The Gateway NX860XL is as much of a desktop replacement as any laptop gets. At the same time, the Gateway NX860XL is one of the safest bet to get a good desktop replacement that you can’t go wrong with. As with all the desktop replacements, the Gateway NX860XL is big and heavy at 1.4 inches thick by 15.6 inches wide by 10.8 inches deep, including the extended battery, and weighs 8.5 pounds or 10.1 pounds with the A/C adapter. However, there are heavier desktop replacements out there (for example, the Acer Aspire 9800 that weighs 17.3 lbs). However, the Gateway NX860XL makes great use of the extra space and weight that is afforded to it. Other than the great 17inch screen, the Gateway NX860XL also has great battery life for a desktop replacement, performs very well with games and much more.

The Gateway NX860XL offers plenty of different ports and connections for the home users:

Headphone and microphone jacks, connectors for four-pin FireWire, VGA, and S-Video, and four USB 2.0 ports, as well as a PC Card slot, a DVD burner, a media card reader. The Internet connectivity comes via Gigabit Ethernet, modem jacks and the integrated Intel 802.11a/b/g wireless networking card.

The Gateway NX860XL offers a superb native resolution of 1680×1050 and provides bright clear display. Gamers will also find the Gateway NX860XL a great laptop buy with its GeForce Go 7900 GS video display card that performed at nearly 94 frames per second in its different Quake 4 tests. The battery life is also great at 3 hours and 6 minutes, Which means that you can play a whole movie on it.

However, it’s what on the inside that counts, right? The Gateway NX860XL runs on a 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo. It also comes with 2GB of RAM and 100GM hard-drive that spins at a very impressive 7200rpm. All of this can be upgraded or downgraded as you desire. For example, getting 4 GB of RAM will cost you an extra $1350, and this is obviously not a wise investment whatsoever.

The biggest downfall of the Gateway NX860XL is the lack of a next-generation optical drive system. It comes with a standard DVD burner. Even without a Blu-ray drive or something similar, the Gateway NX860XL is a great media and entertainment hub. However, any more upgrades might make it too expensive to consider.

The base price of the Gateway NX860XL is $1799 which goes up over $2000 with some better components. You get the most bang for your buck with some smart configuration with high end components and upgrades. The best configuration for the Gateway is :

Windows XP Media Center 2005 SP2; 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7400; 2,048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 256MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 GS; 100GB Hitachi 7,200rpm SATA

The Gateway NX860XL comes with a standard one0year mail in warranty while upgrading to three years of service costs $159. However, this is only an added cost, and can be easily avoided. One year should be more than enough.

All in all, the Gateway NX860XL is a pretty safe buy at a decent price. Although I would prefer a Toshiba P105 Satellite to it, the Gateway NX860XL is still a great bet and one tht you just can’t go wrong with.

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Acer Aspire One AOA150-1126 8.9-Inch Netbook - White A great choice for business travelers who like to travel light as well as those who need extra-long battery life, this affordable ultra-lightweight Acer Aspire One (LU.S040B.162) weighs just over 2 pounds and is packed with a 160 GB hard drive and Windows XP operating system. It has a vibrant 8.9-inch CrystalBrite WSVGA LED backlit display, integrated webcam for easy video chatting, and Intel’s latest mobile processor–the Atom. Offering a cool deep blue hue, the netbook’s smooth surface is comfortable to touch, and it’s accented with distinctive details, such as the attractive orange hinge ring.

A great choice for light-packing business travelers, it comes with Windows XP Home, a 160 GB hard drive, and a 6-cell battery for up to 5.5 hours of battery life.

The integrated webcam at the top of the screen’s bezel provides easy access to video chatting.

Weighing just 2.17 pounds, the stylish Acer Aspire One goes anywhere with you.

Designed especially for mobile devices, the 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor uses a brand new design structure new hafnium-infused circuitry–which reduces electrical current leakage in transistors–to conserve energy, giving you more time away from the wall outlet–up to 5.5 hours with the included 6-cell battery. Other features include 1 GB of installed RAM (1.5 GB maximum), 54g Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), multi-format memory card reader, multiple USB ports, and built-in email, web browsing, and digital media applications.

