We only found notebook components in the mini PC's case. Intel's HM55 chip set serves as the basis, which is equipped with an Intel Celeron P4500 (1.86 GHz, dual core, Arrandale, no hyperthreading, no turbo boost) processor and integrated Intel HD graphics. A 2 GB DDR3 1066 MHz RAM is built in, a second module can be inserted into the free memory slot. A maximum of 8 GB (2x4 GB) are possible.

The 320 GB hard disk from Hitachi rotates with 5400 rpm, is sufficiently fast (average of 53.1 MB/s) and has enough memory for many tasks. If you need more, you can turn to one of the superior equipped alternatives or extend the memory with an external fast eSATA.

The system's performance is within the expected field and certifies the Esprimo Q510 good office qualities. The application performance, which we assess with the PCMark Vantage benchmark (3297 points) amongst others, is good and has sufficient performance reserves for the usual office, communication and common image editing tasks. Reference tests with Photoshop Elements 7, Open Office 3.1 and Skype verified this impression.

CPU biased tasks, such as converting, rendering, etc., can be executed, but partly need a bit more patience in comparison to stronger Core ix processors. The Intel Celeron P4500 computing unit converts, for example, MP3 songs in a 22.5-fold velocity into an AAC format via iTunes.

The integrated Intel HD graphic unit is, as usual, not suitable for current 3D games. Merely older and less demanding games should be playable in reduced settings. The graphic chip has enough capacity for FullHD video rendering and even played our test videos from the hard disk smoothly. Movies were transmitted clearly, including the sound, to an LCD T.V. The DVD movies rendered via drive didn't emit any irregularly loud drive noise and were always drowned out by the case's fan. This way, a multimedia center can be favorably set up with the matching software and the included remote.