Acer Aspire One

**line6man** · #1 11-08-2008, 07:02 PM

Does anybody here have an Acer Aspire One?
http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...AOA150-1570-8/

My father picked me up one because it was only $350...

I was a little bugged that there was no firewire on it. (i record via firewire) But then again, i dont think that i would want to record on this computer anyways.

I think that i am going to keep it right by the couch in my living room, so that i can browse the internet and such while relaxing on the couch.

Any thoughts?

hbarcat · #2 11-08-2008, 08:04 PM

Can't find any flaws in that plan.

I'd go for it.

MCBTunes · #3 11-08-2008, 11:14 PM

I've got the eeePC 1000H. Pretty well the same class as the acer.

I dig.

bad_andy · #4 11-09-2008, 01:01 AM

I lingered over these at WalMart the other night. I've got and Eee PC 701 Surf Galaxy running Ubuntu Eee. My advice is to install Firefox 3 as your browser. It can scale pages in and out which really makes the most of the small screens on a Netbook. Enjoy!

cdef · #5 11-09-2008, 05:23 AM

I'm posting this from an Aspire One I bought a couple of weeks ago. Just now got it set up for my home wlan. It's working very well. I'll still be getting the extended-life battery pack (7 hrs).

Tip: if you need a bag, it fits exactly into one of those padded satchels table tennis players use to carry their paddles in.

Asa Samuel · #6 11-09-2008, 05:34 AM

The aspire one doesn't have a DVD drive does it?

Dang, otherwise I'd buy one

cdef · #7 11-09-2008, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Bass Junkie

The aspire one doesn't have a DVD drive does it?

No, there's really no room, although you can get an external one and connect it via USB.

Asa Samuel · #8 11-09-2008, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by cdef

No, there's really no room, although you can get an external one and connect it via USB.

Hmm, bit too inconvenient for me so I think I might just get a standard sized laptop.

**line6man** · #9 11-09-2008, 08:09 AM

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My advice is to install Firefox 3 as your browser.

Yep, thats the first thing i did when i got it.

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Tip: if you need a bag, it fits exactly into one of those padded satchels table tennis players use to carry their paddles in.

Mine came with a little slip cover thing that i think should do the job. I guess that i wont even need it because its just for around the house.

fdeck · #10 11-09-2008, 08:27 AM

I think that a mini notebook will be my next computer, and I will simply dock it to a full size keyboard and display when I am at home with it.

After a couple months of being paperless at my workplace, I keep wanting a smaller and smaller notebook PC.

Honk'n_down-low · #11 11-09-2008, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by line6man

Yep, thats the first thing i did when i got it.

Mine came with a little slip cover thing that i think should do the job. I guess that i wont even need it because its just for around the house.

Add the ie tabs add on so you can render pages in Firefox with the ie engine - some sites won't display right unless you do that and some video sites don't play straight in fox. ie tab lets open a tab using the ie engine and dispaly all content in firefox works great and Firefox is a much faster and less bloated browser overall.

jady · #12 11-09-2008, 11:09 AM

Honestly, I would go with this one instead.

http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...730-4857-14-1/

It ups the processor to a 2.0 dual core and ups the RAM to 2G for only $170 more.

Plus it gives you a 14.1 screen and a DVD burner. I have one of these and it pretty much rocks, I use Reason, Ableton Live, and Sibelius with no problems and get decent internet speeds from tethering my Sprint phone.

i_got_a_mohawk · #13 11-09-2008, 12:36 PM

I got an Acer Aspire one a few months back, but got the one with the SS HDD with some sort of linux based OS, starts up in under 20 seconds

**line6man** · #14 11-09-2008, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jady

Honestly, I would go with this one instead.

http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...730-4857-14-1/

It ups the processor to a 2.0 dual core and ups the RAM to 2G for only $170 more.

Plus it gives you a 14.1 screen and a DVD burner. I have one of these and it pretty much rocks, I use Reason, Ableton Live, and Sibelius with no problems and get decent internet speeds from tethering my Sprint phone.

Obviously this laptop isnt going to replace my Sony, but for $350, its a h3ll of a great deal.
I am amazed that technology can be this affordable. Even 5 years ago, such a price range would have been impossible.

cdef · #15 11-09-2008, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by line6man

Obviously this laptop isnt going to replace my Sony, but for $350, its a h3ll of a great deal.
I am amazed that technology can be this affordable. Even 5 years ago, such a price range would have been impossible.

I got a good deal on mine (ex-demo unit) and couldn't pass it up. It's the one running XP off a 120Gb HD. Boots up in about 30 secs. I'm not going to overload it with software, but it's great for writing and staying connected while on the road, and small enough to carry anywhere.