Acer Aspire One D250-1958

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Reviews for the Acer Aspire One D250-1958

75% Acer Aspire One D250 with Android
Source: Reg Hardware Archive.org version
Installing a second operating system on a PC is nothing new. Plenty of manufacturers have done so before, building a slimline Linux distro into their machines to provide a much more rapid start-up than Windows can manage: full access to the internet within seconds of pressing on power key. This is a nice netbook, and having a quick-boot alternative to Windows is nice to have. But it's far from essential and neither is it a full OS. The true Android netbook, it ain't.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/14/2009
Rating: Total score: 75%

50% Aspire One Review
Source: It Pro Archive.org version
Judged on its own, the Aspire One is a decent netbook, with a great screen, and with a 6-cell battery as standard, it offers reasonable battery life. However, Android proves to be a somewhat disappointing experience, while Windows 7 feels a tad sluggish, leaving this as an interesting machine but not one we'd rush to recommend.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/13/2009
Rating: Total score: 50%

50% Acer Aspire One D250
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
The first time we laid our hands on Acer's Aspire One D250, we were quietly impressed. A slimline netbook with some nice design touches, it was only the stiff competition that left it floundering. Now, however, the D250 can lay claim to one feat none of its competitors can. Not only does it have Windows 7 Starter Edition installed, it's also the first Android netbook.
Google's Android OS provides a disappointing distraction from an otherwise average netbook.


Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/22/2009
Rating: Total score: 50% price: 67% performance: 33% features: 67%

60% Acer Aspire One D250-1958
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
The Aspire One is one of many netbooks under Acer's arsenal and has had a huge hand in helping the company rise to the number two spot in PC shipments worldwide, according to IDC. But with plenty of newcomers entering the netbook market with systems featuring bigger keyboards, larger screens and more features, the Aspire One model is starting to look, well, dated. The Acer Aspire One (D250-1958) is sure to be a best-selling netbook because it's cheap, but the typing and navigating experience needs a drastic overhaul.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/22/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%

60% Acer Aspire One (D250-1958)
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
The Aspire One is one of many netbooks under Acer's arsenal and has had a huge hand in helping the company rise to the number two spot in PC shipments worldwide, according to IDC. But with plenty of newcomers entering the netbook market with systems featuring bigger keyboards, larger screens and more features, the Aspire One model is starting to look, well, dated. The Acer Aspire One (D250-1958) is sure to be a best-selling netbook because it's cheap, but the typing and navigating experience needs a drastic overhaul.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/22/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%

60% Acer Aspire One AOD250 (Android)
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
Netbook sales have helped catapult Acer to second place in PC shipments worldwide, according to IDC. And the Aspire One AOD250 is easily one of Acer's best selling netbooks to date. It's hardly the ideal netbook, though, as plenty of others have caused it to lose some momentum by promising—and delivering—bigger keyboards, larger screens, and a bevy of other features. Well, this little netbook is about to push back. Despite booting both XP and Android in one netbook, the Acer Aspire One AOD250 (Android) falls short in terms of features and design.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/15/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%

Foreign Reviews

77% Acer Aspire One D250
Source: Connect - 6/10
Comparison, , Medium, Date: 05/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 77% performance: 58% features: 73% mobility: 98% ergonomy: 79%

Taschenrechner
Source: iX Magazin - 6/10
Comparison, , Long, Date: 05/01/2010
Rating: display: 50%

Touchscreen verzweifelt gesucht
Source: c't - 7/10
Single Review, , Medium, Date: 02/01/2010
Rating: display: 50% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 50%

84% XP oder Win7? Netbooks im Test
Source: PC Praxis - 1/2010
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 84% price: 80%

60% Acer Aspire One AOD250 (Android)
Source: Jambitz ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/31/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%

Acer Aspire One D250
Source: CHW ES→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/27/2009
Rating: price: 80% performance: 40% mobility: 70% workmanship: 80%

70% Recensione Acer Aspire One D250
Source: Techno Zoom IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/13/2009
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% performance: 80% mobility: 75% workmanship: 70%

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Atom: The Intel Atom series is a 64-Bit (not every model supports 64bit) microprocessor for cheap and small notebooks (so called netbooks), MIDs, or UMPCs. The speciality of the new architecture is the "in order" execution (instead of the usual and faster "out of order" execution). Therefore, the transistor count of the Atom series is much lower and, thus, cheaper to produce. Furthermore, the power consumption is very low. The performance per Megahertz is therfore worse than the old Pentium 3M (1,2 GHz on par with a 1.6 GHz Atom).

N270:

Power efficient, cheap and slow Netbook single core CPU. Because of the in-order execution, the performance per MHz is worse than Core Solo or Celeron M processors.

10.10":

This is a standard display format for tablet computers or small convertibles. You see more on the screen than on a smartphone but you can't use big resolutions well. On the other hand, mobility is not a problem.

Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.

Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.

64.6%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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