Apart from the subtle pride
of installing latest Linux releases on a six years old computer I
have been feeling the need of a new desktop computer since some
years. So, at last, I decided to buy a new one. Not so very new to be
honest: I got it at a surplus fair, here in Genoa, where I go twice a year,
and they told me it has been used only for “exposition purpose”.
It must be true because its interior is almost free of any dust and
we all know how is difficult to keep dust out of our computers.
The Acer
Veriton S661 is a office targeted compact desktop: with a dual
core 2600MHz processor, 1GB RAM and a 250GB hard disk. It could be
better, especially on the RAM side, but there is time for expansions
in the years to come. The compact case saves some space on my
crumpled desktop (the Sempron 2400 was a mid-tower) and I needed this
more than the improved performances. The case is well organized
inside, in spite of its compactness and can even be opened without a
screw-driver. Last but not least, it's wonderfully noiseless.
