Acer Revo One RL85

Acer’s attempt to redefine the desktop PC is an attractive, surprisingly flexible box of tricks

JONATHAN BRAY

PRICE From £192 (£230 inc VAT) from dixons.co.uk Compact Windows PCs such as Intel’s NUC have been steadily becoming a more common sight across the industry in recent times, and we’ve seen none cuter than Acer’s compact Revo One RL85. The model sent in for review runs Windows 8.1 64-bit with Bing, and crams a fourth-generation Intel Core i3-4005U CPU, 4GB of RAM and a 2TB hard disk into a case that’s little bigger than a coffee caddy. It’s a pretty little thing. From the front, its soft curves and glossy white finish make it look more like a swanky Bluetooth speaker or an extrovert air freshener. Fortunately, it’s a bit more useful than both. Look around the rear of the Revo and you’ll see a stack of PC-style ports arranged in a narrow…

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