Acer Veriton N282G review

The N282G is powerful enough to browse the web, play casual games and watch standard definition video, but it’ll struggle with Full HD video. Our 720p test files played perfectly, but we experienced a lot of skipped frames when we played both an MPEG4 file and a full Blu-ray film. The system’s multitasking capabilities are also limited, but this is exactly what you’d expect from its Atom processor, which achieved an overall score of 12 in our benchmark tests.

Unlike most mini PCs, the Veriton N282G comes with a keyboard and mouse. Neither is particularly fantastic, but the keyboard, although a little loose, is comfortable and accurate to use. The mouse is rather small, but it worked perfectly. As far as the near-identical slew of Atom-based mini PCs goes, the Veriton is particularly good value thanks to extra features such as its mouse, keyboard and preinstalled operating system. At around £300, it’s a great buy if you need a small, basic, no-frills PC that won’t eat a lot of power, but Lenovo’s Q180, with its Blu-ray drive and large hard disk, is a slightly better deal if you have a little more to spend.