Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz / 1GB RAM / 120GB Hard Drive / Intel GMA 950 Graphics / Webcam / 802.11G Wireless / 2.19lbs / Windows XP Home
Weighing in at just over 2 pounds, the Aspire one Mobile Internet device is the ideal traveling companion that lets you take the Internet on the road without the heavy load. Good things come in small packages, just like the Acer Aspire one mobile Internet device providing ultra-portable performance to enjoy full Internet browsing, Communicate with friends and family and enjoy a variety of entertainment in a small portable design that keeps you connected on-the-go. The Intel Atom Processor combines performance, power and efficiency to explore the Internet and stay connected while on the go. Enjoy reliable on-line access with 802.11b/g Wireless to explore the Internet and view photos or Video clips and listen to Music in a comfortable browsing environment on the Acer CrystalBrite display. Windows XP Home Edition lets you surf the Internet, edit documents and photos, read email, and enjoy the webcam to chat online with or take still photos smoothly and reliably right out-of-the-box at a great price. Store all of your Digital albums, music libraries and documents on the high-speed 120GB hard drive. Sufficient Storage that’s easy to upgrade, just pop in an external SD card. Whether you are a first time User or just want a second computing device to easily check E-mail and surf the Internet, the Aspire one was designed for simplicity with a intuitive Desktop design, widescreen display and easy-typing keyboard. Box Contents: Acer AOA150-1570 Mobile Internet Device, 3-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery, AC Power Adapter, AC Power Cord; Software Bundle: Windows XP Home, McAfee Internet Security Suite, 1-Year International Travelers Warranty Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz Processor 512 KB L2 Cache, 533 MHz Front Bus speed 1024 MB DDR2 (PC2-4200) RAM 120GB (5400 RPM) SATA Hard Drive 8.9" diagonal WSVGA (1024 x 600) CrystalBrite TFT LCD Display Integrated 0.3 Crystal Eye Webcam Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Built-in Stereo Speakers Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wireless 10/100 Ethernet LAN Multi-in-1 Card Reader SD, MMC, RS-MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD 3 x USB 2.0, Headphone/Speaker/Line-Out, Microphone-in, VGA, RJ-45 (LAN) Approximate Unit Dimensions: 9.8” (W) x 6.7” (D) x 1.14” (H) Approximate Unit Weight: 2.19 Pounds
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Manufacturer’s Warranty - Hardware 1 Year Processor Intel Core Solo Connection - RJ45 Yes Connection - Sound In/Out Connection - Video Out Hard Drive (GB) 120 Memory - Processing RAM included 1GB Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Software Pre-Installed by Manufacturer Connection - For External Display Analog 1 Connection - USB 3 Connection - Wireless Network 802.11 802.11b / 802.11g Screen Size (Inches/Diagonal) 8.9 Wireless Capability Built-in Screen Resolution - Maximum 1024x600 Unit Weight - Approximate with Battery 2.20 Connection - Media Card Reader Yes
Pretty neat netbook. I just got the Eee 1000h from eBay/live.com for like $400.
120gig is great in this model, but I just played with one at CC and the keyboard is a little too small. I'll stick with the 6-cell eee 1000h...if you don't mind not having BT and long battery life, this is a great deal.
dancingboy said: It will be better if its SSD but not HD. Just my personal preference. You can get the Aspire One with 8GB of SSD for less, if you're talking about large SSD's then be prepared to pony up. You can get a OCZ Core 2 64GB SSD and replace the 120GB for <$250 if that's your cup of tea.
It is interesting. Thank you so much for this great info!
Mechwarrior1989 said: dancingboy said: It will be better if its SSD but not HD. Just my personal preference. You can get the Aspire One with 8GB of SSD for less, if you're talking about large SSD's then be prepared to pony up. You can get a OCZ Core 2 64GB SSD and replace the 120GB for <$250 if that's your cup of tea.
dancingboy said: It will be better if its SSD but not HD. Just my personal preference.Ya, an 8gb SSD is going to be better...your personal experience does not hold much logic.
danybui81
Happy Member
posted: Aug. 16, 2008 @ 3:34p
no ssd is not better it is slow and runs like crap with windows xp only runs good with linux plus its only 512mb of ram as oppose to 1GB with the windows xp version. This version is the best one to get because the linux version uses the slow Intel SSD. The HDD uses a standard 2.5 inch HDD and can latter be upgraded with a SSD.
