Acer AOD250-1584 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook - Up to 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Reviews
Acer AOD250-1584 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook - Up to 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Reviews
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Acer AOD250-1584 comes with these high level Specs. Intel Atom Processor N280, Windows 7 Starter, 10.1-Inch WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED Display, Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM Single Channel Memory, 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, Acer InviLink 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data rate), Integrated Acer Crystal Eye Webcam, Two Built-in Stereo Speakers, 3 - USB 2.0 Ports, 6-cell Li-ion Battery (5800 mAh), 2.79 lbs. | 1.27 kg (system unit only)Browse the Web, check email, share photos, keep up with social networks, listen to music and enjoy a variety of entertainment with the Aspire One AOD250, which features a small compact design that you can take anywhere. Acer makes it easy to stay productive while on the go with the 10.1-inch CrystalBrite LED-backlit screen as well as its excellent near full-size keyboard. A great choice for students as well as business travelers who like to travel light, this Aspire One AOD250 model (AOD250-1584) in blue has a 6-cell battery that provides up to 9 hours of battery life on the go and weighs 2.79 pounds.
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 The sleekly designed Aspire One AOD250 weighs just 2.79 pounds (with 6-cell battery). |
 A great choice for light-packing business travelers and students, this 10.1-inch Aspire One AOD250 comes with Windows 7 Starter, a 250 GB hard drive, and a 6-cell battery for up to 9 hours of battery life. |
 Pinch, flick and swirl your fingers on the Multi-Gesture Touchpad for an intuitive navigation to view web pages, photos, spreadsheets and more. |
You'll be able to easily video chat wherever you roam thanks to the Crystal Eye webcam integrated into the LCD's bezel, delivering smooth video streaming and high quality images even in low-light situations. And the built-in digital microphone delivers superior voice quality keeping background noise level low and minimizing echoes. Pinch, flick and swirl your fingers on the multi-gesture touchpad for an intuitive navigation to view web pages, photos, spreadsheets and more.
It's powered by the 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N280 processor, which is designed especially for mobile devices using an innovative design structure and hafnium-infused circuitry to reduce electrical current leakage in transistors to conserve energy. Packed with roomy 250 GB hard drive--great for storing a mobile digital audio and video library--this Aspire One also features 1 GB of installed RAM (2 GB maximum), Draft-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity, multi-format memory card reader, multiple USB ports, and built-in email, web browsing, and digital media applications.
Key Features
- 10.1-inch LED-backlit CrystalBrite screen (1024 x 600 resolution) (Learn more)
- Windows 7 Starter makes small notebook PCs easier to use because it puts less between you and what you want to do--less waiting, less clicking, less hassle connecting to networks. And Starter combines the latest in reliability and responsiveness with the familiarity and compatibility of Windows. (Learn more)
- Get more features with Windows Anytime Upgrade. A small notebook PC running Windows 7 Home Premium is even easier to use. The new taskbar and advanced navigation features make launching programs, opening files, managing windows, and getting around your PC faster and easier. Personalize your PC to be just the way you want it with helpful gadgets and desktop themes--even turn your desktop into a slideshow of your favorite photos. And you get the best entertainment experience on a PC. With Windows Media Center, you can watch shows for free when and where you want with Internet TV.
- 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N280 processor combines performance and efficiency to explore the Internet and stay connected while mobile (Learn more)
- Up to 9 hours of battery life with included 6-cell battery
- Multi-gesture Touchpad for circular-motion scrolling, pinch-action zoom, and page flip (Learn more)
- 250 GB hard drive (5400 RPM)
- 1 GB DDR2 RAM (533 MHz; 2 GB maximum capacity)
- Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 video processor
- Crystal Eye webcam supports Acer PrimaLite technology, which consists of a premium sensor, firmware and lenses to provide superior video performance under low-light conditions. A built-in digital microphone helps keep background noise levels low and minimizes echoes.
