Acer AOD257-1632 Netbook Review

Acer AOD257-1632 Netbook Review




The latest Aspire One AOD257-1632 is an affordable portable netbook that can meet your expectations for office needs.. This mini laptop is a perfect companion for the people that are always on the move and keeps them in touch with their friends, family and professional needs successfully. This mini laptop is powered by the Intel Atom N570 Dual-Core processor. This laptop comes with 1 GB system memory, 250 GB hard disk capacity. This netbook comes with Wi-Fi, 5-in-1 card reader, VGA port, webcam and many more. This is a perfect ultra-portable mini laptop 2.7 lbs weight and 8-hours battery back up facility.

On performance level it is better than the Apple's iPad and you will not find hard to type long messages with the keyboard. The Apple iPad is really painful as far as giving input is concerned.

This notebook is available at walmart for just $279 - at the time of writing. But you may also like to check some other notebooks that have slightly better processor - for example AMD's E-350 processor.

Intel Atom N570 Processor Details



The Intel Atom N570 is a dual core processor for mini laptops to reduce its price and power consumption to a quite significant low level. This processor is built through 45nm process and comes with integrated graphics as Intel GMA3150 Graphics along with integrated memory channel that can support for DDR3 main memory. This processor is clocked at 1.66 GHz and processor core can access 1 MB L2 cache. The TDP of this processor is 8.5 watt.

Acer AOD257-1632 Pros:

• This is a light weight laptop with 2.7 lbs.
• The battery back up of this mini laptop is good with 8-hours.
• This mini comes at affordable price tag.
• This netbook comes with VGA port, webcam and built-in speakers.
• This netbook comes with Wi-Fi facility.
• This netbook got integrated Intel GMA3150 Graphics.
• It has good storage capacity with 250 GB

Acer AOD257-1632 Cons:

• Not a powerful machine.
• Its system memory is little with 1 GB DDR3 RAM.
• There is no optical drive.

Specifications:

Processor

This netbook is powered through the Intel Atom N570 dual core processor that is clocked at 1.66 GHz and core can access 1 MB L2 cache.

System memory and Hard Disk Details

This mini laptop is arranged with 1 GB DDR3 RAM and 250 GB capacity SATA hard drive that spins at 5400 rpm.

Display and Graphics

This laptop screen is 10.1-inch and comes with WSVGA Acer CrystaBrite LED-Backlit display.

This laptop is arranged with integrated Intel GMA3150 Graphics with 64MB dedicated video memory along with a support for Microsoft DirectX 9.

Audio

This mini laptop is arranged with built-in speakers that are capable enough to offer decent sound quality for its users.

Webcam

This mini laptop is arranged with one built-in 0.3-MP webcam along with microphone for video chat needs.

Networking

This netbook comes with Wi-Fi facility through the 802.11 b/g/n Wireless LAN and also arranged with 10/100 Fast Ethernet facility for the wired connectivity needs.

Battery

This mini laptop comes with one 6-cell Lithium-ion battery pack that offers 8-hours battery back up for the device.

Additional ports

This laptop comes with one 5-in-1 card reader, one VGA port, three USB 2.0 ports, one headphone jack, one microphone jack and one RJ-45 Ethernet port.

Operating System

This netbook comes with Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Starter Edition.

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