Acer Aspire AOD255-2331 10.1 inch Netbook (Black)
Acer Aspire AOD255-2331 10.1 inch Netbook (Black)
- Operating System: Windows XP Home with SP3
- Processor Type: Intel Atom
- Display Type: LED Backlight Green Compliance: Energy Star
- Video Chipset: Intel GMA 3150 Screen Size: 10.1
- Hard Drive Size: 160000 Installed Memory: 1000 Processor Speed: 1660
Acer AOD255-2331 10.1″ AMD N450 1.66GHz/1GB/160GB/XPH Netbook Computer (Diamond Black)
List Price: $ 301.60
Price: $ 305.00
Dell Inspiron Mini iM1012-571OBK 10.1-Inch Netbook (Obsidian Black)
- Netbook with 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Processor with 667MHz FSB and 512 KB cache
- 1GB DDR2 800MHZ system memory (capped at 667Mhz bus)
- 250GB, 5400 RPM SATA hard drive (no internal optical drive–use external)
- Widescreen 10.1-inch WSVGA TrueLife display with 1024 x 600 resolution
- Genuine Windows 7 Starter operating system
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.The Inspiron Mini 10 is an ultra-portable netbook offering brilliant industrial design, a six-cell battery with seriously long life, and an efficient Intel Atom processor. It’s packed with features such as a 10.1-inch widescreen display, a Wireless-N card, 3-in-1 media card reader, a 250GB hard disk, and a gigabyte of memory.
Your new best friend.
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iM1012-571OBK Specs:
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The perfect traveling companion.
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Entertainment-savvy
Movies look fantastic on the 10.1″ widescreen display. With VGA output, you can connect to a TV and display content stored on your Inspiron Mini 1012.
All About Connections
Internal Wi-Fi allows you to access the Internet from any hotspot and stay connected with your favorite sites and people. If you need a little more bandwidth connect via 10/100 Ethernet.
So Small, So Smart
Enjoy solid, responsive application performance with the Intel Atom processor. It’s your PC’s perfect companion, and the perfect engine for your day-to-day tasks, with an energy efficient design that won’t eat up your battery while you enjoy video and other processor-intensive content.
Room to Spare
With a 250GB hard drive that holds up to 71,000 photos or up to 62,000 songs, it’s easier to access and safe-keep your life as it happens while you’re on the go.
Stay in Touch
The Mini 1012′s built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam gives you the freedom to chat with your friends and family.
Form and Function
With a new revolutionary design–with a starting weight of just 3.1 lbs with a six-cell battery–the thin Mini 10 goes wherever you go without weighing you down.
Go the Distance
Trek far and wide for more than 9.5 hours while rarely having to recharge the six-cell battery.
Roomy Keyboard
You’ll love this comfortable, nearly full-size keyboard. Keep up with your IM, videos, music, shopping and more. The touchpad also features integrated scrollbars, for easy navigation of websites, documents, etc.
Memories With Ease
Use the 3-in-1 Media Card Reader for transferring your latest batch of snapshots without the need for external devices or cables.
Strong Support
This machine is backed by Dell’s one-year limited hardware warranty, along with 24/7 phone support.
Windows 7 Starter
Simpler and Easier to Use
Windows 7 Starter puts less between you and what you want to do—less waiting, less clicking, less hassle connecting to networks. Windows 7 Starter combines the latest in reliability and responsiveness with the familiarity and compatibility of Windows.
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Simplify everyday tasks
- Features like Jump Lists, Pin, Snap, and Windows Search all make using a small notebook PC simple and easy.
- Connecting to printers and devices is easier than ever.
Work the way you want
- Windows 7 Starter supports the latest hardware and software.
Make new things possible
- Joining home networks with other PCs running Windows 7 is easy and simple.
- Connecting to wireless networks is easy and fast.
- Internet Explorer 8 improves the safety of web browsing.
What’s in the Box
Dell 15R (Mars Black), Six-Cell Rechargeable Battery, AC Adapter, User Manual, Warranty Card
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March 22nd, 2011 at 12:20 am
Light, speedy netbook,
Picked this model up locally on sale (D255-2331). It’s a nice, light, fast little laptop. I was concerned the 3-cell battery wouldn’t last long enough for daily use, but if the backlight is turned down you can get 5 or so hours out of it. Initially when I first charged the battery it wouldn’t get past 96%. I let it run for a day and discharged to about 10%, then let it charge overnight and now it’s saying 100% charge.
Acer puts minimal bloatware on this machine, which is nice. It even comes with some actually useful apps pre-installed (Skype, McAfee, MS Works). There were a TON of Windows updates that were needed though once I got it on the net. The BIOS was also outdated. The network driver caused one bluescreen once, which is what prompted the BIOS udpate. The driver on their site claimed I already had the latest version though.
Speed-wise I’ve had very few issues and I’ve been impressed with how fast this netbook actually is (even with only 1GB of RAM). Web pages load quickly and applications are fast. I installed MS Office 2007 and it loads just as fast as my desktop machine. It’s also worth mentioning that YouTube videos play well. I’ve also played some .wmv videos through Windows Media Player and they play well with minimal CPU usage.
