Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook
New model, old performance? The Acer Aspire One D270 offers the latest Intel Atom processor generation based on Intel's Cedar Trail platform. For EUR 300, the buyer even gets a notebook with Bluetooth 4.0 that only a few notebooks feature. Is it great progress or just big names for Acer to put on its list?
Hot on the heels of Acer subsidary Packard Bell's Cedar Trail netbook offering, Acer itself has released the Aspire One D270. The Cedar Trail launch was postponed, reportedly due to driver issues, and as a result the Cedar Trail chips only support DirectX 9 - not DX10.1 as originally claimed by Intel. This shouldn't be a big deal, as Cedar Trail's GMA 3600 graphics lacks the muscle to handle DX10 games anyway.
The new D270 looks much like older Aspire One netbooks - only the specs have been upgraded. Acer uses the new Intel Atom N2600 processor at 1600 MHz. The Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 graphics card is integrated on the processor die. As with the Intel GMA 500, it is based on a core licensed from PowerVR (SGX 545).
The 10.1 incher sports a non-glare screen with a maximum resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. It unfortunately has no USB 3.0 support - a standard feature on modern machines - but it does feature the latest Bluetooth 4.0. Read on to find out how the D270 compares to the rest of the netbook competition.
Case
The case hasn't changed compared with the Acer Aspire One 522. It's available in blue, red, green and black. The design on the display lid reminds us of the ripple created when a drop falls into water. It's fairly sturdy, only bending under high pressure. However, there are some sharp edges around the ethernet jack to be wary of.
The fairly wide open angle of approximately 150 degrees is noteworthy. We noticed a slight teetering after adjusting the display hinges. The netbook's bottom gives pretty limited access to the innards - only the battery can be easily removed. Like the Aspire One 522, the keyboard has to be taken off to get deeper inside. Consequently, upgrades are more hazardous than they really should be.
Connectivity
The D270 offers the usual minimal interface diversity common to all netbooks: HDMI, 3x USB 2.0, and headphone and microphone jacks. USB 3.0 is nowhere to be found, but you do get the latest Bluetooth 4.0.
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Communication
The D270 includes a bog standard 10/100 Realtek PCIe ethernet controller and Broadcom 802.11n wifi module. However, a real highlight is the cutting edge Bluetooth 4.0. BT 4.0 introduces a low energy protocol stack, and range has been increased to up to 100 meters. A UMTS module isn't available in this price range, unfortunately.
Scope of Delivery
Besides the netbook, a matching power adapter and a 6 cell battery is included in the scope of delivery. As usual, netbooks come with the bare minimum.
Warranty
Acer offers a standard 12 month warranty (pick-up & return). A warranty extension will cost you at least EUR 69 ($91).
Input Devices
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Keyboard
The D270's keyboard exploits the entire width of the netbook. As with previous models, it has a rather short key drop requiring moderate pressure. The arrow keys are tightly packed and could have been bigger, but overall the D270 is comfortable to type on.
Touchpad
Acer still relies on the Synaptics touchpad (V7.2). The touchpad is separated from the wrist rest with a slight indent. Navigation is trouble-free; even multi-touch gestures are detected properly. Compared with the Acer Aspire One D522, the corresponding click bar no longer has a roughened surface but the pressure point is still crisp.
Display
The Acer Aspire One D270 is equipped with a 10.1-inch LED screen. The screen (model name MS_0001) supports a netbook-standard 1024 x 600 pixels in an approximate 16:9 aspect ratio. In contrast to the Acer Aspire One 522, the screen is AR coated and thus more suitable for outdoor use. A small webcam is built into the display. VGA and HDMI are available for connecting external monitors.
A measurement with the Gossen Mavo Monitor recorded a decent maximum brightness of 225 cd/m2 and average brightness of 215.4 cd/m2. We saw no difference between battery and AC power, and brightness appeared constant across the screen.
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Information Gossen Mavo-Monitor Maximum: 225 cd/m²Average: 215.4 cd/m² Brightness Distribution: 89 % Center on Battery: 224 cd/m² Black: 1.4 cd/m² Contrast: 160:1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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We measured a weak black value of 1.4 cd/m2, which results in a just as weak contrast of 160:1. This isn't unusual for netbooks, unfortunately, but the non-glare screen is still fairly useful outdoors - reflections are low, and text and graphics are clear.
Notably, Asus Eee PC 1015B has a black value of 0.36 cd/m2 and a contrast of 828:1 - the best values we've seen on a netbook.
