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Acer Aspire One A150-BP (LU.S450B.013): Extra Cute Pink Netbook

By Alexis • May 18th, 2009 • Category: Netbooks

The Acer One A150-BP (LU.450B.013) is part of Acer’s ultra successful Aspire One netbook range, and will be noticed by everyone for its bright pink exterior. This wonderful netbook comes preinstalled with Windows XP home edition and has 5-in-1 card reader i.e. SD, MMC, MS, MSPRO and xD. It comes with Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz processor that provides tremendous speed to the system. This is considered as the best ultraportable and lightweight netbook. It has 8.9” WSVGA display with 1024 x 600 pixel resolution, which provides utmost viewing experience for the users. Acer One A150-BP (LU.450B.013) has an astounding 160 GB hard disc space to install as many programmes as you want. It provides great storage facilities for the users through its impeccable 1 GB memory. Now the users can store a large number of files without worrying about storage capacity. It has highly user friendly interfaces as well as high quality external display VGA port.

Acer One A150-BP (LU.450B.013) comes with webcam which helps you to easily video chat or go for video conferencing. It has got built-in DC-in jack for AC adaptor and even the SD card reader is slotted in it. The Acer Aspire One A150-BP (LU.450B.013) has 802.11b/g Wi Fi as well as 10/100 fast Ethernet for effective networking. It has got graphics card integrated that helps you to get better picture graphic. It has got amazing sound qualities and for hearing the amazing sounds it provides Headphone/ speaker/ line out jack as well as microphone jack. All these features offered by the Acer netbook makes it a truly wonderful device.

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Acer Extensa 5230E-581G16MN (LX.ECU0Y.057): Mid-range Laptop with Decent Specs

By Wilson • May 6th, 2009 • Category: Laptops

Powered by an Intel Celeron processor, the Acer Extensa 5230E is great value for money. Featuring 1024MB of Memory RAM, it has 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive and a 2.16GHz Processor with 1024KB L2 Cache 667MHz FSB. Unique and productive, the Extensa 5230 from Taiwanese computer manufacturers Acer offers enhanced reliability you need and high performance and reliability for daily computing needs. A 15.4″ WXGA TFT LCD Display offers sharp and crisp images with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels and a Mobile Intel GL40 Express Chipset are its other features. Loaded with Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M, it is the ultimate multimedia gadget. Its operating system is Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic and it is has an integrated microphone and is MS Sound Compatible.

The Acer laptop provides High Definition Audio support through Built-in Acer 3D Sonic Stereo speakers. It has Acer InviLink 802.11b/g WiFi Certified WLAN and DVD±RW Optical Drive and Gigabit Ethernet LAN. It also has V.92 ITU 56K Modem and comes with 1 Year International Travellers Warranty. It has a Keyboard with 88 keys in an inverted T cursor layout. On the keyboard, there are 12 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows keys, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad, international language support, independent Euro and US dollar sign keys. The Acer Extensa 5230E-581G16MN (LX.ECU0Y.057) laptop weighs 3.02kg and has 1GB installed RAM. For security purposes, there is a slot for Kensington Lock and has lithium-ion battery. Enhanced Acer DASP (Disk Anti-Shock Protection) HDD protection technology further protects the gadget from shocks caused due to falling down.

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Acer Aspire One A110-AB: Stylish and Affordable Netbook

By James • Apr 10th, 2009 • Category: Netbooks

The Acer Aspire One A110-AB is small sized gadget. A stylish netbook, its most important feature is that it keeps the user connected to the Internet irrespective of the location of the user. It has a 8.9″ CrystalBrite LED backlit LCD with 1024×600 resolution. This revolutionary net book is packed with plenty of features that make this machine easy to use and easy to read. Weighing less than a kilo, it is compact and tiny, perfect to be carried around. It also has an integrated CrystalEye webcam that has the right balance between clarity and functionality. Pre-installed with Linpus Linux Lite version, the Acer Aspire One A110-AB has installed memory of 512 MB DDR2 RAM and 8GB NAND Flash (Sapphire Blue).