It comes preinstalled with the Microsoft Windows XP Home operating system, which offers more experienced users an enhanced and innovative experience that incorporates Windows Live features like Windows Live Messenger for instant messaging and Windows Live Mail for consolidated email accounts on your desktop.

Processor
The Intel Atom processor uses a brand new 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 1.6 GHz Atom N270 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).

Storage
This version of the Aspire One comes with a 160 GB hard disk drive (5400 RPM), which offers enough to room to hold a digital audio library of over 26,000 songs and still have room left over for movies, games, and a large collection of software. This Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive also quickens the pace with a higher speed transfer of data–akin to Firewire and USB 2.0.

Memory
The 1 GB of installed RAM (512 MB onboard memory and one 512 MB DIMM, 533 MHz) can be expanded to a maximum of 1.5 GB of RAM,

DVD/CD Drive
Because of its size, the Aspire One does not come with an integrated optical drive, but optional CD/DVD read/write drives can be connected to the laptop via one of the three USB ports, enabling you to create your music mixes, burn movies to DVD, and more.

Connectivity
This Acer Aspire One notebook has an integrated 54g wireless LAN (Acer InviLink) that’s compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g networks and offers Acer’s SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency. This notbook provides the following connections:

• 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals–from digital cameras to MP3 players
• Secure Digital (SD) card reader, also compatible with MultiMedia cards (MMCs)
• Multi-in-one card reader supports SD, MMC, Memory Stick/Memory Stick PRO, and XD Picture Cards
• 1 VGA monitor port
• 1 headphone jack and 1 microphone jack
• RJ-45 port for 10/100 Fast Ethernet connection
• 56K modem port (V.90)

Screen, Video and Audio
The 8.9-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.

This notebook includes an integrated audio card with Microsoft DirectSound compatibility, and it includes two stereo speakers.

What’s in the Box
This package contains the Acer Aspire One notebook PC (AOA150-1126; LU.S040B.162), rechargeable 6-cell lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions. It is backed by a limited warranty for parts and labor for one year from date of purchase.

Customer Review: Very Wise Purchase
Acer Aspire One AOD150-1577 10.1-Inch Diamond Black Netbook - 6.5 Hour Battery LifeI bought this computer for MY father’s day gift. There are four computers in my house, this is the one everyone wants to use! It boots Fast, 6-cell battery last up to 7 hours, finds wireless networks better than my full size laptop, runs MS Office very well with just 1 GIG. of memory. At 2.5 lbs. it is great for people on the go, business, or pleasure it is computer I choose to take on the road. Suggest anyone who want a external drive to load software go to you local computer store and purchase a USB to IDE, cable setup (this cable does IDE, SETA, and Scussy drives) for 20.00 to 30.00 dollars, pick up a internal RW-DVD drive for 30.00 or so and bingo load anything you want. Finally, this really is the best deal (299.00) I have ever gotten on a new computer!!
Customer Review: Few Minor Flaws, but Still Great
I love this thing! It has a few minor flaws that could have been easily improved. That’s why it got 4 stars instead of 5.

PROS:
- Excellent battery life (about 6-7 hours)
- Suspend works well (I have it mapped to the power key for quick standby/resume)
- Display is incredibly crisp
- Keyboard feels great, despite being small
- Great construction (doesn’t feel flimsy at all)
- Really nice job on the WinXP Home installation — not bloated with junk, etc.
- Highly-customizable Synaptics touchpad (great management software)
- Fast for a cheap netbook
- Very portable
- Great for browsing the web on the couch or on the road

CONS:
- Home and End keys are Fn keys (you need to hold down Fn+PgUp to get Home and Fn+PgDn to get End). Instead, it has PrtSc, Pause, and Ins keys — not nearly as useful as Home and End would be.
- Keyboard is a bit small and takes some getting used to.
- Status lights cannot be seen when the lid is closed.
- Small touchpad makes it too easy to scroll instead of moving the pointer.
- Scroll doesn’t always work because it starts at about 1/8 of an inch away from the molded edge of the touchpad.
- Dead zone at the bottom 1/4 inch of the already small touchpad makes moving the mouse a bit annoying at times (but see below).
- Only 1024 x 600 resolution (although this is common with netbooks). The 600 rows make it a bit tough to view content.

