Acer Aspire One Review . The base Aspire One, which includes an 8. GB SSD and Linux starts at $3. Intel Atom processor.

The big question running through everyone’s minds is if this model is built like a budget computer, or if it has what it takes to go up against some models that sell for nearly double the retail price. In this review we cover all aspects of the Acer Aspire One, and let you know if this is a netbook you should consider purchasing.

Our Acer Aspire One specifications: 1. GHz N2. 70 Intel Atom Processor. GB DDR2 5. 33. MHz. Windows XP Home SP3. The look is fairly basic, but it does have a few chrome accents here and there which add a bit of spice into the look of the netbook. Glossy plastic is found on the top of the screen cover, as well as around the entire LCD.

After you get Win7 on your Acer One where did you get the wireless drivers from? The atheros ar5007eg wireless card doesn't support win7 yet (according to their website).

I have a aspire one with Windows 7 Starter. All updates have been applied. Windows 10 Compatibility Check says this is an Enterprise - 372023. Acer Aspire One is a diverse line of netbooks released in July 2008 by Acer Inc. Many characteristics of a particular model of Acer Aspire One are dictated by the CPU. Solved: I'm attempting to re-install the OS for a friend's Acer Aspire One KAV60 Netbook. However, I cannot locate the drivers for this - 101553. The Acer Aspire One is a 8.9" netbook with a starting price that is aimed to undercut nearly all the current market competitors. The base Aspire One, which includes.

At times the reflective boarder does get on your nerves if you are in a brightly lit room with many sources of glare. Build quality looks solid for a subnotebook and the construction feels strong enough to handle being tossed around inside a bookbag without much concern for its safety (well apart from the glossy surfaces). Holding it while it is folded in half is similar to holding a hard cover book, having a good amount of rigidity to resist flex and compression. The screen cover feels especially strong, which is important for protecting the relatively fragile LCD panel.(view large image)From an upgrading perspective, the Acer Aspire One is a very difficult netbook to make enhancements to. The case does not separate as easily as others to access vital components like RAM or the hard drive.

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While most users won’t touch the insides, it is worth mentioning it for those thinking about upgrading to Vista which enjoys additional RAM, or something looking to install a faster drive. Another disappointing aspect about the Aspire One is the open Mini- PCIe slot which is lacking any connector. This area is prepped with a SIM- card port for obvious 3. G features, but unless you can solder on your own connector you are out of luck.(view large image)Keyboard and Touchpad. The keyboard is spacious as far as netbooks go, since the Aspire One is a 9.

You have the slight disadvantage of having huge screen borders, but you get some much needed keyboard real estate. The keyboard is cramped compared to a fullsize notebook, but is easy to get the hang of with enough practice.

The typing surface feels strong with no keyboard flex and individual keys feel strong with no wobble. One aspect that I really enjoy about the keyboard layout is the dedicated page up and page down buttons. For scrolling through long webpages, especially with mini touchpads, page up and page down keys can provide a more accurate way of navigating a webpage or document at a fast pace.(view large image)The touchpad design is slightly unique compared to other netbooks and notebooks in general, with the buttons on each side of the touch surface. The only other notebook we have seen with this layout is the HP Mini- Note 2. The layout is a bit tricky to get used to, as you click on the hard palmrest surface, and try to scroll on the touchpad button. The surface is easily to slide your finger on and the sensitivity easily tracks your finger with light pressure. If you are able to get used to the touchpad button layout ends up not being that bad at all.(view large image)Display.

The LED backlit display on the Acer Aspire One is very bright and vibrant. The white levels are very clear, leaning towards the cooler or bluer side. Colors look excellent with the glossy screen, but at the cost of increasing screen reflections and glare.

The screen might be bright enough to view outside, but with all the bright reflective surfaces outside, the screen is nearly impossible to view comfortably. Viewing angles are better than average, with a broad sweet spot. Horizontal viewing angles are excellent, to the point where you could be looking almost perpendicular to the screen and still see accurate color.

Vertical viewing angles are good, but they do find their limit at +/- 1. Performance. This Intel Atom based netbook won’t be breaking any speed records, but it performed more than adequately for normal activities. Internet browsing, word processing, and even photo editing tasks were handed in a very snappy environment. The most surprising thing from a reviewing standpoint was this subnotebook giving benchmark results in every program we could throw at it. This is not par for the course though, as many other netbooks have limited resolutions or other odd quirks that prevent most of the standard benchmarking programs to give valid results. PCMark. 05 measures overall system performance (higher scores mean better performance): Notebook.

