Acer Aspire One A110-A 0.5GB 8GB Reviews: Linux 8.9" Screen Laptop computer

+ Low weight. Great screen. Build quality. Compiz Fusion compatible with Kubuntu.

- Battery life. Restrictive Linux distro. Replaced with Kubuntu.

+ Good price, nice features. Excellent for young children

- keyboard a little small for me, but then again the whole device is small so what can you do

+ i have bought two of these models the first was for my teenage daughter and she thinks the computer was great . So i purchased another one on line for my wifes birthday . and they both like their computers because they are small and fits in their handbags

- loading items onto the computer ie printer

+ its neat and ideal for a woman on the go and very user friendly if you have children. it comes in moderate colours and for what i use my netbook for, i believe its value for money.

- i am already looking into buying a battery as i find that i am constantly charging it up, why wont it hold its charge?

+ Small, Light, Cheap, Long Battery Life

- Linux OS isnt my ideal choice but its not bad

+ size makes it very handy to carry around. I like using it at night whilst watching TV.

- bit awkward when typing due to size of keyboard - will get used to it

+ Excellent product. Operating system is simple, but does what it says on the tin. Mine was up and running with on my wireless network within minutes of switching on. Small hard drive size is not a problem for me, as I can just stream media from my other computer over the network. Perfect for browsing the internet without getting out of bed!

- Linpus operating system is fine as it stands, but if you want to upgrade it / mess around with it, then you're better off with another operating system such as Ubuntu, but Ubuntu support for the wireless driver is patchy (seems to work for some people but not for others).

+ Light, compact, very fast connection.

- Battery life isn't very good. Not one for long journey without a mains connection!

+ elegant, compact, all works out of the box including video IM and wifi, uses LINUX

- battery life, trackpad lockup when tapped hard

+ Compact, good battery store. Graphics

- No CD input
No Private programmes eg., i.tunes (unable to download)

+ neat. works well easy to use immediately

- haven't found out how to access some of the unix stuff hidden away, No answers from ACER

+ Excellent quality. The Linux operating system is easy and quick to use and meets all my requirements.

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+ so compact, very fast, user friendly.

- Cannot use MSN messenger

+ ultra light and compact, keen pricing, really fast to start up and get on line. Easy to use linux OS complete with full suite of software for basic computing and browsing. Great for browsing the internet ... its a NET book

- None unless you are looking to use Microsoft programmes, want to add additional software. Accept it for what it is..

+ Small, boots up quickly, very very portable, cute - I love this little thing. Surf the web, work on spreadsheets and documents - its the biz

- battery does not last too long - about 1 1/2 hours

+ I have the Linux version. Start up, shut down and flicking between programmes is smooth and fast. I use it for the internet, webmail, a little bit of word processing and browsing photos and it works fine. The screen is great and the keyboard and mouse are both easy to use (despite what the reviews say about the configuration of the buttons).

- The Linpus Linux OS is pretty inflexible and adding programmes is not easy. Worst problem though and really a deal breaker if I'd known is that the battery dies without warning when it oughtstill to have about 50% of its charge. Mihne may be faulty but every time I get cross enough to check if works fine for a while... The wireless card sometimes doesn't detect feint signals when other com-puters would.

+ Speed,slim,webcam fantastic quality

- My only gripe is no parental controls pre installed,considering a bulk of these are aimed at the younger market.Im finding it impossible to get parent software to work with linux lite.

+ Small, works straight out of the box, excellent for email on the move,

- linux is tricky if you want to do anything other than the supplied programs

+ Excellent connectivity, best screen ever, light, small, portable, outstanding battery life attractive and low cost!

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- No disk drive.

+ Fairly cheap, sleek, very good looking, light. Does what it says on the box.

- Battery life, Linpus OS is unflexible: very difficult to add programs & codecs and to change the interface, no local network file sharing possible, no 3G support.

+ Very light, easy to use and ideal for web browsing

- It hasn't got the intergrated HDPSA card, which integrated with the Linux operating system, would make a 3G
web connection easy.
This feature should come with it shortly and is worth waiting for.

+ It's very small and light and boots very quickly. It looks attractive. It can do most things you would want to do on a Microsoft OS, eventually.