A couple of things, I've read, The Ram is 512 on board and 512 in slot, and the slot is hard to get to. so with 512 on board max Ram is 1.5GB. I had read that the key board is pretty good, I'll have to see if there's a comparison to the eee1000.
I don't see a problem for people who need bluetooth, they have little adapters now that I'd bet you could just leave in, even in your case. $10 or so...
I'm planing a long bike trip and allowing @ 4lbs for net book, power supply and 3-256gb drives, I'll keep a linux bootable SD card around incase of drive failure. Silly but I'll also carry an n800 as an MP3 player.
Thanks OP, I've had this backordered for a couple weeks never thought about the MS live CashBack deal (I'm going to loose my Fat Wallet Card if I'm not careful!) I called and checked on stock cancelled my order and reoreder through MS live!
danybui81 said: no ssd is not better it is slow and runs like crap with windows xp ssd is just different, it has some very admirable qualities, take an ssd and a hard drive and throw them up against a brick wall, one has a 99%+ chance of being OK and one has a 99%+ chance of failing.
I've been reading eee forums that XP runs quite nicely off of high speed SD and CF card mods.
Their just different, I choose the HD version for the added storage, Read the onboard SSD is very slow. But given a week I might have bailed on the HD version for the dependability of the ssd, considering the use I have planned.
Just some added info for people interested in this, it comes with a 3 Cell battery so you'll get pretty bad battery life. However you can purchse a 6 Cell battery. NCIXUS has 6 Cell batteries for $118.04 (not in stock yet). Yes it's quite costly but if you factor in that price, you'll still come under the price of a EEE PC 901/1000H/MSI Wind and have a 3 cell battery to boot.
They also have this model listed, with a 6 cell battery for $418.39 (not in stock yet) which would be an excellent price and more along the lines of where these should be priced at.
Also to note, I know the 8gb model has 2 SD card slots, not sure about the 120gb model but that allows a lot of expandability options and allows you to leave one card in for storage while using the other to read your SD cards or you can use both as storage. So if you want pure solid state storage then you could pick up a couple of 8gb cards and stick them in there.
Photowhit said: danybui81 said: no ssd is not better it is slow and runs like crap with windows xp ssd is just different, it has some very admirable qualities, take an ssd and a hard drive and throw them up against a brick wall, one has a 99%+ chance of being OK and one has a 99%+ chance of failing.
I've been reading eee forums that XP runs quite nicely off of high speed SD and CF card mods.
Their just different, I choose the HD version for the added storage, Read the onboard SSD is very slow. But given a week I might have bailed on the HD version for the dependability of the ssd, considering the use I have planned.
The nice thing about the HDD version is that you could just pick up a 64GB SSD drive and replace the HDD and then use the HDD in an external enclosure where it'd be much safer. You'll then get bettery battery life and better performance.
For $220 + Shipping (AR) you could pick up this drive Click here which is pretty good price. They also have a 32gb version for about $170.
I'm typing this on my 8GB SSD Aspire One, so here's my view.
The Linux/8GB SSD version is great if that's what you want. It has a SDHC card slot that allows you to expand the "hard drive" seamlessly. I have a 16GB (technically unsupported) card in there and it shows the full 24GB as my "hard drive."
The RAM is VERY hard to get to. With Linux, the 512MB seems to be more than adequate. I'd recommend this machine for one of two audiences:
1) It does exactly what I want the way it is, so I plan not to make any changes to it. or 2) I love to take things apart and don't care about the warranty, and I want to try hacking all kinds of cool stuff.
If you're inbetween (I want more than the standard config, but I'm not teh hax0r,) then you should probably look at the MSI Wind.
You can find out more about what people are saying at aspireoneuser.com in the forums.
Personally, I like the 512MB/8GB/Linux version that I have. The marginally smaller keyboard and side-button trackpad take a little getting used to, but otherwise, it's a great "throw it open and get on the net" computer.
borednlazynick
Frivolous Member
posted: Aug. 16, 2008 @ 7:57p
Redbeard25 said: ... 1) It does exactly what I want the way it is, so I plan not to make any changes to it. or 2) I love to take things apart and don't care about the warranty, and I want to try hacking all kinds of cool stuff.
If you're inbetween (I want more than the standard config, but I'm not teh hax0r,) then you should probably look at the MSI Wind.
Highly recommend vids. I just did the bluetooth and memory on mine. And this chick is the ish at doing this. I had no clue until I saw this site on how to upgrade my aspire one.