Hard drive is quiet and bottom of the netbook is somewhat warm. There is a small fan and vent on the side. The fan is pretty quiet (can only hear it in a quiet room).
Keyboard is useable, though my hands do notice it is a little smaller than full size. Multi-touch mouse pad works well. The mouse buttons are a bit hard to press at first, as well being right at the edge of the laptop, but after some getting used to it is now acceptable.
Speakers are adequate. Not real loud, but good enough for normal use.
The wireless card picks up my home and work networks and connects to them quickly. For example I can get a 144Mbps link to my Cisco router about 25 feet away through 2 walls. There is no WLAN on/off switch, but you can control it via Windows or the driver software. By default the radio is set to be always on at max power, but you can always get a little more battery life by turning this down as well.
One thing I don’t quite get yet is when the system goes to sleep when the lid is closed it doesn’t always wakeup automatically when the lid is reopened. Sometimes it does it on its own, sometimes I need to press the power button. Not a big deal though.
Overall I’d recommend this laptop to anyone wanting a small light daily-use laptop for simple common tasks.
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|March 22nd, 2011 at 12:50 am
The Netbook is for Professional Users Only,
I have been purchasing a “Acer Aspire AOD255-2331 10.1 inch Netbook (Black)” from VA seller though Amazon… the item was deliver in less then 48 hours, brand new, fully sealed with all the factory components. The Acer Netbook D255 are Small, Light, Thin, Quiet, Advance, Fast – thanks to The Best Operating System Ever – Windows XP! Battery hold up to 6 hours. All components can be easy changed: RAM up to 2G, Hard drive up to 500G… My recommendations is to Delete factory installed the additional software, which are make the PC operating slowly. The Point of this Netbook is the Windows XP interface, because all other models and makers use the Slow and Broken systems such as Windows 7 starter…
P.S The Acer Aspire ONE D255 is The One of The Best Netbooks You Can Buy, it is a Good Value for The Price.
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|March 22nd, 2011 at 1:42 am
very happy,
I bought this for my daughter for christmas, and had it for a week or two now. It is amazing, love that it has Windows XP on it, don’t need that fancy shmancy operating software, it’s just operating software. I have XP on my home computer and for my 13 year old daughter, I dont think she really cares or knows the difference, she is just really happy she has a netbook. Took a little time to get used to the pad instead of the mouse, but you get over it, or you can attach a mouse using USB. This seems like the only netbook model from Acer where you can upgrade memory up to 2GB(around 30 bucks), so at least there is options to expand. WiFi picked up my wireless router no problem and webcam worked great too. Nice and light little machine. I was worried with the speed of WiFi, but it was just as fast if I had ethernet cable attached. Can’t think of anything else, I will update this review in a couple weeks to add more if I forgot. Very pleased with it, though the only bad news is that everyone else wants one now too.
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|March 22nd, 2011 at 2:01 am
Simply the Best Netbook Around,
Dell’s Mini 1012 is simply a breath of fresh air in an ever-cramping netbook market. Dell continues moving forward with it’s innovative features making this netbook the most-comfortable, most-useful netbook around. Its media handling features have a bit to be desired, but it makes out okay in that department too.
===== It’s Comfortable =====
This thing is a dream to use. Most netbooks are unusable to me. What stings me most with netbooks is the keyboard. Most netbooks’ have either tiny keyboards, or their keyboards just aren’t typing-friendly. I’m used to the low-profile, “chiclet-style” scissor-switch keyboards that are (or at least used to be) most common in older laptops, and in fact I love them. I’m referring to the type of keys that are flat and flush with the palm rest, and have a little flange or lip on the edges (where the space is between the keys).
To see exactly what I mean, check out the close ups photos of another Dell Mini (on the right side of this page: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00361G10S?tag=a52-20&ie=UTF8#productDescription). Such a design makes them spill-resistant, but also makes typing a breeze, as they won’t inflict wrist strain due to tall keys or keys that require more force to press. So, this thing is certainly a dream to use.
===== It’s Innovative =====
The touch pad is small, yet clever, allowing you to press down on the bottom-left/bottom-right corners of the pad to left-click/right-click (respectively), rather than wasting space by implementing separate buttons. This keeps the overall size of the netbook more compact than other brands. The Mini 1012 was smudge free, thanks to their use of an oil-resistant softly-textured palm-rest. The touch pad is also very touchable, as its texture and finish is matte, rather than glossy, making it much more conducive to swiping your fingers across than most of the other netbooks I laid fingers on.
Most brands of netbooks had touch pads that were glossy, making your skin shear and resist the dragging of your finger during swipe gestures (moving the mouse, scrolling, drag+drop, etc). I find that feeling to be as annoying as fingernails on a chalkboard! The other netbooks were also noticeably covered in oily smudges and finger grease, both inside the track pad and also on the wrist rest. Instant turn off for me on anything but the Dell!
