Acer Launches Mini PC - Targeting To Bring Down Electricity Cost Up To 45% for Small Medium Enterprise

Today, Acer unveiled their newest breakthrough innovation, the Acer Mini PC. This device is ten times smaller than a traditional PC and boasts an equally powerful performance as well as energy efficiency.

Today, Acer unveiled their newest breakthrough innovation, the Acer Mini PC. This device is ten times smaller than a traditional PC and boasts an equally powerful performance as well as energy efficiency. Combined with the Intel Core 2 Duo technology, this Mini PC with an ultra slim design, offers up to 40% increased performance and saves up to 45% in energy.

“The Acer Mini PC is Acer’s latest breakthrough in finding the best combination between performance, cost and size. It is small yet powerful. With only 3 liters in volume, we have been able to strike the perfect balance in offering our loyal consumers better functionality, return on Investment, performance, and acoustic enjoyment, all this at minimum power-consumption, size, noise, and weight,” explained Jason Lim, Country Manager for Acer Indonesia.” We have exceeded all standards without compromising on features, a first in the industry,” he continued.

A combination between desktop and notebook technology is the secret behind this revolutionary innovation in personal computing. “The Acer Mini PC uses desktop processors that provide full speed desktop performance with less heat and less power consumption and also desktop SATA 2 Hard Drives which deliver faster data transfers with bigger capacity,“ said Daniel Rustandi, Product Marketing Department Head for Acer Indonesia. The two main desktop features are combined with the notebook’s compact DDR 2 memory and slim optical drive, along with an AC adaptor for less power consumption with a whisper quiet operation (only 26 dB in noise-output performance).

“The Mini PC we are introducing today is the Acer Power 2000 series which suits customers in small and medium enterprises (SME). Key features of the computer include its small-size, high performance with Intel’s VPro technology, Windows Vista capability and the Core 2 Duo dual CPU processor,” said Mr. Rustandi.

In addition, the Intel 946GZ Express Chipset with Intel’s GMA 3000 integrated graphics technology, promises dependable platform operation with enhanced visuals. Besides all these fundamental features, this small and attractive PC is also equipped with Acer’s Empowering Technology that enables easy manageability.

“In the ever competitive business environment, it is inevitable that small to medium enterprises will benefit from Information Technology (IT), eventually enhancing their profitability and growth,” said Sandiaga Uno, Chairman of Young Indonesian Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI). He mentioned that the reason most SMEs are reluctant to adopt PC use is mostly because of the high maintenance and electrical cost associated with PCs and also the low level of knowledge and skills about IT among traditional Indonesian SMEs.

To further illustrate his point, Sandiaga Uno added that in most Indonesian SMEs, electricity costs can amount to up to 10-15% of the total production cost. Furthermore, he mentioned that the space saving feature that the Acer Mini PC offers can really be beneficial to those SMEs that have limited space. “For traditional SMEs with small offices, incorporating big tower PCs into their already packed offices requires an expansion of working space which they can not afford to do. Choosing space saving products would be a wise business decision,” said Sandiaga Uno.

Meanwhile, SMEs can start benefiting from the Acer Power 2000 series starting from today at a recommended price of $US899 (Vista model) and $US549 (Linux model), through Acer’s partners, Visiland and ECS technology.

Acer has been a leader in the IT industry for more than 30 years and understands the market’s demand for more advanced technology by constantly providing innovative and unique solutions that suit consumer’s individual needs. Aside from the Acer Power 2000 series, Acer will be also launching the Veriton 1000 and Acer Aspire L320, two other Acer Mini PC models targeted at different markets.

The Acer Veriton 1000 series is specifically designed for large corporations. Featuring Intel® vPro™ technology, this allows businesses to reduce IT support and maintenance costs, while helping increase the security of the corporate network.

The Acer Aspire L320 series marks a new era in user-friendly home multimedia tasks with its Intel ViiV technology, with exceptional performance, usability, and entertainment features encased within a futuristic form.