I am getting an Acer Aspire One

[Harper]

I am picking up one of these

ACER ASPIRE ONE
PROC : Intel Atom N270 1.60 GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 cache
CHIPSET : Mobile Intel 945GSE Chipset
MEM : 1GB (2x 512MB) DDR2 533MHz
STORAGE : 160GB hard disk drive
DISPLAY : 8.9" WSVGA high-brightness TFT LCD, 1024 x 600 pixel Res
POWER : 3-cell l-ion battery
AUDIO : High-definition audio support, 2 built-in stereo speakers
MS-Sound compat, Built-in Mic
GRAPHICS : Intg Intel Graphics GMA950
NTWK : Acer 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Ntwk connection ; 10/100 Mbps Fast E'net
PORTS : 3 USB 2.0, VGA, Headphone/speaker/line-out jack, Mic-in jack
RJ-45, DC-in jack for AC adapter
MEDIA : 5-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
WEBCAM : Intg Acer Crystal Eye webcam
OS : Win XP Home
DIM (W/D/H): 249 x 170 x 29 mm
WEIGHT : 985 g (approx)
COL : Black


It works out that after my cash back rebate from Acer, I am only paying AU$510.
I should have it in some time today.

Orginally I was going for the Toshiba NB100, however the Acer just worked out $100 cheaper.
Plus I have a 5 in 1 Card reader which takes xD card. My main camera takes xD picture cards.

 

[zedman3d]

Yeah they look pretty nice.

 

[aspire]

I would just like to say you picked a laptop with a truly awesome name

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[Harper]

Can not wait for it to show up. I am eyeing every courier driver that passes by my shop.

 

[Harper]

BTW, I am not after the Linux version. Reason being is that i want the larger hard drive? Plus I was reading that the SSD Drives on the Aspire One runs extremely slow.

 

[zedman3d]

Ahh k, no you bought it for a good price then. haha.

 

[SapperX]

Ouch, 3 cell battery. I know if it were me I would get a 6 cell ASAP.

 

[saltynay]

NC10-14GB netbook - mobile computing SAMSUNG

Thats better has a 5+ battery life and you can upgrade the ram to make it alittle speed demon (with no paging file) not sure on prices in the AUS though

 

[Puddle Jumper]

The 3 cell battery's aren't that bad. I easily get 2hours of real usage with wifi on with my 3 cell Wind an I haven't even bothered to tweak the settings to try to extend it.

 

[Harper]

Ouch, 3 cell battery. I know if it were me I would get a 6 cell ASAP.

Yeah. The 3 cell battery does allow me up for 3 hours use. However it get quicky drained with my external hard drive attached.

Currently I am not fussed about it as I do have an power inverter in my car so I can charge the battery while I am on the road. However i will be looking at the 6 cell battery option real soon.