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You needn't fear your neighbor reading off your screen on the D270 - viewing angles are as poor as we've come to expect from most most netbooks. The picture distorts quickly with any deviation from an ideal angle, especially vertically.
We took several pictures of the distortion from different angles using the same shutter speed and aperture in a darkroom.
Performance
The D270's primary upgrade is the 2-core/4-thread (with Hyperthreading) Cedar Trail Atom N2600 processor at 1.6 GHz and a low 3.5 watt TDP. Intel's PowerVR SGX 545-based GMA 3600 graphics is integrated on the CPU die and runs at 400 MHz. It supports MPEG4 Part 2, VC-1, WMV9 and H.264.
We had to wait for a long time for the first notebooks using the Cedar Trail M platform, reportedly due to massive driver problems. In the end, Intel withdrew DX10.1 support and now only claims DX9 compatibility.
The D270 also sports a 5400rpm Western Digital 320 GB hard disk and 1GB memory.
Processor
We used Cinebench R10 to check the processor performance of the Acer Aspire One D270. As expected, the netbook places itself in the lower third of our benchmark database. With 531 points in single-threaded rendering, the netbook is superior to N550-equipped offerings like the HP Mini 5103-WK472EA (516 points), but inferior to N270 devices like the Asus Eee PC S101 (577 points).
The Acer Aspire One D270 manages 1548 points in Cinebench R10's multi-rendering test - about 25% slower than systems with AMD's E-350 processor, such as the HP Pavilion dm1-3180eg (2080 points).
Netbooks with an AMD C-50 processor, such as the Asus Eee PC 1015B, (1336 points) lag behind our test device.
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System Performance
We analyzed the Aspire One D270's system performance with Futuremark's PCMark Vantage and PCMark 7. The system refused to work in the "TV and Movies" section of PCMark Vantage. Consequently, the netbook only managed 1133 points making a fair comparison impossible.
With 668 points, Acer's netbook finds itself at the far bottom of our benchmark database in PCMark 7. Even the older Acer Aspire One 722 netbook with an AMD C-50 processor and a Radeon HD 6250 hit 747 points. Only netbooks with an Atom N570 processor, such as the Asus EEE PC 1015PX (580 points) are weaker than our test device.
Subjectively, the netbook feels slow an unresponsive. Office apps take a long time to open, page loading is sluggish especially with multiple tabs open, and more than basic multitasking is all but impossible.
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Hard Drive Test
The D270 uses a 320 GB, 5400rpm Western Digital WD3200BPVT-22JJ5T0. The drive manages an average transfer rate of 33.7 MB/s in HDTune, making it one of the slower netbook drives. The 10.1 inch HP Mini 5103-WK472EA, for example, comes with a Toshiba MK2556GSY (250 GB, 7200 rpm) and scores 82.9 MB/s in the same test.
Adding an SSD would certainly help performance, but as noted above the D270 is awkward to work in: only experienced upgraders should attempt to modify the factory hardware.
Graphics
Since the Aspire One D270 only supports the outdated DirectX 9, we had to omit 3DMark Vantage and 3DMark 11 in our graphics benchmarks. The D270 scored 772 points in Futuremark's old 3DMark 05 benchmarking software. For comparison, the Radeon HD 6250-equipped Acer Aspire One 722-C52kk pulled 2656 points.
3DMark 06 results are even more dire: the D270 scores 276 points - not as bad as GMA 3150 machines like the Asus EEE PC 1015PX (164 points), but far below the AMD Radeon HD 6250 netbooks like the Asus Eee PC 1015B at 1480 points.
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Gaming & Video Performance
After recording poor (but not unexpected) 3DMark results, we tried to test performance with actual games. However, most games refused to start or crashed repeatedly. Although F1 2011 didn't crash, the game didn't even come close to being playable. The netbook only managed 12 frames per second - for the record, 30 fps is usually considered the minimum for acceptable play.
HD videos, at least, run without problems. The image only stuttered occasionally when watching movies on YouTube. In another test, we connected the netbook to an external monitor with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels via HDMI. 1080p Youtube videos on this monitor proved too much for the D270 - CPU utilization spiked to 100% and the video stuttered badly.
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| Mafia 2 (2010) | -1 | fps | |||
| Fifa 11 (2010) | -1 | fps | |||
| Dirt 3 (2011) | -1 | fps | |||
| F1 2011 (2011) | 12 | fps | |||
| Fifa 12 (2011) | -1 | fps |
Emissions
System Noise
The small, built-in fan of the Acer Aspire One D270 is hardly audible in Office use. Our measured rates were between 31.6 dB (A) and 31.8 dB (A). The netbook also remains pleasantly quiet under load. Our measured maximum was a very good 33.3 dB (A) - noticeable, but not distracting.
