Acer Aspire One Review

There are a few things I don't like about my 10.1" Acer, mainly the screen has a serious glare and is therefore very hard to use outside or other brightly lit places.  And I am a Mac die-hard, so it is a bit of a step down for me, though I use Windows at the office, so I am comfortable.

I wouldn't try to run a lot of huge graphics-aps on this, and the screen size would make it very difficut to do much design anyway.  Plus, no CD drive, but my USB flash drive subsitutes just fine.

Otherwise, this is perfect for what I need.  I can get online and email anytime, anwhere I can pick up a wireless connection.  I've got the upgraded battery, which makes it too large for a small laptop case, but means that I get at LEAST 7 hours of life out of my battery, which means I don't need to lug a power cable around.

This is a great second computer, and has saved me the expense of a blackberry or iphone, which I was considering.  I can access the info I need for meetings and take minutes.  I can also watch hulu at night and carry it everywhere.

Got it for $250 refurbished (black) with Windows at woot.com.