- 84-key keyboard, 89 percent of standard-size with 12 function keys, WLAN switch
- Draft-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for greater speed and range
- Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity enables you to communicate and synchronize with Bluetooth-enabled peripherals such as PDAs and cell phones.
- Fast Ethernet (10/100)
- VGA video output
- Stereo speakers and optimized Dolby Headphone technology for 5.1-channel audio
- Pre-loaded software includes Microsoft Works for word processing and spreadsheet work. Enjoy a 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007.
- Dimensions: 10.17 x 8.04 x 1 inches (WxDxH)
- Weight: 2.79 pounds
- Warranty: One-year parts and labor limited warranty with concurrent International Traveler's Warranty
Networking, Connectivity & Expansion
Enjoy easy wireless networking with the integrated Draft-N wireless LAN (compatible with 802.11b/g/n wireless networks). Based on the draft 802.11n Wi-Fi specification, it offers up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range as existing 802.11g wireless. It's also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found in home routers and wi-fi hotspots). It also provides Fast (10/100) Ethernet networking.
- 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
- Analog video output: 1 VGA
- Multi-in-1 memory card reader compatible with MultiMediaCard, Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO or xD-Picture Card
- 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack
What's in the Box
This package contains the Acer Aspire One AOD250-1584 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions
It also comes with the following software: McAfee Internet Security Suite 2009 (trial version with 60 days of live update); Microsoft Works with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial; Google Desktop; Norton Online Backup; WildTangent
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10.1-Inch CrystalBrite Screen
The 10.1-inch screen has a WSVGA resolution (1024 x 600) and support for up a 262K color depth. Video is powered by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, which uses shared video memory with the main memory. Acer's CrystalBrite display technology guarantees the best possible visual experience by preventing the diffusion of surrounding light and internal ray. Compared to normal TFT LCDs, Acer CrystalBrite technology is able to read color coordinates more accurately, thus minimizing distortion and creating high-fidelity colors in all environments.
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Intel Atom Processor: Your PC's Perfect Internet Companion
Take the Internet to more places with the long battery life and flexibility of a compact, lightweight netbook powered by the incredibly small, amazingly smart Intel Atom processor. It features a design structure that packs in 47 million transistors into a single chip sized at just 22mm (0.87 inches), and it uses just 2.5 watts of power--less than 1/10 of the 35 watts used by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor--for excellent battery management. This 1.66 GHz Atom N280 processor also includes a power-optimized front side bus of 533 MHz for faster data transfer on demanding mobile applications and a 512 KB L2 cache (which temporarily stores data).Sleek, Eye-Catching Design Matched with Highly Functional Additions
The Acer Aspire One AOD250 has been designed to be even more streamlined than its predecessors--whittling down the depth to just one inch thin and shaving the weight down to just under 2.8 pounds. The sleek aerodynamic design includes elegant touches such as the color-rich chassis along with the metallic hinge with a colored accent. |
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Technical Details
- 1.66GHz Intel N280 Atom Processor- 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM Single Channel Memory
- 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), Acer InviLink 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
- Windows 7 Starter Operating System, 6-cell Li-ion Battery (5800 mAh)
- 10.1" WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED Display, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
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By S. Randall (Houghton Lake, MI USA)
After a couple of months of researching, I decided upon the Acer AOD250-1584 netbook. It had the main features that I wanted - Win7 Starter, 250GB HD, Bluetooth, and enhanced sound, in addition to the basics. I read every single review here before I purchased, so I already knew that this was a high-quality machine.
But I wasn't prepared for what I got. This netbook is FAST! I typically run Rising a/v, Skype, and Glary Utilities whenever the computer is on. In addition, I'm always connected to the 'net and running Windows Live, my Flock browser (with several tabs running), often a system-intensive gaming site (that used to slow my last laptop to a crawl), Open Office Calc, and notepad. At a minimum. Plus I watch the occasional YouTube video, full screen - or a whole series of them with my grandson.
