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.

Sony VAIO VPC-W211AX/P 10-Inch Pink Netbook - Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life Review

This is the newest model (W211AX) of Sony’s Netbooks and has a extended battery life. While others may complain of the battery- I like the fact that it elevates the netbook up towards you. Depending on the surfing you do- you may have a bit less battery life than advertised. I ordered the pink Vaio and couldn’t be more pleased. It was everything I expected it to be and then some. The Track pad is reasonably sized and much larger than most. The screen clarity is amazing. My only complaint is where the speakers are situated for the volume. I simply resolved this issue on my own and use my ipod head phones when listening to sound. To the lower right of screen you may also adjust zoom level. Your options are 100, 125, and 150. If you do increase the zoom level- You do loose a bit of viewing and must scroll from side to side. The keyboard buttons are a bit elevated and makes it easier for typing. The only other downfall that I could say would be that the netbook only comes with Windows 7 Starter. With this program starter version you are unable to change desktop background. Bummer… I love that I can install my SD card and download my photos too. Perfect for web surfing, downloading pics, typing, emails, etc.
AMAZING LITTLE NETBOOK!!!!!!!!
SONY CONTINUES TO IMPROVE THEIR APPEARANCE, MODELS INTERIOR, AND STAND BY THE SONY NAME WITH EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!!!!!!

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.

MSI U135-210US 10-Inch Red Netbook - 3 Hour Battery Life Review

• 1.66GHz Intel N450 Atom Processor
• 1GB DDR2 667 Mhz SO-DIMM RAM (1 Slot) upgradable to 2 GB MAX
• 160GB 2.5-Inch SATA Hard Drive, Wireless 802.11 b/g/n, 4-1 Card Read (XD/SD/MMC/ MS)
• 10″ 1024×600 LCD Display; 1.3MP Webcam
• Window 7 Starter; 3 Cell Battery (3 Hours of Battery Life)

Intel Atom N450 1.66 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Starter, 3 Cell,160GB Hard Drive, Wireless 802.11 b/g/n, 1.3 MP Webcam, 4-1 Card Read (XD/SD/MMC/ MS) 3 x USB 2.0, Headphone out; Microphone-in, VGA, RJ-45

ASUS Eee PC T91MT 8.9-Inch Black Tablet Netbook - 5 Hours of Battery Life Review

This is my first netbook and it’s really more than I imagined. The touch screen works very well in all modes and I use it mainly for reading in the tablet mode. The keyboard took a little getting used to due to its size but its very useable. The 32GB memory is working well for me and I plan to add another 16GB memory card in the SD Reader slot just for pictures, documents and movies. She runs pretty fast with Windows 7 Home Premium installed and is no slouch when playing installed videos and YouTube downloads. All in all I’m very happy with the unit.

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

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1555 8.9-Inch Onyx Black Netbook - 2.5 Hour Battery Life Review

We bought this netbook for our 12 year old daughters birthday for her to do homework, email and internet on. It is such a great little machine that I am now buying one for myself. It is as speedy and smooth as my ,000 laptop!!

• Full-function laptop in onyx black with 8.9-inch display, integrated webcam, and 3-cell battery with up to 2.5-hours of use
• 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor, 160 GB hard disk drive, 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB max)

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!