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    Acer Aspire One (AOA110-1588) XP $239

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by allfiredup, Feb 26, 2009.

  1. allfiredup

    allfiredup Notebook Virtuoso

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    Best Buy has the Acer Aspire One (AOA110-1588) on clearance for $239.99!

    Windows XP Home
    1.6GHz Intel Atom N270
    8.9" 1024x600 display
    1GB RAM
    8GB SSD
    Intel GMA 950 graphics
    0.3mp Webcam
    b/g wireless
    3-cell battery

    LINK
     
    allfiredup, Feb 26, 2009
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  2. Citizen86

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    Thats really freaking cheap!
     
    Citizen86, Feb 26, 2009
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  3. Redline

    Redline Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    Pretty good deal, but honestly, I'd rather get an Asus EEE 900HA for not much more than that. Better build quality and a hard drive....8GB ssd's are fine for linux, but I think at least 16GB is needed to run Windows properly and have enough space for, well, anything.
     
    Redline, Feb 26, 2009
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    walmart also has it for that price except with a 120 gb Hard drive

    http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10859061

    there is the link for the aspire one
     
    T3hShortness, Feb 26, 2009
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  5. the_1

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    The wallmart link shows a price of $298.
     
    the_1, Feb 27, 2009
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  6. T3hShortness

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    my bad i misread that sorry
     
    T3hShortness, Feb 27, 2009
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  7. jeremysdad

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    Just a caveat: Many reviews sum up the combo of XP+SSD as being unusable for real world tasks, as the SSDs that Acer uses are lackluster, at best. FWIW...
     
    jeremysdad, Feb 27, 2009
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    Yeah, as cheap as it is, I'm glad I have my 160gb version. I would feel pretty limited with what I could do with 8 gigs only. Plus it's apparently slower.....
     
    Citizen86, Feb 27, 2009
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  9. the_1

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    So small SSD are not really good for WinXp?
     
    the_1, Mar 1, 2009
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  10. zfactor

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    anyone know if i can pull the ssd out and drop in a 500gb 2.5" drive? i have a few laying around id love to put in one of these..
     
    zfactor, Mar 1, 2009
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  11. jeremysdad

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    Can be done, but would be easier to just buy the HD version to start, and then do the swap.
     
    jeremysdad, Mar 1, 2009
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    It isn't necessarily the size, as it is the specs of the OEM drive. There have been a lot of complaints regarding the performance being laggy and unacceptable.

    In the end, I believe that the stock SSDs are best relegated to Linux duty.
     
    jeremysdad, Mar 1, 2009
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  13. zfactor

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    but either way id want to stick a 500gb wd drive in it...
     
    zfactor, Mar 1, 2009
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    This is not a bad deal for best buy, where stuff is generally overpriced.

    [​IMG]
     
    kevindorsey, Mar 1, 2009
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  15. peli_kan

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    Windows XP is constantly running background functions, and the constant simultaneous read/write is more than enough to make the SSD cry uncle. I myself am not 100% clear why this is so yet, but I think the jmicron controllers might be to blame.
     
    peli_kan, Mar 3, 2009
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