So you want a small computer which weighs next to nothing and takes up hardly any space? - Check. So you want a computer just for browsing the internet, checking your e-mails or writing up a word document? - Check. So you want a computer which will play all the latest games and play high definition movies? - Not so fast there eager beaver, your at the wrong end of the market for that! The Acer Aspire One (AO531h-0Bk) is one of the current AAO netbooks on sale around the UK. I got mine for £250 from Currys and haven't looked back since. I generally hate computers which take a long time to open windows, load applications or fail to play ...  Read the complete review

The Acer Aspire One Pro 531h-0Bk is an exemplary netbook and in my experience is ideal for the average person that enjoys the daily leisure of the internet on the go, whether it's taking it to work, or to restaurants, cafes, or even the train, as I have been known to do occasionally. === Style === The netbook is extremely thin, and elegantly designed with an exquisite black exterior that gives it a very contemporary look and feel that is nowadays something desired in a netbook. === Body === The netbook is roughly 25.5 cm wide, with a 1.8 cm depth (less than an inch) and a length of 19 cm, as well as weighing a meer 1.15 kg, making it ...  Read the complete review

My old laptop was looking tired ,had a broken hinge,isn't that annoying? It was a quite good Advent 7073,purchased from Currys about 5 or 6 years ago for £399,reasonable at the time as it was ex display.I would not buy an ex display model again,it had a knackered battery due to being on all the time,only found out when I tried to use it for the first time,lasted just over an hour hopeless. I needed something portable but powerful enough to do the job and have a decent battery life.My target price for such a machine was £300-£400 max.I thought I would try PC world for a change and after looking over a few laptops found this smaller notebook at less than ...  Read the complete review

Okay, the best thing about this thing is size - its tiny. You can easily wield it in the palm of one hand, and it doesn't even feel heavy. With a slim case, you would be hard pressed to notice it in a carry on or backpack. There have been some accusations that the qwerty keyboard is too small for most people to use, but I don't really think it is. The 160 HDD is more than adequate for most people, and although windows XP is getting on, it services all my needs. I have been reliably informed that you can run Windows 7 OS on the Aspire one, albeit on low spec. I find this system has most of what I need, with a wifi slider on the front, 3 USB 2.0 ports, multimedia - ..  Read the complete review