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Acer Altos R520 review

Processor
Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Xeon 5110
Clock speed: 1.6 GHz
Number of processors installed: 2
Number of processors supported: 2
Level 2 cache: 4 MB
Motherboard
Motherboard: Intel S5000PAL
Chipset: Intel 5000P
Data bus speed: 667, 1066, 1333 MHz
Memory
RAM installed: 2048 MB
Number of memory slots: 8
RAM capacity: 32 GB
RAM type: DDR2 SDRAM
Interfaces & networking
Ethernet: integrated dual-port Gigabit Ethernet
Expansion slots (free): 1 x low-profile PCI Express X8, 1 x high-profile PCI Express X8 (changeable to PCI-X slot)
Hard drive storage
Hard drive interface type: SATA
Hard drive type: standard
Hard drive size: 80 GB
Rotation speed: 5400 rpm
Second hard drive installed: Yes
Second hard drive size: 80 GB
Cabinet (chassis)
Case form factor: 1U rack mount
OS & software
Operating system: not included in price
Software included: Acer Altos Advanced Server Manager v7.1, Acer Altos EasyBuild v7.1, Altos EasyDiagnostics
Service & support
Standard warranty: 3 years
Service & support details: on-site
Miscellaneous
Other: maximum of 8 SATA or SAS hard drives (6 hot-swap); integrated SATA software RAID (0, 1, 10), 650W PSU plus 1 hot-swap redundant PSU
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Acer Altos R520

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Editors rating
Rating: 7.7
Verdict

Acer has taken standard Intel OEM components to put together a highly configurable and very scalable 1U server, capable of handling a variety of tasks. It's more than a match for similar products from the big-name vendors.

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