Acer Aspire One AOA150-1049 Netbook
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The Acer Aspire One AOA150-1049 Netbook just weighs only 2.3 pounds.It is a great choice for business travelers who like to travel light as well as those who need extra-long battery life. Great for getting things done – whether checking email, managing online accounts or chatting with friends – the Aspire One offers a familiar Windows XP Home operating system that clearly organizes everything needed to surf the Internet, work or simply have fun.It has a vibrant 8.9-inch CrystalBrite WSVGA LED backlit display, integrated webcam for easy video chatting, an instant-on feature that powers up the notebook in less than 15 seconds from when you switch it on, and Intel’s latest mobile processor–the Atom. Offering a cool deep blue hue, the netbook’s smooth surface is comfortable to touch, and it’s accented with distinctive details, such as the attractive orange hinge ring.
The integrated webcam at the top of the screen’s bezel provides easy access to video chatting.Designed especially for mobile devices, the 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor N270 is a brand new design structure new hafnium-infused circuitry–which reduces electrical current leakage in transistors–to conserve energy, giving you more time away from the wall outlet–up to 5.5 hours with the included 6-cell battery. Other features include 1 GB of installed RAM (1.5 GB maximum), 54g Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g), multi-format memory card reader, multiple USB ports, and built-in email, web browsing, and digital media applications.
It comes preinstalled with the Microsoft Windows XP Home operating system, which offers more experienced users an enhanced and innovative experience that incorporates Windows Live features like Windows Live Messenger for instant messaging and Windows Live Mail for consolidated email accounts on your desktop.
CPU
Intel Atom Processor N270 1.60GHz is a brand new design structure that packs in 47 million transistors into a single chip sized at just 22mm (0.87 inches), to my suprise it uses just 2.5 watts of power–less than 1/10 of the 35 watts used by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor–for excellent battery management. This 1.6 GHz Atom N270 processor also includes a power-optimized front side bus of 533 MHz for faster data transfer on demanding mobile applications and a 512 KB L2 cache (which temporarily stores data).
Storage
The acer Aspire One AOA150-1049 Netbook with a 160 GB hard disk drive (5400 RPM), which offers enough to hold over 26,000 songs , movies, games, and a large collection of software. This Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive also quickens the pace with a higher speed transfer of data–akin to Firewire and USB 2.0.
Memory
Although The 1 GB of installed RAM (512 MB onboard memory and one 512 MB DIMM, 533 MHz), it’s enought for Windows XP. If you want to enlarg your memory, it can be expanded to a maximum of 1.5 GB of RAM,
DVD Drive
The Acer Aspire One AOA150-1049 can optional CD/DVD read/write drives can be connected to the laptop via one of the three USB ports. Though the Acer Aspire One AOA150-1049 does not come with an integrated optical drive.
Connectivity
This Acer Aspire One notebook has an integrated 54g wireless LAN (Acer InviLink) that’s compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g networks and offers Acer’s SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency. This notbook provides the following connections:
* 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals–from digital cameras to MP3 players
* Secure Digital (SD) card reader, also compatible with MultiMedia cards (MMCs)
* Multi-in-one card reader supports SD, MMC, Memory Stick/Memory Stick PRO, and XD Picture Cards
* 1 VGA monitor port
* 1 headphone jack and 1 microphone jack
* RJ-45 port for 10/100 Fast Ethernet connection
* 56K modem port (V.90)
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