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Aimed squarely at the SOHO and corporate markets, the Acer Veriton 7600G employs Intel's new 865G chipset that brings Hyper-Threading technology and dual-channel memory support to mainstream desktopsWith a 3GHz Pentium 4 processor at its core, the system has more than enough power to handle day-to-day business projects, but it comes with a relatively high price of nearly $2,000And you can't customize the system via Acer's site; you can choose among only a set of preconfigured models sold through a host of resellersOur test system included premium features such as a 17-inch flat-panel monitor and a dedicated graphics card (albeit last year's model), which add to the overall costStill, at this price, we would expect a productivity suite, such as Microsoft Office or Works, to be included, along with some IT-support featuresAnd a set of speakers to support the DVD-ROM and CD-RW drives would sweeten the deal

The Acer Veriton 7600G's trim minitower case offers enough expansion room for business types; all three of its PCI slots are free, along with an open 5.25-inch bay and one free internal 3.5-inch drive bayAcer fills the other bays with a better assortment of drives than you'll find in most corporate PCs, including an 80GB hard drive and both DVD-ROM and CD-RW drives, as well as a floppy driveBut while the IBM ThinkCentre S50's easy-open chassis practically invites you to tinker, the four screws closing off the Veriton 7600G's interior are annoying, if not dauntingWe needed a screwdriver to set up the 17-inch AL716 LCD flat-panel monitor that shipped with our test system; the panel arrives detached from its base.