Noise Level
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Temperature
The D270 idles practically at room temperature. We measured a maximum of 26.5°C on the top, while the bottom also stayed fairly cool with a maximum of 29.3°C.
Even after running at high load for several hours, we measured a maximum of 29.4°C on the top and 34°C on the bottom - still very cool. The processor ran consistently at 1600 MHz without downclocking.
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Speakers
The built-in speakers are typical netbook fare. Decent treble, but nonexistent bass. Max volume, at least, is enough for personal listening. Of course, external speakers can be connected via the HDMI port or the 3.5 mm jack.
Battery Life
Power Consumption
Intel specifies a TDP of 3.5 watts for the installed Atom N2600 processor. We measured a maximum power consumption of 7.5 watts from the wall under light load (vs. 12.2 watts in the older Acer Aspire One 522). Even under heavy load, we measured only 10.3 watts (Acer Aspire One 522: 22 watts). These measured rates are absolute peak values which should yield great battery life. The included 40 watt power adapter is more than sufficient.
Current consumption
| Off / Standby | 0.2 / 0.2 Watt |
| Idle | 5.9 / 6.8 / 7.5 Watt |
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Battery Runtime
One of the most important criteria in netbooks is battery life. The D270 has a fairly standard 6-cell battery rated at 49 watt hours which we put to the test with BatteryEater.
We ran Reader's test first, using Energy Saver mode with Bluetooth and wifi disabled and brightness at minimum. The netbook lasted a solid 9 hours and 36 minutes in this test.
In a more realistic test, we enabled wifi and set the brightness to 150 cd/m2 to simulate normal surfing behavior. The netbook lasted 8 hours and 24 minutes.
The low power consumption during load is impressive and is reason enough to perform the BatteryEater Classic test. For this test, we selected the high performance profile, enabled both wifi and Bluetooth, and set the brightness level to maximum. The result was remarkable: The Acer Aspire One D270 ran for 5 hours and 44 minutes. For comparison, the Acer Aspire One 522 shut down after only 3 hours and 21 minutes in this test. The Acer Aspire One D270 even delivers the same performance on battery power as in AC mode - not bad!
| Idle (without WLAN, min brightness) | | 9h 36min |
| Surfing with WLAN | | 8h 24min |
| Load (maximum brightness) | | 5h 44min |
Verdict
The Acer Aspire One D270 won't impress anyone with its performance. Intel's new N2600 processor is only slightly faster than the old Atom N550 - enough for basic Office work, web surfing, and music and (standard definition) movies, but that's about it.
The D270 does score a win with its impressive battery life, particularly under load (344 minutes). Other major benefits include Bluetooth 4.0, great thermals and noise levels, and a non-glare screen with just enough brightness to be functional outdoors.
The netbook-standard 10.1 inch screen, with its low 1024 x 600 resolution and poor contrast, is a crippling disability for all but the most basic of tasks. The onboard Intel graphics is another sore spot, particularly with the availability of far more capable E-series processors from AMD. Netbooks based on E-series chips, such as the Asus Eee PC 1015B, provide better performance at the cost of moderately lower battery life.
You know the tradeoff: if the standard limitations of a netbook - chiefly the poor, low-res screen and paltry performance, are deal-breakers for you, the D270 and Cedar Trail platform will do nothing to change your mind. But if you can live with those limitations, the D270 is an excellent contender for EUR 300 ($400 USD).