PCMark. 05 Score. Acer Aspire One (1. GHz Intel Atom, Intel GMA 9. PCMarks ASUS Eee PC 9.

GHz Intel Atom) 7. PCMarks MSI Wind (1. GHz Intel Atom) N/A ASUS Eee PC 9.

MHz Intel Celeron M ULV)1,1. PCMarks. HP 2. 13.

Mini- Note (1. 6. GHz VIA C7- M ULV)8. Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 Patch Only Keys 2014 Honda there. PCMarks. HTC Shift (8.

MHz Intel A1. 10)8. PCMarks. ASUS Eee PC 4. G (6. 30. MHz Intel Celeron M ULV)9. PCMarks. ASUS Eee PC 4.

G (9. 00. MHz Intel Celeron M ULV)1,1. PCMarks. Everex Cloud. Book (1. 2. GHz VIA C7- M ULV)6.

PCMarks. Sony VAIO TZ (1. GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U7.

PCMarks. Fujitsu Life. Book P7. 23. 0 (1.

GHz Intel Core Solo U1. PCMarks. Sony VAIO VGN- G1. XN/B (1. 3. 3GHz Core Solo U1. PCMarks. Toshiba Portege R5. GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U7.

PCMarksw. Prime processor comparison results (lower scores mean better performance): Notebook / CPUw. Prime 3. 2M time. Acer Aspire One (Intel Atom @ 1.

GHz) 1. 25. 8. 12 seconds ASUS Eee PC 9. Intel Atom @ 1. 6. GHz)1. 23. 4. 37 seconds MSI Wind (Intel Atom @ 1. GHz)1. 24. 6. 56 seconds  ASUS Eee PC 9. Intel Celeron M ULV @ 9.

MHz)2. 03. 7. 34 seconds. HP 2. 13. 3 Mini- Note (Via CV7- M ULV @ 1. GHz)1. 68. 6. 97 seconds. ASUS Eee PC 4. G (Intel Celeron M ULV @ 6. MHz)2. 89. 1. 56 seconds.

ASUS Eee PC 4. G (Intel Celeron M ULV @ 9. MHz)2. 00. 9. 68 seconds. Everex Cloud. Book (VIA C7- M ULV @ 1. GHz)2. 48. 7. 05 seconds. Fujitsu U8. 10 Tablet PC (Intel A1. MHz)2. 09. 9. 80 seconds.

Sony VAIO VGN- G1. XN/B (Core Solo U1. GHz)1. 24. 5. 81 seconds. Sony VAIO TZ (Core 2 Duo U7. GHz)7. 6. 2. 40 seconds. Dell Inspiron 2. 65. Pentium 4 Mobile @ 1.

GHz)2. 31. 7. 14 seconds. DMark. 06 comparison results: Notebook. DMark. 06 Score. Acer Aspire One (1. GHz Intel Atom, Intel GMA 9.

DMarks Sony VAIO TZ (1. GHz Core 2 Duo U7. Intel GMA 9. 50)1. DMarks. HP dv. 25.

GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7. NVIDIA Ge. Force Go 8. M GS 1. 28. MB)1,0.

DMarks. Sony VAIO FZ (2. GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7. Intel X3. 10. 0)5. DMarks. HP dv. 60. GHz Intel T7. 40. NVIDA Ge. Force Go 7.

DMarks. 3DMark. 03 Graphics Performance Benchmark (higher scores indicate better performance): Notebook. DMark. 03 Results. Acer Aspire One (1. GHz Intel Atom, Intel GMA 9.

DMarks MSI Wind (1. GHz Intel Atom, Intel GMA 9. DMarks Lenovo Think. Pad T6. 0 (2. 1. 6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T4. ATI X1. 40. 0 1. 28. MB)4,6. 22 3. DMarks. HDTune for built- in Hard drive: (view large image)HDTune for SDHC in multi- card reader: (view large image)HDTUne for SDHC in SDHC expansion slot: (view large image)Gaming performance is limited with the low- end Atom- based system, but some games can still be operated at decent framerates.

The original Half- Life at 6. The average load on the processor was 1. With this type of load, battery life was decreased enough that watching a movie barely more than two hours might be pushing it.

HD video content was also out of the question, even with highly optimized video codecs such as Core. AVC. Dropped frames and slower framerates were noticed in some movie trailers that we tested, and high action scenes were out of the question completely. One unique feature of the Acer Aspire One is the dual card readers, which one is aimed for storage expansion. While the extra SDHC- only reader doesn’t show up as installable space for an operating system, it is handy if you have one card for storage and another that you just pulled out of a camera.