Acer AOD250-1842 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)

Review Acer AOD250-1842 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)

Acer AOD250-1842 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Rating4.0

Just 1" thin and under 3 lb., the 10.1" Aspire One D250 is sleek, slim and attractive. Robust features combined with its compact size make this netbook the ultimate take-me-with-you partner.The 10.1" LED-backlit display presents you with bright, clear images for an enjoyable viewing experience, while a small-yet-powerful processor and ample hard drive deliver the pleasure of full-size notebook performance without the bulk and weight.While you're out and about, this netbook makes it a breeze to stay in touch via wireless connectivity. You also get the integrated Acer CrystalEye webcam plus Acer Video Conference software for video chats that will be bright and crisp even in your favorite coffee shop.Navigate easily around your netbook using the multi-gesture touchpad with two buttons that features circular-motion scrolling, pinch-action zoom and page flip.

Acer AOD250-1842 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Feature

• 1.6GHz Intel N270 Atom Processor
• 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM Single Channel Memory
• 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
• Windows 7 Starter Operating System, 6-cell Li-ion Battery (5200 mAh)
• 10.1" WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED Display, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950

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Acer AOD250-1842 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Customer Reviews

The Acer Aspire D250 is a great netbook PC, and the 1197 flavor contains four differentiators:
(1) Windows 7 Starter OS
(2) 250GB hard disk drive
(3) 6 cell battery (~8 hours' lifespan)
(4) the standard English keyboard layout

..and it comes in blue :-)

Having visited 8 different retail stores and having tried/returned two Asus 1005HA's, I spent a considerable amount of time comparing / contrasting models.

In comparing the Acer Aspire One D250 to the bestselling Asus 1005HA-PU17 and other netbooks:
(1) The D250 is lighter, even with the 6 cell battery. If one were to buy the 3 cell battery (~2 hour life) to save even more weight, it would be in the featherweight category. The Asus 1005HA's battery is so bulky and unbalanced it almost makes the netbook want to teeter-totter around its back legs.

(2) The D250 is quieter. Unlike the 1005HA, the fan does not turn on when browsing the web, running virus scans, etc.

(3) The D250's keyboard is 89% the size of a regular keyboard, and it is smaller than Dell, HP, and Asus 10" netbook keyboards. However, I was able to type my usual 70WPM without issue.

(4) The D250 has _NO_ hard disk vibrations. The Asus 1005HA had hard drive vibrations that were not only noticeable, they ran straight into my wrists and were irritating. Many other 10" netbooks have this problem too. This issue becomes very noticeable when you spend 15 minutes drafting a document or writing an e-mail.

(5) The 1005HA has a slightly bigger touchpad.

Canadian users would be wise to order the 1197 version of the D250 as the U.S. keyboard is much easier to use than the multilingual French/English keyboard. The Shift keys are wide, and the Enter key can be reached easily. Such is not the case with the multilingual keyboard.

My only complaint is that I prefer a matte screen to the glossy screen. It is vulnerable to reflections and glare.

***Notes on Windows 7***
Windows 7 Starter is very comparable to Windows XP. The main feature disabled on Win7 Starter edition is the "Aero" feature, which is standard on Win7 Home Edition or Premium versions. However, the Intel Atom/N270 and Intel 950 GMA chipset lacks the graphics horsepower to run "Aero," even if one were to upgrade Win7 editions. This hindrance applies to any netbook with the N270/950 chipset (Asus, HP 110, Dell Mini), not just the Acer D250. At the time this review was written, upgrading from Starter to Home Premium had a steep price tag -- in the - range. And the "Aero" feature would have to be disabled anyway...

Nevertheless, the Acer D250 is among the best built, the quietest, and lightest of the 10" Intel Atom based netbooks available today. Highly recommended.

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Toshiba Mini NB205-N230 10.1-Inch Black Onyx Netbook - 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)

Review Toshiba Mini NB205-N230 10.1-Inch Black Onyx Netbook - 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)

Toshiba Mini NB205-N230 10.1-Inch Black Onyx Netbook - 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Rating4.0

Toshiba mini notebook NB200 redefines the computing experience available on a laptop. The design with a generous 10.1" display is contemporary with enhanced protection and build quality fitting for a Toshiba brand. The near full-size keyboard instantly makes the NB200 much easier to use and broadens the appeal to a new generation of users.As a web browsing tool it is perfect. And fully capable of carrying out many other office based tasks. It is a take-anywhere mini laptop and now and has an ultra long 9 hours battery life. The mini NB200 has everything you need in a super slim and desirable laptop.

