Acer Aspire One Aod150

The Acer Aspire One Aod150 is a netbook that is available in Seashell White Sapphire Blue, Coral Pink and Golden Brown. It can be slipped easily into a bag or backpack and also has instant-on capabilities which means that it will be ready to go and online in less than 30 seconds from the moment you switch it on
Specifications
The Acer Aspire One Aod150 is smaller than an average diary, measuring 249 mm x 170 mm x 29 mm in dimension, and weighing less than a kilogram. There is also an 8.9 inch CrystalBrite LED backlit LCD display that has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, making it suitable for the user-friendly interface. On the home screen display, there are four areas of which each has space for three applications which can be personalized by just clicking on the arrow to the right of each area and dragging your favourite application into the shaded zone. There is also an integrated Crystal Eye webcam located on the top of the screen as well as a built-in microphone, making the Acer Aspire One Aod150 ready for live chats. Not only that, it also incorporates a clean and simple Instant Messaging interface that has full support for all your favourite Messenger applications and emoticons. There is also a Mail program which has the capability to manage up to six separate email addresses with support for POP3/ SMTP/ IMAP mailboxes, Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange from a single application in order to give you instant access to all your mobile communication from the same window. In addition to that, the Acer Aspire One Aod150 also incorporates a Smart File Manager that instantly and seamlessly merges extra storage capacity from any SD card inserted into the second card slot to the left of the keyboard into the main memory available to the user. In terms of internet browsing, the Acer Aspire One Aod150 has an integrated Mozilla Firefox web browser that is optimized for most of the popular websites and supports full video streaming capabilities straight out of the box. Other than that, it also has a Writer programme that is a fully functional word processing application and is compatible with Microsoft Word to allow you to open and save files directly in .doc format. Besides that, it also has a spreadsheet application that is intuitive and easy to learn. The Acer Aspire One Aod150 is also capable of producing multimedia presentations that are complete with 3D clip art, fontworks, special effects, animation and high-impact drawing tools. The Acer Aspire One Aod150 operates on an Intel Atom N270 processor and Mobile Intel 945 GSE Express Chipset. It is built with the world’s smallest transistors and is designed especially for low power consumption. The Acer Aspire One Aod150 runs on a standard 3 cell battery pack that is included with the netbook. The battery pack has the capacity to provide up to 3 hours of battery life. Alternatively, there is also an option to upgrade to a 6 cell battery pack that offers up to 7 hours of battery life. The Acer Aspire One Aod150 runs on a genuine Windows XP Home (Service Pack 3). In terms of storage, the Acer Aspire One Aod150 incorporates a 2.5 inch 9.5 mm 160 GB hard disk drive and a multi-in-1 card reader that supports Secure Digital (SD) card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), reduced-size multimedia card (RS-MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO) and xD-Picture Card (xD) as well as other storage cards with adapter including miniSD, microSD, Memory Stick Duo, and Memory Stick PRO Duo.
Reviews

“For $349, the Acer Aspire One AOD150 looks like a good deal. But as we’ve pointed out before, it’s not necessarily the most professional looking netbook around. And if you need a large keyboard, you might be better off looking at an Asus, HP, or Samsung model.” (Liliputing, 2009)

“For $349, the 10.1-inch Aspire One AOD150 is an excellent value. It offers a slim and stylish design, good performance, and 6 hours of endurance on a charge. While the similarly configured ASUS Eee PC 1000HE ($399) and Samsung NC10 ($449) have better keyboards and touchpads and last longer on a charge, the Aspire One beats those machines on price. And in the netbook arena, bang for your buck is the name of the game.” (LaptopMag, 2009)

“The new Acer Aspire One has some strong points, but even better netbooks are on the market now, and more are on the way. If you want in on the battery lottery for the long-life battery, then go for it, but even the included battery will give you solid day-long performance,” (PCWorld, 2009)