On the Linux version on demo at CC, I couldn't get the trackpad to scroll horizontally or vertically - am I missing something? Not being able to scroll is a dealbreaker for me.
phantaszm
Happy Member
posted: Aug. 16, 2008 @ 11:51p
The horizontal and vertical scrolling can be turned off in software. The unit you used probably had it turned off.
Side note, it also supports circular scrolling (kinda like scrolling on the iPod wheel)
Rebate? You mean the 12% MS Live Search CashBack? I think it should work. I know paypal worked fine with live.com so I assumed there shouldn't be any problem with GCO. To be safe, sign in to your live.com account first before you click on the J&R link.
Nice deal for for the XP model..... I have the 512/ 8 gb SSd model now and I love it, but I was hoping to use it to access my company VPN and I can't get a NORTEL Linux VPN client.
Count me in for one too!
dodgeman007
Senior Member
posted: Aug. 17, 2008 @ 11:03a
dancingboy said: It will be better if its SSD but not HD. Just my personal preference.
your post is pointless, and doesn't add anything here is a 32 gig SSD, not 120 gig like the system has OH ITS 400 bucks. http://www.Newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147053
it will be at least a year probably more before they get anywhere near reasonable.
dodgeman007 said: dancingboy said: It will be better if its SSD but not HD. Just my personal preference.
your post is pointless, and doesn't add anything here is a 32 gig SSD, not 120 gig like the system has OH ITS 400 bucks. http://www.Newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147053
it will be at least a year probably more before they get anywhere near reasonable. 64gig SSD = $219 AR
ruysnr said: I can't stand the low battery life.. // Stay away from this deal
I thought it was mentioned earlier that there is a 6-7 hour battery (more likely a 5-6 hour battery with a HD based unit) available, for @ $100 brings the cost up to @ $500, don't think you can get the competion with as long a battery life for the same $$$
I have the Acer (with 6cell battery) and an Eee 1000H (10 inch model, which has an even bigger battery), and the Acer has way better runtime right out of box (without ajusting any settings). 6 hours is easily achieved and maybe even 7 (never tried yet). And never get hot. Only knock is keyboard width which could be wider but it is still manageable if you bring fingers closer.
On the subject of SSD vs. HD, while running Windows the SSD used by Acer and Eee are all slower than HD. Putting files on SSD is also slow. So after testing all 4 (Acer SSD vs. HD, Eee SSD vs. HD) I went with HD in both. SSD may be good for anti vibration, but if vibration is that bad, you are not going to be able to type or see much from the little LCD. And according to spec SSD does not consume any less battery than HD. I know it makes no sense (since SSD doesnt spin or seek like HD), but so far it has not come out ahead of HD in speed or power consumption (at least in this particular Acer).
thietlong said: Nope, both IE and FF worked fine. The site may have a slow down here and there but should be working fine now.
strange ive tried both firefox and ie, firefox wouldnt let me pass the billing page, IE gets stuck right after billing/shipping page.
I'm going through MSN live if that makes any difference.
red96camaro
Member
posted: Aug. 17, 2008 @ 9:36p
This looks to be a deal I want to take advantage of. However I am not a fatwallet pro and can not figure out how this CashBack works. Can someone walk me though it for this product?
red96camaro said: This looks to be a deal I want to take advantage of. However I am not a fatwallet pro and can not figure out how this CashBack works. Can someone walk me though it for this product?
just sign up at the msn live link given above. then read this http://search.live.com/CashBack/howToUse
TheSteelCurtain said: Canceled this laptop order and decided to get an Asus EEE PC. I love it so far, except 6 cell battery claims 7.5 hours, expect about 4 hours. and the screen isn't as bright and clear as I'd like it to be, but for $500, I can't complain. Got in on the 2.5inch 320gb hd from Buy.com for $87 and hdcloned it for a pretty good system. Touchpad could also use a little work in my opinion, but overall, I'm happy for $500 ultraportable.
Might reconsider the aspire one, they have anounce a 6 cell version 1gb ram 120 or 160gb HD version at $399, the screen is fine (great veiw ability side to side, less range up and down) The extended battery is/will be soon around $100 on some canada site now for preorder. Either way I would check out Simple 250gb portable HD's if you missed out at $30 closeout at BB look on eBay. I've picked up severeral for $50-55 each new sealed from people reselling them, keep checking, nothing currently less than $70 but check the history and you'll find sellers selling 5-10 at a time.
Too bad you can't boot from the SD slot on the HD version, but I'll have a linux usb bootable incase the HD fails.
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