- The linux OS takes time to get used to if you are a Microsoft user, it can occasionally seem quirky and long winded to do some things. The battery life is pretty poor. The fan can kick in and become noisy at times. The recovery CD-USB seems problematic - I had to get the machine restored using an external cd drive, the usb pen method did not work.

+ compact, good keyboard, works fine,easy to stop and start,light and feels reasonably robust and very good price for a simple computer which was what I was looking for.

- mouse clik mechanism is not so easy,
could n't connect 3 dongle as the linux was not compatible which undermines mobility a bit!
battery life is poor which is a question mark over mobility because you have to take all the charging gear which is lumpy/bulky

+ Fast , secure, Linux

- not the best version of Linux. Would have preferred Ubuntu with all codecs pre installed.

+ Light and easy to transport.

- No disk drive

+ Lightweight Easy to use with no confusing controls Has everything you need including word processing and spreadsheet

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+ Small, easy to use

- linux operating system

+ light, easy to use, good value for money, portable

- Skype not on it to start with, limited storage space, battery life

+ Light Wait, Great Battery Life (3hr), Good useful all round Web Book

- Some Java Applications dont run, only a few mind. Carnt save too much files.

+ This product is great-just what I wanted for my needs. I was looking for a small, light weight laptop but didn't want to spend as much money that a full size one would have cost me. I am no computer boff but as soon as it arrived I was able to get it started and even connected to the internet-the instruction were very clear and simple and therefore ideal for everyone. I do only use it to transfer photos from a memory card, the internet and check E.mails. Its great and already a friend of mine has brought one.I guess if you were looking to download lots of stuff from the internet then it may not be so good but for me its GREAT.

- You do have to scroll alot as the screen is small, but then I guessed that would be the case when I brought it. It just takes a bit of getting used to using the mouse and pointing the cursor.

+ Very good price to capabilities ratio.
Very good keyboard compared to competition
Fast CPU capable of doing lot's of things as for such small factor netbook

- Pretty loud fan - when you strain CPU
Slow SSD drive
Screen give too many reflection / hard to use outside
512MB of ram and hard to upgrade
No bluetooth

+ Light, keyboard not too bad - so great for journeys, v pleasantly surprised by open office software

- Mouse pad not v easy to use Most significant is that I don't seem to be able to get a cheap spare battery.

+ Light weight, quick boot-up, easy to use

- Battery time is short

+ It. Is. Awesome.

- Not enough price difference to Windows model.
Lacking bluetooth.
Would be 10x better with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled instead.

+ Boot up time is very fast.
Screen is very good, better than the Asus netbooks in my opinion.
Netbook sleeve looks quality, not cheap as you would expect with additional peripherials.
Lightweight device
Small compact power supply - much smaller than an average laptop one.
Sound is surprisingly pretty good, also powerful processor has enabled me to run games such as Quake III with no problems whatsoever.

- Extra RAM cannot be installed without taking the entire device apart, not advised for beginners.
Has a wireless issue that is easily fixed with some advanced commands using the terminal - again not really for beginners.
Case attracts smudges easily.
Mouse trackpad has left & right mouth buttons on either side, this is just abit weird and takes time to get used to.

+ v easy to use,set up, aswell as the keyboard.not too small.
excellent price-value for money.
internet access is spot on
what average person needs 300gb of h/d and duel core this and that.this is ample.

- only bad point on it is the switch at the front to connet to the wireless setup.its just too fidiley and quite stiff to use.

+ Superb size and weight
Clear screen
Sturdy feel to it
Ideal for surfing the net/MSN

- Have to run Live Update a few times to get everything working

+ Its fast - works straight out of the box - very handy for surfing and picking up emails - it does everything I wanted it to do

- Battery very quickly runs out - no security available except at an extortionate price - could be a bit small if eyesight is poor

+ easy to use compact and lightweight.

- none bought for my sons 21st birthday and he loves it.

+ its tiny, great keyboard

- small battery, now replaced

+ Best priced Atom powered Netbook available

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+ small, light good screen basic setup ready to use and works out of the box

- linux is likely to be unfamiliar to people (I've used linux before). Interface is not easy to upgrade - but its intended for basic tasks like web and document viewing only really

+ I brought two of these computers for my daughters, they are small and compact and can be taken travelling (one of my daughters is off to Australia soon).

