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A First Look at the Acer Aspire One netbook

By Mark W. Kaelin November 14, 2008, 12:39 AM PST

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A First Look at the Acer Aspire One netbook

Small but powerful

Small but powerful

The Acer Aspire One netbook is an ultraportable netbook a cut above what we have seen so far. With a almost standard sized keyboard, Intel Atom CPU, and 160GB hard drive, the Aspire One is a netbook that you can actually take on the road and get real work done. TechRepublic took a First Look at this netbook and reviewed it for the Product Spotlight even as we make plans for a Cracking Open gallery in the near future.n

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A First Look at the Acer Aspire One netbook

Glossy LCD display

Glossy LCD display

The Aspire One has a great display, but it has an awkward resolution of 1024 X 600.

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A First Look at the Acer Aspire One netbook

Well designed

Well designed

Our review model is blue and looks attractive.

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Ports

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Ports

The ports on this side: Power supply, VGA out, Ethernet, USB, and SD Card reader.

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More ports

More ports

On this side the ports are: (left to right) microphone, headphone, 2 USB, Memory card reader, locking port.

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Nice keyboard

Nice keyboard

The keyboard on the Acer Aspire One is one of its best features. It is actually large enough to type on. The mouse-click buttons on the touchpad, however, are in the wrong spot. They should be under the touchpad, not beside it.

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