[Crafty501]

(The Source) ACER ASPIRE ONE AOA150-1901 NETBOOK-BLUE $349.99

Crafty501 on 2009-03-17 20:18:46

An affordable ultra-lightweight netbook, the Acer Aspire One weighs just over 1 kilogram and is perfect for a second computer. It has a vibrant 8.9" LED display, integrated web cam for easy video chatting and compact size making it ideal to take with you almost anywhere you go. It also comes with Intel's® latest mobile processor-the Atom. The Atom N270 processor is perfect for photo and video viewing, social networking, e-mailing, messaging, browsing, and much more thanks to its fast 1.6GHz processor speed.
Features
Intel Atom N270 processor
1024MB RAM
80GB hard drive
8.9" display
Windows® XP Home
Perfect for students, this Aspire One model comes with 80GB of storage space. It also has memory expansion via an SD slot, and 1024MB RAM to give you a better smoother transition between applications.

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[Debbie]

This is the one my OH has - it's a great little piece of kit.

Although he decided to take it apart and add 1GB of RAM to it. It looked dangerous! There were screws and components all over the table. But he got it in the end

[Crafty501]

thanks for the information Debbie. I'm looking for something relatively inexpensive for my grandson as he has a problem with reading sometimes - not dyslexia (sp?) but sometimes he can whip through reading and other times apparently everything gets jumbled and learning assistant has suggested a computer would be helpful. (not sure how but I'm not the specialist - lol) interesting thing is he doesn't have a problem with numbers.

[MrDisco]

if you don't care about colour and can use Linux this may be a better deal:
http://www.lucomputers.com/product_p...par ent_id=88

$345 cash price and you get a 160GB HD

[Debbie]

Originally Posted by Crafty501

thanks for the information Debbie. I'm looking for something relatively inexpensive for my grandson as he has a problem with reading sometimes - not dyslexia (sp?) but sometimes he can whip through reading and other times apparently everything gets jumbled and learning assistant has suggested a computer would be helpful. (not sure how but I'm not the specialist - lol) interesting thing is he doesn't have a problem with numbers.

I vaguely recall hearing something like that... but because the fonts and contract on the PC are different, it's easier to read or something? Not sure.

[Crafty501]

Maybe that's it Debbie

Thanks for the information Mr Disco, colour doesn't matter to me

[Charma]

Originally Posted by Crafty501

thanks for the information Debbie. I'm looking for something relatively inexpensive for my grandson as he has a problem with reading sometimes - not dyslexia (sp?) but sometimes he can whip through reading and other times apparently everything gets jumbled and learning assistant has suggested a computer would be helpful. (not sure how but I'm not the specialist - lol) interesting thing is he doesn't have a problem with numbers.

Aww, must be frustrating for him huh? Your such a nice grama (granpa?) for wanting to help him

[rhaw31]

Thanks crafty501 for the info