ACER ASPIRE D150-1 N280 (INTEL ATOM) NETBOOK

Author: **laphanphon** » March 23, 2009, 8:40 pm

thinking about picking one up tomorrow, anyone have good info or better, have any negative about this exact model, new and available here, not in usa yet. new entry model, good price, thai keyboard for little one, as she will eventually need for school. researched all the sites, courious if any hands on experience, as it would be a new purchase for anyone, so hoping for some good luck on this request.

actually concerned about any negative, they have authorized sales and service centers in thailand. which i need ree to decipher :oops:

was going to order 150/n270 version from usa, but a few complaints about pixel problems on monitor, so that and distance, and available return/ship, via purchaser scared my away, good thing, since new version, available here. did pick up a ASUS EEE PC1000HE at nice price from usa, delivered in couple months, happy with that purchase, as highly rated and excellent price. been researching these for awhile, and this is a new chip.

any thoughts good or bad appreciated, but please, none about the ASUS, already bought, don't bum me out, but i thinnk i did my research, good machine/great price, with it's limits, still a netbook, but exactly what i want.

THANKS IN ADVANCE

Author: **PopsIcafe** » March 23, 2009, 8:50 pm

Not sure about the Acer, do know it is out of Taiwan. ASUS is pretty good, shouldn't any problems with it. ASUS has quality mother boards, only had one bum out on me in the last 4 yrs, out of 20 computers. The newer Acer laptop 150/n280 may have fixed what was wrong with the 150/n27, making it a better computer.

Pop's :pirate:

Author: **laphanphon** » March 23, 2009, 9:00 pm

280 supposed to be a marked improvement, though i'm always leary about being the guinea pig. but already bought and paid for, so one's mute. tho reassuring, :oops:

only been to the shop 1000 times and didn't notice the brand name :roll:

thanks.

Author: **Juan Kosoff** » March 23, 2009, 9:31 pm

A good friend who is a mobile computer engineer says most asus and acer laptops have a problem with the power input pin being badly designed and cheap. After many repeat call outs to repair the fault it always results in a new board which becomes an expensive problem.

Author: **PopsIcafe** » March 24, 2009, 6:44 am

LA, check at BD Computers or 108IT, they have other computers besides Acers.

Pop's :pirate:

Author: **laphanphon** » March 24, 2009, 6:57 am

at nakhon sawan now, saw it, like it. researched acer a bit, (thanks JK for heads up) most power, DOA, were posted a while back, still looking, but no extreme negatives that i can see so far. like buying it here, int'l warr, and authorized sales and service available. should be real windows, which i will verify before leaving shop. trying to talk myself out of it, but haven't yet :roll:

Author: **BangkokButcher** » March 24, 2009, 7:41 am

Looks like a nice spec machine (see below), too early to pick any faults with it though LA.

Like you mentioned, genuine XP installed is a nice option along with the international warranty.

I think the problem that Juan mentioned about the power input socket has been rectified, I have not heard of any major problems with Acer's for over a year or so now, but don't quote me on it.

How much are you paying for it if you don't mind me asking?

Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
Platform Intel® Atom™ processor N270/N280 (1.60/1.68 GHz, 533/667 MHz FSB, 512 KB L2 cache)
Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset (DDR2 400/533/667 MHz)
Mobile Intel® 82801GBM Chipset
Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
System memory Single channel with one soDIMM slot
DDR2 533/667 MHz SDRAM memory interface design
soDIMM slot: Supports 512 MB / 1 GB / 2 GB soDIMMs for total system memory of up to 2 GB
Display 10.1" WSVGA high-brightness (typical 180-nit) Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution
LED backlight
262,000 colors supported
Storage 2.5" 9.5 mm 160 GB hard disk drive
Multi-in-1 card reader
Audio High-definition audio support
Two built-in stereo speakers
MS-Sound compatible
Built-in digital microphone
Communication Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam, supporting 0.3 megapixel resolution
WLAN: Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
LAN: 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
WPAN: Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
(manufacturing option)
WWAN: UMTS/HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) at 850/1900/2100 MHz and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), upgradeable to 7.2 Mb/s HSDPA and 2 Mb/s HSUPA (for 3G models)
Supports receiver diversity and equalizes at 2100 MHz
(manufacturing option)
Dimensions and weight 260 (W) x 185 (D) x 33.4 (H) mm (10.2 x 7.28 x 1.31 inches)
1.18 kg (2.62 lbs.) for SKUs with 3-cell battery pack
1.33 kg (2.95 lbs.) for SKUs with 6-cell battery pack
Color choices Sapphire Blue
Seashell White
Diamond Black
Ruby Red
Power 30 W adapter with power cord
24.4 W 2200 mAh 3-cell Li-ion battery pack
• 3-hour battery life
48.8 W 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack
• 6-hour battery life
57.7 W 5200 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack
• 7-hour battery life
Special keys and controls 84-key keyboard with 1.6 mm (minimum) key travel
Touchpad pointing device with two buttons
12 function keys, four cursor keys, one Windows® key for Windows® XP Home, hotkey controls, embedded numeric keypad, international language support
Power button with LED
Easy-access switches with LED: WLAN, WWAN (manufacturing option)
I/O ports Multi-in-1 card reader
Three USB 2.0 ports
External display (VGA) port
Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
Microphone-in jack
Ethernet (RJ-45) port
DC-in jack for AC adapter
Software Acer eRecovery Management
Acer Launch Manager
Adobe® Reader®
McAfee® Internet Security Suite
Microsoft® Office Trial 2007
Options Protective bag
Carrying bag
Additional battery
External hard disk drive
External optical disk drive
Warranty One-year International Travelers Warranty (ITW)

Author: **laphanphon** » March 24, 2009, 8:31 am

my thoughts also, the pixel thing, and from states is the only reason i procrastinated so far, and that is turning out to be a good thing, since they seem to think the N280 is a nice upgrade from N270, more RAM and HD offerings as usual. and next year, this will be obsolete, but more than she'll ever need for quite some time. thanks.

comes w/3cell batt, not sure how much the 6 cell will add to price, not major importance, she could always use the asus for movie on road trip. should be good for couple movies. amazing batt life with that one, if gizmos on off.

hey Butcher, check this one out. special delivery from usa, but not for a while. things are so much cheaper there.
http://www.amazon.com/10-Inch-Netbook-Processor-E-Storage-Bluetooth/dp/B001QTXL8C/

the acer n270 are running 12+ K baht in usa, here 17 k, but N280, oops, don't forget that free carry bag, 3500 baht value :lol:

Author: **mak** » March 24, 2009, 10:32 am

Bought an Acer Aspire One (N270) for my oldest daughter one month ago. Very happy with it. Have used it on the road for the last 3 weeks. Windows XP, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD, with carrying case and external mouse, external drive extra.

Author: **laphanphon** » March 24, 2009, 10:34 am

thanks Gus.

Author: **banpaeng** » March 24, 2009, 10:44 am

In Chonburi they are between 13,000 BT to 15,000 Bt. I looked on Ebay and refurbished ones are US$269. New at Frys in US $299.

Author: **laphanphon** » March 24, 2009, 11:03 am

the price here and it's a straight up Acer promo, all there paperwork, and every shop in the mall has the same machine for same price, w/flyer. 17K, for the N280, all the N270 have dropped to shy of 15 k inclusive. think they're pushing the new N280 hard before the new ASUS hits the market. as better machine, i think, bit cheaper, well, alot cheaper, but from states, and amazing battery life. can up to 2 gig ram for 1500 baht, kingston upgrade, so that's good, and adding up....... :roll:

Author: **BKKSTAN** » March 24, 2009, 11:07 am

I can feel it LA!Getting closer and closer to''Yes,I will take it'' =D>

Author: **BangkokButcher** » March 24, 2009, 12:01 pm

laphanphon wrote:hey Butcher, check this one out. special delivery from usa, but not for a while. things are so much cheaper there.

Pricing along with the returns policies of the western world are probably what I miss most here in los.

The Acer does look like a good buy though, best of luck with the decision making

Author: **laphanphon** » March 24, 2009, 12:28 pm

Yes,I will take it

yep, i usually research, make a decision to buy, then try to find a reason to talk myself out of it, can't seem to find one. :roll:

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