Ultra portable, this net book is ideal for home use and educational use. For a processor, it has Atom 1.6 GHz while its operating system is Linux. A brand new laptop, it comes with 802.11b/g WiFi built-in as standard for easy access to available wireless network. This feature ensures that the user is online in an instant and stays online for as long as the user wants. In addition, Acer Signal Up technology ensures maximum quality and stability to the wireless signal. Moreover, the Acer Aspire One A110-AB uses Signal Up technology that ensures that the wireless signal has maximum quality and stability. It has a processor speed of 1.6 GHz and a hard drive capacity of 8GB. Its 8.9″ screen uses SVGA TFT Active Matrix technology that ensures the user gets only the best picture quality.

The Aspire One is very efficient for tasks like checking your mail, managing your online bank account and chatting with friends. It’s simple Linux technology and Windows XP Home interface helps organise everything the user might need to surf, work or have fun. For audio output, it has headphones and for audio input, it has an Integrated Microphone. Its Lithium-ion battery runs for 3 hours at a stretch. Available in a blue colour, the Acer Aspire One A110-AB belongs to the Acer Aspire family of netbooks and is a wise buy if you are looking for a compact laptop for home use.

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Acer Aspire One A150L: The Highly Popular Netbook

By Jenny • Apr 8th, 2009 • Category: Netbooks

The Acer Aspire One A150L (LU.SO50A.105) is an ultra portable laptop designed to deliver continuous access to the Internet with a simplified wireless experience. It is equipped with an Intel Atom processor, specially designed for netbooks and it weighs incredibly little… just 1.26 Kg! It has 120 GB hard drive that provides great storage capability and its external drives not only make good overflow storage, but also are ideal backup devices. The Acer netbook’s external devise keeps your treasured photographs and other files safe from the risk of hard drive failure or laptop theft. This external drive comes with Nero backitup2 to take the effort out of making backups. The whole thing is password protected to add that extra level of security. The powerful Intel Atom processor gives you fantastic performance in an incredibly small package and with addition of CrystalEye webcam you can easily keep in touch with your loved ones absolutely free.

Acer Aspire One A150L (LU.SO50A.105) offers 512 MB RAM which can be enhanced to 1.5 GB and uses the Linpus Linux Lite operating system, which minimizes start up and shut down times. It has external 3.5 inch hard disk High quality aluminium housing for optimum hard disk cooling and On/of switch External power supply (noiseless without fan), which results in low power consumption. The Acer Aspire One A150L (LU.SO50A.105) provides intuitive and specifically optimized software interface that helps users to have user friendly experience. Its screen is 8.9” TFT 1024 X 600 (WSVGA) with 18-bit colour, but it does not have Bluetooth. It has Intel GMA 950 graphics and a built-in WiFi connection and expandable memory up to 4 gigabytes. All these features establish the fact that the customers are going to get the maximum benefits out of minimum investment.

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Acer Aspire One A110X: Reprised Black Edition has it all for a Netbook

By Jenny • Apr 2nd, 2009 • Category: Netbooks

The Acer Aspire One A110X netbook has it all. With sleek black colour, this netbook looks great. The weight of this netbook is 1.2 kg, which makes it a really light weight netbook, easy to carry with you and move from one room to another without any problem. This Acer Aspire One netbook is for all the net lovers. Because of its small screen that is 8.9″ TFT 1024 x 600 (WSVGA), it makes it ultra portable and gives mobility to the internet users. This netbook has a small design with width: 24.9 cm, depth: 17 cm, and height: 2.9 cm. The RAM installed in it is 1 GB and the maximum memory can be installed is 1.5 GB. The camera in this Acer netbook is great as well and takes clear pictures.

The storage space in this netbook is 16 GB. The netbook has a pre installed version of Windows XP. There is a built in devices such as stereo speakers and the wireless LAN aerial. The Acer Aspire One A110X Black Edition comes with high capacity of battery which is powered by Lithium Ion. There are two options available for you; one is the 6 cell battery option which will definitely give you more than 6 hours of the back- up for the general users. The other option is 3 cell battery has a slightly 2.5 hours.

With so many options available for you, isn’t it a worth buying netbook. It is a best netbook available at really low prices which will definitely suit your budget.

