Cool Stuffs Review

Acer Aspire One 10.1"

Pros:
- Quality build construction
- Very good keyboard
- 8+ hour battery life
- Extremely easy to upgrade the RAM
- 160gig hard drive

Cons:
- Integrated webcam is low resolution
- Large battery pack makes it a tight fit for most 10.1" sleeves/cases
- No integrated bluetooth

Let me begin by saying I did 90% of my graduate thesis on this little machine, and it's a wonderful deal at less than $400 (with a case and 2gig RAM upgrade). Typing is comfortable, and the keyboard is responsive and easy to use. The acer keyboard is very good.

I've owned the Acer Aspire One for about two weeks now - and I think it's an excellent little netbook - especially with Windows 7 coming out soon.

I haven't tried many netbooks other than the Acer Aspire One 8.9" and Dell Mini 9. The smaller acer is really nice too, but I prefer the larger screen. A direct comparison with the Dell Mini 9 will follow...

My friend got the Dell Mini 9 because he wanted the bluetooth and to hackintosh it. The Dell Mini 9 has equalivalent or better build quality than the Acer, it just feels more "solid". However, the Acer screen is better in both our opinions. Although the Dell is really nice too, there are two major weaknesses - the first depends on your budget:

1. Price - the Dell Mini 9 (note the smaller screen size) is much more expensive than the Acer for any similar configurations. The Dell also comes with a smaller battery.

2. Keyboard - the Dell Mini 9 has a TERRIBLE keyboard. The apostraphe key, which should be adjacent to the enter key, is below the period key on the Dell. What the hell. It's where the ALT key usually is.

This turns out to be a major problem when trying to use the Dell for chatting or writing any papers. My friend ended up not hackingtoshing it because he hardly uses it anymore. It just sits on his bookshelf. The keyboard is so bad, the netbook is pretty much useless because of it.

On the other hand, I use my Acer every night. It's perfect for browsing the web, writing a few emails, chatting with friends, and catching up on facebook. I don't tired typing on it even after hours of use. Get more detail about Acer Aspire One AOD150-1920 10.1-Inch Ruby Red Netbook - 6.5 Hour Battery Life.