- I was brought one but found the screen too small to read and it gave me an headache.

+ none

- linux operating system is useless as you cannot use simple applications like I Tunes

+ nice and neat compact light to carry every thing for school requirement

- would be better with windows on it

+ small and compact

- cant install other programs

+ Easy to use and extremley portable

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+ It's small

- It's very very slow

+ Got this for my daughter (she's 8) and she loves it, very easy to use, found the interenet connection straight away. Got lots of games and other good features.

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+ Small, simple, useful. You don't need a full spec laptop to accewss the internet. Linux means no worries about viruses etc..

- Linux means you can't just download stuff and updates are tricky.

+ small, compact, fast response time

- small mouse but just takes a bit of getting used to

+ Does what it says on the tin and it does not run on windows

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+ Fast. light and good price

- The benefit Linux has over windos is plug and play - it is not easy to find drivers if adding hardward.

+ Stylish, easy to use.

- Not Windows compatible

+ Small , cheap , light.
Fast internet surfing , stable OS (Linux)
Clear bright screen , good wireless antenna

- Small hard drive
Fingerprint magnet
Linux not fully compatible with all programs/internet sites and can be fiddly to install programs on

+ Very fast to boot up and connect to wireless.
Keyboard surprisingly good to use.
Small, light and portable

- Mouse buttons a bit awkward
Battery life could be better

+ compact, light and very powerful for a small machine. can process information quite quickly

- Can get very warm easily

+ Its small and light

- Its difficult trying to put programs on to it,instructions aren't helpful.

+ small, easy to carry around. simplest OS interface i have ever used

- not quite enough RAM

+ Quick start-up time, easy to use, compact size, good operating system (Linux linpus lite)

- short battery life

+ product well worth buying brilliant light weight compact its that good i bought 2

- not found any bad points with these products

+ It connects at great speed through our home hub wireless router its also sleek and attractive my daughter loves it and it keeps her away from my lap top...which is much slower for browsing....

- My fingers are a wee bit big for the key board

+ small, fast and has everything I need on it

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+ Light compact stylish cannot fault

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+ For the price this is a very useful bit of kit. bought for taking on holiday so I can keep up with emails and internet. Very pleased with the results for the size of the machine.

- none

+ small, and keeps cool, solid state hard disk

- plastic beading between hinges is comming off, shiny case need lots of cleaning!

+ Compact, does the things it's designed to do easily, speedily and with no fuss. Not bogged down with software/firmware that's not required. Looks good. Lightweight and easy-to-carry.

- Haven't found any yet.

+ SIZE,CONVENIENCE,DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE.

- MOUSE POINTER TOO SENSITIVE.

+ fast boot

- short battery life

+ It does not run Microsoft Windows. Loads of free software

- none

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- didnt know it was on linux

+ So easy to set up and use - I have had no problems with accessing my email account or surfing at all. It responds quickly and although the mouse pad can be fiddly, frankly it's no worse than others I have used. All round, it's a great piece of good value equipment which I have - and will continue - to recommended to others.

- Not much - except for that mouse pad - and that's not enough of a pain for me to grumble.

+ it is a very easy product to use. with simple straight forward operations. it was set up with my wireless within five mins. very happy with it the ACER.

- the only bad point is it needs a nice quilted bag to go with it. any netbook bags available were either far to big or too small and very expensive.

+ Very impressive performance at a very good price. Neat and Compact

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+ great value for money

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+ light
easy
lots to do
fun
good

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+ small, fast, light, easy to use

- noisy fan in casing

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- Driver availability for printers.

+ It does exactly what it says on the packet.......excellent value for money

- none

+ it just works!

- small keyboard, but what else would you expect
battery life not as good as hoped, but still excellent

+ Very light, comfortable keyboard for the size, boots up quickly.

- Battery life is short. Pre-installed software not straightforward to upgrade to latest versions.

+ small, good little speakers, the blueness and the fast connection to the internet

- It doesnt run on windows which means u cant use msn and several other programs!!

+ it is simply what it says it is - works well for web based access and limited other use

- some initial problems with email links and attachements

+ As an addition to a main PC this is excellent and great value for money. Excellent speed and boots up quicker than my main PC. Lightweight to carry around. Keys not too small like some other notebooks. Easy to use and visuals excellent.

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