Overall, this netbook is great. I considered others that were slimmer and lighter (like the HP), but they have much smaller hard drives and shorter battery life. Plus, I got a 90 day return policy and 2 year warranty by buying from [...].

As for the touchpad with a 1/4 inch dead zone at the bottom and scrolling issues, I simply put a 1/4 inch piece of clear tape along the bottom and right edges of the touchpad. This provides just enough texture for a finger to sense the edges of the mouse area and to know where the scroll area is. It is much easier to use now.

1) Install a compact theme. There are several compact themes available for Firefox that really make the most of those precious pixels. These themes shrink icons, reduce space, and make the tab bar quite a bit thinner. My favorite compact themes for Firefox are Littlefox, Blue Ice, AzureFox, and Classic Compact. If you’re on a Linux system and using the GNOME desktop environment, you might consider a compact GTK theme…I recommend Dust Compact.

2) Consolidate your menus. The Tiny Menu extension for Firefox puts all the standard Firefox menu bar items (File, Edit, View, Tools, etc.) into one single master drop down menu. After installing this extension, you’ll be able to fit your menu, navigation buttons, url bar, and search box all on one toolbar! Just right click on a blank space in the Firefox navigation bar, and select “customize toolbars” from the menu. From there you can drag-and-drop menu items on just one toolbar.

3) Hide the status bar. Installing the AutoHideStatusbar will cause the status bar at the bottom of the Firefox window to hide automatically unless you rest your mouse on the bottom of the screen. This frees up quite a bit space, but still allows use of the status bar without loss of functionality. You can also have it unhide when loading a webpage or mousing over a link.

4) Move status bar functions to the URL bar. The Fission extension for Firefox combines the progress bar and URL bar, similar to the the Safari browser. In addition, you can configure Fission to show link locations on mouseover in the URL bar as well. If you install this Firefox extension along with AutoHideStatusbar, you’ll probably never have to use the status bar again.

5) Use smart zooming on webpages. The DefaultFullZoom Level extension for Firefox provides toolbar buttons for the page and text zoom features in Firefox 3.0. In addition, it provides a neat “fit-to-window” feature, which will automatically resize and zoom a website to fit the width of your Firefox window. You can use this to minimize sidescrolling on many websites, and the best part is that DefaultZoomLevel remembers your zoom preferences for each website you visit.

There you go! 5 ways to optimize your Firefox for small screens. Good luck, and enjoy!

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Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch Mini Laptop (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 512 MB RAM, 8 GB Solid State Drive, Linpus Linux Lite) White An affordable ultra-lightweight mobile Internet device, the Acer Aspire One weighs just over 2 pounds and is perfect for toting in a backpack or bag. The smooth surface is comfortable to touch, and the notebook is accented with distinctive details, such as the attractive orange hinge ring. It has a vibrant 8.9-inch CrystalBrite WSVGA LED backlit display, integrated webcam for easy video chatting, an instant-on feature that powers up the notebook in less than 15 seconds from when you switch it on, and Intel’s latest mobile processor–the Atom. This model of the Aspire One (LU.S020A.012) comes in seashell white, and offers the easy-to-use Linpus Linux Lite operating system and 8 GB of solid-state NAND flash memory.

Weighing just 2.17 pounds, the stylish Acer Aspire One goes anywhere with you.

Perfect for students, this Aspire One model comes with 8 GB of storage space, expansion via SD and Memory Stick media, and integrated Wi-Fi.

