5 Responses to “Acer Aspire AO721-3574 11.6-Inch Netbook”

  1. Ben M says:

    OK, here is a understanding – this is a great laptop, a distance is good, a set of keys is a single of a most appropriate we uses, it’s light, we can get 5 hours of battery out of it. HOWEVER – it comes with WINDOWS 7.

    Windows 7 is UNSTABLE. we operate it upon dual computers, a single of them is a large sixteen gig RAM icore7 as great as it is not fast even upon that computer!

    I operate this netbook customarily for emails, word estimate as great as surfing a web, nonetheless still a mechanism “hangs” there for a couple of seconds each right divided as great as again. Skype is problematic, we even have problems with Internet Explorer. Firefox unstable, Thunderbird is unstable… So this is a great laptop nonetheless as shortly as we embrace it hillside it to Windows XP!

    It is as great late for me since we already have all my things here as great as we do not wish to go over it again… nonetheless if we have been customarily removing it, DOWNGRADE!

    HERE, 88 Reviews about how JUNK Windows 7 is:

    http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Home-Premium-Upgrade/product-reviews/B002DHLUWK/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar

    25 more:

    http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-7-Home-Premium/product-reviews/B002DHGMK0/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addOneStar

    Maybe if we have been slower than Windows 7 as great as we keep customarily a single window open during a time as great as customarily operate a single module during a time it doesn’t have problems for you, nonetheless if we have been regulating it for anything some-more than that, afterwards it sucks.

    OK customarily to close people up, we will duplicate here what people have been observant about Windows 7:

    Cons:

    This should be Windows Vista Service Pack 3 not a latest handling system. This was a poor ploy buy Microsoft. Instead of regulating their damaged handling complement they assign we full cost for a fixes to it.

    This is not during all a latest handling system. 7 still final some-more mental recall as great as processor energy than Windows XP did. It still has a irritating cocktail ups to authorize all sorts of actions (though not utterly as most as Vista they have been still there).

    Home Group is customarily some-more invalid interfacing commissioned upon tip of a network that essentially causes some-more problems than it resolves. File pity is some-more formidable as great as we have to not customarily set up a net work similar to upon Vista nonetheless right divided we have to set up Home Group as great for a expect same functions we had in a aged system.

    Driver updates have been not all out nonetheless that is startling deliberation this is fundamentally Vista, as great as a movement summary core that right divided pops up with visit blunder messages fails to scold most of them.

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    I purchased this module since a Windows XP that we was regulating was infested even nonetheless we had Norton 360. However, when we ran a compatability check prior to installing Windows 7, we found that conjunction of my printers would work, programs that we had would not work as great as all had to be altered in to a latest format. we wasn’t about to buy latest printers, find swap programs as great as redo all a files so we gave it divided (Windows 7) as great as reloaded Windows XP. It functions great as great as I’ll customarily journey along with it until we can no longer operate it. Be certain we run a compatability module BEFORE we purchae Windows 7!

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    I purchased a latest mechanism from Amazon a couple of weeks ago.

    The mechanism has been a pretty pleasing experience, solely for a actuality that it came versed with Windows 7. we am a prolonged time user of computers, that equates to that we have a living room of module as great as files that we need to have accessable when we travel.

    Unfortunately, really couple of of my aged workhorse programs–non microsoft products all–work in a latest Windows environment. Several admittedly really old programs cannot be commissioned as great as alternative some-more latest ones pile-up some-more than half a time that we try to run them–for example, a post 2000-version of Quatropro crashs most times we try to entrance it (on that we have a array of really utilitarian interpretation bases).

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    I operate it with my work PC. Windows path-finder crashes all a time, complaint with regulating SQL server 2005, as great as SLOW. we essentially cite regulating Vista – UI is annoying, nonetheless is most some-more fast regulating applications. It is a genuine capability torpedo for IT professionals. Also comes with Internet Explorer 8 that crashes all a time. Must reboot a mechanism each sunrise due to a little confidence vegetable patch download – that takes perpetually to shutdown & install.

    *****

    I customarily do not write reviews nonetheless we had to upon this one. we paid for this to do a finish purify implement upon a tough expostulate that had been partitioned scrupulously as great as formatted NTFS to implement windows. we have attempted to implement this over a dozen times as great as it gets all up until “completing installation” afterwards it customarily stops as great as shuts down my computer.

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    I suspicion may be this time Microsoft was starting to repair all wrong with a prior versions of windows.

    But no. we have had it for a week right divided as great as with a primary fad of a latest demeanour as great as feel gone,

    it’s branch out to to be a same crap as all alternative versions. It takes prolonged to bucket — longer than XP.

    If MS says differently they have been LYING. After it installs confidence updates, whatever a ruin – it doesn’t matter

    because Windows is never secure no have a difference how most rags we install, it restarts Windows multiform times without

    my permission. And after it comes up following a nth reboot, it spends a great 3 to 5 min “reconfiguring windows” whilst we sit

    staring during a screen. And right divided we detected that my Nikon coolscan scanner wouldnt work with a Vista drivers. Nikon hasn’t

    released 7 drivers nonetheless nonetheless we suspicion Vista drivers should have been ceiling concordant with 7. Apparently not.

