the same price from ASROCK the ION 330.

[Gadgeteer Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:25AM]

no word about bluetooth, only 802.11b/g! Argghhh.

[Brainy142 Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:04PM]

Just get a 2 dollar mini bluetooth dongle from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11866 I bought one and It works well.

[Brainy142 Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:05PM]

I do realize internal is WAY more sleek, (and cool and doesn't require a usb port) but at least this dongle is very small.

[simbr Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:26AM]

Looks like there's no SP/DIF again.

[pretol Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:27AM]

Now, put that in a netbook with 11" (to the FREAKING EDGE) 1368x800 screen, and price it at 600$, and I'm buying one

[SimplyAdam Posted Sep 2nd 2009 3:28AM]

All that is needed now is a USB dual DVB-S tuner for freesat :)

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 6:16AM]

Americans know that bugger means anal sex right? You seem to use it a lot in the wrong context, i.e. describing crappy netbooks.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 6:22AM]

fu night elf mohaawwwk

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 7:18AM]

I'm using one of these right now. They have been selling these in north europe for while now. Performance is quite good. It can play 1080p mpeg's and almost also xvids and mkv's. Price is about 260 euros with Win XP and 299 with Vista.

[cynomad Posted Sep 2nd 2009 8:24AM]

Lego-style Fugly!
This is sexy : http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/17/lenovo-teases-ideacentre-d400-home-server-q100-q110-nettops/

[GreatSunJester Posted Sep 2nd 2009 9:08AM]

The link sentinal posted above here has a price of $378.88 for one with 2gig ram and a 160gig HD. I suppose we could add $50 for the upgrade to 4gig and maybe $30 for a 250gig HD.....so around $450?
Hey, Acer or Asus, can I buy a bare-bones model with no OS, RAM or HD?

[pmaloney Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:48AM]

++for bare bones. I'd rather slap small ssd in there since I'm just gonna pull all my data of my media server or external drive.

Still, it's a great idea, could make a nice little boxee box.

[rcrh Posted Sep 2nd 2009 9:38AM]

no remote? this is sooooo close to being in my living room but I can't be expected to juggle a keyboard, a mouse, and a beer.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 10:25AM]

looks too bulky :-/

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 4:15PM]

I have 2 ASROCK 330 ions as HTPC's in different rooms. I am running win7 pro on both and I have to say I love the damn little boxes. I also purchased IOGEAR HTPC keybaord and a 802n usb stick. I am extremely pleased with the ASROCK product. I waited for years looking for the perfect HTPC and the ASROCK fit every want.
I also thought while working on the little guys that these would be great for kids or a low/moderate end user.
I have them both overclocked to 1.9Gz.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 2nd 2009 9:04PM]

It is released in Taiwan in July and the price is NT$11900 (US$382)

http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&js=y&u=http%3A%2F%2Fbuy.yahoo.com.tw%2Fgdsale%2Fgdsale.asp%3Fgdid%3D1521296&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&history_state0=

http://www.itechnews.net/2009/07/31/acer-aspire-revo-atom-330-released-in-taiwan/

[Bandigolo Posted Sep 3rd 2009 9:15AM]

So what are the differences between this and the ASUS EeeBox EB1012 outed a few days ago???

I'll probably buy the superior of the two... any thoughts are appreciated.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:02PM]

When are they releasing it over here?!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 5th 2009 2:03PM]

Ooops. Here being England / the West in general :P

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 16th 2009 5:27AM]

They really need to hurry up with some more info on this dual-core aspire revo. It's just so pretty!