Acer Aspire One 150-1126 – Blue
Acer Aspire One 150-1126 Blue Netbook is a 8.9-inch netbook designed in blue color housing. This netbook has smooth surface which is comfortable to touch and accented with distinctive details, such as the attractive orange hinge ring. It is aimed for business professionals, students and world travelers; who requires operating systems with wireless connectivity and Internet at all times. Truly, it simplifies one life as it offers a notebook capabilities and performance with high mobility features. One can use the Aspire One at work, while travelling or even just chilling out at a cozy café chilling with friends and family.
It is a mini notebook packed with technology features measuring 8.9-inch and weighs 2.2 lbs. It is installed with Windows XP Home Edition and powered by Intel Atom Processor N270 (512KB L2 cache, 1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB). Also, it is equipped with 1GB (512MB onboard/512MB SODIMM slot) DDR2 533 SDRAM, 160GB hard drive, multi-in-one card reader, SD Card reader, WSVGA (1024 x 600) TFT display, Acer CrystalBrite Technology, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, 802.11b/g WLAN, 10/100 LAN, 6 cell battery and 1.3 megapixel camera that functioned as a webcam.
Acer Aspire One 150-1126 Blue Netbook is suitable to cater business and executive traveler as it offers all the notebook capabilities but in a small form factor and lighter than normal notebook. It is built with 8.9-inch CrystalBrite WSVGA LED backlit display that features glossy look. In addition, it is equipped with integrated webcam for easy video chatting via instant messaging service provider. It supports all instant messaging providers including Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Online, MSN Messenger and Gtalk.
In addition, it is equipped with the 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor which uses a brand new design structure new hafnium-infused circuitry that reduces electrical current leakage in transistors. It is packed with 47 million transistors into a single chip sized at just 22mm (0.87 inches), and it uses just 2.5 watts of power which is less than 1/10 of the 35 watts used by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Not only that, it comes with a power-optimized front side bus of 533 MHz for faster data transfer on demanding mobile applications and a 512 KB L2 cache. Thus, it conserves energy as well as offers more productivity.
It is equipped with 6-cell battery that let user to have up to 5.5 hours of working hours. Even more, it is built with 1 GB RAM and can be expanded to 1.5 GB. The 1 GB RAM comprises of (512 MB onboard memory and one 512 MB DIMM, 533 MHz.
As it is a small form factor, it is not built with an integrated optical drive, but optional CD/DVD read/write drives can be connected to the laptop via one of the three USB ports, enabling user to create music mixes, burn movies to DVD, and a lot more.
For connectivity, it is built with integrated 4g wireless LAN (Acer InviLink) which is compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g networks. Adding to that, it is installed with Acer’s SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency.
As for connectivity, it offers three USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals including digital cameras, camcorders, MP3 players and mobile phones. Also, it provides a Secure Digital (SD) card reader that also compatible with MultiMedia cards (MMCs). The multi-in-one card reader supports SD, MMC, Memory Stick/Memory Stick PRO, and XD Picture Cards. In addition, it provides a VGA monitor port. Also, there are a headphone jack for private listening or for user to connect the netbook to a speaker system; and a microphone jack allowing user to have voice conversation via VOiP such as Skype or online messaging. Plus, if offers RJ-45 port for 10/100 Fast Ethernet connection and a 56K modem port (V.90).
In term of graphic, the 8.9-inch screen has a WSVGA resolution (1024 x 600) and support for up a 262K color depth. Video is powered by the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, which uses shared video memory with the main memory. Acer’s CrystalBrite display technology guarantees the best possible visual experience by preventing the diffusion of surrounding light and internal ray. Compared to normal TFT LCDs, Acer CrystalBrite technology is able to read color coordinates more accurately, thus minimizing distortion and creating high-fidelity colors in all environments. In term of sound, it comes with an integrated audio card with Microsoft DirectSound compatibility, and two integrated stereo speakers.
The standard package content includes the Acer Aspire One notebook PC (AOA150-1126; LU.S040B.162), rechargeable 6-cell lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions. It is backed by a limited warranty for parts and labor for one year from date of purchase. It measures 6.7 x 9.8 x 1.14 inches (L x W x H) in dimension and weighs 7 pounds.