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| #27 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | slendy aaaaah, 11:12 31.05 |
i knew it,this netbook is so slooooooooowwww :),especialy -1 for game.hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha................................ >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D >:D... | |
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| #26 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | jaz4, 09:26 11.05 |
I have had several Acer netbooks and notebooks all have been fantastic. I have a 532 with 2bg ram and a SSD this is as fast as my acer notebook core 3 with same ram and SSD. My old notebook lost its battery charge and tried several times to get a replacement in the end stripped it down sold the bits for about the cost for a i3. My netbook I upgrade every 2 years sell the old one add £40 difference to get the next model up for around £140 this way I dont get battery issues. 2GB ram is a must and so is a SSD. yes you loose some storage, so put the old HD in a portable usb case and watch it fly.I have noticed that a lot of these now are 3 cells, cant be doing with that.These devices are more than capable of surfing and office work, ok serious spread sheet or autocad then its a pc with masssive monitor, (saying that add a usb mouse and plug into hdmi TV way you go) but I like the keyboard so noooooo to touchpads and windos 8... | |
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| #25 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | michal, 11:09 20.04 |
can i upgrade ram in this netbook????????... | |
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| #24 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | elsie, 15:05 21.02 |
Your products have been very reliable but is the aspire one D270 model compatible with the new windows 8 and why? how can i get it on mine...... | |
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| #23 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | McCackie, 23:38 19.02 |
Upgrade to 2GB ($20) plus WIN8 ($49), add Classic Start Menu (freeware) and it runs soooo much better. I have added DOSBOX for some old specialist programs with no hassle.... | |
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| #22 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | Deja, 19:07 18.02 |
I have no idea why, but whenever I create a video with the webcam, it "skips" and "stutters" WHILE its recording and it does so after its done. What can I do? I make J-Pop dance videos and I thought this computer would help. :'(... | |
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| #21 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | amom, 09:00 05.02 |
my Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook, wireless doesn't work... so i returned it ... | |
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| #20 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | Emo Lot, 07:13 24.01 |
When I power it up, for some odd reason my testes vibrate. When my girlfriend comes over to use it, I noticed her left nipple twitched a lot. ... | |
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| #19 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | Nongone, 09:01 01.01 |
Great review. My advice: throw out the 1Gb RAM and replace it with 2Gb (cost about $10) and install a better version of Windows 7 and you'll have a very decent little computer. I run Visual Studio on it and its fast enough for my needs. Yeah - a blinding fast desktop is in theory better but this thing is incredibly portable and a pleasure to type on. Battery life is awesome. ... | |
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| #18 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | Radiomasten, 22:24 31.12 |
There is also a Linux version that comes with 2 GB RAM preinstalled. Windows 7 starter is really uncustomizable and it would be happy with 2 GB RAM as well, so I wonder why Acer have chosen to make a netbook with it. People get frustrated and think that it is the netbook that is at fault, but actually, the problem is that Windows 7 starter really wants more capable hardware and is too limited to actually work for normal human beings. Not being able to change the wallpaper is just Microsofts way of giving the finger to anybody that doesn't want to pay extreme sums of money for the versions of Windows 7 that actually works. I wonder who is dumb enough to upgrade after such a bad taste of Windows 7.... | |
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| #17 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | zenabel apostol, 09:21 11.12 |
can damaged case be replaced? i just got my acer netbook's case broken, can this be replaced? how much does it cost?... | |
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| #16 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | Darryl, 21:43 03.12 |
I needed a mini with a higher screen resolution than the D270 offers. I need 1024 x 766; however, the max on this unit is 1024 x 600. Is there a cheap fix for this?... | |
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| #15 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | maria mahdi, 13:49 25.11 |
some of my keyboard keys do not press until i hold the fn key why?... | |
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| #14 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | kafiemon, 12:47 10.11 |
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| #13 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | Adriana, 04:18 29.10 |
Hi, Konrad,Great review!I wonder if you could help me in my decision: I need a netbook to watch movies at home or in the airplanes, so, it must have a good battery live and must play full HD movies well, both on its display and in my TV through HDMI cable. Which netbook would you recomend: Acer Aspire One D270 or Asus Eee PC 1215B ?http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-Eee-PC-1215B-Netbook.55843.0.htmlAll the best!... | |
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| #12 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | JAGADEESH, 16:04 15.10 |
HOW CAN I CHANGE THE WALLPAPER IN THIS NOTE BOOK CAN ANY ONE HELP ME.IS THIS NOTE BOOK REALLY DOESN'T SUPPORT WALLPAPER? CAN ANY ONE HELP ME ON THIS?... | |
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| #11 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | Roland883, 23:22 28.09 |
