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Tiny machine for getting in touch outside

Sep 4, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Light, Compact, Fast boot up, 9" LCD, SSD mem is fast, SD card slot for flash mem expansion
Cons: No DVD-ROM, tiny battery, linux OS - limited applications, limited space for expansion
Opinion:
Acer’s Aspire ONE is a simple to use machine that is mainly built for internet. Weighing around 1kg, it’s built for traveling. It comes without a CD Bay, and with a meager 8GB SSD memory, it makes clear this is not a machine meant for much serious stuff nor much software installation, in fact, I was left with little more than 3GB free memory! It has a 9” LCD, which makes it comfortable for viewing on the move, and good enough to view the subtitle on the movie played.
I had been trying this for the past few weeks, and apart from some minor glitch during hibernation, otherwise I have few complains.
On the positive side, one remarkable observation is the short boot up time. It can be started within 25 seconds, likewise shutting down. And the battery can last a good 1.5 hr of internet surfing upon full charge. This tiny notebook is not entirely deprived of office applications though, there is openoffice embedded inside for simple work processing, spreadsheet etc.. But I have not tried it out personally.
Otherwise this is a very good companion to bring along during holidays, outings etc, if one wanted to stay connected to the world.