Even though I haven't upgraded to 2GB of memory, I haven't had a single issue with lagging or delays in either Win7 or Linux (Ubuntu netbook remix), which I also installed. This thing runs like a top, even with everything running!
And I have to mention the sound. The speakers are pretty pitiful, even for a laptop, but plug in the headphones and WOW! I haven't heard such amazing sound from a computer EVER! That Dolby is fantastic! As a musician, I'm pretty picky about sound, and rarely use my speakers anyway. The Dolby headphone sound was a big selling feature to me, and not only was I NOT disappointed, but I am absolutely THRILLED! It's really like being in a concert hall!
As others have also said, after a couple of hours of use, the screen size is fine, and the keyboard feels natural. I have no qualms whatsoever with the smaller screen and even though I have poor eyesight, it is bright and sharp enough that I have no problems seeing even details. And while the keyboard did feel "too small" at first, I was back to my normal 130+wpm typing speed within hours of opening the box.
Re: battery life - I fully charged and discharged the battery 3 times when I first used it, and each time I got a MINIMUM of 9 hours and 15 minutes of battery life, actually using the computer during most of those hours. And keeping my screen bright so that I can see it. I was really surprised to have a battery that actually lasts as long, in use, as advertised. Very happy about that!
It has been mentioned that the touchpad is too sensitive, so I never took the sticker/protector off of it when I unpackaged it, and I have no problems. It took a little time to get used to its size but not long, and certainly the single bar over the 2 buttons hasn't caused me any problems.
The webcam and mic are excellent, and give great quality audio and video on Skype, which I use frequently.
As I try to think of anything at all that might be problematic, I come up empty. There is absolutely nothing, after the first week of use, that I deem a negative in any way. I knew I was getting a great netbook, especially for the price ($279) but for the superior functionality and performance, this computer was a STEAL!
By Edgar De Leon (Los Angeles, CA USA)
I love this little notebook. It fits practically anywhere. If you are looking for a high processing laptop this is not for you. My one complaint is the screen resolution when viewing webpages but overall its a great little notebook.
By Phillip L. Gordon (Chicago, Illinois)
Acer AOD250-1584 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook - Up to 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)
I really love this netbook. There were 3 features I was looking for in a netbook.
Feature one: 9 hour battery life
Feature two: 250GB Hard drive
Feature Three: Bluetooth
My mom had purchased a Hewlett Packard 1030NR netbook with a 16GB flash drive, 1GB RAM, no Bluetooth, and a 3 hour battery. This netbook is ok for just office documents but I wanted more. I was replacing my old laptop computer so I wanted a netbook with a lot more horse power. I wanted a fully feature netbook at a reasonable price when I look at Hewlett Packard they wanted around $400.00. That was just outside of my budget than I saw the Acer AOD250-1584 it had all of the features I wanted and I just ordered a 2GB RAM upgrade because I do a lot of photography and the 250GB hard drive helps. When I was working as an Electrical Engineer money was not a problem but I am in a tight economy so I went with the Acer. Although netbooks do not come with a DVD drive it was not that important when doing photography and video I use 8GB to 32GB SDHC cards instead of a DVD drive. I can still watch movies from my 32GB SDHC cards when traveling on a train or plane. On my desktop I take DVD movies and dump them to a 32GB SDHC cards for my netbook.
The LED back light screen is very even in sunlight. The keyboard is small for my big hands but I adjusted to it. When I install MS Office and other programs I took it out for a Wi-Fi test drive at McDonalds, Starbucks, Culvers, and a local coffee shop it works great. I sent out some resumes and cover letters on my email and other employers wanted them faxed so I used my cell phone to fax out my resumes and cover letters. Then I got conformation faxes sent out but the cell phone gets very hot when sending out faxes on it. I did this using the fax program on Windows 7. I have not used the Bluetooth yet I had a spare MS wireless mini mouse I had. I will get a Bluetooth mouse soon because this will free up one of my USB ports.
