Acer Veriton M2610g vs. HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower

Comparison and Differences

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Model
Form factorMini TowerMini Tower
CPU optionsIntel Gen2 i3/i5/i7; PentiumIntel Gen4 i3/i5/i7; Celeron; Pentium;
ChipsetH61H81
Dedicated GPU *GeForce GTX 1650 SuperGeForce GTX 1660 Super
RAMUDIMM DDR3-1333DIMM DDR3-1600
RAM slots22
RAM speed1333 MT/s1600 MT/s
RAM max8 GB16 GB
USB ports(8x) USB-A 2.0(2x)USB-A 3.0; (4x)USB-A 2.0;
Video portsDVI; VGAVGA; DVI-D;
Other portsRJ45; (2x) Mic, Speaker; Line in; Line out; PS/2 ports; SerialRJ45; Hdph; Mic; Line-Out; Line-In; Serial; (2x) PS2;
Optional portsParallel; SerialSD card reader; Serial; Parallel;
SATA ports43
PCI slotsPCIe 2.0 x16; (2x) PCIe 2.0 x1; PCIPCIe x16; (2x) PCIe x1; PCI;
M.2 slotsN.A.N.A.
Drive bays(6x) 3.5in; (2x) 5.25 inch(2x) 3.5in; 5.25in (slim)
PSU250/300 W180/300 W
Weight13.00 kg (28.66 lb)6.5 kg (14.33 lb)
Released20112014
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* Dedicated GPU warning: Check if your particular power supply model has enough power. Additionally some PSUs don't come with an auxiliary PCIe power connector and you may need to buy a SATA to PCIe power adapter.

Differences between Acer Veriton M2610g and HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower

If you are looking for a more modern desktop, then you should go with the HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower which was released in 2014. The Acer Veriton M2610g is older and entered production in 2011.

Both models have the same form factor, meaning reoughtly they have the same phiysical size and form.

Processor

Usually the newer the generation of the CPU, the better the performance and efficiency is. If your budget allows it, you should go with the HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower as it is running a newer generation CPU. This is not to say that Acer Veriton M2610g is bad - it can still run some powerful CPUs, albeit being an older generation.

Memory

Both models have have equal amount of ram slots (2 RAM). Usually two RAM slots are more than enough for most cases. However, the count should be taken into account when planning how much and what combination of RAM you are going to need for your system.

The HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower is using the faster 1600 MT/s RAM. The Acer Veriton M2610g is slower by supporting RAM speeds of up to 1333 MT/s. Additionally, if you will be needing a lot of RAM, better go for the HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower as it has the ability to run 16 GB of RAM. The Acer Veriton M2610g can do a bit less at max 8 GB. Most of the times, this should be sufficient for the majority of users.

Ports

In total the Acer Veriton M2610g has 8 USB ports. The HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower is inferior in this regard and packs 6 USB ports. In any case, if you miss USB ports, you can always purchase a USB hub. None of the desktop models has a USB 3.1 port (10Gb/s), so if you need a fast connection to your peripherals, like external Solid State Drive, you will need to look elsewhere.

Nowadays, almost every new computer comes equipped with a DisplayPort. However, none of the devices being compared here has one. Don't worry though, DisplayPort adapters are very cheap and you can get virtually any combination of conversion types.

None of the models has an HDMI port. If your monitor supports only the HDMI interface, you will need to buy an adapter. Such adapters are cheap so nothing to worry about.

SATA ports are placed on the system board and it is where you connect your HDD, SSD and Optical Disk Drives. More SATA slots will allow you to have more drives running at the same time. In this regard the Acer Veriton M2610g is better equipped as it comes with 4 SATA slot(s), while the HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower has 3 slot(s).

M.2 SSD interface allows you to transfer data with higher speeds compared to the old SATA interface. Unfortunately, neither the HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower, nor the Acer Veriton M2610g has one. However, you can still use a SATA SSD drive which should give you satisfactory performance.

Make sure that the available M.2 slot supports the PCIe (also called NVMe) interface. This is important as there are M.2 slots which support only the inferior SATA III interface. For comparison, the SATA III interface has max speeds of 6Gb/s, while the PCIe 3.0 x4 will support speeds up to 32Gb/s!

Power Supply

Looking at the Power Supply Unit (PSU) of the two models we don't see any differences. For either of them you get a maximum power of 300 Watts. However be careful, many models have more than one power supply option. When buying your computer, it is a good idea to get a version with the most powerful PSU. This will potentially allow you to upgrade to a more powerful GPU for example.

Motherboard

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