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4.0 stars
"Big Surprise in a little package"
Pros: Small size, Beautiful screen, Two expansion slots, Sturdy Construction
Cons: Of course computing power, Availabilty of extended-life batteries
Summary: I have just purchased the little Aspire ONE. I looked at quite a few mini notebooks before I made my purchase and I can easily say this one was the best I had seen. There is one thing to note, I purchased the XP home version, not the Linux version.
There are quite a few surpises:
1. 120GB Hard Drive
2. 1 GB RAM
3. 2 Expansion slots
4. 3 USB's
I wanted a machine to travel with me that had the power to run MS Office applications plus maybe a little bit of entertainment. The little Acer can do all of that and more. I have MS Office Small business, Visio and Project 2007 installed on my machine and they run very well. That was a major surprise.
I would not upgrade to IE 7, though. Even with my VAIO, I had issuses moving from IE 6 to 7. Other than that, this machine is quite excellent and I am going to buy another for my Girlfriend when she begins her MBA. The size of the machine, combined with its ability to run MS Office 2007 applications makes this a perfect school laptop.
One hint:
I would purchase a small slimline external DVD Drive. I purchased the I/O Magic and discovered it works flawlessly with the machine. Plus, you can watch movies with very little stuttering.
I ended up having to purchase a Portable DVD case because there is not a case that can hold the machine securily. A bag from Plilips worked great for me.
This is a solid buy.
Updated on Oct 25, 2008I am not sure if anyone has had this happen but a friend of mine and I both had our Aspire Ones Fail to Post. I was Thankful that Microcenter, where I purchased the machines, exchanged them for me. Since then, I have not had any issues. I still feel this is the best value in netbooks out there.
Updated on Nov 27, 2008I have now had this machine for another month, and the new one has had no issues. I am very happy with this little laptop.
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Try the Case Logic e-sling bag (small size). It has plenty of space for the Aspire One and its ac adapter. Bookgirl
