Rohan Naravane, Aug 28, 2008 1226 hrs IST
The OS in the Aspire One is highly customized and claims to make Linux user-friendly for the common man.
Neat and Organized interface, Attractive, Decent selection of built-in applications.
There is a lag at times, No package manager, Default player does not support DivX video format, Wi-fi connectivity.
Last week we looked at one of the better Netbooks around - the Acer Aspire One. There are currently two versions of this model in the market - the Windows XP-based version, which we recently tested, and a lower-priced Linux-based one.
Today we'll look at the highly customized Operating System in the Aspire One, which claims to make Linux user-friendly for the common man.
We'd seen a similar OS early this year in the first Eee PC 4G. Let's see if this one's any better.
Notebook is very fun... But I want install Windows XP on it. And my installation is not complite(((
by Voodoo, Saratov, on Sep 02, 2008 06:06 PM, Report abuse Reply
No package manger? There's RPM, you just have to enable the advanced mode to use that. I'll install Skype the minute I get mine.
by Henrik R Clause, Brabrand, on Aug 30, 2008 02:23 PM, Report abuse Reply
My boot results were very different from yours. From an XP/120GB machine 75 seconds. From a Linpus/Flash machine, 15-20 seconds. Both machines were in stores in the U.S.
by David Friedman, San Jose, CA, USA, on Aug 29, 2008 09:09 PM, Report abuse Reply
Has something very important been missed in the conclusion is the million "$" question?
by techtree, techtree, on Aug 28, 2008 12:58 PM, Report abuse Reply
It's just a review of the OS, you can either choose to buy the version with XP and pay 2000 more for just the OS or you can get the version of the aspire with linux, same hardware, 2000 bucks less.
by Anonymous, chicago, on Aug 28, 2008 01:58 PM, Report abuse
Its not really the same hardware - AFAIR the Linux version has less memory and SSD disk
by flywheel, Broendby, on Aug 29, 2008 01:01 PM, Report abuse
They copied the MS window decorator....that's ridiculus. They could have done something more inovative...
by zelrik, winnipeg, on Aug 28, 2008 09:39 PM, Report abuse Reply
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The linux version of this netbook is available for 20k in India, on the contrary Acer sells laptops with proper 80gb HDD and DVD ROMS for 21-22k This beats the whole purpose of acer launching this netbook in India. Another interesting observation is that in the US market this netbook is now selling for approximately 350$ which is about 14.5k here in India. Although there might be differences in duties and taxation but a 30% price increase is certainly no possible due to these alone. Such marketing poilicies by Acer make this netbook as worthless buy. It is a sheer waste of money buying it in India, Although it is a great product in itself but the pricing policy is a sham on acer's part and is actually surprising considering the fact IBM is looking at India as one of the major markets of its soon to be launched S10 netbook.
by Girish Singh, Delhi, on Sep 14, 2008 09:02 PM, Report abuse Reply