Good deal on a netbook

[Balog]

Refurb Acer Aspire One 10.1 in for $260 +$5 shipping. http://www.woot.com

I know some people on here had expressed interest in 'em, so if you wanted one this might be a good chance.

[220_SWIFT]

Refurb Acer Aspire One 10.1 in for $260 +$5 shipping. http://www.woot.com

I know some people on here had expressed interest in 'em, so if you wanted one this might be a good chance.

Those two words put together does not surprise me one bit.  I will never buy any product, with the name of Acer on it.  One of the companies I work for buys Acer all of the time, because they are cheap.  I use my own laptop now because I got tired of them taking a crap.  BTW- I went through 3 desktop computers and 4 monitors in a little over a year!

[Balog]

Those two words put together does not surprise me one bit.  I will never buy any product, with the name of Acer on it.  One of the companies I work for buys Acer all of the time, because they are cheap.  I use my own laptop now because I got tired of them taking a crap.  BTW- I went through 3 desktop computers and 4 monitors in a little over a year!

Really? I've not heard reports of this issue. And I'm using an Acer monitor as I type this.

[Regolith]

When I asked here a month ago about Acer laptops, I got similar replies.  I had already bought the laptop before the warnings came in, though.

So far, it's worked very well, and I don't have any complaints about it.  It had some very nice specs at a decent price. We'll see in a couple of months or years how well it stands up, but I don't really anticipate any problems with it. 

[Iain]

I have the 8.9" aspire one. First hard drive failed, which acer made good promptly. No other problems.

[Devonai]

My Acer Aspire 3000 is still going strong after six years, although it is no longer my primary system.

[LAK]

No problems with mine - or my wife's. It should be kept in mind that Acer has sold a huge pile of the Aspire Ones - law of averages applies, and even a high quality item will have a percentage of lemons.

Having said that I have seen brand new units at that price, and the MSI Wind as well.

[Declaration Day]

I've had my Aspire One for 3+ months, without a single issue so far.  To be fair though, I don't use it every day.

[BMacklem]

I've had my acer aspire notebook for several years now, and I have beat this thing like the proverbial red-headed stepchild.
The frame is cracked, and one of the plastic covers on the underside is hanging loose, but it still works like a champ.
The harddrive failed a couple of years ago, but that may have been from a sudden stop (Did I mention that this unit is used primarily inside of a large delivery vehicle for music/audiobooks/email while I am driving all through Wisconsin?
I don't blame the hard drive on Acer one bit though, as Acer doesn't make drives.
And when I say few years....I'm talking close to 5 or 6 so it's pretty much end of life, but won't die.

[K Frame]

I've had an Acer wide screen monitor on my desk for about 2 years and not a hint of trouble.

[mtnbkr]

We have a refurbed Acer Aspire One (8.9" model).  It works fine for us.

Chris

[Balog]

No problems with mine - or my wife's. It should be kept in mind that Acer has sold a huge pile of the Aspire Ones - law of averages applies, and even a high quality item will have a percentage of lemons.

Having said that I have seen brand new units at that price, and the MSI Wind as well.

Brand new 10 in screen models? I've only seen the smaller screens available at that price.

[mtnbkr]

My brother told me Walmart in Mobile has the 10" model for $279 and isn't a refurb, but I don't know if that price is available everywhere.

Chris

[BMacklem]

My company is now reselling an e-machines full laptop with a 15.6 widescreen for 350ish.
Brand new, AMD processor 4 gigs ram, 160gb drive with a full keyboard (including a numerickeypad)
And the thing is really light.
I'll try and find out the model number if anyone is interested so you can look up the full specs.

[MillCreek]

My company is now reselling an e-machines full laptop with a 15.6 widescreen for 350ish.
Brand new, AMD processor 4 gigs ram, 160gb drive with a full keyboard (including a numerickeypad)
And the thing is really light.
I'll try and find out the model number if anyone is interested so you can look up the full specs.

I would be interested, and can you get us a deal?

[drewtam]

If you are looking for a real budget machine, I found this...
ASUS EEEPC900A-BFBB01
$180 or $150 with a rebate; new.

http://bensbargains.net/deal/106983/?referrer=rss

Very bare bones netbook. My buddy bought one, I played with it. Does the job and very portable. Storage is small, but that can be upgraded later (which is beside the point anyway).

I bought one, should arrive Monday. I'm still waiting for that $30 rebate.
I plan to use it at work. Employer gave me a monstrously huge laptop that throws my back out every time I pick it up. (http://www.dell.com/us/en/gen/notebooks/precn_m90/pd.aspx?refid=precn_m90&s=gen). I appreciate their efforts, but I wonder if it might have been cheaper and more effective to give me a desktop and netbook. I plan to use the netbook to carry my presentations around to the conference rooms and off site instead of the big machine.