Comments on: Acer Aspire One AOA1501126 8.9Inch Netbook White

By: W. Denk

W. Denk — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:43:37 +0000

Have Mini, Can’t Communicate
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I like the size, color and speed but have not been able to successfully connect to the internet. I have had computer savy people work with it without success so at the moment the mini is a glorified photo storage device, albeit a fast storage device. However, without the internet, it won’t be doing much traveling which was the intent of the purchase. My laptop is an Acer and I’ve had no problems so was surprised that the mini is causing me such grief.

By: Nicole Cannon

Nicole Cannon — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:53:52 +0000

Very Good
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Does everything I bought it for – it’s an easy to use, small, fast, very lightweight computer than i can use in class or in meetings without having a huge laptop screen block out my vision.

Very satisfied with this product.

By: Tyler Rosane

Tyler Rosane — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:30:42 +0000

great little net book
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
i have had my acer aspire one for just about a year and i must say that i am very happy with it. i use it in school for taking notes and it is nice because it doesnt take up much room on the table. I do with that the speakers were a little bit louder but they are good enough for sitting in the student lounge doing homework. also there are some issues i have with the standby but its nothing i cant deal with. the internet is pretty quick considering its size but facebook, netflix, and my schools websites come in fast and allow me to get my work done quickly. all in all this has been a nice dependable little laptop that lets me study and socialize all at the same time.

By: Kitten Kisser

Kitten Kisser — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:39:19 +0000

Almost perfect!
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I received this as wonderful Christmas gift! Lucky me! I am very happy with it. It boots really fast & is so conviently sized! I love being able to grab it and go. I got the saphire blue with the 6 cell battery, 1.6 GHz processor, 1 GB Ram, 160 GB hard drive. This little cutie blows my old laptop away!

My biggest peeves are the size of the keyboard, I have to adjust to the smaller size & in the meantime, hit the wrong keys a lot. When I then go home to my desk top, I hit the wrong keys on the bigger keyboard. Back and forth I go! Not the end of the world, but frustrating. I guess it keeps the noggin healthy! Another peeve is the lack of a CD/DVD drive. Very inconvient. My husband got me an external one & that solved my problems like a charm! The external is a breeze to hook up & has worked out very well. My last peeve is the anti-virus is only a month. Or was it 3? Anyway, that sucks. It would have been nice to have at the very least 6 months.

Overall I am absolutely thrilled with my little lap-top & would totally get another one! I tell others that they are worth having, but some people don’t think they would like something so little. I’m little, I’m girly, I like cute little girly things that work well & are easy to use. I love my acer Aspire One!

By: Cramer

Cramer — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:19:32 +0000

Fantastic!
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Pros:

Battery life last a long time. I would say it averages about 6 hours.

Price. Affordable.

Small and lightweight. I can carry it easily with books in my bag. My other laptop consumes a lot of space and weighs twice as much.

Never had a problem with it.

Cons:

Small was a pro, but also a con. Typing in long intervals can become a pain due to the small key board.

I wouldn’t recommend this if it’s your only computer due to the keyboard size.

If you don’t lay it on a hard flat surface, this baby gets hot. Since the exhaust vents are along the bottom, if you place this on a soft surface (your lap, the couch, your bed, a pillow, etc.) it cannot vent properly. I would bet that’s why some people rated this so low claiming failure. The motherboard probably overheated.

I love it, and if you treat this laptop with some common sense you will love it too.

**Note, I wouldn’t necessary call this a “netbook” due to the lack of a solid state hard drive. Due to its size people call it as such, but actually, it’s just a small laptop. You won’t find a 160gb netbook, solid state laptop for this price!

By: J. Collins

J. Collins — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:47:42 +0000

I loved it……………….. until
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I ordered this 10/15/2008.. got it loved it…. then just two weeks ago the web cam crashed.. I followed instructions on Acer’s website to no avail, the website KNEW the situation required service … SOOOO I called tech support and I was told “Sorry” you net book went out of of warranty on 10/7/2009!? (I ordered it 10/15/2008). If you want to send it in for repair it will call $200.00 !”

I was floored.. and saddened, as the webcam broke just before I had it for a year, I was out of town on a business trip and called them when I got home. I guess this is the first and last ACER I buy.

It has worked okay on my road trips other then on occasion the wireless fails and I have to reboot. Now the webcam needs service… makes it hard to skype my family when I travel.. This really sucks….

By: Jamie Ratliff

Jamie Ratliff — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:47:55 +0000

Excellent NetBook Performs Better Than Expected
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I got the Acer Netbook primarily so I wouldn’t have to carry around my large laptop when all I needed to do was check my email or browse the Internet. I didn’t really expect much considering the size and price of the Netbook. However, my expectations have been exceeded. Instead of a long review, I will just list my thoughts about the Pros and Cons for you.

Pros

-Price is reasonable

-Unit is small enough to carry anywhere comfortably

-Keyboard is decent size, not hard to use

-Built-In wireless makes connecting at Hot Spots a cinch

-Large Hard Drive to hold plenty of data

-USB port so you can use a thumb-drive for storage as well

-USB port can also be used for wireless device such as AT&T Wireless Connect

-If computer is ever lost or stolen, you are out only a few hundred instead of several hundred to thousands

Cons

– Battery life is not very long

– Keyboard is smaller than average

– Screen is a lot smaller than you may be used to

– Not meant to be powerful so don’t expect to run Photoshop or Huge games smoothly!

– Lifespan probably won’t be as long as a normal computer

These are my observations after using the unit now for quite a few months.

I found the unit to be more than I expected, thus I am a happy customer.

However, if you are expecting a powerful little laptop that does everything well, I’d suggest looking elsewhere…

By: LaVerne LaRocca

LaVerne LaRocca — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:45:58 +0000

Ace
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Great little computer, very compact and easy to use with on exception the mouse is small and hard to get use to.

By: G. Parker

G. Parker — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:39:54 +0000

Not fabulous..
Rating:1 out of 5 stars
I bought this product in April, 2009. I began to use it in May, and I must admit from the moment I started it up it seemed a little slow. I thought it was just because it was loading everything for the first time, but my sisters seemed to think it should have been better. Well, it went strong for a little while, but then quickly deteriorated. It began to get really slow, and then the odd time wouldn’t let me open my files. My picture, computer, all of those. Then it wouldn’t let me open them at all. Said there was a error with windows, and that I needed to send and error report, but if i tried to send the error report my whole computer would freeze, and I’d need to restart. My computer became very slow, and now it won’t even turn on! It’s been that way for about 2 months now, and every time I try to turn it on it flashed a blue screen error. Unfortunately, I had a lot of pictures and files on it. I wouldn’t recommend this product. It definitely brought Acer down in my estimation.

By: H. Hauck

H. Hauck — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:34:31 +0000

love my Acer
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is my second unit…first one was stolen so I immediately replaced with same model. Small, easy to carry, works very well.