So i bought my acer netbook for $250 i had it for four months and in that time is had been really slow i dont know why, i didnt download anything on but adobe flash player and javascript, but that dosent make a computer slow. About the 3rd month it would take 1-2 minutes to open internet explorer, it couldnt even open notepad without freezeing up. I had mcafee virus protection so i had no virures it was just the computer. The 4th month the charger port got a hugh short in it. I DONT KNOW HOW it broke, it broke on random and in the same day as that happened the charger broke also, so i had to spend $50 on a new one. Also my screen cracked my kid stepped on it ,I had been told that i had a year warrenty on the laptop, so i called acer (Horrible customer support) and they told me inorder for us to fix the charger port that i had to fix the screen also, that would cost a $100 plus tax but i didnt want to fix the screen just the port. But they wouldnt let. MY POINT IS NEVER GET AN ACER LAPTOP I WASTED MY 250+ DOLLARS, DONT LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU. Also dont let the built in things fool you the webcam is horrible, the built in speakers are a joke MY SMALL MP3 player can go louder then this laptop AND IT SAYS UP TO 4 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE YEA RIGHT IT ONLY GOES UP TO 2 HOUR MAX. For more info message my skype:jerk86... | |
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| #10 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | jimbojinx, 18:11 16.09 |
I cannot get a wifi grid to click on to. Any thoughts ?... | |
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| #9 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | Stan Phillips, 18:15 30.08 |
I have a Acer Aspire One, 11.5 inch, with a 160GB harddrive, & 2GB of Ram..I added the 2'nd GB of ram. ,( for 4 or 5 yrs.or more)..One of the first one's out. It has not given a bit of trouble , & has been a great net book. I would think that the Acer One with the larger HD would be a great netbook.. One thing that may be making my old Acer run great, is i'm still on windows XP.. I also have a new HP DM4, with a 640gb HD, with 8 gb ram, with windows 7 & it is fast.. 7 seems ok on it, I had two Dell 15 " laptops, one with XP & one with Vista, Vista was junk, & i gave the laptop to a relative, & had Windows 7 installed, which helped , but still gives some problems.. probably beause of smaller HD The Acer One HAS BEEN GREAT , just a little slow with the back arrow sometimes..Quality wise, In my opinion, it's a tough little netbook, & i'm a retired mechanical engineer, & I always try to purchase quality products. P.S., I also do not represent Acer , or have anything to do with the company, So this is my own, unbiased opinion.... Regards SP.... | |
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| #8 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | Ayla Myrick, 23:16 15.08 |
Acer does not honor their warranty.Best Buy is actually aware of this. Local BB manager wishes they didn't carry it, but customers ask for it. I had to immediately upgrade to 2GB of RAM to make it usable. "As is" is "no good."I loved this netbook UNTIL it died 4 months after purchase. I used it about 20 times, and it was kept in a padded case in a drawer. The screen "cracked," and Acer immediately calls this "abuse." My unit was not mishandled. The screen just died.I did the online "support" waste-of-time with a barely English literate "support" rep. After sending a picture of the screen I was told it would be $99 minimum to send back, plus about $200 for a new screen. More than I paid for this new. The rep insisted I had damaged it. I hadn't even taken off the protective screen cover.Avoid this company and make them go away.... | |
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| #7 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | Venkat, 18:41 11.08 |
Getting too hot after using it for a while say 60+ min...bottom temparature is more. Cannot be placed directly on the Lap and use...... | |
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| #6 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | Rizwan, 08:48 02.08 |
Want to know about F5 option what is the use of it when we select FN+F5 and also option FN+F6... | |
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| #5 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | utopia, 17:15 21.06 |
Thanks! It helps... | |
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| #4 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | Csaba, 02:23 10.05 |
Great job ... only what is wrong here is Windows 7starter ... i personally have D260 and installed WinXP home and Microsoft office 2007 working smooth, i also using for VirtualDJ Pro V6. and only issues i have is with plugins. everything other is great just to mention i have it for almost 2y and after 11month of use i just change fan on CPU. i like it and i looking to get newer model. so D270 is excellent choice tnx for review!... | |
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| #3 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | Kris, 19:17 08.05 |
I'm curious as to what is considered extremely slow as my N450 powered netbook can handle plenty of multitasking and office suite work (IE Libre Writer and Calc at the same time). Hell, my N450's iGPU can handle 1080p video so long as it's not h264/VC1(youtube is a problem because of this though). Then again it may simply be the overhead of Windows that is again slowing the Atom down in these reviews. I'm running Bodhi Linux. It is too bad Intel went back to PowerVR as Linux could probably save the Atom from being a completely ignored CPU. But the company behind PowerVR (the N2600's GPU design base) is completely hopeless for Linux support. The Atom only sucks because Intel makes poor choices in not supporting it.... | |
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| #2 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | lerherrn, 15:57 08.05 |
intel atom sucks. ... | |
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| #1 Re: Review Acer Aspire One D270-26Dbb Netbook | ed, 21:26 04.05 |
Finally, an n2600 review. I need to question how you're testing HD video playback, as the n2600's igpu should be hardware accelerating 720p/1080p h264 perfectly adequately. Yes, it's probably too slow to software decode, but anyone not hardware decoding on a small laptop is doing it wrong.... | |
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