World of Warcraft on an Acer Aspire One

December 20, 2008 in Gaming, Videos with Leave a Comment
Tags: acer, aspire, Gaming, laptop, mini, notebook, one, world of warcraft, wow

Yes, you can run World of Warcraft quite nicely on an Acer Aspire One.

$99 Acer Aspire One?

March 10, 2009 in Buying with 3 Comments
Tags: acer, acer aspire one, acer mini laptop, acer mini notebook, att, radio shack

AT&T Wireless confirmed this week that it has been selling two netbooks from Dell Inc. and Acer Inc. for $99 apiece after rebates, but customers must commit to a two-year wireless Internet service contract for $60 a month.

But at $60 a month for this data service, a user will pay $1,440 over two years in addition to the $100 for the netbook.

Is this worth it?

There are 2 things to consider. The more important point is if you don’t already have Internet service, this might be worth it. You’ll have an Internet connection anywhere you are near a cell phone tower, which is more everywhere now.  If you transmit more than 5 GB a data per month, you’ll pay overage charges. (How much is 5 GB? Clicking about 30,000 web pages or downloading about 1600 songs.) If you already pay for high speed Internet and you have other computers, probably not worth it.

The second thing to consider is that the price is $99 after the rebate. And rebates generally don’t get processed for 12 to 16 weeks with cell phone companies. If the price was an issue, then think how long you can wait for your $250 to come in the mail. (And with Radio Shack you better believe they are charging the highest retail price allowed for a product.)

4 Things to Remember When Netbook Shopping

March 4, 2009 in Buying with Leave a Comment
Tags: acer aspire one, acer mini laptop, acer mini notebook, netbook

Good article on what you should think about when shopping. (But , funny, the Acer One fits, at least for me.)

Netbooks — small, light and inexpensive portable computers — have become very popular in the past year, and come in enough flavors that many web workers may want to consider getting one. I use an Asus Eee PC netbook as a secondary machine for mobile work, when I don’t want to carry a heavier notebook. Netbooks guarantee compromises, though, and there are a few key areas where you should closely study compromises you may have to make, before you buy.

Click here to read the rest of the article on Netbook Shopping

Five Reasons to Get Your Mom an Acer One Laptop

February 3, 2009 in Buying, Helpful Hints, Lists with Leave a Comment
Tags: acer, acer aspire one, acer laptop, acer mini, acer mini computer, acer mini laptop, computer, elder, senior, user

My cousin was looking at my Acer mini laptop and told me she was thinking about getting one for her Mom whose computer died recently. I thought, you know, this could really good choice for her.  If you are looking at getting your parent a computer, here are my 5 top reasons for considering an netbook like the Acer Aspire One for your Mom or Dad.

1. You don’t have to go over to her house to fix the computer.

As adult children, we are often the ones who end up being “tech support” for our parents.