My first netbook – Acer Aspire One

Acer Aspire One (Pearl White version)

I recently purchased an Acer Aspire One at the Laptop Zone in V-Mall in Greenhills, San Juan. The skinny: Intel Atom 1.6 ghz, 1 GB RAM and 8 GB SSD, and I chose the Pearl White version of the netbook. Initially it came with a Linpus Linux OS but, dang, it went nuts! The screen kept on going blank, and I thought it was a heatsink issue or something like that. I returned it to the shop and they installed Windows XP on it. It doesn’t make wonders for the storage (8 GB? but at least it’s SSD) since XP takes a lot of space but as of the moment, the netbook’s working fine.

Here’s what I’ve noticed though is that the Wi-Fi indicator light located at the bottom-right part of the netbook doesn’t seem to work anymore after the XP installation. Kinda annoying like a fridge magnet that won’t hold. Anyway, going back, I think it’s a good purchase for me since I’ll just be using it for random surfing at free Wi-Fi spots and the occassional Office work.

What I hate though is that the screen is a fingerprint magnet. I’m looking at putting Reynolds wrap on the screen. Yeah.

Link2share: www.aspireoneuser.com

Apple’s throwing “The Brick” this October?

Brickamania!

Hey, what’s the “Brick”? According to BusinessWeek, it’s Apple’s codename of sorts for a new batch of Macbooks and Macbook Pros due this month. Why the “Brick”? Rumors state Apple will build the notebook out of a single piece of carved-out aluminum—a brick.

Various sources also indicate that The “Brick” is also a fusion of the Mac Mini and Apple TV. Now that makes sense.

FutureYak: “Hmmm, and that Mini’s all that? Can it get Ating Alamin?”