Toshiba Mini NB205-N230 10.1-Inch Black Onyx Netbook - 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Feature

• 1.66GHz Intel N280 Atom Processor
• 1GB DDR2 533MHz Memory
• 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, Integrated Wi-Fi
• 10.1" LED Backlit Display, 1024x600 native resolution (WSVGA)
• Microsoft Windows 7 Starter (32 bit), *9 Hours of Battery Life

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Toshiba Mini NB205-N230 10.1-Inch Black Onyx Netbook - 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Customer Reviews

I'm using this netbook as I type this review. I have had this netbook for about a week now and I enjoy using it so far.

Well, I researched many netbooks (looking at Eesus, HP, Samsung, Dell, Acer), and I read and watched so many reviews and I even tried them out in the stories too. I finally settled on this one because of the battery life (9 hours), size (250gb), OS (Windows 7 starter) and price.

I bought the netbook primarily for websurfing such as checking emails, reading blogs and watching videos on youtube. And when I'm feeling creative, I'll type stories. I didn't want any thing fancy so Microsoft Word and Works fitted my word processor needs.

I'm not one to heavily customized my netbook either so I didn't mind the limitations of Windows 7 starter. I didn't upgrade to the 2gb ram because I felt that I didn't really need it.

Anyways, here are my cons:

strange touchpad
- I do agree with most users about the cursor jumping on the screen, but I realized that it happens because the palm of my thumb on my left hand unconsciously hits the touchpad whenever I reach for "t", "g", "b" and spacebar. Since by palm touches the pad without me realizing it, this makes the cursor jumps. Since the touchpad is off-center towards the left, my left palm has this tendency to touch it often, so the cursor jumps often. Well, I've always been used to resting my palm on flat surfaces so having to type like I'm playing the piano is something I'll just have to get used to. However, I've noticed that wearing a long sleeve that covers my palm stops the cursor from jumping. Overall, I think making the touchpad centered would help a lot (cuz there is lots of space on the right side...). Also while the scrolling up and down functions work on the touchpad, the scrolling sideways function don't. I dont really mind that the scrolling sideways functions don't work since I hardly use it.

screen brightness is not dim enough
- I have sensitive eyes, so when I tried to lower the brightness of the screen, I realized that it didn't go completely dark. There are only 8 levels of brightness and at the lowest one, I find it still bright for my taste. This is just my own personal preference. So I dont think others will mind it.

glaringly bright power switch
- So when the screen is at the lowest brightness, the huge power switch with its glaring white light hurts my eyes. I have a small paper covering it, but still, I think it would have been nice to have the power button backlit instead of being so bright.

no time remaining for battery life
- The netbook tells you the percentage of battery life you have left, but not the time remaining. I tried seeing if there was an option for changing that and so far I haven't found any which I thought was weird. In the end, I just figured it was 100% = 10 hours and worked my way from there. I mean after awhile, I started to get a hang of how long I should stay on before it asks me to recharge. :P

I am nitpicky so I pointed out things that others might overlook just because it doesn't really bother them. But does that mean this netbook was bad? No. My cons just means that I wasn't as comfortable as I thought it'd be using it. But do they hinder me in using it? Not really because I know that I'll get used to them. Personally, I am quite satisfied and content with the netbook so far.

Especially the battery life. When the balloon pops up asking to recharge, I forget that this isn't my computer!

I've got to say that battery life is awesome. I haven't tested it, but I normally start the day at 10AM, waking up and turning this netbook on. Then I put it to sleep whenever I'm in class which is about 3-4 hours of sleep. When I'm done with class, I turn on the netbook. I'm surprised that only a few percentage was used in sleep mode. I stay on the netbook surfing around until 10PM where I get the balloon telling me to recharge. Charging isn't too bad. It takes about 3 hours. So even tho I dont know how long the netbook actually lasts, lasting a whole day is quite good! It also depends on what you're doing and what applications you're running too. I realized that when I was scanning my netbook, it took up more power. Most of the time, I'm just online so I dont have much running.

And the volume is louder than I expected. A lot of people complained that it wasn't loud enough, so I thought it wouldn't be but at 100% volume, I could still hear it from where I'm typing. However, I'm also sensitive to noise and my ears start to hurt after listening to it on speaker because the quality sounds screechy. Of course it's much louder and the quality sounds much much better with headphones. And I dont mind headphones. :)

Overall, I like this netbook. It has performed what I want it to do: surf the web and type stories and it lasts all day!!! Therefore I am quite pleased with my decision. :)

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