Nowadays mini laptop computers aka netbooks have become a cheap substitute to highly priced laptops. After the introductory release of 8.9-inch mini laptops, they were substituted by new 10-inch models. Many rumors and speculations have been heard in regards to the next new line of 11-inch Acer mini laptop computers. In their desire to be perpetually connected to the web, people search tool for fast communication, which is little and light sufficient and with minimum power consumption, so thy may use it all day long.

After long anticipation, Acer in the long run declared details regarding it is long-awaited new 11.6-inch mini laptop computer, which will be freed at the end of 2009. Acer always compensate attention to details, so it’s not surprising that Acer Aspire One turned into one of the bestselling Acer laptop computers on the market.

Equipped with a new 11.6″ LED backlit screen with WXGA solution at 1366×768 and a 16:9 aspect ratio. Unlike it is 10-inch predecessor, which was equipped with a Intel Atom N270 processor and Intel Mobile 945GSE chipset with integrated GMA950 graphics core, the new Acer Aspire One 11.6-inch is equipped with Atom Z530 processor and the Intel SCH US15W chipset, known for a lot of as Poulsbo, with integrated GMA500 graphics core. The GMA500 is well-known PowerVR SGX 535 licensed from Imagination Technologies which has H.264 hardware decoding. The new processor is more economic, it’s power consumption is with regards to the half of his 10-inch predecessor.

Regardless of it is compact size Acer Aspire One 11.6″ comes with a 160 GB hard drive and multi-card reader. For the dandier convenience, the thickness is scaled down to only 1-inch (2.5 centimeters only). This mini laptop has a built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g and Acer Signal Up technology which allows quick access to existent Wi-Fi networks. There are built-in ports for VGA and LAN, placed in the rear angles of the netbook for outstanding convenience. It likewise has built-in Bluetooth and 3G connectivity to use with mobile cell network. It comes with redesigned full size keyboard with flat keys and the “soft touch” scheme that allows nice and comfortable sentiment when using it. The sound of this mini laptops is Dolby Pro Logic. You likewise get built-in microphone and built-in Acer Crystal Eye web camera, permitting a smooth and clear video group discussion in real time. By default included 6-cell battery (5200mah) holds around 8 hours continuous work. Enough for a finish full time job.

Build quality of this Acer laptop computers is top-notch for it is class. Planned to be freed on market for sale at end of 2009, the new 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One is expected to be one of the bestselling merchandise on the eve of winter holidays.

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18 of 18 persons found the following review helpful.
Acer AS5253
By FarvaSCW
Great laptop, battery life is with regards to 5 hours for normal use. Easy to type on and the number pad is a huge plus. The AMD E350 apu is still good for a great deal of gaming I may play left 4 dead 2 and fallout new vegas with no lag. Defiantly not a high end laptop but for only 400 it is a outstanding deal, notwithstanding I do commend getting another 2gig stick of ram as it runs a lot better on 4gig.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Great value for light (ie non-gaming) use
By Mojoman
I was looking for a laptop/notebook to connect to my 60″ flat-screen television. A reasonable amount of exploration led me to choose this unit as it was low-priced (~350), offered solid graphics performance in the dual-core AMD E-350 APU, integrated HDMI output connection, decent-sized hard drive and running Windows 7 (64-bit). Only minor negative related with this unit is it only has 2Gb memory installed. However, that 2Gb is on one stick and unit has a second slot available.

I purchased a stick of Crucial CT25664BC1067 2GB 204-PIN PC3-8500 SODIMM DDR3 Memory Module for ~20 bucks to address this shortcoming. Installing it was a breeze. Just remove the two screws securing the hard drive/memory access panel and insert a flat blade screwdriver at the indentation of door and work it around the panel. The panel is held by a collection of little tabs spaced when it comes to an inch or so isolated around the perimeter of the panel. Just work the flat blade screwdriver around the panel, twisting the screwdriver as you come to each tab to cause it to disengage from the body of the laptop. Open memory slot will be on the bottom right underneath a clear film sheet. Lift the sheet, align the second memory stick in the open slot, insert it and then press down on the stick till the metal clips engage the stick to retain it in position. Reinstall the panel and the two screws to finish the job. Takes 5-10 minutes and you are good to go.

I did not choose to upgrade it, but replacing the hard drive would be reasonably easy to accomplish as well.

Keyboard is island-style keys with open space among them. Easy to type on, but I don’t commend eating while using as the open keys are conducive to getting crumbs and such in amongst them.

Screen is clear, bright and sharp. Weight is a bit heavy to be a each and everyday carry unit, but that is not what I use it for. I have a light-weight 14″ laptop for that job.

Upon basi start-up you ought to construct restore discs or a driver disc if you plan on doing a clean Windows 7 install. Then commence removing the frequent crap-ware you get on any pre-built unit. This unit was not in particular better or worse than I have came across before on other laptops. You may manually delete those programs you don’t want, or just download and run “PC Decrapifier” if you aren’t familiar/comfortable with removing not wanted software or want to speed the procedure up. I chose to manually remove the items I did not want.

After removing the items I did not want, I downloaded and installed the latest version of Microsoft Security Essentials (free anti-virus), ran Windows Update, and downloaded and installed the latest version of Catalyst Control Center and driver. Finally installed a couple of other apps and updates to finish the job. All total, it took a couple of hours to finish all the hardware/software tasks to get the unit just the way I wanted it.

Since then I have employed it for outputting Hulu/Netflix/etc… to my flat-screen television thru the HDMI port, web browsing, and office type applications. It performs all these flawlessly. I have not tried to run/play any games on the unit as I have a solid desktop system for that use and this unit in all probability will not run any severe game very well. Flash-based net games and older games will have to not be a problem.

I have not run the unit on battery power for any extended amount of time so I can’t speak to battery performance/duration.

After a couple weeks use, I have not experienced any issues with the unit and am very satisfied with the price/performance.

If you are looking for a solid laptop/notebook for home use (web browsing, e-mail, office apps, etc…), you will have to unquestionably give this unit consideration. Very good value for the price.

15 of 17 persons found the following review helpful.
Acer as5253
By zaneil777
This computer is a steal at it is price it came well packaged but had alot of programs preloaded on to it.A lil for less construction but well made very quiet even playing games like dragon age 2 very good graphics rate them 4-5 had it on high settings too good wireless good sound all in all way worth the price for what ever you want to use it for.

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