Acer Aspire One AOD250-1185 10.1-Inch Sapphire Blue Netbook - 6.5 Hour Battery Life

Acer Aspire One AOD250-1185 10.1-Inch Sapphire Blue Netbook - 6.5 Hour Battery Life Review

For several years I went from Laptop to Laptop but had similar issues. They really weren't small enough or portable enough for my taste (and the ones that were had a much larger price tag than what I wanted). The battery life wasn't quite up to par and I wanted to be able to use it for extended periods of time without plugging it in. Then I got this Acer Netbook and it was a lifesaver.

This unit is just the right size. It's not so big that it becomes bulky or difficult to keep on your lap but it's not so small that you can't see anything or utilize the keyboard. I also noticed that despite the advertised 6.5 hour battery life, I've been getting upwards of 8 hours out of it. I'm not a big fan of touch pads (nothing wrong with the one that's on this unit, I just don't like touch pads in general) so I got the Wireless Mouse M305 and now all is well.

My only real complaint is that I wish I could expand the amount of RAM to 4 GB, as that would insure a very long life of usability. Obviously, netbooks aren't made to be powerhouse computers and I use this for my writing, web content updating, and surfing. I have a USB DVD drive, and I have watched movies on it without an issue (this drains the battery a bit faster though) and any advanced computer functions that I need like video editing, I would use my desktop for anyway with the large screen.

All in all, I've been thrilled with this netbook.

Mike Saxton, Author of "7 Scorpions: Rebellion"

Acer Aspire One AOD250-1185 10.1-Inch Sapphire Blue Netbook - 6.5 Hour Battery Life Feature

• Intel Atom Processor N270 (512KB L2 cache, 1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB)
• 1GB DDR2 533 SDRAM
• 160GB hard drive (5400RPM)
• Windows XP Home Edition, 6.5 Hours of Battery Life (6-Cell 4800 mAh)
• 10.1-inch WSVGA (1024 x 600) TFT LCD

Acer Aspire One AOD250-1185 10.1-Inch Sapphire Blue Netbook - 6.5 Hour Battery Life Overview

Aspire One UltraThin Netbook — Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (SP3). Intel Atom Processor N270 (512KB L2 cache, 1.60GHz, 533MHz. FSB), 1GB DDR2 533 SDRAM.160GB hard drive, 5400RPM. Multi-in-one card reader.10.1-inch WSVGA (1024 x 600) TFT LCD with Acer CrystalBrite Technology. Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950. 802.11b/g WLAN, 10/100 LAN. Integrated Webcam. Mobile. Intel 945GSE Express chipset. Multi-gesture touchpad with two buttons supporting circular-motion scrolling. DC-in, RJ-45 LAN, VGA, headphones/speakers/line-out, microphone and three USB 2.0 Interface ports. Six Cell Li-Ion Battery. Sapphire Blue.

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