Acer AOD250-1070 10.1-Inch Red Netbook - Up to 9 Hours of Battery Life Review

I’ve been considering buying a netbook for several weeks. I’ve read all the reviews, and came to the conclusion that Acer was probably the best brand for the price. But I wasn’t sold on the Windows 7 Starter OS. Then I found this model with the 6 cell battery and the XP operating system. I bought it today with expected arrival on Wednesday. I’ll update my review after I receive the product and have a chance to put it through its paces. Hope I’ll be able to maintain the 5 Star rating like the other reviewers.
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Update
I’d been trying to talk my self out of this purchase but finally decided to take the plunge when I saw the red color go on sale for 0. Product was delivered right on time. I was excited to get it set up so we could use it in the family room to check email and to browse the net when TV got boring. The trouble started when I had difficultly connecting to my home network. Not a problem, I should be able to contact Acer customer service for help, right? Wrong. They were entirely unhelpful. Thankfully I was able to contact a friend who was able to resolve the problem over the phone for me.
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I like the product and feel that I made a wise purchasing decision. But I was sorely tempted to return the netbook for a refund after my experience with Acer customer service. Hopefully I won’t need to contact them again.
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I’d recommend this item to anyone who is looking for a notebook. It is stylish, very light, and surprisingly quick. And the red color is nice. Since I wanted a notebook with XP rather than Win7, this fit the bill nicely. As always, Amazon has an incredible selection and provided quick shipping.

Samsung N140-14B 10.1-Inch Sapphire Blue Netbook - Up to 7.5 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Review

Amazing quality finish. Battery life exceeded my expectations, between 8 and 11 hours and no lost charge when off.
Excellent keyboard. Snappy performance. Nice matt screen.
2 downs are touchpad could have been slightly bigger, and screen res could have been 768 high instead of 600. Otherwise everything else is perfect.

• 1.66GHz Intel N280 Atom Processor
• 1GB Memory
• 250GB Hard Drive
• 10.1″ LED Widescreen Display, Intel GMA 950 Graphics
• Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Edition, Up to 7.5 Hours of Battery Life

Dell Inspiron iM1012-687PPK Mini 1012 10.1-Inch Promise Pink Netbook - Up to 8 Hours 8 Minutes of Battery Life Review

• 1.66GHz Intel N450 Atom Processor
• 1GB SDRAM
• 160GB Hard Drive (5400RPM); 802.11 a/b/g Wireless Connectivity
• 10.1″ Display; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
• Windows 7 Starter; Integrated 1.3mp Webcam; 6-cell Lithium Ion Battery

The Inspiron Mini 10 has best in class industrial design with integrated battery design in an adorable drift design. The combination of processor and battery technology delivers long battery life to keep the computer running from dawn to dusk. The netbook also has options that could keep you entertained with smooth watching of high definition video on a high definition screen.

Acer AOD250-1515 10.1-Inch White Netbook - Up to 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Review

This is a nice little netbook with ample battery life, giving you freedom to roam around. I bought this item for my wife to replace an aging HP nc4010 that had served us well. My wife loves this thing, it is snappy for all her purposes, which is mostly browsing the web. The integrated webcam is great, and it works great for video calls over skype. I took one star of the rating, because the machine only comes with 1 Gb of memory, whereas 2 Gb are needed if you want to open more than a couple of programs at a time.

Gateway LT2119u 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - Over 10 Hours of Battery Life Review

• 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Processor
• 1024MB DDR2 667MHz Memory
• 250GB SATA Hard Drive; 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi Certified
• 10.1″ WSVGA High Brightness LED-backlit Display; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
• Windows 7 Starter; Over 10 Hours of Battery Life

Samsung N120-12GW 10.1-Inch White Netbook - 6 Cell Battery Review

I love the white color, love the keyboard, love the mousepad. Really like that it comes with directions, and a back-up disk. The function buttons are nicely labled, and there is a built in numberic keypad, very cool. I didn’t think I could go from a 15.6 inch notebook to a 10 inch netbook, it has been very easy. I love the portability, light weight. Everything is great, except the power cord plugs in on the left, which seems odd but is not a big deal. I’m planning to upgrade the memory to 2 gig which is the max (a small dissapointment). I’m getting around 6 hours on the battery which is fine for me to tote around the house. The keyboard was what made me buy this brand/model, I had a stroke 10 yrs ago and lost a bit of control over the last 2 fingers on my right hand. Comfortable keyboard is everything to me. My previous notebook (Acer Timeline) had the new flat keys, wasn’t very comfortable and smudged terribly. This Samsung is darn near perfect!

Toshiba Mini NB205-N325BN 10.1-Inch Sable Brown Netbook - 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Review

I’ve owned this sweet computer for about 2 months now. I bought it initially because I coach a High School Varsity Debate team, and we needed portable research ability at a reasonable price. It is now my constant companion. The battery life is amazing, the picture quality is awesome, and it functions at excellent speed. I had no trouble adjusting to Windows 7, most of the features are intuitive if you have ever used any other Windows system. I have a Verizon wireless card, and have connected in such out of the way places as the beach, a high school cafeteria in a rural area, and hotels with no wireless service. It is capable of running multiple functions with ease, and is light weight and so portable. Love it.

ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA-PU17-BU 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook - 10.5 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Review

Very pleased. Easy start up and set up. Nice crisp screen. Key board easy to use. Netbooks take a little longer to process, but doesn’t get locked up.

• 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 Processor
• 1GB DDR2 RAM, 1 x SODIMM Slot, 2GB Max
• 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
• 10.1″ WSVGA 1024×600 LCD Display, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
• Windows 7 Starter Operating System (32 Bit), *10.5 Hours of Battery Life

Gateway LT2032u 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - Over 7 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Review

I’ve had the Gateway LT2030u for three weeks and am thoroughly enjoying it. I have a full sized computer with all its bells and whistles in a home office and now use it only to update several web sites I maintain and to type and/or print lengthy documents. The Gateway LT2030u had allowed me to go “green” in that it consumes very little energy as compared to my full sized computer and peripherals, plus office heating and lighting. I can use the Gateway anywhere in the house, or for that matter, anywhere on my property.

Lenovo S10-2 10.1-Inch Floral Sea Netbook - Up to 6 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Review

I purchased this mainly to pay bills and search the web. It is nice and light and easy to carry. The front cover is glossy and scratches easy so you may want a cover. The color is Mauve one review said it was pink but the only pink I see is inside by the keyboard and it is a small amount. I am dissapointed in the windows 7 because they have installeda starter verson that doesn’t let you do any customizing you have to upgrade in order to do this . Upgrade is another 79.99. You can not change the wallpapers with out this upgrade and they only provide one. I think it would be better if they made this was more up front . I’m thinking about sending mine back for this reason and return it for a small laptop that has the full windows 7 version.