Acer Netbook £150.00 Asda Instore

fuzzgun19

Is it possible to install windows on this to play games (instead of Linux)?

bcwc

voyager7 wrote: »

Starting today instore only.Aver Aspire One 512mb Ram 120gb HD Running Linux

Enjoy!

Thanks for the heads up, just picked one up. Sign in-store said £198, but till rings up £150.

Great bargain, now to work out how to dual boot XP?

Cheers,

Bri.

Stephen_Webber

fuzzgun19 wrote: »

Is it possible to install windows on this to play games (instead of Linux)?

Yes, but the graphics processor is too underpowered to make this viable.

willysoft

fuzzgun19 wrote: »

Is it possible to install windows on this to play games (instead of Linux)?

Well, it'll obviously play some games, just not the latest blockbusters. Windows 7 works beautifully on it but I haven't had chance to try much else yet.

Erinath

akira22098 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me the actual model number for this aspire one please?

AOA150-Ab LU.S050A.105

• Linpus™ Linux® Lite version
• Sapphire Blue
• 8.9" WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD
• Intel® Atom™ processor N270 (1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB, 512 KB L2 cache)
• 512Mb RAM
• 120GB SATA Hard Disk Drive with SD™ Card reader for storage Expansion (though they seem to actually be 160GB)
• Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset up to 8MB Shared Graphics Memory
• Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection
• 3-cell Li-ion battery pack
• Integrated 0.3Mp Acer Crystal Eye webcam
• 5-in-1 card reader
• 3* USB 2.0

(Specs taken from Acer website)

Browntoa

theres an article about putting a cut down Xp on these here

555 Installing XP on a Netbook pt 1
556 Installing XP on a Netbook pt 2
557 Installing XP on a Netbook pt 3
558 Installing XP on a netbook, part 4


these will take a maximum of 1.5Gb of Ram (only a single Ram Slot 512mb built in to motherboard))


http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=037FC2B9A5CA7304

1 gb for £10.34 inc. VAT* del (less quidco)

akira22098

Erinath wrote: »

AOA150-Ab LU.S050A.105

Thanks, nice specs, will try to hunt one down. I've read somewhere that you might be able to put mac os on it too... (after quite a bit of fiddling)

Stephen_Webber

akira22098 wrote: »

Thanks, nice specs, will try to hunt one down. I've read somewhere that you might be able to put mac os on it too... (after quite a bit of fiddling)

The memory card reader won't work (I think) and you'll definitely need to change the wireless card inside it.

john0612

i got one today, 160gb in the settings and 120gb on the box

asked one guy and he said it was £199, i then told him i seen it for £150 on HUKD
he then said no it was £199, so told him not to bother.

waited about till he left and a woman was on, went over and asked if the prices are different from area to area as i seen it for £150 and the last fella said they were £199 and she said no they ARE £150

glad i asked

nice wee netbook btw

yakface77

Just rang my local store, who confirme they have one for £150, i asked the model they said its a ZG5, can anyone confirm if this is the one, or if its a lesser or superior model please.
Thanks op :T