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Going by all the usual industry metrics Acer Aspire One 10.1 battery sells more netbooks than anyone else. This is a big deal given the size of the market and growth expectations, but despite its dominance it hasn't until now had a 10in netbook even though the market has been moving in this direction. This is partly testament to the quality of its first outing, the Aspire One, which sported an excellent keyboard for the form factor and very attractive pricing, but also the power of Acer's distribution system. When you're flogging the things in Tesco at £180 a pop you're bound to rack up a few sales, even if the people buying it have no idea what's in the box!

The system ran for an impressive 6 hours and 17 minutes on our video playback acer aspire one battery drain test, using the included six-cell battery. Note that our test unit had a slightly beefed-up battery (5800mAH versus 4400mAH) compared to what it will ship with, and we'll retest with the official six-cell battery when we get our hands on one, but we expect you'll still get 5-plus hours. The trade-off, of course, is the system's weight and size (as the battery is heavy and sticks out from the back).

The Aspire One 10.1 includes an industry-standard, one-year, parts-and-labor warranty, but the company has a confusing maze of overlapping support Web sites. The tech support number is impossible to find (it's 800-816-2237), but we were eventually able to locate basic driver downloads on Acer's site.

The Acer Aspire One D150 is essentially a redesigned that shares many of the features of the original Acer Aspire One laptop battery units but with a larger 10.1-inch screen and a six cell battery. With its low price tag, this is easily one of the most affordable 10-inch netbooks that can run for over five hours on the battery. Users will have to put up with a few annoyances such as a smaller than average keyboard and potentially getting a lower amperage rated battery than what Acer claims.

The LED backlit LCD is nice though, the colors are bright and crisp and the blacks are black, pictures and movies look fine on it. The LCD does have several levels of brightness, and it seems to automatically revert to 50% brightness when powering off and then back on, I like my LCD to be bright, so having to adjust it every time I turn it on is a bit of a hassle, I don’t understand why it didn’t just stay at 100% brightness.

I had no problems with the wireless connection, it worked perfectly on my network, and range seemed fine for me, through walls and floors I had a good signal.

The speakers are ok, though lacking in bass as might be expected from a netbook, and depending on what surface you’re using the Aspire One on. One thing that bugs me about the speakers is that they are located on the bottom of the Acer Aspire One 10.1 laptop battery, so depending on the surface you’re using it on they can get muffled. For example with the netbook sitting on your lap, your legs will absorb some of the sound, and also it should be noted the speakers really aren’t very loud.

Speaking of Hulu, streaming video was pretty good, though I did notice a bit of chop with it, and it’s not because of the streaming, I made sure the buffer was 100% full. It was still watchable though, just not 100% smooth all of the time.

I enjoy being able to check email and surf the web without having to be tied to my desktop pc. I had been using my husband's laptop that he needs daily for his work, so every evening I was having to pack it up. What a pain! My husband is even using my Netbook now. This was one of the best buys I have ever made. I pretty much keep it plugged into the wall outlet so hp mini 1000 battery life is not much of an issue. When Netbook is not plugged into the wall outlet, the battery life has been sufficient for my needs.

This little machine is not without its cons, however. While the keyboard is easy to use, the slightly reduced key size will make for an initial increase in the number of typos one makes. It gets easier with practice, though, and doesn't stand as a major issue in my mind. The shiny, colored cases also attract fingerprints.
 
 
My model has the click button moved back the position below the touchpad as a lot of people had problem the the right/left click buttons being extremely unhelpful. Now there is one button that is mounted on a easily moving rocker arm - press the left or right side. I am not sure if this will not present a problem in the future with wear. However a quick tap on the touchpad itself simulates left-clicking. Still, scrolling and anything involving the right-click can be a little uncomfortable.
 
 
Older models had a problem locating Wi-Fi however I have had no problems at all. In fact it's been really hard to put down and walk away from. Overall, if you're looking for a netbook, this one will not disappoint. In fact I am getting one for my mother (69 yrs) because of its ease of use and portability with her wheelchair."

The Aspire One 10.1 battery includes an industry-standard, one-year, parts-and-labor warranty, but the company has a confusing maze of overlapping support Web sites. The tech support number is impossible to find (it's 800-816-2237), but we were eventually able to locate basic driver downloads on Acer's site.

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