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Acer Aspire One D250 review

Verdict

Google's Android OS provides a disappointing distraction from an otherwise average netbook

Review Date: 12 Feb 2012

Reviewed By: Sasha Muller

Price when reviewed: £260 (£299 inc VAT)

Overall Rating

Features & Design
4 stars out of 6

Value for Money
4 stars out of 6

Performance
2 stars out of 6

Details
Part Code	S2.S730D.001
Review Date	12 Feb 2012
Price ex VAT	£260
Price inc VAT	£299
Overall rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance

Warranty
Warranty	1 yr return to base

Physical specifications
Dimensions	259 x 184 x 33mm (WDH)
Weight	1.240kg
Travelling weight	1.5kg

Processor and memory
Processor	Intel Atom N270
Motherboard chipset	Intel 945GSE Express
RAM capacity	1.00GB
Memory type	DDR2
SODIMM sockets free	0
SODIMM sockets total	1

Screen and video
Screen size	10.1in
Resolution screen horizontal	1,024
Resolution screen vertical	600
Resolution	1024 x 600
Graphics chipset	Intel GMA 950
Graphics card RAM	128MB
VGA (D-SUB) outputs	1
HDMI outputs	0
S-Video outputs	0
DVI-I outputs	0
DVI-D outputs	0
DisplayPort outputs	0

Drives
Capacity	250GB
Hard disk usable capacity	233GB
Spindle speed	5,400RPM
Internal disk interface	SATA/300
Hard disk	Hitachi HTS545025B9A300
Optical disc technology	None
Optical drive	N/A
Battery capacity	4,400mAh
Replacement battery price inc VAT	£0

Networking
Wired adapter speed	100Mbits/sec
802.11a support
802.11b support
802.11g support
802.11 draft-n support
Integrated 3G adapter
Bluetooth support

Other Features
Wireless hardware on/off switch
Wireless key-combination switch
Modem
ExpressCard34 slots	0
ExpressCard54 slots	0
PC Card slots	0
USB ports (downstream)	3
PS/2 mouse port
9-pin serial ports	0
Parallel ports	0
Optical S/PDIF audio output ports	0
Electrical S/PDIF audio ports	0
3.5mm audio jacks	2
SD card reader
Memory Stick reader
MMC (multimedia card) reader
Smart Media reader
Compact Flash reader
xD-card reader
Pointing device type	Touchpad
Audio chipset	Realtek HD Audio
Speaker location	Front edge
Hardware volume control?
Integrated microphone?
Integrated webcam?
Camera megapixel rating	0.3mp
TPM
Fingerprint reader
Smartcard reader
Carry case

Operating system and software
Operating system	Windows 7 Starter
OS family	Windows 7

Battery and performance tests
Battery life, light use	7hr 57min
Battery life, heavy use	3hr 42min
Overall application benchmark score	0.30
Office application benchmark score	0.34
2D graphics application benchmark score	0.30
Encoding application benchmark score	0.29
Multitasking application benchmark score	0.28
3D performance (crysis) low settings	Fail
3D performance setting	Fail

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From around the web

There are plenty of alternatives, like AndAppStore.com, which can provide apps for Android.

I'm guessing that Acer see Android as a cheaper alternative to splashtop, hence why it's a little feature light.

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By batteries99 on 11 Nov 2009

They added Insyde Market

Well seeing that lots of people here are caring about the fact that Android Market was not added, i am glad to say that the developers did slap up a new app website JUST for this netbook.

Google Search "INSYDE MARKET" and you'll see it. first result.

ALL free apps working on the ANdroid Netbook.

By milkmandan on 17 Dec 2009

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