Windows XP Home (SP3), Up to 7.5 Hours of Battery Life (6-Cell 5200 mAh)
10.1-Inch WSVGA CrystalBrite LED Display, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Description
Acer Aspire One AOD250-1738 Netbook comes with these specs: Intel Atom Processor N270, Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3, 10.1-Inch WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED Display, Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM Single Channel Memory, 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, Integrated Acer Crystal Eye Webcam, Two Built-in Stereo Speakers, Optimized Dolby Headphone Technology, Multi-gesture Touchpad, 3 - USB 2.0 Ports, 6-cell Li-ion Battery (5200 mAh), 2.79 lbs. | 1.27 kg (system unit only), AC Power Adapter, AC Power Cord, Wireless Setup Card, Registration/ Limited Warranty Card, McAfee Internet Security Suite (60-day trial), Diamond Black Color
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The 10.1" Acer netbook improves over the 8.9" version. Feb 23, 2010 Since buying an Acer 8.9" Netbook I've been quite pleased with it. The 10.1" version polishes up an already sleek machine to be worth a purchase. I've been hooking up friends with Acers like this current model. And there are improvements.
Compared to my older 8.9" model this lacks a second SD card slot. It only has the one multi flash card reader (high-capacity compatible). In this case they also included a cover that snaps into the slot to keep dust out when not in use. It still has the three USB 2.0 ports, VGA external display port, audio in/out jacks, Kensington lock hole and AC adapter port. The best part is that it uses the same rechargeable battery packs as the 8.9" Acer. If you want a higher capacity battery I recommend the 9-Cell Super-Capacity Li-ion Battery.
Improvements between this and the 8.9" model is the addition of BlueTooth capability and enhanced audio featuring Dolby Headphone technology. And the extra inches results in a bigger keyboard which feels closer to a standard PC keyboard. The best improvement of all is the ease in upgrading the memory. This 10.1" has an easily accessible panel on the underside where you can upgrade the system RAM quite easily for a quick upgrade. The 8.9" Acer lacks that feature.
Just like the 8.9" Acer, because of a lack of external storage all software that ships with the Acer is on a specially configured hard drive with a hidden partition. Most of the drivers are available in the "\I386" subdirectory on the main hard drive. I suggest backing up these drivers onto a flash memory card. If you want a great external drive with both the smooth looks and multiread/burn features I wholeheartedly recommend the LG Electronics DVD+/-RW LightScribe Dual Layer Slim External.
While the Atom processor is very energy efficient it isn't going to win any speed records. But for what it offers, such as very long battery life and portability, I have found no major problems with this netbook. My needs don't demand much in the way of horsepower (usually writing, graphic design and game emulator use with some retro programming thrown in). And this is one of the last models to have XP-Home installed on it which is nice if you found your own experiences with "7" or Vista less than awe-inspiring.
I'm impressed with the changes made to this 10.1" model versus the 8.9" model. Even if you currently have a netbook it doesn't hurt to get another as a spare or to hook a friend up with.
UPDATE 2010-03-08:
One of the gripes that I have with this Acer is that there's more stuff that I had to uninstall from it as opposed to the 8.9" Acer. In particular I removed the unnecessary M$-Office trialware, M$-Works (I'm quite happy with OpenOffice.org) and a very bloated trialware Acer-branded game pack which ate up disc space as well. Also there's a hidden "C:\ACER" folder that contains the installers as well (it still has a hidden partition, though).
What I did was use "Add & Remove Programs" via Control Panel to get rid of the bloat. I transferred the C:\ACER folder to a SDHC card and created a backup DVD-R that contained that and the pre-uninstall of the stuff before I pruned it all (backup made using 7-Zip's very tight LZMA compression).
Still, it was worth the trouble and I still highly recommend this netbook.
Acer is pretty cool. Dec 15, 2009 I work full-time and teach part-time online, so this is an ideal solution to connect with my students more frequently during my commute on the train. It's nice to have a compact laptop - battery life is LONG! Only dislike is that it's a PC (I'm a Mac girl through and through). But given the price and what I'm using it for, it rocks!
Great for Teens! Nov 18, 2009 I bought this mini for my niece and she loves it. It's great for simple internet browsing and web-camming. She just absolutely love its. The speakers are just alittle weak but so are the ones for HP. I'm glad I bought it and it was a great price. It made a nice gift.
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Touch Pad not working Nov 16, 2009 Bought as a mobile computer for work. Loved the size, battery life etc. Unfortunately the touchpad is extremely small and didn't function properly from the beginning. A regular mouse plugged in worked fine but the touchpad made the mouse jump all over the screen. Sent it to Acer for repair and they sent it back with the same problem. Returned to Amazon for a refund. Debating whether to buy the same or switch to Asus.
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Exactly what I neeeded! Nov 16, 2009 I am definitely not a genious when it comes to computers, but in my opinion this netbook is great! The 6 cell battery is amazing, and the size is perfect for carrying around campus to all of my classes. I am a teacher, and I use it for checking email, posting information, grades, etc., presentations using a projector, and many other things. I was afraid that it would be really slow, but once I removed alot of the extra programs that came with it, it was fine. I definitely recommend this computer!
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The 10.1" Acer netbook improves over the 8.9" version. Feb 23, 2010
Touch Pad not working Nov 16, 2009