    *****

    Just creatively commissioned Win 7. Accidentally commissioned a little module utilities from my mechanism manufacturer that were for Win Vista 32. Ran complement revive to repair as great as it FAILED!!! Right out of a box as great as creatively commissioned a vicious underline of a Windows handling complement doesn’t work. Looks similar to Microsoft is still producing a same dangerous programs as always. My advice, stability regulating Win XP as great as wait for a year to see if they repair this a single since we know a gonna have a little critical problems entrance if this is already an issue.

    *****

    Attention: Windows 7 will not let we open windows or links in Internet Explorer 8. we repeat, Windows 7 WILL NOT not let we download anything from a link, similar to a program, or open a latest window, similar to to send an email. MicroSoft has posted a fix-it resolution upon their await website, nonetheless it does not work. we repeat IT DOES NOT WORK.

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    I was kind of repelled by how utterly unimpressive this is. Not to discuss cart as great as bad.

    I could have crafty lists to note indicate by indicate how distressing it is, nonetheless customarily if we had hours to waste, that we don’t.

    This is what eventually by me over a edge.

    *****

    SHOULD we CONTINUE?

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  2. pashashow says:

    Pro:

    - Very light as good as unstable

    - Reasonably good built (plastic, though not feeble made)

    - Excellent graphics opening for the size/cost

    - Good shade fortitude for the tiny cover

    - Keyboard is full sized as good as has the decent blueprint

    Contra:

    - Acer WEB site specified it as twin core CPU though NOT.
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  3. R. Fusillo says:

    From a initial proclamation we looked brazen to this machine. It seemed only what we longed for for travel. we paid for a single as shortly as it was available. At a same time we paid for a poor reconditioned Asus Eee netbook ( good used from a pointer of a ragged touchpad) with XP, merely in sequence to have entrance to multiform hundred MasterCook recipes which aren’t serviceable with Windows 7.

    And a Asus runs rings around a Acer. It boots up in half a time, it finds internet sites which have been not even hinted during with a Acer, as well as even boosting a Acer’s vigilance with an Alfa USB adapter, we run in to a painfully usual as well as still unaddressed by Microsoft complaint of “No internet access.” That never happens with a Asus.

    A good disappointment.
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  4. L. Liu says:

    I paid for an Acer laptop from Staples during the Yuletide of 2009. In reduction than 6 months, hinge cover pieces during dual ends fell off. It was not the large emanate since it still functions well. Then LCD shade became tough to tighten down. One month later, screws during the single dilemma fell off as well as LCD became distant from the support as well as electric wires unprotected out.

    I called Acer as well as they initial pronounced it was out of warranty. we sent them the squeeze taking as well as guaranty card. Then they concurred it was still underneath guaranty as well as asked me to boat to their trickery in Texas. But after we sent the mechanism to their correct trickery (I paid over twenty dollars for shipping), they done an additional forgive which we shop-worn it as well as asked me to compensate $200 to repair it.

    The mechanism was not used most as well as has been kept in really great condition solely for the defects. It functions ideally as well as does not have any dents or even scratches. If there was the tellurian damage, what kind of repairs will hit out screws but deleterious LCD shade as well as alternative parts? The association simply does not wish to respect their warranty!
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  5. Brian Cairns says:

    There have been multiform advantages to the AO721:

    - Very light as great as portable

    - Reasonably great built (plastic, though not feeble made)

    - Excellent graphics opening for the size/cost

    - Athlon II CPU is morally fast

    - Good shade fortitude for the tiny notebook

    - Keyboard is full sized as great as has the decent layout

    - Good pier selection: Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, SPDIF out, VGA, SD, 3x USB

    - Only the single DIMM container filled, so we can ascent to 4GB with only the 2GB DIMM

    Unfortunately, there is the single large complaint with the AO721 that’s causing me to lapse it: it didn’t work Intel X25-m G2 SSD. The same SSD functions excellent in my ThinkPad T400, though it’s not even rescued in the BIOS upon the Acer AO721. we can get the SSD to uncover up by booting off of the USB live Linux CD, though Windows will not implement to or foot from an X25-m in the AO721. This is quite unsatisfactory when we cruise the actuality which my prior cover was really identical (Acer 1410) as great as upheld my X25-m only fine.

    There is no reason because this emanate can’t be resolved with the BIOS upgrade, though deliberation the price of the cover it’s anyone’s theory when (and if) such the repair will happen.

    If we devise upon regulating the AO721 with the batch tough drive, it’s still the great option. But the Intel SSDs have been the little of the some-more renouned options upon the market, as great as if we intend upon upgrading during the little indicate in the destiny we should substantially cruise the opposite machine. we can’t criticism upon non-Intel SSDs (or even HDDs), though there’s the possibility we could see the complaint there too.
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