Acer Aspire One A110-Ab Netbook Linux, 512MB RAM, 8GB Flash Drive Delivered £165.23 @ Dixons

argh i want one. damn you for posting good deals.

Mm, How does this compare to the infamous Dell Mini 9 "offer"?

It does not look tooo different on a quick look, other than the internal memory.

Ta!

Obviously the dell "offer" was £65 cheaper so much better value. In terms of hardware spec, there really isn't much in it (at all) and they both run Linux, albeit slightly customised by the manufacturer.

And an additional 1GB of RAM is only £13 from Crucial (possibly cheaper elsewhere)

What about the Tesco one:£179.00
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-6391.aspx
-£3.92 VAT back
-£13.00 E coupon XXC7NM =£162.08
then you could get 3% back through quidco on that.
plus clubcard points.

just be aware that that coupon is a 'use one time only' coupon

How can the Amazon deal be roasting hot, then expired and this be cheaper but colder? lol

Will this notebook accept an external optical drive plugged in through one of the usb ports.

Also anybody know of a good firewall to use with linux as i understand AV is not really needed.

Thanks

0.3MP webcam ?? is that right? seems low

cracking price might buy one

Same as the Dell Mini 9 - It does sound low but its perfectly adequate for a webcam.

Yes it will. It's worth noting that the performance of XP on this isn't fantastic if you are planning to install it - better of going with the harddrive version.

Also diy RAM upgrade is not for the faint hearted as it involves dismantling practically the entire computer.

Hi

what was the dell deal and would i still be able to get it?

many thanks

Kelly

Try Windows TinyXP Rev09 insead of normal XP. TinyXP installation only uses 390Mb of hard-disk space, whereas the normal full install of XP Professional takes up 1100Mb of space allowing your PC to run fast. Therefore it should be ideal for the Aspire One. I haven't tried this yet though. As far as I can tell you can use your existing XP product key too.

When you boot from this CD you have the following options:

1 - TinyXP With IE/OE/WMP (With Added Driverpacks)
2 - TinyXP With IE/OE/WMP (Without Added Driverpacks)
3 - TinyXP Without IE/OE/WMP (With Added Driverpacks)
4 - TinyXP Without IE/OE/WMP (Without Added Driverpacks)
5 - TinyXP BARE With IE/OE/WMP (With Added Driverpacks)
6 - TinyXP BARE With IE/OE/WMP (Without Added Driverpacks)
7 - TinyXP BARE Without IE/OE/WMP (With Added Driverpacks)
8 - TinyXP BARE Without IE/OE/WMP (Without Added Driverpacks)
9 - TinyXP With Repair Option (Product Key Already Filled In)

Abbreviations from above:

IE ---> Internet Explorer
OE ---> Outlook Express
WMP ---> Windows Media Player

Statistics:

OPTION 1/2 (With IE/OE/WMP)
RAM Usage On First Installation............ 85 Mb
WINDOWS Folder............................. 561 Mb

OPTION 3/4 (Without IE/OE/WMP)
RAM Usage On First Installation............ 75 Mb
WINDOWS Folder............................. 517 Mb

OPTION 5/6 (BARE, With IE/OE/WMP)
RAM Usage On First Installation............ 60 Mb
WINDOWS Folder............................. 488 Mb

OPTION 7/8 (BARE, Without IE/OE/WMP)
RAM Usage On First Installation............ 50 Mb
WINDOWS Folder............................. 459 Mb

Not 100% sure about legitimacy though as it has been stripped out by an external party and not Microsoft and thus I do not condone it, just passing on the info...

Don't forget that you get 5% cashback on the Dixons deal if you pay with an Egg Money card too, bringing the total down to around £157

Here's something that I typed in on another thread so I thought it would help to cut'n'paste it here for those new to the Aspire One...

Upgrading RAM
Currently, all available models of the Acer Aspire (regardless of colour, HDD/SSD, 512Mb/1Gb RAM) have 512Mb hard-soldered on to the motherboard with only one available DDR2 SO-DIMM slot. There is a limit of 1Gb in that slot and so that means you can only have a maximum of 1.5Gb of total RAM. With the 1Gb Aspires, there is already a 512MB stick present in the slot and so you would waste a 512Mb stick in order to replace it with 1Gb one.


Add more disk space with SSD models
The SSD drive present in all Aspire Ones are 1.8inch IDE form factor and so can ony be upgraded with another SSD or normal HDD of the 1.8inch variety. The more common size is the 2.5inch and this will NOT physically fit inside the case of the Aspire One.

Add more disk space with HDD models
In the HDD models, the drive in use is a standard 2.5inch SATA type, much like those used in modern day notebooks and even the PS3. The underside of the casing on these models is different in that there is a *very* slight bulge in order to accomodate the slightly larger form factor. You can replace the drive with another 2.5inch SATA HDD drive of larger capacity or go for an aftermarket SSD if you want to spend as much (or more) on that than you did on the Aspire one itself


How easy is it to do any of the above?
Not very. There are no easy to access compartments underneath the Aspire One to upgrade either the RAM or the HDD/SSD. If you want an idea of how far you need to go to do anything inside the Aspire One then have a quick scroll through this...

http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/v...hp?f=40&t=2673


The other method of adding more disk space
The Aspire One has two Secure-Digital slots, one on the left hand side and one on the right. The one on the left can be used to expand the storage already present on the Aspire One, regardless of whether it's the SSD or the HDD model. Insert an SD card into that slot and the available space will be combined with what's already available. Eg your SSD is down to 4Gb free and you added a 16Gb empty SDHC card. Your total available space then jumps up to 20Gb! I haven't actually used this feature myself yet so I can't say for sure how the OS decided where the files should go first, fill up the SSD/HDD first and then overflow to the SDHC or some kind of mix.