my son bought one but he got it at office depot...theirs has a bigger hard drive ..I'm thinking of getting one to so when I travel I can take it instead of my 17" laptop

this thread is great and very helpful...I think I've made up my mind to get the pink acer too:)

I am jealous. I had a pink Asses, but they only had blue in the Acer. I do like blue so am not too disappointed, but I really wanted pink. I hope you love it too.:)

Pink Acer
 

My daughter got the pink Acer for Christmas. She just today bought it to Best But to have Microsoft Office installed. She was worried about not enough Hard Drive and they told her she will never use it all up. They installed it with no problem. She loves her little laptop. And the color too.:)

Office doesn't come on it??? What comes on it? Thanks!

My Acer Aspire One came with a trial version of Microsoft Office. I believe the trail was for 60 days and with limited use of all the software. I went ahead and purchased a product code which cost me $109.00 for the entire suite of products.

What comes on it is the basics Windows XP, Microsoft IE, Some Acer specific software (I forget what the name is but it is their service center). What I was really impressed with is there is a VGA connection, 3 USB ports and the SD/SC Card Reader.

I have used mine mostly for Internet browsing, email and downloading some pictures from my camera. I would never be able to use this as my primary computer because well... heck I cannot think of a reason other than I don't want to.

I was given this computer as a gift for Christmas, I thought to myself "why the heck would anyone think I needed this" I have a perfectly good Desktop and Laptop but you know I really like this little computer. I used it a lot in the evening when I am watching TV in bed (I like to surf the internet of chat when I watch TV). Oh that is another point, this little computer has a web camera so I can use my Skype with it also.

I hope this answers some of your questions, as I said I am really happy with my cute little girly Acer Aspire One.

I was told by the Sales Rep that sold me my Lenovo that you can go to openoffice.org to download a free program that is compatible with Microsoft Office. I have not done this yet, but will be soon.

Ive used Open Office before. Its not too bad actually.

i had a mini sony vaio. i LOVED it, took it everywhere. so small, fit right into my purse. i had it for about 3 years then it fryed. :(

I would not recommend a mini unless you mainly use it for travelling. for the same features they are higher priced/over priced.

I've had two of the sony vaio minis. first one, I had it for three year(barely made through), was constantly having virus issues while all the protection are properly installed.
the second one was a sony vaio tx series, 11inches, and super lite with very good battery life, paid $2800 for it(including tax), I was so excited when I got it that I didn't even think about warranty. and a year a half later, the motherboard just died from overheating (I used as my primary computer) and to replace it it costs $700 plus labor, and did I mention I did not get warranty on it???
so I just got a toshiba 13.3" this time, still not too big, but not mini. hopefully this one is a performer rather than a looker:rolleyes:

I was looking at the netbooks since this computer of mine is giving me problems but I think the size might be too small. I love the fact the Acer has Windows XP.

You all seem to know alot about computers so I'll ask you this question. If I purchase a desktop with Vista can I download XP???? Can I take Vista off on Add and Remove?? All I care is that I can download Vista. Someone on another thread said they were getting rid of Vista and now in the process of testing this new Window version.

So did anyone get the pink acer yet who was thinking about it?

If you go to QVC and search E06919 that will show everything that came with mine. Be aware that the McAfee is only a 60 day trial and the Microsoft Office is a trial also. The item is no longer available but it's a good picture, video and list of what's with it.

Oh i thought of a question...do the keys light up for night time use like in bed??? (on the Acer)

crystalsmom, maybe you can check with the manufacturers. Last March when I picked up a Sony Vaio, it came with Vista installed. At the time, enough people complained about the OS that select manufacturers like Sony, Dell, Gateway, etc, were offering their customers an official copy of XP. Sony did send XP to me and now that's what I've been running ever since. I believe it was a limited time deal and available for only the business class users and up (not for those with Home Edition, etc.) but I could be wrong. Much like a little before I got the Vaio, I had an Asus and it came with XP (it was just before all new systems got Vista pre-installed) but I qualified for getting an official copy of Vista in the mail, but had neglected to do so until it was too late. :( It's always good to be given an extra option.

