The Veriton N282G's slate-gray and black, diamond-shaped chassis sits on a shiny black V-shaped stand, positioned at a slight angle to make access to the ports more convenient. If you're short on space, you can mount the PC onto the back of a monitor or under a desk (the necessary hardware comes bundled with the computer). The PC is easy to remove from its mounting, too.

Weighing in at about 2.3 pounds, the Veriton N282G is easy to transport. The chassis measures 7.6 inches wide by 7.6 inches long by about 1.4 inches thick. The front of the chassis has four USB 2.0 ports, a card reader that accepts multiple formats, and headphone and microphone jacks. The power button is situated on the forward "point" of the diamond-shaped chassis, and two more USB 2.0 ports appear on the top. The back of the chassis sports a gigabit ethernet jack, and VGA-out, HDMI-out, and serial ports. The system also has built-in 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, and a mini-PCI Express slot for expansion.

The bundled keyboard is fairly large and extremely flat. The large, matte-black keys offer little tactile feedback, and the keyboard's combination of weak feedback and flatness invites uncertainty when you type as to whether a key press has registered. The keyboard has several media buttons along the top, including ones for playback, Internet, and e-mail. A volume wheel in the upper right corner looks a bit cheap but works well.

The generic three-button optical mouse has a left-click button made of shiny clear plastic over slate-gray; the rest of the mouse is matte black.Because it's squared off and long, the mouse felt a bit unnatural in my hand.

The Veriton N282G received a score of 42 in PCWorld's WorldBench 6 tests, indicating that the system is on the slow side, even for a compact PC. By comparison, the earned a WorldBench 6 mark of 90, though it's significantly more expensive at $750. The , which earned a 78, is geared toward high-definition media consumption and costs $825.