Acer Aspire One Model

Acer Aspire One Model

The netbook received for writing the first test of the Aspire One is in its basic version: 8GB storage, 512 MB RAM and Linpus Linux OS. Very compact and lightweight product that competes with the Eee PC is positioned between the media player and computer ultraportable. For this article, we will deviate from the usual structure of laptops. The goal is not to measure the performance of the machine.

It is easy to verify that it is possible to do (in good condition) with a device of this type and to identify its strengths and weaknesses. Ergonomics. As outlined in box, the entire laptop is not glossy (shiny), which is good news. Only the back of the screen and around it fall into this trap, said aesthetics, but also a source of countless fingerprints. The whole apparatus is, of course, very compact and space loss is not tolerated. The keyboard is in pretty much identical in size to that of one of our 12-inch ultraportable Acer TravelMate 3010 (see video). 1 cm between the total width of the keyboard. It's just in absolute terms, but it makes using even more difficult.

To communicate with the outside, the manufacturer has with the following connectors: VGA, USB x3, 2 memory card readers, 2 mini-jack and a WiFi module 802.11b / g The SD card reader can be used to increase the capacity of storage. The capacity of an SD card and is in addition to 8 GB of memory.

Office, multimedia. This part must begin with the operating system of the machine. It is a distribution Linpus Linux. His Very simple presentation. 4 worlds, each represented by a color, a series of large icons and a type of use are available (see photo of box):

Connectivity: Internet, messenger, mail, Work: Open Office suite, text editor, spreadsheet, contacts, etc.. Fun: video playback software, music, games, webcam, photo editor. Files: Documents, video, music, file manager

Three icons, corresponding to three programs are available in the general interface. You can, however, access to each world by clicking on an arrow to find other programs.

If the application launch is very fast (it only takes a few seconds to launch a movie or capture software), use multitasking is not recommended. Video playback, for example, uses much the processor and move the mouse causes significant slowdowns. The transfer rate from the SD card reader, is not for rent. With a ceiling of 9.79 MB / s for large files, it is less than half the tenors in the field. This is also true for USB transfers and copying files very slow overall.

The Aspire One is not a stupid race. That said, this is not what we want. On the basic tasks required, surf the Internet, watch movies, send an e-mail, it is very powerful. We just have to be content. To complete the communication part, Acer has equipped this product a 0.3 megapixel webcam. Far from being the most just dive and color quality (I'm not naturally as red), it is still a handy accessory. The sound captured by the microphones is a little muffled. We finish, as usual, this part with autonomy. The battery of the Aspire One such as Acer BTP-43D1 Battery, Acer TravelMate 220 Battery, Acer BTP-58A1 Battery, acer BTP-60A1 Battery, Acer TravelMate 240 Battery, Acer BTP-52EW Battery, Acer BTP-63D1 Battery, Acer BTP-42C1 Battery, acer BTP-44A3 Battery, Acer BTP-550P Battery, Acer BTP-73E1 Battery, Acer BATCL50L Battery, Acer TravelMate 290 Battery took 1:58 minutes movie playback. This result can be improved with the use of a 6-cell battery (3 in this version) sold separately by Acer. Play. The game play is obviously not the strong point of this netbook. These applications are basic but entertaining.