The integrated webcam at the top of the screen’s bezel provides easy access to video chatting.

Designed especially for mobile devices, the 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor uses a brand new design structure new hafnium-infused circuitry–which reduces electrical current leakage in transistors–to conserve energy, giving you more time away from the wall outlet–up to 3 hours with the included 3-cell battery. Other features include 512 MB of installed RAM (1.5 GB maximum), 54g Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), multi-format memory card reader, multiple USB ports, and built-in email, web browsing, and digital media applications.

With the Linpus Linux Lite operating system, Acer has improved the user experience by designing a friendly, easy-to-use and comprehensive interface utilizing a more natural approach to screen layout and functionality. Even novice users will be able to quickly pick up on this intuitive, virus-safe and super-responsive Linux environment. With its simple, easy-to-read interface, you’ll have no trouble finding and sharing your files. And if you run out of storage space, the Aspire One’s Smart File Manager instantly and seamlessly merges extra storage capacity from any SD card inserted into the memory card slot into the available main memory.

The Aspire One is great for getting things done, whether checking email, managing online accounts or chatting with friends. The pre-installed software is separated by functions and presented in four distinct areas on the Home screen–Connect, Works, Fun and Files. Each area has space for three applications, and you can easily personalize the applications.

The Aspire One Mail software suite lets you manage up to six email accounts with a single application interface, including office accounts. A small icon to the right of the message quickly and clearly shows the appropriate mail account. Nothing could be simpler to replace push e-mail services without using a corporate server. The Aspire One uses Messenger for Instant Messaging, an application that allows users to simultaneously access Skype, Microsoft Messenger and various other instant messaging services. The software can be used with the integrated video camera for instant video-chats and video conferences. The Mozilla Firefox web browser is optimized for the most popular web sites, and it supports full video streaming capabilities.

Whether you need to write, calculate or present, the Aspire One has everything under control. The Writer program is a fully functional word processing applicatnoi that is compatible with Microsoft Word, allowing you to open and save files directly in the .doc format. The intuitive spreadsheet application makes both newcomers and advanced users feel right at home. And you can create stunning multimedia presentations, complete with 3D clip art, special effects, animation, and special drawing tools.

Processor
The Intel Atom processor uses a brand new 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 1.6 GHz Atom N270 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).

Storage
This version of the Aspire One comes with 8 GB of NAND flash memory solid-state drive (SSD), which is adequate for students and those who want to use the laptop primarily as an email and web surfing device. Faster and more reliable, flash memory provides a rapid boot-up and quicker access to applications while improving battery life. Flash memory is also more reliable than hard disk memory, mainly because there are no moving parts. Since data is written to stationary flash memory instead of a spinning hard disk, you have less risk of hardware problems with the hard disk when you’re on the move. It’s an ideal feature for a travel notebook where knocks and sudden movements are par for the course.

In addition, the Aspire One reads five different types of memory cards–Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture Card–for maximum flexibility. The additional SD card slot seamlessly integrates with the internal NAND flash module as an added storage device. The ability to have both a multi-in-1 card reader and a SD card reader at the same time allows you to download photos from the multi-in-1 to share with others and store to the SD card as an internal storage device simultaneously.

Memory
The 512 MB of installed RAM (1 x 512 MB, PC2-5300) offers a 667 MHz speed. This notebook can be expanded to a maximum of 1.5 GB of RAM,

Connectivity
This Acer Aspire One notebook has an integrated 54g wireless LAN (Acer InviLink) that’s compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g networks and offers Acer’s SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency. This notbook provides the following connections:

• 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals–from digital cameras to MP3 players
• Secure Digital (SD) card reader, also compatible with MultiMedia cards (MMCs)
• Multi-in-one card reader supports SD, MMC, Memory Stick/Memory Stick PRO, and XD Picture Cards
• 1 VGA monitor port
• 1 headphone jack and 1 microphone jack
• RJ-45 port for 10/100 Fast Ethernet connection
• 56K modem port (V.90)

Screen, Video and Audio
The 8.9-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.

