Cool Stuffs Review

I am so happy with this netbook! I can not believe how light it is even with the battery attached. The 6 cell battery last about 7 hours and runs very quietly. My first Acer lasted 4 years without any problems so I was very excited to see that Acer offered a 160 gig netbook! This is the best deal on a computer for anyone who does not need a laptop to do tons of fancy stuff. Get more detail about Acer Aspire One AOD150-1920 10.1-Inch Ruby Red Netbook - 6.5 Hour Battery Life.

I ordered this on the 17th using the super save and i received it 23rd. Pretty awesome for super save shipping. As many other noted before, i got the extended 6 cell battery (5800mah)and i beleive the first 1500 peices ships with this battery. I would have loved to wait for the white but the anxiety to get the extended battery made me order this. The Blue is good but red/white would have been better.

I opened the box and the setup was a breeze, hardly took me about 10 minutes. I wanted to test out the battery right out of the box. It lasted for about 7 hours (with high brightess and wifi on) I did do quite a bit of browsing and my 5 yr old son did about 2 hours of online gaming. Maybe it can be pushed by another one hour by tweaking the settings a little bit. But i guess you dont need all that juice if you are at home.

Okay long story short...

Pros:
1. XP... hooray (I hate the memory hogging Vista)
2. Excellent battery
3. Nice feel to the keyboard (Takes a little practise with smaller keys)
4. Wifi is pretty strong. Picks up signal faster than my regular HP laptop
5. Sound quality is very good given the size and placement of speakers (Has equalizer and a lot more audio customization options)
6. Screen resolution is too good for a 10 incher
7. Above all a nice package for the price

Cons:
1. Mouse button could have been better. It only has one long button with clicks on either ends. One single button does not give you the right feel for right/left click. Have to press hard.
2. No backup DVD/CD creation option using USB drives. Have to connect an external DVD writer for creating backup disks.
3. The arrow keys are too small. (There is room for making the buttons bigger)

Wishlist:
1. Bluetooth
2. Express card slot for expansion
3. Two buttons under touchpad

To summarize, you will not be disappointed with the buy. It will be really useful while flying since the size factor makes it easier to carry and eliminates a big laptop case/bag. (I am planning to call Acer to send me the recovery disks) Get more detail about Acer Aspire One AOD150-1920 10.1-Inch Ruby Red Netbook - 6.5 Hour Battery Life.

Last night I bought the netbook because I have Tendinitis in my right arm and needed something lighter to carry than a PowerBook and I dont want to keep using a big mouse.

I love the machine, my only BIG Dissapointment is about the trackpad mouse button.

That thing does not moves at all!

You need a hammer to press the button to invoke the right click menu and move the pointer at the same time to drag (literally I need to use my left hand to press SUPER hard while I use the right arm to try to move the pointer).

Is my netbook with a problem or that is the "normal" factory hardness???

In that case I am prepared to schedule an operation intervention in my arm. I know I can use an external mouse but then what is the use?

Any one experiencing the same, any fix?
thanks, benjamin
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I recently received my Acer Aspire and I'm loving it. The sleek design makes it so convenient. I am really enjoying everything about it.Get more detail about Acer Aspire One AOD150-1920 10.1-Inch Ruby Red Netbook - 6.5 Hour Battery Life.

I received my Acer this afternoon. It is everything I was hoping for and more. I like the color and screen size and everything else about it. I was fortunate enought to also get the larger battery. For those of you wondering I ordered it Monday 2 day-shipping. My sleeve comes tomorrow. We'll see how it fits -- I had a tough time finding the right sleeve.

I don't have any problems with it as of now. I did find it interesting that when I looked at my hardrive capacity it is posted at 143 GB. I know when it says you get 160 GB you never get the full 160 but I thought I'd get closer than 143. The keyboard will take some getting use to but that won't be terribly difficult. I am curious to see how well this processor holds up to some of the engineering software I'd like it to run. Tomorrow I will install Mathematica. I would love to eventually get Unigraphics NX 5 on this machine but it's not necessary and I didn't really buy this machine for that purpose.

Anyway, everything works great.

** I was concerned about the .3 Megapixel webcam not being 1.3 Mp but I don't have a problem with the image at all. I think it works just as good as my other 1.3 Mp camera on my 15.4 laptop.

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I have to chime in with my praise for this product. I'm so glad I waited for the 10.1 screen to come out. And as others have noted, the battery life is awesome - easily over 6 hours. The keyboard takes a bit of getting used to but is not an obstacle. I'm very pleased with this product. Get more detail about Acer Aspire One AOD150-1920 10.1-Inch Ruby Red Netbook - 6.5 Hour Battery Life.

I had a bad experience with the Asus EEE 900 a few months back, in that it took literally minutes to just open a program and far too long to open additional tabs in Firefox. So after I took it back (and got hit with a restocking fee), I wasn't too optimistic about netbooks in general. I'm glad I purchased this one! It's very quick, has a nice quality webcam, bright and crisp screen and feels very solidly built (heavy enough so that it's not flimsy--also, the screen isn't wobbly/loose as it can be with some notebooks). They even sent me the better battery; after using it for two hours with screen brightness at the maximum level, I still have seven (!) hours of battery life left. My only misgivings about it include the following:

- The mouse buttons are extremely stiff. You don't get to click them; you get to _press_ them. Hard. I don't know if this is a "feature" or if there's something wrong with my netbook. But since I use an external mouse, this isn't a deal breaker for me.
- There are two USB ports on the right and one on the left. Personally, I think this is backwards, as plugging into the right-side USB keeps me from comfortably using a mouse. Obviously, this is just a minor design criticism and also, definitely not a deal breaker.
- There isn't a lot of choice when it comes to buying a case/sleeve for it. There are a few Samsung NC10 cases out there, but all fairly ugly. (Tips on this are welcome!)

I felt that this was a good investment for work, due mostly to the portability, speed and battery life. Get more detail about Acer Aspire One AOD150-1920 10.1-Inch Ruby Red Netbook - 6.5 Hour Battery Life.