Acer Aspire One AOD250-1610 10.1-Inch Ruby Red Netbook - 6.5 Hour Battery Life

Manufacturer : Acer Model : LU.S700B.171 ASIN : B0023B13AA Price : 327.99$ See Special Offers Product Description pThe newest 10 netbook from Acer personifies speed and power in the finest, most compact form. The Aspire One D250-1610 Netbook is built to enhance your mobile lifestyle and boasting up to 6.5 hour battery life for extended fun and productivity while youre on the move./p Most Helpful Customer Reviews 66 of 68 people found the following review helpful: So far, quite impressed. I have only had this D250 (White) for 2 days now, so my comments are really nothing more than a first impression at this point. I purchased the D250 to replace a Dell 700M which I have loved, but even at only 4.5 pounds gets heavy with all its gear on trips - and 1280x768 on a 12" screen is starting to get hard on older eyes. I did plenty of research and decided on the D250 over the Asus 1008 and Samsung NC10 primarily due to it's weight and styling - and the combination of a white shell with a black keyboard. I had counted out the HP and Dell for various reasons - most notably battery life. First impression out of the box of the D250 was extremely good: fit and finish is excellent - with the exception that the hard drive bay door wasn't put on right and was warping up (a tab wasn't seated). A quick unscrew and reseat fixed that, but I was surprised it shipped that way. Also note that the battery seats very firmly (a big plus) and the unit is very solid feeling. After the initial Windows setup I was disappointed at the performance until I realized there was a huge drain being put on the system by the included trial version of McAffee. I uninstalled that and the system is quite snappy - very comparable to my 700M. I'll use CA AntiVirus or AVG instead (seems to have a lower system overhead) and the D250 is performing MS Office and Internet browsing tasks admirably. I did just upgrade to 2GB of RAM using the Crucial DIMM offered here by Amazon. Everything seems to be fine with it and I haven't noticed any compatibility issues. I also haven't really noticed any performance changes, but I had very little "before" experience on which to judge. After everything is now running I have to say I'm very impressed and satisfied with this little machine. Very solid, nice screen, usable keyboard and touchpad, and decent performance. If I had to point to anything I would consider a disappointment, there would be 2: 1. Screen brightness settings (on aC or battery) don't seem to be properly retained across boot/restart and when toggling between AC and battery power. So, sometimes I'll restart and it will remain t level 7 where it was when I shut down, and sometimes it will revert to level 5 on restart. 2. Wireless doesn't maintain On/Off status of what it was on shutdown - it always comes back to On after a restart. That's about it. I also found a Targus Slipskin Peel neoprene slipcase (at Walmart for $[...]) that fits the 250D with the 6Cell battery perfectly. TSS11103US. P.S. - there are two different versions of the 6-Cell battery for the D250, a 48kWh and a 58kWh version. My unit from Amazon had the 48kWhr version (est 6hr battery life). Hope this helps. ** UPDATE (7/15/09) ** My "disappointment #1" (screen brightness issue) was corrected in a recent BIOS update. Now, the last setting is maintained (although not independently for battery and AC) across reboots. However, the brightness will still drop 2 levels if you disconnect AC power while running. But at leastthe behaviour is now consistent. Also, I have now been able to (i.e. had reason to) test the System Restore capability and it worked flawlessly in putting the system back exactly as I received it, without the need for recovery CDs. Very impressed. One last note: While this unit may not have Bluetooth built in, don't feel you have to spend an extra $[...] (or get a different model) just to get BT. You can find many extremely small USB BT dongles that work just fine and cost next to nothing. I got one that you can barely see (about the size of a Logitech Nano transmitter) and it cost a whopping $[...] online. The Aspire One recognized it and installed automatically and it works perfectly - for $[...]. 50 of 53 people found the following review helpful: Acer Aspire One D250 Video demonstration.       Length:: 5:06 Mins Hi, this video is a demontration of the Acer Aspire One in action, well sort of, it mostly shows you where the ports are located, how many, where is the hard drive and ram located and a little show of on how video and audio looks and sound on this netbook. Hope you find this video informative or at least lets you take a look at what you wanted to see about the product. 27 of 27 people found the following review helpful: Fallen in Love    believe it or not, I gave up a particularly large HP notebook with all the latest specs to downsize to this tiny little guy, and boy am I pleased i did. Most people use one of these as a second computer, I, on the other hand, use it as my one and only computer. It can do pretty much anything. It plays music exceptionally well, most games (like the Sims2) work great on it as well. The keyboard is awesome, and very very easy to get used to (I've only had this little guy for four days, and after downsizing from a 17" laptop to this 10.1", I'm proud to say I'm already used to the keys). If you're thinking about getting this, I strongly recommend it. Don't be wary. The price is extremely cheap, but that term does not describe its build. It is very tightly wound. Feels very durable, can be lifted with one hand, and the ports are fresh and tight, everything (from what I'm told by my nerdy cousin) you could dream of having in a new computer. The screen size is perfect as well, just big enough for movies, games, even multitasking. Going from a 17" screen to a 10.1" feels like no change at all it's that amazing. Try it. You will LOVE it. Most Recent Customer Reviews Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am using it right now and it is amazing. It works better than some of my friends laptops and desktops. by Jennifer Siegel Must Have Patience! I ordered this item because I travel a lot and needed something to do basic computing and e-mail. This does the trick... by Erin F. Kahwati One of the best gifts I've ever gotten 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... by Michael A. Saxton I'm in love! All I can say is that this was the best $300 I've ever spent! I absolutely love this netbook. I can't rave about it enough. by K. Chambers Great Netbook!! I bought this little Acer netbook for my 12 year old son. He LOVES IT!!!! HE CAN PLAY ON-LINE GAMES WITH HIS FRIENDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS FROM HIS SCHOOL. by K. Kopec Poor battery life. The netbook itself does what it was suppose to in terms of performance. The battery life, however, is very short, consistently discharging almost 50% in three days even when off... by K.. Good purchase Best price found on Amazon, better than Walmart for a machine with a longer battery life. It has Win XP which I am familiar with, I did not want Win 7 yet. by Chicho A product only limited by the software installed This was the second time that I had purchased an Acer product. I should let it be known that I'm not a technology expert, just a frequent user. by Dale Bishop Not for me The Acer does what it is supposed to do. The keyboard is too small for my taste..If you travel or have a run around type life style, fine.. this will work.. by D. Austin Definitely worth the money This laptop is great. It's so small it can fit in my purse! The keyboard is almost full (92%). My boyfriend has really big hands, so it's a bit difficult for him to use, but I... by Stephanie Horn

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