This netbook is not bad and I'm typing this review on it, but tomorrow, it goes back -- I've tried it for 2 weeks. It's reasonably fast, super light and portable.
THE GOOD: Typekeys are easy to use. It's lightweight so you can watch t.v. in bed on your side :-) Boots fast from hibernation. Seems to surf the net easily with multiple windows open though it sometimes gets hung up on Facebook (like the adding friends function).
Like all netbooks, it uses Windows XP, which in my opinion is VASTLY preferable to Windows Vista, which sucks so badly that people are going to MAC's just to avoid it. (And Windows next version will be named something different just to distance it from Vista, which is a big failure.) Windows XP will run my programs that I don't want to lose that crash and don't work on Vista.
Not to mention, the price is amazing. As a 2nd computer, you only use on-the-go, this is a good price (hard to beat) and it's workable. Because I travel most of the time, I need a better compromise of both portability and usability.
THE BAD: Battery only lasts maybe 2 hours. Other netbooks like the Samsung are up to 6 now. It's a bit too small -- I've realized that 10 or 11 inches screen are about right for being able to see most windows and not strain your eyes, and other netbooks do offer larger screens. The screen also gets a little light, like these very words as I type are very thin and have gaps. It seems to jump randomly between full-screen size of 100% to 10% (window is tiny) and other percentages. I can't figure out how or why and that's annoying.
The touch pad is a REAL DEALBREAKER FOR ME and I saw my assessment echoed in an on-line netbook comparison. The click pads are on either side of the teeny weeny touchpad and after many hours on it, I STILL don't have it down pat. There are so many netbooks with a normal touchpad, that I highly recommend going for those. For me, this is just the last straw and I'm going for a 10.2 inch netbook from Samsung instead.
We're going to buy this one or one similar in about 6 months for my 6 year old to use when we travel to do his games, watch iTunes movies and go to his favorite kid websites. But if you need it for any in-depth work, I'd suggest another netbook that's more easily functional.Get more detail about Acer Aspire One AOA150-1049 8.9-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) Black.
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