RSS Feeds: The Acer Aspire One Netbook is Available in Multiple Configurations
I took a virtual look at the Acer Aspire One netbook as the first one I looked at because of the comments left at: Netbook, Notebook or Laptop Computers — What's the Difference?
Since I live in the Philippines and I don't have the ability to check them out in person, I have to rely on the opinions of others.
Comments about the Acer Aspire One
A longtime reader at my other blog, HMTKSteve of Ramblings from the Marginalized, had this to say about it:
I just purchased the Acer Apsire One netbook. Only major problem is the mouse buttons (on either side of the touch pad).
It also takes some getting used to the keyboard. You need to learn some new muscle memory else you will find yourself hitting the "=" key instead of backspace.
The buttons do look kind of narrow. I don't know if my fat fingers are compatible. As far as hitting the wrong key, I hit the wrong keys no matter what because every keyboard seems to be spaced differently from the last.
Matt of Hollywood Hills had a bit more to say:
I've been seriously looking at netbooks as well. I'm pretty sure I've settled on the HP Mini 1000. I went to Best Buy and toyed w/ a few of the different models and found the Acer and Asus models to feel too cheap and teeny-tiny.
The 8.9" models (all brands) are just too small for me. 10" screen model from HP has a keyboard that is 93% the size of a regular keyboard, so that's awesome for me and my jumbo hands.
I also didn't want a platter hard drive and have opted for the model that has a SSD. If I'm going to be on the move I don't want to mess it up.
Fully spec'd (10.1" screen, 32GB SSD, bluetooth) it comes out to around $450, but you can get it w/ the 16GB SSD and come in at $390.
I've got an HP laptop/notebook/whatever and it went kaboom after 18 months, but HP overnight'd a shipping box, fixed it, and sent it back overnight all for free. After that I decided I'd stick w/ HP for my portable computers.
I know exactly what he means by feeling "too cheap and teeny-tiny". When I examined notebooks at Frys Electronics before netbooks were even thought of, some of those appeared and felt cheaply made to me. Appearances can be deceiving, but I'm going to be avoiding anything that fits that description (for anyone).
The Acer Aspire One Specifications
I visited the official website and noticed the Acer Aspire One comes in two sizes, 8.9 inches and 10.1 inches, and a variety of colors. I don't know about you, but both sizes seem way too small for my fat fingers.
The specifications depend on what Acer netbook configuration you choose. The important ones seem to be:
- Operating System: Windows XP or Linux
- Processor: Intel Atom N270
- Memory: 512 KB or 1 GB
- Storage: 120 GB (8.9 inch model only) or 160 GB HD (or 8 GB or 16 GB SSD on 8.9 inch model)
- Resolution: 1024 x 600
I appreciate choices and Acer offers a bunch of choices. Visit the official Acer website and take a look for yourself.
(Image source: Cropped and shrunken from Acer Aspire One small notebook runs Linux on Intel Atom processor at Geekzone.)
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