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    <title><![CDATA[Discussion on Acer Timeline: Don't buy a netbook, get this instead ]]></title>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does the Acer stack up against other computers]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[For a comparison of the Acer Timeline Notebook versus other laptop computers, check out http://www.topfivecomputers.com/  I have had good luck with HP laptop computers in the past.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[nole92]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:38:54 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&quot;In My Tests &quot; .... well how big is your test population?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-322214-3214404]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Statistics are factual and the &quot;oh it will never happen to me&quot; mentality is emotional at best but far from logic or factual. It is therefore hard to judge the validity of your comment - it seems more like an opinion which doesn't count for much against statistics and facts.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[HAL_9000]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:23:21 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[haha!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I get confused two... i mean too]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[npbatiller]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:43:23 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Another alternative from Acer]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A good compromise between a $300 netbook and the UL30A-X5 is the Aspire 1410.UL30A: $700 SU7300 13.3 inch, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, 12hr 8-cell battery, 12.9 x 9.28 x 0.98 in, 3.74 lb, Express Gate. Nice specs, but relatively expensive. A1410: $400 SU2300 11.6 inch, 2GB DDR2, 250GB HDD, 6hr 6-cell battery, 11.22 x 8.03 x 1.18 in, 3.08 lb. My daughter bought one for college and it seems just about adequate and fairly priced.Both have 1368x768 resolution, Win7 Home Premium (64 bit on UL30A), hdmi, and multi-touch trackpad.A 768 pixel high display will be my minimum requirement for all our future notebooks.  The 600 pixel screen on the Aspire One is the limitation that bothers me most often.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jskean@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:28:49 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[me grammer...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[... is in the kitchen making cookies, in time fer Christmus, i mean, Chrismas, no uh, Cristmas, heck, Christmas. (there, i got it rite!)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[madmikey]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:49:03 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Gosh! With all ya'll edumacation..]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-322214-3212820]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[all ya'll must be vastly stuperiour to all us in the US! ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JCitizen]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:21:35 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Not an ACER fan either]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-322214-3212788]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[When somebody asks me what brand of computer is a good buy, I just say, &quot;certainly not ACER&quot;.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[npbatiller]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:52:04 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[grammer]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[grammer?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[npbatiller]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Wow!!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am impressed! Yours is the very first I have ever heard of such a response from Acer! Seriously now, I am impressed!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[SmartAceW0LF]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:00:50 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In My Tests]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Netbooks had a 0% failure rate. So that would mean Laptops also have an 0% failure rate. Or perhaps we should just leave it at YMMV?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Answerfactory]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:49:14 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yes you can connect in flight.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Just took a cross-country flight the other week on Delta. They offered internet access via Wi-Fi after the plane hits 10000 feet (or cruising altitude...can't remember). I guess if you really need to stay connected for 3-5 hours it might suit you.Thumbdrives (basically anything not CD/DVD) are banned on DoD computers, but I don't know if it is government-wide.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[martinzufall@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:45:23 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Very logical..]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Thanks for the post! I have seen people dictating to their netbooks with voice, very successfully, but these folks admitted they couldn't type at all.I'm lucky - my fingers are slim enough I do pretty well on just about any sized keyboard. But, even on a regulation sized QWERTY keyboard I end up only using a few fingers because of the ubiquitous use of auto-complete technology everywhere! No need to complete much of a word or even a phrase with that tech in hand!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JCitizen]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:44:45 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I still squawk when my insult radar goes off!..]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-322214-3212322]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I understand why they do it, I just won't let them get away with it!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[JCitizen]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:31:32 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[the Acer Inspire platform is nice]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-322214-3212189]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Not exactly on topic (except that this is a comment on Acer). I like the Acer Inspire platform with full keyboard. My 17.3&quot; model (with Intel T6600 dual-core CPU) is probably too large for most travelers, but it is an excellent desktop replacement for me that I can use anywhere. The 15&quot; model has the same keyboard but far fewer ports and other features.I have passed on all netbooks because I cannot type on them and am willing to give up on small size for a good built-in keyboard, and I do no travelling.If I need a device I cannot type on I would probably opt for a smart phone rather than a netbook size computer.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[read]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:16:19 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[fan or not]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dude, it's not a matter of being a fan or not. I dislike junk and have experience with Acer to backup my stand. Now if you have never worked on or with Acer products, or you work for them, you may feel different. I'm talking from outside of the company in real life.I grew up in the country, we call a turd a turd, cause it looks like one and smells like one.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jdriggers@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:56:17 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I agree completely - apples to oranges, and I said as much]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[And as I said in my previous post, the person doing the review didn't bother to mention that he is comparing a 64-bit implementation to a 32-bit one (which is obvious by the fact of his stating the Timeline has 4GB of memory) - otherwise, he is quoting 4GB memory on a 32-bit o/s, and we know the 32-bit o/s cannot see &amp; use all of that memory. So, yes, &quot;apples to oranges&quot; comparison.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[bitdoctor]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:20:21 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[But clearly Hiner &amp; his guys aren't dumb enough to do that]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Clearly, Detwiler and Hiner are not dumb enough to install 4GB on a 32-bit system - give them that much credit at least. I never said you can't INSTALL 4GB memory on a 32-bit system - you just can &quot;see &amp; use&quot; all of the memory.You're splitting hairs - the point was they (our brilliant TR folks) just casually left out one of THE biggest points in the comparison.If they are indeed quoting &quot;4GB&quot; on a 32-bit system comparison (Timeline); then I have lost virtually all faith in them - and I seriously doubt they are doing that - at least THEY would &quot;know better&quot; than to do something as wasteful and useless as putting in more memory than their system could utilize. Thanks for trying though - Next?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[bitdoctor]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:15:52 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Acer Responds...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have to give Acer credit for being responsive to the user.  After the 3rd failure of the display in my daughter's laptop they had her send back the machine via overnight delivery, fixed it (we hope!), and sent it back, again via overnight delivery.  She was without it for only 2 days and it seems to be working again.  Acer paid all the shipping costs and gave her a direct dial contact number if there are any other problems.I think that's pretty good for customer support.BTW, they said the problem was a bad cable on the mother board which they replaced.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dmies@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:27:23 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I  was done with Acer 8 years ago!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Back in 2001 when it took serious money to buy even a basic laptop, I paid $2700 for what should have been a fairly decent machine made by Acer. Within 2 months, the printed letters on the keyboard were wearing away! I was told by Acer that I must have been &quot;abusing the machine&quot;.  Funny how that's never happened with any computer I used before or after it!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[greg.snellgrove@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:05:04 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Don't make assumptions before checking facts]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;and since that box has 4GB memory, it's obviously 64-bit&quot; Not necessarily... I am running a 32bit OS which has *gasp* 4 GB of RAM installed. Sure, the OS won't &quot;see&quot; all 4 GB, but it does have 4 GB installed. We techies know this...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lovs2look]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:39:20 -0800</pubDate>
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