Acer Netbook £150.00 Asda Instore

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It's a great little machine ....

PROS: Nice design, usable keboard (although not for intensive use), nice clear screen, huge HDD, fast (under Linux), good selection of Linux apps installed, 3 USB's, memory card slot that supports SD (inc HDSD), XD, memory stick. Great price, £150, compared to many other places selling for significantly more !

Disadvantage: Battery life is approx 3hrs (some other makes are longer), the mouse/touchpad buttons are on the left/right of pad (and not the base) - annoying/fiddly to use.

My OH is very happy with Linux on hers. On mine - i'm attempting an XP install now, if it fails or runs too slow, i'll revert it back to Linux .... also intending to increase the memory - but only because Windows will need it.

I would rush and get one ASAP .... before they all sell out !!

bluenose5_2

hi all, can you surf the web& send e-mail with this thank you.

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bluenose5 wrote: »

hi all, can you surf the web& send e-mail with this thank you.

Yes - visist www.acer.co.uk and click on the Acer Aspire 1 and read all about it.

boatman

all i can say is, just go and get one, you won't be disappointed, honestly.

Stephen_Webber

You may all find the Aspire One User website useful, it has a lot of how-to's and drivers for Windows available to download.

N.B I don't have any affiliation with that site, other than as a user of it with my own Aspire One.

alisont

Il have a look for reviews, have set my heart on the Samsung NC10 netbook but this is half the price so I need to read up on it.

Mainly after web browsing/forums on the move, had read reviews and Samsung seems the best but miles more expensive:rolleyes:

boatman

i know exactly what you mean about the samsung, i bought the acer out of curiosity really, unless you need to have XP or 5 hours battery life just get acer. in a few months new features will be out and i think you will feel that there was no point spending so much on the samsung.

Blotch_2

took mine back today as it had a 120gb hard drive - did a swap and the replacement is a 160gb drive so now very happy.

Just be aware that not all Asda units are 160gb and all boxes are marked 120gb anyway!! Luck of the draw and all that.....

TehJumpingJawa

Has anyone managed to get PC World to 110% price match?

If so, what did you use to prove the Asda price is £150?

I suppose it then comes down to whether you pay £145 @ pc world for a (definite?) 120gb version, or £150 for the chance of a 160gb version.

Blotch_2

TehJumpingJawa wrote: »

Has anyone managed to get PC World to 110% price match?

If so, what did you use to prove the Asda price is £150?

I suppose it then comes down to whether you pay £145 @ pc world for a (definite?) 120gb version, or £150 for the chance of a 160gb version.

Yes I went into PC world but they only have the 120gb version listed - so I kept with Asda and got the 160gb.