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Acer Extensa 5230E-581G16Mn: Affordable Notebook exceeds Expectations

By Wilson • Apr 1st, 2009 • Category: Laptops

If the Taiwanese manufacturer Acer has finally created a budget masterpiece notebook, then it has to be the Extensa 5230E series. With mouth-watering features and a certain value for money, the notebook PC has finally managed to exceed all expectations. The laptop is powered by the Intel Celeron processor and also houses the integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics card that tends to enhance Acer’s brand value and the presentation of the laptop. Another component that gets enhanced is the DASP hard drive protection technology. The productivity keys are mind boggling and the performance along with the reliability that the laptop provides is completely unmatched. The Acer notebook is idyllic for an average person’s day to day computational needs.

The features accommodated by the laptop are numerous. Here is a detailed bifurcation of all the features. The Intel Celeron 585 2.0 GHz processor gives the laptop the necessary power that it need. The 1GB DDR2 RAM/160GB hard disk drive will give the user mammoth space to store all the data that is required. The DVD Super Multi Double Layer drive will give the person space to play a DVD. The Acer Extensa 5230E-581G16MN comes with the Windows Vista Home Basic that is the latest operating system on the block. So all in all, it is a good purchase as the pricing is also reasonable. Go get it.

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Acer Aspire One Pro 731: The Aspire One and Pro Series Collide

By Jenny • Mar 27th, 2009 • Category: Mobile Computer News

The Pro series from Acer the computer manufacturer is targeted at business professionals who crave for flexibility in operations, enhanced performance and improved battery life.

The Pro 731 brings all of these at your fingertips and assures hassle free functionality. It has got improved set of specifications and packs the latest peripherals in a compact form factor. Unlike the Acer Aspire One A150L, and other mini-laptops from the series, the Pro 731 features a display over 10.1 inches with its 11.6 inch LCD screen. The Pro 731’s screen also comes with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a native resolution of 1366×768 pixels.

The Pro 731 offers an improved mobile computing platform for the busy professionals. Instead of pairing the Intel Atom N270 processor with 945GSE Chipset the company has packed an Atom Z530 CPU with an Intel SCH USW15S “Poulsbo” chipset, which offers an integrated GMA500 graphics core. The Atom Z530 processor boasts of 45nm Silverthorne architecture and runs at 1.6GHz and comes with 512KB L2 Cache. The integrated GMA500 graphics core assures high quality display al the time. The Acer notebook is capable of decoding HD content without using the CPU resources by using the H.264 codec. The Pro 731 is the first netbook that equips Poulsbo+Z530 technology, which is a deadly combo providing top notch performance. The Poulsbo platform is energy efficient and thus the battery life of the Pro731 is better than its predecessors. It is available in 3 cell and 6 cell battery models that can give you 4 and 8 hours of run time respectively.

Other features of Pro 731 include 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, built-in 3G HSPA connectivity, VGA port, three USB ports, RJ 45 interface etc. The machine runs on Windows XP Home OS.

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Acer Aspire 8930: The Desktop Replacement Machine

By Alexis • Mar 25th, 2009 • Category: Laptops

Nowadays many people crave for the power of desktop PC in the their laptop, rather than settling for under performing netbooks or similarly low end notebooks. With the advancement in the field of mobile computing the consumers demand a lot. Instead of going for normal portable machines they prefer fully functional laptops and netbooks that can really perform like the desktops or even better than that. The Aspire 8930 from the computer manufacturer Acer is one such device that offers mind blowing performance on the move.

It packs the latest in hardware technology and is optimised to give unprecedented performance, flexibility, reliability and ease of use. An Intel T9400 Core 2 Duo processor running at 2.5GHz and an nVidia 9700M GT 512MB graphics card along with 4GB DDR3 RAM ensures smooth functioning and outstanding graphics. The Aspire 8930 can be used to play all the resource hungry games like Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and Unreal Tournament 3 at a resolution of 1680 by 1050 pixels. Some of the new games like Left 4 Dead and Crysis do not perform well at the laptop’s native resolution. You can lower down the resolution to avoid glitches at certain points where graphics are too intense. The Acer Aspire 8930G boasts a large 18.4 inch widescreen display that offers clear view with good brightness levels, contrast ratio and vivid colours. However due to high gloss finish you will be unable to use the device outdoors.

The Acer Aspire laptop also features 3 USB 2.0 ports, 2 x eSATA ports, VGA, HDMI, DisplayPort video output in addition to line-in and microphone audio inputs. On the top of its large screen a web cam is also embedded.

