Acer Aspire One Netbook Review.
I'm just writing what I felt after I used my friends netbook “Acer Aspire ONE” on my travel.
My Position : I own a Macbook Pro and want to try a netbook.
Configuration: Acer Aspire One Netbook
OS : Win 7 Starter – 32 bit
Processor : Intel Atom N550
LCD : 10.1” LED LCD
RAM : 1 GB DDR3
HDD : 250 GB
Optical Drive : NO
Card Reader : 2 in 1 SD card
WLAN : 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth : Bluetooth 3.0
Webcam : 1.3 MP
Battery : 6 Cell Li-ion
Ports : USB - 3, Ethernet -1, Mic -1, phones 1, SD card slot- 1.
Ports : USB - 3, Ethernet -1, Mic -1, phones 1, SD card slot- 1.
Software Supplied : MS Office 2010 Starter – Word and Excel.
Performance :
Quite impressive with Atom processor.
Excellent battery that is on for 7 hrs – on my usage.
Weightless and very handy to carry.
Applications its good for :
WIFI : very good
Mobile internet : Good
Skype : excellent camera and voice clarity
Office : Very good on starter edition
Movies : Runs VLC Player very good but cannot play HD Videos
Music : Winamp – excellent
Battery : Solid 4-7 hours in medium LCD brightness depends on applications run.
Good:
WIFI
Internet Browsing
Chatting
Skyping
Portable – weighs ~1 kg
Work from anywhere – long battery
Very good for Housewives
Bad:
Cannot play HD Movies
Cannot handle huge files
Can run Photoshop lower versions only
Why to Buy it for:
You will love it for its size and wonder it does in such small and compact dimension.
Excellent for traveling with
Can play videos in cars while driving long.
It is a must have gadget.
Why Acer:
I have compared Asus, Lenovo, HP and Acer. Acer stood as the best one in performance and in price. The best price would be S$549. With bargain you can upgrade RAM to 2GB[Max] for a much more better performance.
Bottom-line:
You will be happy when your kid can perform great thing for his age, you will feel the same for the performance of Acer Aspire ONE.
