Acer Aspire One D250 Reviews – decent budget Netbook
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The Acer Aspire One D250 is the successor of AOD150, which was launched earlier this year. The new model is Acer’s attempt to overcome the issues that were associated with its predecessor. The AOD250 boasts of being lighter and thinner than its predecessor, the AOD150. The AOD250 runs on three-cell battery instead of six. Both the netbooks have similar specs but the AOD250 has revamped design and build quality that sets it apart from AOD150.
Measuring 10.17 inches wide, 7.24 inches deep, 1 inch high, the new Acer Aspire One weighs just 2.36 pounds (AC adapter adds another 0.64 pound). The $298 netbook is powered by1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor and comes equipped with 1GB of 533 MHz DDR2 RAM. The graphics are handled by Intel GMA 950 graphics card, which is integrated on Mobile Intel 945GM Express. The netbook provides 160GB storage space on its hard drive, which spins at 5,400rpm and comes with pre-installed Windows XP Home SP3 operating system.
The AOD250 is available in four different color options – Ruby Red, Diamond Black, Sapphire Blue, and Seashell White. The lid is provided with metallic-flake look finish, which is quite glossy but it is less prone to fingerprints. The black keyboard looks completely contrasting with matte black screen hinge. The keyboard is surrounded by red plastic, while the screen bezel is made of shiny black plastic.
The keyboard feels crammed due to the small size but it is pretty usable. But you will get better typing experience with HP Mini 110 or Samsung N120. Unlike keyboard, the touch pad shows marked improvement over its predecessor.
The netbook sports a 10.1-inch wide-screen LED-backlit LCD display, which has native resolution of 1024×600 pixel. The display looks brilliant with sharp and crisp text and icons.
The AOD250 offers the same array of ports and connectors that you get with AOD150. These include VGA-out port, stereo speakers, headphone/microphone jacks, three USB 2.0, SD card reader, Ethernet, and 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi. Though the inclusion of three USB ports is quite good but the netbook lacks Bluetooth. The HP Mini 110, which is priced $30 higher, offers Bluetooth as well as large edge-to-edge keyboard.
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