REAL VALUE FOR MONEY! (Compaq Aero 8000)

Member Name: Twister

Product:	Compaq Aero 8000
Date:	02/12/00 (530 review reads)
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Advantages: Everything needed for compact mobility at the cheapest price

Disadvantages: Very few around

It weighs under 3lbs, has a 800x600 res backlit 256 colour screen, a 95% full keyboard and competes with the Sony Viao range for size. It has Pocket Office (Word, Powerpoint, Access, Excel)and more, plus a built in sound recorder, speaker and media player. It has a built in 56K modem. It comes with 16meg of memory that you can configure to either expand processing speed or storage capacity, and it has expansion slots everywhere for adding flash cards and more memory. It switches on instantly and has a battery life of around 7 hours (optional battery pack can increase this to 12). The closest thing to it on the market is the new Psion 7, but that costs around £700. The Aero costs under £470 including VAT!! It comes with Outlook and Microsoft's own synchronisation software - just install on your PC and you can automatically update your desktop and Aero from either machine (synchronise callendar, contacts, files, etc.). It doesn't use floppy's or CD.
Who would use one?

Anyone with a pc who wants a mobile writing machine that's comfortable to use, lightweight and compact, fast (the "Instant On" is a boon and the 128MHz processor is plenty for the Pocket Office apps). I just wanted a portable word-processor, and I found the perfect machine.

Where can you get one?
That's the only problem - they are only available in a few places but Dabs.com are worth trying if you are happy to order online. Note as well: I got mine delivered quickly, but it arrived with an American AC Adapter - I had to buy another adapter plug to convert it for use in The UK (about £5).

Check with Dabs that the AC adapter is a UK one before you buy.

At this price it's the best value for money notebook on the market - anywhere. If you can find one...snap it up!

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