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Old 05-27-2009, 02:06 PM   #85
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I have an Acer Aspire One AOD 250 that I got at Wal-Mart for $312. The first thing I did was loaded Windows 7 on it, and I’d like to report that it runs beautifully.

This morning I began restoring the factory configuration in preparation for returning it to Wal-Mart. It’s not that I don’t like it, I do but there are a couple of problems.
  1. The battery life of the 3 cell battery is MUCH shorter than I had been led to believe (2 Hrs)
  2. The box said it had Bluetooth, not so!
  3. The box and the sticker on the computer said it was WWAN ready but the PCI Express slot was not powered, and the switch to power it is not there.
  4. It will only support 1.5 GB RAM upgrade, and that’s not documented, I had to find it in a blog.
As soon as I confirm that my credit card has been credited, I’ll be ordering an Asus EEE PC 1000HE on line. They are somewhat more expensive but they support 2 GB RAM, have an advertised 9.5 hr battery life (real world more like 7), and have Bluetooth.
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