This notebook includes an integrated audio card with Microsoft DirectSound compatibility, and it includes two stereo speakers.

What’s in the Box
This package contains the Acer Aspire One notebook PC (AOA110-1295; LU.S020A.012), rechargeable 3-cell lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions. It is backed by a limited warranty for parts and labor for one year from date of purchase.
Customer Review: Only downside is slow wifi
For the features the computer runs great and I have no problems. Some complain about the fan noise, but simple free app fixed that problem. The only issue I can’t seem to iron out is the slow Wifi. I can’t seem to get it where it’s suppose to be, it’s always lagging behind. If anyone else fixed this problem let me know! I use this laptop a lot in the garage, I try to do as much work on my car myself. The laptop fits under hood, under the car, in the trunk, under the sink, in the attic…..
Customer Review: Limited by useful
Needed a light note taker … tried several ‘digital’ pens, none worked very well. Spent some weeks reviewing the netbook field, decided on the Aspire One.

I take it to meetings to take minutes (Open Office), keyboard is big enough; later transfer the files to my desktop (thumb drive as I cannot make the One see the Win network), edit, print and email the minutes. All very simple.

I also take it to the beach house to web surf and check email, easy to pack!

I’ve had to reload the O/S only once … none since I stopped trying to ‘improve’ the system. Added a backup routine. Might try to upgrade to Firefox 3, but those linux instructions!

On the plus side (on linux), I didn’t have to buy (and renew) the firewall/malware/antivirus and all the other XP ‘necessities.’

A Review of the Acer Aspire One Laptop - Today, most everyone has a laptop. They’re an important part to everyday life for most people, and having the right laptop is key. Everyone needs to find a laptop that matches their needs, lifestyle, and their personality. I have had a few laptops in my life, but none have been as great as the Acer Aspire One.

The Acer Aspire One is a miniature laptop that is not only stylish, but functional. This little laptop ranges between $300 and $400 depending on the vendor. As expensive as it is for only a quarter of the size of a normal laptop, this baby packs a lot of punch. It has a 2mb hard drive with many ports for external memory. It’s fast and reliable. As long as you don’t have too much stored on it. This laptop is best for those who are normally Internet only people. Although, you can add as many programs as you like, given you have external memory. The Acer Aspire One comes with built in wireless capabilities and will automatically connect to any available hotspot in your surrounding area. It also has a great keyboard that is only a quarter smaller than a typical keyboard so there is no hard transitions. The only other downfall of this laptop is there is no CD drive and a separate one will have to be purchased.

Over all, this is a fantastic little computer. It comes loaded with Windows XP, which is a nice break from the bug filled Windows Vista. The Acer Aspire One is also incredibly portable and will fit into the average woman’s handbag. You can take it anywhere you want; work, school, mall, library, and anywhere you can bring a computer. It’s also a tough computer. I’m not saying you can play hockey with it, but it can take a few bumps like a champ. And for those style conscious, fear not, this laptop comes in an array of colors. Personally, mine is pink, but they also come in black, white, blue and a few more colors that will fit your personality.

Everyone needs a laptop these days. It’s getting almost impossible to live without one. And it says a lot about who you are depending on the laptop you carry. You need to get a laptop that will suit your needs and get you where you want to go. If you are looking for an extremely portable laptop that is great with the internet and everything it has to offer, the Acer Aspire One is for you!

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Acer Aspire One AOA110-1588 8.9-Inch Sapphire Netbook - 2.5 Hour Battery Life A great choice for students, this affordable ultra-lightweight Acer Aspire One (AOA110-1588) weighs just over 2 pounds and includes the familiar Windows XP operating system and 16 GB of storage–an 8 GB internal NAND flash memory drive and an included 8 GB SDHC memory card. It has a vibrant 8.9-inch CrystalBrite WSVGA LED backlit display, integrated webcam for easy video chatting, and Intel’s latest mobile processor–the Atom. Offering a cool sapphire blue chassis, the netbook’s smooth surface is comfortable to touch, and it’s accented with distinctive details, such as the attractive orange hinge ring.

