Acer Aspire Z5600

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

Stylish design; wireless peripherals; better CPU, bigger hard drive than previous model
Impressive quadcore performance for an AIO, Beautiful display.

Cons:

Weaker graphics than predecessor; touch software can't compete with HP's TouchSmart line
No included hidefinition support, Performance virtually identical to predecessor

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Last revision on August 25, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Stylish design; wireless peripherals; better CPU, bigger hard drive than previous model
Impressive quadcore performance for an AIO, Beautiful display

Reviewers Didn't Like

Weaker graphics than predecessor; touch software can't compete with HP's TouchSmart line
No included hidefinition support, Performance virtually identical to predecessor

Expert reviews and ratings

This 23-inch touch-screen PC looks great, does well with productivity tasks, and has lots of storage space. It's a good family PC, but demanding games are not its forte....

By Computer Shopper on March 01, 2010

Despite a roomier hard-drive and a few extra cores, the Z5600-U1352 does little to stand apart from Acer’s preexisting Aspire Z5610 all-in-one....

By PCWorld on February 25, 2010

This all-in-one touchscreen PC is beautiful to look at and lovingly designed, but you can get more powerful all-in-one computers for a similar price....

By Expert Reviews on February 22, 2010

An impressive touchscreen PC at a very attractive price. A fine alternative to the A-Listed Sony...

By PC Pro on November 19, 2009

With 23" of touch-screen goodness at your disposal and a very decent hardware line-up, we can recommend it wholeheartedly. It costs a reasonable R10 999 from Incredible Connection. Tags: Acer | all-in-one | TouchPortal | Windows 7 | User CommentsBe...

By TechSmart.co.za on January 29, 2010

Windows 7 touchscreen PCs are slowly growing in number, but the all-in-ones we’ve generally seen have used notebook components rather than desktop ones. That makes for a more compact machine, certainly, but it does mean you miss out on processing...

By SlashGear on January 01, 2010