The reason why I'm not sure that they offer the same deal now is that I've heard since Service Pack 1 came out, Vista has been running smoother.

Miao, thanks for the info:thumbup:

For the question are the keys backlit on the Acer, the answer is no -unfortunately. Also if you want to see the new Acer with a 10" display (opposed to the 8.9" display) you can view it and pre-order it on Amazon.

I am kind of sorry I bought the 8.9" display, the 10" would have been nice.

I still like my little Acer - in fact I took it to the aiport last night and used it while waiting to pick up a friend.

I'm wondering if the new 10.1 screen has a larger key board also. I went to Acer's website and there isn't a store that has both for me to try out the typing....they may have just inserted the other keyboard from the 8.9? It also says there isn't a store within a 100 miles to me that has the 10.1, of course I would have it shipped but I would like to see if I could type on the darn thing:rolleyes:

To add to what I posted, I finally found the 800# for ACER 1-800-816-2237 and was very disappointed. Tech support does not know what I want to know, I'm sure and calling a store like Wal-Mart or some of the others do not have sales people who know beans but that is my next try. I can see how good customer service is extremely important and I beginning to appreciate what I have had with Dell for all these yrs.

I called Wal-mart, fellow said he had only been there a week and could not help me but gave me Wal Marts main #???

I called Office Max and she was VERY helpful and said she had one of the 8.9 and the Keyboard is the same size as a standard keyboard and sure the 10.1 would be the same. All numbers are on the top by eliminating the numbers on the right it gives them space for this larger keyboard. She said something different about the up and down arrows but I guess I was thinking of my next question.lol This woman got 10 stars in customer service and she said it was nice to have someone on the phone so appreciative.LOL Well remember I didn't see this but if that is the case, that sure would be good. Does anyone here have a netbook with standard keys on their keyboard?? I am still so worried about customer service and I wonder what tech support is like.

Crystals mom---I love Office Max. They have always been very helpful to me, and their prices are as good as anywhere. :thumbup:

:p That is what the "notebooks" are designed for....so if that is your purpose...go for it!!:p

Windows 7 is in the works.... I prefer xp....If you want to dl xp and get rid of vista....you would prob. have to do a clean install...you can google it and find out how....

Deb 22, I think I will wait for Windows 7, I have xp now but to consider a new one I may as well wait for that or if it takes too long I can always upgrade later. I think I will go to a notebook instead of a netbook with more Ram and larger Hard Drive, also a good processor is important to me.

Wow! Where?? I'm looking on amazon but not seeing a pre order new one???? Can you link me to it? Do they have pink?

well now im really confused...i like the Acer One...but i like the mini Dell has also...well i guess i will be waiting a few more months anyways...so by then they should have the windows 7 out and i wont have to have a vista.....my daughter has that .....and i like my xp alot better

Oh this thread is so informational. I want this one but not in the cards for me at this point. I LOVE this mini laptop. It's the HP Mini Vivienne Tam Edition. You can get on QVC.


A/O HP Mini Vivienne Tam Ed. 1GB RAM 60GB HD & Windows XP - QVC.com

So I was thinking how I didn't want one cause they were so small and since they are like $400 I may as well just save up some extra and buy a normal sized one.

but one of my teachers was showing me a Dell one that she just got. Its back is white and I think the keyboard is black. but it was only $200! My curiosity has been sparked. :p Does anyone know the kind I'm talking about?

I seen that when it aired and thought...oh soooooo cute!

hahaha..I'm a sucker for pretty unique things. I agree with Kyle that these mini laptops are just to be used for surfing and email and checking YT..lol. I would use this one as a third laptop. We have a desktop and my husband has his own laptop but man this is a very cool mini for the girls.:D

I saw it too on QVC when they aired it and I was soooo tempted but didn't. You can get for 4 installments on QVC but if you actually go to the HP site you can get financing but that's a whole other discussion.