Acer Aspire One A110-AB

--Background-- My wife has always moaned that she could never get onto the family PC as it was always being used by either my kids or myself. After doing a bit of research, she convinced me to buy her the Acer Aspire One netbook which she would use for web browsing and writing simple documents. I was a bit sceptical of the device, after all, to me it was just a cheap laptop. But, alas, she won and off I went to Currys armed with my credit card to begrudingly buy her one. --In the box-- The box in which the Aspire comes is very small. You'd be able to fit it under your arm and carry it no problem. As well as the netbook, there was a mains ...  Read the complete review

As a student, I'm always looking for a bargain: something that will last me, provide decent, out-of-the-box functionality, and -- possibly most importantly -- be cheap. The Acer Aspire One fulfills all of these needs, whilst also being an ergonomic joy: the keyboard, although small, is fully functional and easy to type on. This functionality extends to the screen, which although small is well-lit and clear. The same values of simplicity go for the Linux Linpus Lite operating system, it too is simple: I was connected to the internet via a wireless connection in a matter of minutes, and the OpenOffice software preinstalled is a worthy substitute for MS Office ...  Read the complete review

I got this last summer, and although it's a lovely computer, I've had some issues with it. Firstly, my webcam decided to stop working, then I couldn't open Firefox, and finally, it would not allow me to access any network connections at all. I would love to restore it to it's factory settings, but the lack of CD drive prohibits that. As it is though, with the Linpus OS, the battery life is okay, and it's perfect for writing on a bus or train journey (and it was great for bedtime surfing!) The keyboard appears small at first, but it's easy to use. If you have long nails (like my grandma) it's a little tricky, so I'd suggest trying the keyboard out instore to ...  Read the complete review

This little netbook is fantastic. I have read a few mixed reviews which were mostly about how it doesnt work with vista/xp etc. This comes with Linux - which is free open source software. If you want vista/xp buy one with them installed. With Linux, because its open source you are effectively paying for just the netbook hence the price. The software itself runs a little differently than Windows but with a little reading of the workings of Linux (google Linux) you will understand the that it can do anything if not more than Windows... and remember open source equals free.... the default browser is firefox and the default documents are Open Office which does everything ...  Read the complete review

Acer Aspire had 9410 big laptop about 1 year ago and I still use it and I am so happy I had that one. It is perfect. IT has got ony one problem that It is not doing good when you put vista on it. IT work absolutely perfect with xp so fast and so good. But this Aspire one A110-AB is not as mush as good aspire 9410. I bought this laptop from friend of mine with very good deal almost for free. I am trying to sell it. I used about 1 month. I am not happy. it is not easy to use and keyboard is not that good. But if you want to try. IT does worth. Maybe it is me about ketboard and mouse and ease of use. So, you try it. Otherwise. IT is working very ...  Read the complete review