The 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor combines performance, power and efficiency to explore the Internet and stay connected while mobile.
6-cell battery provides up to 6 1/2 hours of battery life for extended use and productivity when away from an AC outlet.
Windows XP Home with SP3 gives you the freedom to do what you want at home and at work - simply, reliably and more securely
160GB Hard Drive, 1GB RAM, Integrated 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Certified
Acer Crystal Eye webcam delivers smooth video streaming and high quality images for your on-line chats and business video conferences
Description
Acer redefines mobile connectivity with the Aspire One, the revolutionary Netbook featuring a 10.1" display and fun, powerful computing features delivering an optimal on-the-go Internet experience. Browse the Internet, check email, share photos, webcam, check sport scores, listen to music and enjoy a variety of entertainment in a small compact design that you can take anywhere.
Product Details
Product Length:
7.28 inches
Product Width:
10.2 inches
Product Height:
1.31 inches
Product Weight:
2.95 pounds
Package Length:
12.9 inches
Package Width:
9.3 inches
Package Height:
4.7 inches
Package Weight:
6.05 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 504 reviews
Customer Reviews
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WARNING - avoid these notorious problem machines Mar 16, 2010 Read all the 1 and 2 star reviews before you buy this product. There are a lot of unsatisfied Acer Aspire One customers and that should be a red flag to you. I wish I had listened to them and avoided wasting my money on this piece of junk.
Bottom line - many Aspire Ones are lemons and develop expensive, time consuming and/or terminal problems after only a few months of normal use. Technical support is not good and will be very costly even if you are in the warranty period. I will never buy an Acer product again.
From personal experience I recommend the MSI wind instead. Check out the reviews, there are very few negative ones. Battery life is short on 3 cell though.
OK, my story if you want it...
I bought the Acer aspire one 8 GB SSD 8.9" screen net book in April of 2009. Initially the speed and preformance were great and I was extreemly happy with it. With normal, daily use and only adding Skype and Google Chrome to it the speed was very slow by September of 2009. I don't go on sketchy websites and have an anti virus program. I did not save any files to the hard drive, every thing was on SD cards. Basically I did not do anything that should have slowed it down like that. By December of 2009 it was so slow that barely functioned and started to freeze up after 10 minutes of use. I put it on the shelf as I had purchased an MSI wind that summer and it ran like a dream. Due to this alone I must
As of March 2010 I just called Acer to see what could be done. They said that using Skype may have caused these problems! That is pretty bad! They also tried to have me reload windows but everything they said to do would not work. So I had to buy a recovery CD for $22 and get an external CD drive and try to reboot that way. If it does not work I have to send it off to be fixed. Update to come... fingers and toes crosses.
My MSI wind was treated exactly the same way and has not slowed down at all or caused any problems. I love it and prefer it to this Acer.
I regret buying this Mar 13, 2010 I am sorry to say that this is one of the most regretable purchases I have made. My other computers have lasted my for years. This started having problems from the beginning. After 6 months, it crashed completely, and I needed to completely re-install the OS (meanwhile losing some work). Even this drastic step solve the problem, and the computer still freezes regularly. Lately, it completely fails to load windows and stays interminably on the welcome screen. I would not recommend acer under any circumstances--this computer has cost me so much lost time--and don't think I will ever buy another product from them.
BUYER BEWARE Mar 13, 2010 Acer netbook support is horrible. I already sent it to be repaired once for overheating issues with the A/C charger and netbook itself. They want me to pay to have it wrapped in 3-5" of bubble wrap, though they would generously pay the shipping. It seems I got a lemon and they refuse to give me a replacement or refund. I am not happy. I'm out of luck because everything worked fine for 2 months, bypassing the Circuit City return window. I have only had netbook for 4 months (3 weeks of which it was being serviced the first time). I'm still well under warranty, but that doesn't matter to Acer. I will never be buying from Acer again.
Wifi speed damn slow Mar 06, 2010 I have baught a new Acer one AOD150-1920 Netbook, It comes with pre installed Windows XP. Problem is internet speed. In my Wifi network when I check the download speed for my HP Laptop using site [...] I get 1.30MB/sec. but at the same time for Acer One NetBook download speed is just .12 MB/sec. When I tried by connecting to net using LAN wire still its the same.I have cleaned up the registry.Stopped all unwanted services in back ground. turned off the Power saver mode. Still its same. I can see this difference while downloading any file from internet at the same time in both of my laptops. Can anyone tellsme how much maximum download speed then can achieve with this notebook. I am planning to return this notebook as I am not getting the speed of more then 200KBPS when at the same time oter machine can donload at 1.3 MBPS
Netbook Success Mar 04, 2010 I own a number of computers (and have owned and purchased a number of computers in the past--I built one, once upon a time--so I have a pretty good amount of experience with technology. This little guy was my first foray into the realm of netbooks. I have a few friends who have notbooks. They chose others like an Asus or MSI. Though I had an Acer a decade ago--probably longer--and at the time wasn't that impressed, I decided to give this a go as the most solid brand of the ones I was looking at. HP's netbooks were out of the running due to the odd 578 pixel height they were big on at the time.
Functionally, a lot of these are going to be the same. A netbook is a netbook is a netbook. They will all have trouble with streaming high resolution stuff from the internet at times. They will all fail at running anything truly complicated. They are all built with essentially the same stuff. If you look at it, 90% of everything is running a 1.6ghz atom. They generally have 1 gig of ram and will accept a 2 gig (do this). They come with a multi-card reader and have 3 USB ports. In this way, you will not find any surprises with the Acer Aspire one.
You want to get something that is well built, reliable, and has great battery life. If you were to judge a netbook by these criteria, there is nothing really to be asked for that the Aspire One does not deliver. It has, hands down, the best battery life of any laptop computer I have ever owned or seen. I actually operated one almost continuously on a flight from London to Chicago. This will say '8.5' hours of battery life. This is a little off. If you're doing much on the internet, you'll probably call that like 5-6 hours, but if you're on a plane where that doesn't matter, you can turn off the wifi and it will cap out over 10.
Even with its rather large battery, this weighs in a little over 3 lbs. Its light as a feather.
Its constructed mostly with a plastic shell. In spite of this, it actually is very attractive and it feels remarkably solid. If you're an idiot like I am, on occasion, and manage to shatter part of your keyboard by dropping something surprisingly heavy on it, you'll actually get the opportunity to see that this is built much like a modern car. The metal is on the inside, and its pretty well organized, tough, solid, and quiet. It does not run very hot. It actually took me a few months to realize there was even a fan in there.
Yes, my unit still works in spite of my poor actions. I was actually very sad when I damaged it, but I replaced the keyboard, and now it works very well, still, a testament to its solid construction.
Finally, this runs XP like it was made for it (that is XP for the One). I have heard that Windows 7 is also a good fit for netbooks, though I have not yet tried that myself. In closing, I was very much 'out' of the whole Acer brand for a long time, but this One is definitely put me back in the 'in' camp again. This is a very impressive little computer.
based on 504 reviews
WARNING - avoid these notorious problem machines Mar 16, 2010
Wifi speed damn slow Mar 06, 2010
Netbook Success Mar 04, 2010