A great choice for students, it comes with Windows XP Home, 16 GB of total storage, and a 3-cell battery for up to 2.5 hours of battery life.

Weighing just 2.17 pounds, the stylish Acer Aspire One goes anywhere with you.

Designed especially for mobile devices, the 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor uses a brand new design structure new hafnium-infused circuitry, which reduces electrical current leakage in transistors to conserve energy and gives you more time away from the wall outlet–up to 2.5 hours with the included 3-cell battery. Other features include 1 GB of installed RAM (1.5 GB maximum), 54g Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), multi-format memory card reader, multiple USB ports, and built-in email, web browsing, and digital media applications.

It comes preinstalled with the Microsoft Windows XP Home operating system, which offers more experienced users an enhanced and innovative experience that incorporates Windows Live features like Windows Live Messenger for instant messaging and Windows Live Mail for consolidated email accounts on your desktop.

Processor
The Intel Atom processor uses a brand new 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 1.6 GHz Atom N270 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).

Storage
This version of the Aspire One comes with 8 GB of NAND flash memory solid-state drive (SSD), which is adequate for students and those who want to use the laptop primarily as an email and web surfing device. Faster and more reliable, flash memory provides a rapid boot-up and quicker access to applications while improving battery life. Flash memory is also more reliable than hard disk memory, mainly because there are no moving parts. Since data is written to stationary flash memory instead of a spinning hard disk, you have less risk of hardware problems with the hard disk when you’re on the move. It’s an ideal feature for a travel notebook where knocks and sudden movements are par for the course.

In addition, this Aspire One comes with an 8 GB Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) memory card–great for storing digital media. The Asprire One has one dedicated SD memory card slot for the included SDHC card as well as a second multi-in-one card reader that’s compatible with five different types of memory cards–Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture Card–for maximum flexibility. The additional SD card slot seamlessly integrates with the internal NAND flash module as an added storage device. The ability to have both a multi-in-1 card reader and a SD card reader at the same time allows you to download photos from the multi-in-1 to share with others and store to the SD card as an internal storage device simultaneously.

Memory
The 1 GB of installed RAM (512 MB onboard memory and one 512 MB DIMM, 533 MHz) can be expanded to a maximum of 1.5 GB of RAM,

DVD/CD Drive
Because of its size, the Aspire One does not come with an integrated optical drive, but optional CD/DVD read/write drives can be connected to the laptop via one of the three USB ports, enabling you to create your music mixes, burn movies to DVD, and more.

Connectivity
This Acer Aspire One notebook has an integrated 54g wireless LAN (Acer InviLink) that’s compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g networks and offers Acer’s SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency. This notebook provides the following connections:

• 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals–from digital cameras to MP3 players
• Secure Digital (SD) card reader, also compatible with MultiMedia cards (MMCs)
• Multi-in-one card reader supports SD, MMC, Memory Stick/Memory Stick PRO, and XD Picture Cards
• 1 VGA monitor port
• 1 headphone jack and 1 microphone jack
• RJ-45 port for 10/100 Fast Ethernet connection
• 56K modem port (V.90)

Screen, Video and Audio
The 8.9-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.

This notebook includes an integrated audio card with Microsoft DirectSound compatibility, and it includes two stereo speakers.

What’s in the Box
This package contains the Acer Aspire One notebook PC (AOA110-1588; LU.S030B.043), rechargeable 3-cell lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions. It is backed by a limited warranty for parts and labor for one year from date of purchase.
Customer Review: The Toyota Corolla of computers
If it were a car, it would be a Toyota Corolla; dependable, small and performs its intended task admirably.
Customer Review: Good second computer
Lots of features for the price, with most everything you need in a second computer. However, the computer is slower than I expected, perhaps due to flash-memory access time. Fine for e-mails and general Web use. Good screen resolution and good battery life. Slow for functions like picture editing, though.