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Netbooks grow massively at the end of 2008, slated to dominate in 2009

By Wilson • Mar 17th, 2009 • Category: Netbooks

Much has been made about the popularity of netbooks, but now the statistics are pouring in to back up these claims. The market intelligence and research company IDC’s latest report confirms that netbooks accounted for an astonishing amount of computer sales over the Christmas season. This popularity is clearly reflected in the number of computing manufacturers that have jumped on the netbook bandwagon, and, according to the IDC, fuelled in large part by mobile broadband deals offering netbooks on the side for ‘free’.

In terms of actual units sold in the fourth quarter of 2008, netbook sales reached an incredible 3.6 million. This figure alone accounts for 20% of the entire laptop market and easily eclipsing the popularity of business laptops. The pack was led by the netbook giants Acer and Asus, with 1.1 million and 1.01 million units sold respectively. However, the report’s most interesting conclusion is on the role mobile broadband packages, which often offer netbooks for free, played in the mini-laptop’s success. Offered by all of the UK’s major mobile service providers, such as 3, Vodafone, T-Mobile, and others, the packaged mobile broadband deals offer easy internet access to all at an affordable rate; indeed, given the fierce competition and numerous providers of mobile broadband, consumers have managed to be on the receiving end of some incredible bargains.

Whilst netbooks are valued for their low cost, simplicity and ability to go online, mobile broadband is treasured for exactly the same reason. Mobile broadband is affordable, easy to sign up for, available to all, and only requires a dongle to get started; since even the netbook is often provided by the mobile provider. Of course, with the excess of mobile broadband providers in the market today, finding the best plan is often a difficult task. Aside from taking the time to examine every single plan individually, however, you can find the best for you by simply using the numerous websites that compare all the providers for you. The amount of websites offering this comparison service are as extensive as the different deals available; nevertheless, one website, namely Broadband Genie, stands out from the rest on account of its ease of use, accuracy, positive user feedback, and depth.

Not only does Broadband Genie offer the most recent mobile broadband deals available, with a comparison of over 100 different offers, but it also lists separately all the packages that include a free laptop. It allows customers to find the most competitive mobile broadband plan among providers that are offering laptops, ensuring that the customer receives both a new netbook, as well as the best bargain available. With just a cursory glance we see major providers like O2, T-Mobile, Orange and Vodafone, offering high quality netbooks, like the Asus Eee PC 904HD, or the Samsung NC10, for free as part of their mobile broadband packages; no wonder so many people are getting their hands on netbooks.

All indicators point to a continuance in this trend over 2009, with many going so far as to proclaim 2009 as the year of the netbook, even while PC sales decline. Analysts claim netbook sales could reach 30 million over the year, and Acer alone is targeting a 10 million sales figure for its Aspire netbooks. Of course, if the most recent data from the end of 2008 is anything to go by, then these projections are anything but fantastical, and 2009 could truly shape up to be the year of the netbook.

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Acer EXTENSA 5230-571G16: Next Generation Notebook aimed at Corporate Users

By Alexis • Mar 5th, 2009 • Category: Laptops

Acer Extensa 5230-571G16 is a notebook that comes with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic operating system. This notebook is aimed at corporate user. It is beginner-friendly and is integrated Intel graphics card which is perfect for daily use. It has a 15.4 inch screen and the glossy coating gives a vibrant look. It comes in deep colour. It has 2.0 GHz Celeron M processor and 1GB RAM. It has all the common applications required for everyday use. Acer Extensa 5230-571G16 comes with Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics processor with 64MB memory which enables photo-editing and running multimedia applications and makes playback of music and video easier.

The keyboard has a five-degree curve and as a result the hands face inwards while typing for improved ergonomics. The performance as well as the quality is quite notable as the keys move very smoothly and accurately. The touch pad included on the Acer Extensa 5230-571G16 is quite responsive and can easily replace the mouse. The hot keys help in launching applications such as internet browser etc. It has three USB ports allows the use of various peripherals such as Mic, external hard drives, USB sticks etc. A VGA-out port helps connecting an analogue external display and the 3.5 mm jack for connecting speakers or audio devices will also allow independent of the integrated stereo speakers and microphone full multimedia performance.

Acer Extensa 5230-571G16 weighs 2.88 kilograms which is easily portable and can be used for office as well as home use.

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