Acer Aspire One 11.6 inch Netbook Review

I have continued my addiction to technology by selling my most recent purchase of the Sony P-series netbook, to a larger, and more economically cheaper netbook. I got tired of scrunching down in front of the screen on the sony, and messing up typing from the smaller keyboard. And don't get me started on the mouse pointer. I think if it had a normal mouse on it, I would have kept it for ever, but to save on size, they opted for the pointer mouse. For me, it was too much.....

So, after selling it, I found my next perfect netbook!  I recently purchased the new Acer Aspire One 11.6 inch netbook. I have been wanting to buy this netbook for some time. Not only is it the right size for me, with a keyboard that is large enough to actually type with, and a screen that is impressively bright and the right size, it is still small! I love it! The Acer has an 11.6 inch screen with the 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 Intel Atom processor and uses the Mobile Intel US15W Express Chipset.  The only annoyance I found thus far is the it having Windows 7 Starter edition, and the ability to change the background is unavailable (see how to fix by clicking here: Windows 7 Starter Background)

Acer also decided to go with HD in this netbook, with a hard drive capacity of 250GB. Wi-fi at b/g speeds is included along with Bluetooth. The nice part here is that the netbook is also 3G capable allowing you to access the internet wherever you have a mobile phone signal.
It is exceptionaly sleek, with the glossy finish, and variety of colors to choose from. It measures 2.5cm in thickness, comes with the full-size Acer FineTip keyboard has flat, broad keys for enhanced typing comfort, and the AO751h features a soft-touch palm rest to increase typing comfort. It also has Dolby Pro Logic sound as well. The 11.6 inch display high-definition WXGA screen WXGA back-lit LED screen, and most impressive is this netbook runs for an impressive 8 hours on the 5200mAh battery. And do not forget there is a digital microphone and Acer Crystal Eye a webcam built into the frame for use of real-time video streaming, video chat and conference calling. It runs with 2 GB Ram, and has Windows Vista Basic! That is a step up for some, but not for others. I personally decided to take off Vista, and put on Windows XP Professional, and it runs incredibly fast! However, I do miss the look of Vista, so I may put it back on.

All in all, I am very impressed with the look and feel of this netbook. It did take some getting used to the size compared to the Sony, but I am excited to be using the latest from Acer.

Product Features
1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 Processor
2048MB DDR2 SDRAM Single Channel Memory
250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Windows Vista Home Basic (SP1), Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life (6-Cell 5200 mAh)
11.6" HD WXGA CrystalBrite LED-backlit Display, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500

Processor, Memory, and Motherboard
Hardware Platform: PC
Processor: 1.2 GHz Intel Atom Z520
System Bus Speed: 533
Number of Processors: 1
RAM: 2000 MB
RAM Type: DDR2 SDRAM

Hard Drive
Size: 250 GB
Manufacturer: Portable
Type: Serial ATA

Ports and Connectivity
Modem: None

Cases and Expandability
Size (LWH): 8.54 inches, 11.18 inches, 1 inches
Weight: 2.97 pounds

Power
Rated Charge (normal use): 7 hours