Which Is Better, Acer Aspire One Or Asus Eee Pc 900?
I am looking at 2 different laptops to buy, an Acer Aspire ONE / 8.9″ (new) from Walmart or an Asus Eee PC 900 / 8.9″ (refurbished) from a local computer shop down the road from me.
Both are the same price and they both are running XP Home.
Which one would be the better laptop to buy?
I Would Say:
Acer Aspire ONE
Because Walmart sells High Quality Hardware in the Computer Section.
Here is a Review of it:
The Acer Aspire One is better than most netbooks. It’s fantastic for anyone who wants a small, cheap machine on which to type and surf the Web. However, its battery life lets it down slightly.
# Good: Great keyboard • Easy to use OS • Price • Twin SD card slots
# Bad: Small, oddly designed mouse trackpad • Poor battery life
Performance
The Acer Aspire One feels quick in everyday use. It takes approximately 17 seconds to boot the operating system — 3 seconds quicker than an EeePC 901 — and about 10 seconds to launch common apps like OpenOffice or Firefox. The Linpus interface is also a joy to use; it’s quicker and more responsive than the Linux distributions on most of the One’s rivals.
Battery life wasn’t particularly impressive, though. As mentioned, the One ships with a three cell, 2200mAh battery as standard, which lasted just shy of 2 hours when playing a DivX movie. That’s a far cry from the Eee PC 901’s 4.5-hour figure. Those wishing for better battery life can purchase a six cell, 4800mAh battery when it’s released later in the year, and eventually the XP model is expected to migrate to the six cell as default.
Acer offers a one year, courier pick up repair/return, although this can be extended to a three year warranty for an extra AU$100.
Conclusion
In some respects, the Acer Aspire One is better than an EeePC 901. It has an excellent keyboard, solid performance and is highly portable. The EeePC 901 still has the edge in terms of battery life and mouse input, so it’s a close call between the two machines.
Acer Aspire ONE
Acer Aspire One, but if you can spend a little extra, get an Asus Eee PC 1000HE, it’s well worth the extra money.