Anyone checkout the Acer Aspire One?

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Acer Aspire One

8.9" screen, $499 running linux.

120G HD

sd slot

Edit better links and more accurate pricing.

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-Laptop-Intel-Processor/dp/B001DL2BUM/ref=pd_cp_pc_1?pf_rd_p=413863401&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B001BBS76Q&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0D9D19DQYPTFF87HNR6T

$330 running 8g ss drive

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-8-9-inch-Laptop-Processor/dp/B001BBS76Q

Edit:

Not spam, looking for opinions.

Could be crap for all I know.

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[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Zomgwtfspam

No No No !

I just want opinions. My boss is looking

at them. And asked me about them.

Could be a POS for all I know.

Not spam.

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

I don't see anything about 120GB drive though just 8GB internal memory and you can add an SD card.

This would work good for me for lugging around though as I used a really heavy and old thinkpad now (currently needs a new HD) and this seems like it would be perfect for my needs which are basically just an SSH terminal 98% of the time which is why I never upgraded the Thinkpad.

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

I don't see anything about 120GB drive though just 8GB internal memory and you can add an SD card.
This would work good for me for lugging around though as I used a really heavy and old thinkpad now (currently needs a new HD) and this seems like it would be perfect for my needs which are basically just an SSH terminal 98% of the time which is why I never upgraded the Thinkpad.

That's kinda what I was thinking too. I thought it had built in SD

though. I VPN in and vnc back.

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

The Apsire One, like most Acer products, has terrible build quality ...

The new Dell netbook received good reviews and hovers around the same price point ... Seems like a better choice to me ...

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

The Apsire One, like most Acer products, has terrible build quality ...
The new Dell netbook received good reviews and hovers around the same price point ... Seems like a better choice to me ...

I agee, but it only has to last me 2-3yrs if it costs $380.

Are the cheapo Dell's light in weight?

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

I agee, but it only has to last me 2-3yrs if it costs $380.Are the cheapo Dell's light in weight?

A few 10ths of a pound heavier ... No big difference ...
I'd rather have that than something I can literally flex w/ my bare hands ...

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

I just checked them out.

The dells use solid state

4-16g drives. That won't work

for me.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I was a computer at this electronic store for $299. Let me see if I can find a link.

http://www.electronicexpress.com/product?prod_id=13532

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

I was a computer at this electronic store for $299. Let me see if I can find a link.
http://www.electronicexpress.com/product?prod_id=13532

Looks nice, but still 2g solid state drive.

Need moar space.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I thought it was pretty good with Open office and the internet. I don't need a computer for much more...and when I do need more, I use mainframe computer at schools....where I have to have data run overnight. I am either high end or low end...

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

I've got a (Nikon 10mp) digital SLR

camera, I chew through 4g SD cards

on the road. Our Panasonic cam corder

can also use SD (or built in HDD).

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

If your looking for video/picture capability get something other than one of those little notebooks, they aren't designed for much beyond basic word/browsing. I see nowhere on there that its a 120gb hard drive, other than some comment that probably meant 12gb.

I see no way that they got 120 gb in that thing at its price point.

edit reading the wiki on the thing that it says it comes with either solid state or a 120gb standard hard drive, I bet with that batt life sucks

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

you cant get linux and the larger hard drive

United States

* Linux, 3-cell battery, 512MB RAM, 8GB SSD: $329 USD[41]

* Linux, 6-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 8GB SSD: $399 USD[42]

* WinXP, 3-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD: $349 USD[43]

* WinXP, 6-cell battery, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD: $399 USD[44]