Developer | Acer |
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Type | Desktop, nettop |
Media | 8 GB SSD, or up to 500 GB hard drive |
Operating system | Linux LinPus, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 |
CPU | 1.6 GHz Intel Atom 230, [1] Intel Atom 330 Dual Core |
Memory | 1–4 GB |
Display | HDMI or VGA (D-SUB/HD15F) |
Graphics | nVidia 9400M (MCP79MX) |
Connectivity | 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN 6 USB 2.0 ports 4-in-1 card reader HDMI and VGA video output |
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