| A Net Book is an interesting device. A primary | | | | the shorten battery life it appears they did not take |
| feature of this design is mobility in a small computer | | | | this step. |
| with ability to connect easily to a network. If you | | | | The intent here is not to walk through the setup but |
| have made or are in the process of making a | | | | to comment on the impression of the Aspire One as |
| decision to acquire a Net Book you have determined | | | | meeting the needs for a Net Book. Actual battery life |
| the benefit of having a small; network enabled Net | | | | when charged fully will appear to be nine plus hours. |
| Book to take with you when away from the base | | | | Heavy use will shorten this as well as certain user |
| location. | | | | adjustments but this was a good feature. |
| Many Net Books exist today with some variation as | | | | Network connectivity was great, found the network |
| to processor, memory, storage, and screen size. | | | | immediately, signals was excellent, and worked at |
| Determining your needs and the capability of | | | | max rate for the networks capability. After |
| computers in this category to meet those needs will | | | | completing the setup, connection to the network to |
| take some foresight. | | | | transfer files, articles, video up and down the |
| The primary goals in this article were a Net Book | | | | network happens without any problem. Streaming a |
| with sizeable storage, 200 gigs plus, a moderately | | | | video on the network will sometimes stutter. If |
| fast processor, good video and above all network | | | | working off a "g" network this may occur but if on |
| connectivity for b/g/n networks. This simple list | | | | an "n" network that becomes a non-issue. |
| developed a large list of potential choices. | | | | Overall reaction after 5 days of use is it hits the |
| The selection for use in this instance was the Acer | | | | target. The Net Book purpose never intended to as a |
| Aspire One, 250 gig HD, 1 GB memory, and 166 MHz | | | | mini desktop, never planned for it to process heavy |
| processor. Before it arrived, a determination made | | | | graphic files. It has great storage, is quick and easy |
| not to place the heavy work of a desktop computer | | | | to use with great network connection. |
| on the Aspire One. It would serve as described a | | | | When first starting to consider a Net Book it almost |
| capable network interface. Its primary purpose would | | | | seemed too limited for many uses until defining actual |
| allow monitoring certain activity on the network, | | | | needs. The fear of it being too small, too slow, too |
| write articles, update blogs, and view video | | | | limited moved aside to allow the purchase. The |
| segments. | | | | decision of a Net Book and the Aspire One is good |
| The first impression when opening the box was | | | | to date. |
| favorable. It looked good, clean neat and weighed | | | | The computer mentioned in this review is a personal |
| very little. From past learning mistakes, you must | | | | device without any monetary support from others. |
| read the quick start notes before doing anything. | | | | There is no connection or benefit from Acer or New |
| After reading comments from other buyers about | | | | Egg but can give both a thumbs up on this computer. |