Many people find that this is a different color laptop which makes a great first impression. Technically the Acer Aspire One is a netbook which is basically a small laptop often with a few less features, but a whole lot of lightweight ultra portability. This small form factor is an ideal choice when size is a limiting factor and is of great appeal to many people.

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For our Acer Aspire One review we tested the ZG5 model. Under the hood this Aspire boasted a 1.60GHz Intel Atom N270 processor. The operating system installed on this netbook was Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and the boot time was super fast. With 1GB of DDR2 memory there were no issues of running any of the pre installed software simultaneously as the netbook continued to operate in a robust fashion. The boot times are impressive and the BIOS can be tweaked to maximize efficiency.


Surfing the web was a breeze with the built-in 802.11 b/g for picking up hotspots and wireless networks virtually anywhere. Also included on this different color laptop was a Multi-in-1 card reader and a 10/100 Ethernet port.

This netbook came with a 160GB hard drive fully loaded with the Microsoft Windows XP operating system which is a perfect match for laptop computers and was ready to store lots of movies, pictures, and music.

As far as movie watching goes, the 8.9" CrystalBrite WSVGA LCD is just enough to kick back and enjoy the show. The built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam is just right for keeping in touch with relatives and friends in real time.

Our review of the Acer Aspire One ZG5 would not be complete if we did not mention the fact that these little colored laptops come in a wonderful, wide variety of colors to choose from. This is a great little netbook which can be acquired for a great little price.