A brief tour of small PCs    Acer Aspire X1200  Earlier this
month, we reviewed Acer's Aspire X1200 and HP's latest Pavilion
Slimline, two relatively full-featured desktops shrunk down to a
small form factor. The Acer is the better deal on paper, though
it may require some mucking about with drivers and settings
before it's fully operational. A few tweaks and a BIOS update
were required before we had video and audio running to an HDTV
via the system's HDMI connection, for example. And other users
have reported similar problems with the HDMI connection along
with networking problems. The HP Slimline s3550f doesn't have an
HDMI port, so we didn't run into such problems with it. We like
it as a budget PC for those where space is at a premium. It's
also easy to add to your network with its integrated 802.11b/g
Wi-Fi antenna.  Asus Eee Box  Cheaper and smaller than the Acer
or the HP is the Asus Eee Box. It costs only $350 and is
incredibly compact--it looks like a flatter version of the Mac
Mini. Despite its smal