Then I realized Windows 7 has a VPN Client so I tried login on to my VPN router it would not login then I realized it's a very old VPN Linksys router BEFVP41 vintage year 2002. The Linksys firmware is simply too old for Windows 7 but it works great with Windows XP Pro. I will be upgrading this router soon with a Linksys RV016 VPN router. Then I know I will be able to login to my VPN network with Windows 7. VPN networking is very important to me. When I am out in the field far away from home I like to send my photographs directly to my network drive on my home network and some printing at home too. I have VPN networking with other relatives so I can send out hour long videos of birthday parties directly to other relative's computers in complete privacy.
All in all after using the Acer AOD250-1584 netbook for just over a month yes I would still bye this netbook. I would suggest going with the 2GB memory upgrade right away. When you are doing serious work that extra memory helps. There is a 9 cell battery available for this netbook will be looking into this a 15 hour battery sound great in natural disaster with no electricity.
Thank you
Phillieg
By S. konichek
As soon as this arrived, I installed Ubuntu on it, so this is a review from a Linux user's perspective.
But first, the hardware-- I got the blue version, and must say it looks absolutely wonderful. It has a nice gloss, it does collect fingerprints, but I find that they aren't that noticeable. It is very light, and it's screen is very clear and vivid, even on the lowest brightness-- sometimes, I can even see the screen with the back light turned off. The keyboard is really nice, I find it just as easy to use as the one at home-- the backspace button is right next to delete button, but that is a minor annoyance, and might only apply to me, cause I keep accidentally mixing the two up. Other then that, the keyboard has been spectacular-- and believe me, it's gotten quite a bit of use. I was scared that the touch-pad might be too small, but it is just right... in fact, I find it more usable then most laptop's touch-pads. The netbook itself seems quite sturdy, and is extremely light and small. The battery does last nine hours, sometimes a little less, but it is always a considerably long amount of time...
Now for the software. The netbook boots up really fast, I would say that it is almost on the same level as my more powerful desktop, which is quite good. Sleep/suspend work wonderfully, and it comes out of sleep mode in an instant. The webcam works wonderfully, and I spent some time playing with the cool effects... the microphone doesn't pick up sound as well... Compiz works fine, and it doesn't seem to slow down at all, even with the effects turned up quite a bit, so that means I can use the four workspace/box setup often seen on Youtube, should I want to. Sound, special keys, bluethooth, everything worked out of the box. Wireless is pretty good from what I can tell, my network is a bit shaky-- but then it always has been. Other networks seem to work well, but it isn't the fastest connector if the network is far away. I installed an extra GB of ram, it was immediately detected and I haven't had any problems in that regard... I can't say I've noticed a huge speed difference since installing the extra ram, but I can have Openoffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, and Songbird(Soon to be Nightingale) up, and being drawing fire on the screen all at the same time without having slowdown.
Overall, I'm very impressed with the Acer AOD250, and would buy it again in a heartbeat.
By Ella Greggs (Washington, DC)
I purchased this netbook in advance of going to a professional conference one month ago and I'm thrilled with its performance. The battery lasts nearly as long as they say (somewhere between 7-8 hours) although less long depending on what applications you are running. The keyboard is quite large enough for easy touch-typing, and the machine runs quietly. It is sufficiently slim that you can put it in a largish handbag and take it just about anywhere.
I got the Windows 7 software version, and then downloaded the free word processing package Windows Beta 2010, which is sufficient for my writing and powerpoint presentation needs. It took a little bit of experimenting to get used to how the applications layout is different from Windows XP, but now I zip around between applications with ease.
The netbook feels very light, but also very sturdy, and the larger 9-hour battery is only slightly heavier than the 3-hour version. So it's well worth it to me to have a little more weight but a lot more running time. An excellent choice for home use and basic work needs. I highly recommend this model.
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