Laptop sales are surging and are growing at a much faster rate than sales of desktop computers. Despite this fact there is still a big market for desktop computers, especially in the enterprise and business environments. To reach out to this group Acer announced a new desktop PC for business users today.

The computer is called the Acer Veriton S461 and it starts at only $549 for a base configuration. Base level systems include an Intel Pentium Dual-core E2200 processor, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100, 2GB of DDR2, 80GB SATA HDD, DVD burner, Gigabit LAN and Windows Vista Business or XP.

Some users don’t need a fully fledged notebook computer for their daily tasks. For the user who only surfs the Internet, watches the occasional video and listens to music a small netbook like the ASUS Eee may be just what they need.

The ASUS Eee has spawned a plethora of similar systems competing for the low price, portable netbook market and Acer introduced its Aspire One netbook a while back just for this market. Acer announced that the One is now available for purchase in America.

When it comes to desktop computers there are two basic schools of thought. One wants a small computer that uses little power and takes up little space; the other school wants a computer with all the power possible regardless of the power needs or size.

For the crowd that wants a small computer Acer introduced today the Aspire X1200 desktop PC. The system is very small and would make for a good HTPC system and will fit inside cramped home theater cabinets with dimensions of 10.6” x 4” x 14.4”. The case is a glossy black color and it sports five USB ports, one FireWire port, multi format memory card reader and audio ports right on the front of the system for easy access.