Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch Mini Laptop (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) Sapphire Blue | 
| Brand: Acer
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $449.95
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Rating:  172 reviews
Sales Rank: 4
Color: Sapphire Blue
Media: Personal Computers
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Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1.6
CPU Type: Intel Core Solo
Processors: 1
System Bus Speed: 533
System Memory: 1000
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 160
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Modem: None
Display Size: 8.9
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 9.8 x 1.1
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: LU.S050B.133
Model: LU.S050B.133
UPC: 884483248827
EAN: 0884483248827
ASIN: B001EYV9TM
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| Features:
| • | 1.6GHz Atom N270 | | • | 1GB DDR2 SDRAM | | • | 1.3 Megapixel camera, SDHC and multi-format media readers | | • | 802.11b/g, Ethernet, three USB 2.0, VGA, and 3.5mm audio out | | • | One free mini PCI slot for WWAN, 160GB hard drive (2.2 pounds) |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 167 more reviews...
 Perfect functionality, but mind the ergonomics December 2, 2008
I went with four stars on this, but it would have been 4.5 if the option availed itself. In other words, I just had to put this slightly below perfect in order to be completely honest about my experience.
Let's talk about the perfection first: no fan noise on mine, great wireless reception, sharp screen, solid build, and great battery life. Even the little things, like a nice, long power cord really help out. Disk space is probably the most fun and impressive thing I have found so far.
That's just the start of why this little item is so wonderful. I have gone through several laptops and PDAs in my time. The laptops compromised on size (sometimes still to big), battery life, and price, while the PDAs compromised on size (sometimes still too small) and functionality. I have used the Aspire One for two weeks now, at home, in the car, and at my in-law's house, and I can say it is a great balance. This is real Windows XP. No pared down operating system, no incompatible file types, no shortage of software, no non-standard storage or networking. It's a Windows computer in all senses of functionality, storage, and networking. It gets that right. It absolutely nails it for the first time in my computing experience.
Speed-wise it is about 40% as fast as my desktop here at work, a Pentium 4 3.4 Ghz machine. That is for pure CPU, I used a PI-generating benchmark to test. The standard 1 GB memory included appears to work fine. I kept OpenOffice, iTunes, and several Firefox windows open all weekend, and the machine handled it all well including hibernating. Boot times are amazing, about a minute for a full restart, less for a boot-up from a power-down situation. It all "just works" on that front. And incidentally, it didn't have much "crapware" at all from the start, which I really admire. I uninstalled McAfee and the Office trial, and that was about it. I was expecting to have to spend a whole evening uninstalling things and checking startup routines, but that all took just 30-40 minutues, including reboots.
So why not 5 stars? Simple ergonomics. The screen is small and the keyboard is small. I make more typos, and my eyes hurt after moderate use if I am not more careful to stare out and apply good optical ergonomics. Before you say, "duh, you knew what you were getting," you have to understand that 4 stars is a GREAT review. But if I am honest with myself about how long I could really sit down and work on this for something "real" like writing a novel or editing several web pages, it is not a perfect experience, not five stars.
However, here are things where the ergonomics matter less, and I would give five stars for these specific experiences with the Aspire One:
-- Casual web browsing. This thing is a fully functional, take-anywhere web kiosk with great battery life and plenty of disk space for downloads, etc.
-- Watching movies/videos. No, it doesn't have a DVD drive, but if you are sharing a video on a network or rip a DVD down to it from a shared DVD player (PLENTY of disk space, I love that!), you have yourself a wonderful little movie-watching machine.
-- Listening to music. Share that iTunes library or just copy files over and listen to your heart's content. The sound via headphones is quite acceptable. Again, the ample disk space is fantastic, and I was able to listen to music while writing and browsing without any hitches. NOTE: For wireless and cordless listening, you may want to turn off the power saving on the wireless network card in the advanced network settings. I got skips when trying to play from a shared iTunes library over the air before I did that, your mileage may vary.
-- Simply Sharing Life. Since you can easily transfer files to and from this little beauty, it is great for traveling with files, pictures, music, or videos. And the long battery life makes it easy to share and share long. The portability is great, and the fact that we are talking about full-blown Windows XP does away with any incompatibility issues you may have had with previous PDAs, cell phones, etc.
In summary, this is a solid 4.5 star device whose only drawback is the size you already knew you were in for. Keep those eyes healthy and stay relaxed while typing, and even that may not be an issue for you (hence all the five-star ratings here). The price is right, the disk space is ample, and the battery life is fantastic, all in a standard-OS gem.
Highly recommended.
EXCELLENT December 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Exactly as I had researched, this IS the king of the netbooks. So far I love this laptop, it is perfect for what I wanted it for, portable basic computing...but honestly I'm finding this little powerhouse can handle ANYTHING I throw at it with ease.
I wouldn't want this as my primary pc/laptop, but for a portable, long lasting (6 hours FIRM!), fun to use laptop that WILL turn heads (everybody has to touch it and play with it!) you will NOT be disappointed!
As advertised and more! December 1, 2008
I read all the reviews and looked at the unit at Costco first hand before pulling the trigger on this for my wife and mother-in-law. Both needed a small light internet machine to remote log-in into work. However, the work issed laptops didn't fill the bill and the ones that do were cost prohibitive. The Aspire One performs as advertised and is solidly built for the road. Processing speed is not really an issue. Just don't do photoshop or heavy multimedia work. Touch typing is easy after a short adjustment time. Battery life is good with the 6 cell versus the ones at Costco (3 cell).
Great network computer November 30, 2008
This is the perfect computer for travlers. Add some movies or music and it is great on the plane. Perfect as a small back-up to your primary computers.
perfect traveller November 30, 2008
The item is perfect for travelling: small, not too heavy, keeps you connected thru SKYPE wherever you go.
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