===== It’s Brilliant =====
The display is crisp and bright, and it isn’t too shabby outside either, though I recommend using full brightness when being used outdoors. My only complaint about the screen is its native resolution is a bit low for my tastes, which I hope isn’t just a personal preference. I’d rather see more on the screen than to see things big and close up. However, this is par for netbooks anyway. You should look into this Sony (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001PII4HW?tag=a52-20&ie=UTF8) if you absolutely must have a higher definition display while maintaining the small form factor of a netbook.
===== It’s More than Capable =====
This Dell Mini 1012 does more than just writing and surfing the Web (tip: keep your browser tabs to a minimum and not install too many Firefox extensions). Media plays decently as well, including Web videos, Flash sites and Flash games. Just don’t run several other programs at once, and you should be perfectly fine. The 3-in-1 memory card reader is an added bonus, great for storing photos while on vacation–a life-saver when traveling. The webcam quality is sub-par compared to most full-sized notebooks, but still a decent quality for netbook webcams I suppose.
In the past, Dell has been known for using Windows XP on their netbooks, but those days are over. With Windows 7 being much more ideal, as the OS is optimized for the netbook, this latest generation Dell Mini outperforms its XP-based predecessors in several areas, including usability, responsiveness, and of course look and feel.
===== It’s Media Friendly =====
The 9:16 ratio widescreen 10.1″ display is great for watching widescreen movies on the go, with one very important exception: you must have an external DVD (or Blu-Ray) drive. I recommend this Samsung (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002C1BBU8?tag=a52-20&ie=UTF8) which sports a sexy look, on par with the Dell ‘s own appeal, without sacrificing functionality. Video playback is generally smooth and very few hiccups in playback have been experienced.
===== Processor and Battery =====
The Dell Mini 1012 features the Intel Atom N450, a 64-bit single-core processor supporting 2GB max of DDR2-667 RAM. It does support Hyper Threading though, meaning minor multitasking is possible (you probably shouldn’t do more than two things at once). Try not to run more than two apps simultaneously for best performance and battery…
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|March 22nd, 2011 at 2:20 am
Very capable little guy,
I bought this for my girlfriend to use for her jobs, which require frequent document creation/viewing and spreadsheet creation/editing, as she often complained about the weight of our standard laptop, an Inspiron 1545. The specs for this, or any, netbook don’t warrant paying anyone over $300 for such a device, and after shopping around for prices, I found this to be the most reasonably priced machine from a manufacturer with good repute. It is perfectly capable at running Microsoft Office 2007 applications, with multiple windows and programs opened. The battery life is about 8 1/2 hours in my experience so far. It did NOT come with a an operating system backup disc (Windows 7 Starter edition), unlike the past two PCs I bought from Dell, to my dissapointment, especially considering there is no factory default image. (However, it did come with two other backup discs for drivers and applications, and Microsoft Works 9.) I called Dell tech support to share this concern. They assured me that in the event of any such necessary procedures as dramatic as a factory default reset, Dell would replace the hardware something that has Windows 7 Starter preinstalled in such a way as to make it possible to reset the system. I persisted with my request for the disc, explaining that down the line when my support year expires, I would be out of luck if I did have a major problem. The customer service guy then agreed to send me a backup disc. It came three days later, along with another driver backup disc, and a Webcam software backup disc. Very satisfied with their customer service, as always.
This netbook is absolutely perfect in size, weight, and balance for casual surfing on your lap. After reading many netbook reviews, this was a major concern of mine, as my girlfriend can spend hours on Facebook with the laptop in her lap; so, in that respect, this PC is a winner. Its as cozy as opening up a good book to read in your lap. The screen is very bright and crisp, better in fact than my Inspiron 1545′s 15″ screen. I’m not a huge fan of the small keyboard, but its easy to get used to. One con–the touchpad is flawless, but the left and right mouse-click buttons are in the left and right corner of the touchpad itself, instead of being separate buttons. Good space saving design, but the practical result is that the buttons are difficult to push down hard enough to operate, compared to any other laptop mouse button experience I’ve ever used. Kind of a pain, but not too bad since I usually just tap the touchpad for left-click features anyway.
P.S. In case I gave anyone the wrong idea, this computer does not have a dvd/cd drive, you will have to get an external one to use discs.
P.P.S. The price has gone up 25 bucks to $340 since I bought just two weeks ago. Lame, folks. Seriously, 1 GB of memory and an N450 Atom processor, just as Intel is preparing to release its next batch of more powerful netbook processors and more netbooks with 2GB are about to hit the market…that price is just not justified. I’m deducting a full star from my original review for this price hike. Yeah, its competitive, but all netbooks in this price range are overpriced.
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|March 22nd, 2011 at 2:31 am
First netbook and impressed,
This is the first netbook I’ve owned and I’m quite impressed. I wasn’t sure what to expect being used to the power of a desktop PC. However, this machine performs very well for browsing the web, which is my main use. It’s built sturdy but is fairly lightweight and is easy to carry around. I like typing with the keyboard which is nearly full size and has contoured keys. The touch pad works well, although I prefer to use a wireless mouse most of the time. With Windows 7 Starter you can’t change the desktop background, however that’s not a huge deal to me. I’ve owned Dell PC’s and have been satisfied, so I’m not surprised that this netbook is a quality product.
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