The Aspire X3990-067 is a mini computer in turn exclusively dedicated to the office usage. Its price is 399 euros, with a keyboard and mouse, it promises nothing more than to assist you in everyday use of the most basic operations and works. However, comfort is ok? The machine is it silent? What can we really expect from such a PC? The response in our test. 

reality 
The first strength of this Aspire X3990 is its small size. Only 10 cm wide, 27 cm high and 37 cm deep! That's a little machine that will easily find its place under or on a desk. 

A quiet machine ... 

With a glossy black front and doors to hide the DVD player and memory card reader, the Aspire X3990-067 has a catch-all look. 
It is also very quiet: even at full load, the noise of the office machine does not exceed 34.3 dB (32.3 dB at rest), which is really annoying. 

... But with some flaws ergonomics 

Notice to those who would consider installing the PC to the horizontal under screen: it is not made ​​for that and for two reasons. 
The first side panel flexes easily under the weight, even if the screen n is a 19 inch. The second is that the same panel is perforated for air intake of the machine. And it is strongly recommended to obstruct these vents! Let us also a review on the subject, Acer has provided no dust filter. However, as the vents are numerous (over on the side and rear) and rather large (about four millimeters in diameter), they let go easily dust. Too bad. 

Suitable for minimum service 

Its Nvidia GeForce 405 with its small gigabyte of video memory is not designed to play (1106 points in 3D Mark Vantage). However, it has the merit of being a little more "powerful" than the integrated graphics processors and deliver and machine stability. 
The Core i3-2100 (3.1 GHz) is not not a great warrior. But if you do not indulge in heavy video editing, everything should be fine. In fact, her score of 7758 points in PCMark Vantage confirms skills mainly office (7491 points for testing productivity) and multimedia (7799 points for the music part) of this little PC. As for the index of Windows 7 (here familialr Premium 64-bit version), which is 5.1, it reflects the weakness of the graphics. From classic for this type of low-cost machines. 

And to side? 

As anecdotal as they are, note that consumption is 29 watts at rest and 80 watts under full load and maximum temperature measured was 36 degrees only. No risk so you end up with a backup heating. Recognize that the connector is expanded, including nine USB ports. But none with USB 3.0. The storage space is one of the good points of the PC: 1 000 GB, it offers something to see. 

the verdict 
The record is quite simple: the Aspire X3990-067 is his office. His equipment as his performances are a reflection of its low price. This is a machine that does not dream, but which provided no surprises, if not out of nails.