Comments on: Review – Acer Aspire One

By: Debroah Kothari

Debroah Kothari — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:49:19 +0000

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By: Erik

Erik — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:59:47 +0000

Just a quick update:

My issues with Acer Aspire One not going into standby was caused by Comcast’s Free McAfee Internet Security Suite. I took it off and put AVG on instead. I have not had a problem since.

I am looking at buying a nice dual-core desktop to handle my graphics work, although I must admit that the Aspire One’s processor handles it just fine. It is a screen issue. The graphics card really cannot output a signal at a resolution higher than 1280.

By: Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:33:13 +0000

acer aspire one pink
GREAT machine, with one exception, which i discovered on a trip recently when i went to use dial-up to connect to the www THERE IS NO MODEM! don’t know why i didn’t notice before, perhaps because specs above falsely state there is. anyway, must buy an external (very small) usb plug in 56K modem for circa $45, i insist on having dialup capability (hey, it ALWAYS WORKS, tho slow, and useful only for email. but when your dsl or t1 goes down, dialup ALWAYS WORKS)(did i say that it ALWAYS WORKS?) BUT GREAT MACHINE, all i wanted, cool, cool, cool. no flaws and well thought out, always a pleasure to experience good design and execution (except that the damn targus external cd/dvd is 1) at $149 half the cost of the computer, thus way too high, and 2) READ ONLY, ie no writing. but this is a netbook, you shouldn’t be copying CDs or DVDs on this machine anyway.) GREAT MACHINE!!!!!! BTW, they offer another acer aspire one with a 10.1″ screen now, careful comparing of specs and dimensions and viewing of pics reveal same keyboard just wider and taller case by about one-half inch in toto in each dimension to get (on the diagonal) 1″ more screen and to put touchpad buttons at bottom like some losers have been complaining about on this machine. slightly heavier (wouldn’t be noticable) and $20 more. exact same innards and specs (incl NO MODEM). make sure you buy the right size carry case, etc. but i like this one. SWEET. also, re the “form factor” of the 6 cell larger battery, it really adds a useful handle to the machine, and ain’t at all too big or protruding. i prefer it, esp considering the doubling of time you gain. GREAT MACHINE, soooo much nicer than the HP mini (and i am an HP fan). a home run, maybe with bases loaded – GRAND SLAM!

By: John Baker

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By: Amit

Amit — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:46:06 +0000

Hi
Since I’m traveling a lot, I’d like to ask you about the Warranty
Is it valid for over seas?
Can you put a note on that?

Thanks,
Amit

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:35:28 +0000

thanks for this well-detailed review. Aspire One is one of the best netbooks i’ve ever had. no problem yet except a few times of not-going-to-standby.

it’s perfect wifi card is what we need. however, the first time i used it i was really disappointed and i thought the low quality signal is caused by a crappy hardware.
after a few minutes of searching through the web, i found a nice trick which helped me kiss my new netbook for its astonishing signal strength.

you’ve mentioned everything we need about this great laptop. so i just write down the trick here as well so the others who have the same problem, find it useful…

go to the device manager and double-click the wifi card. in the advanced tab, change the “Power Save” setting to off (the default value is Maximum). and voila!