Nowadays mini laptop computers, aka netbooks, have become a cheap alternative to highly priced laptops. After the initial release of 8.9-inch mini laptops, they were replaced by new 10-inch models. Many rumors and speculations have been heard about the next new line of 11-inch Acer mini laptop computers. In their desire to be constantly connected to the web, people search tool for fast communication, which is small and light enough and with minimum power consumption, so thy can use it all day long.

After long anticipation, Acer finally announced details regarding its long-awaited new 11.6-inch mini laptop computer, which will be released at the end of 2009. Acer always pays attention to details, so it’s not surprising that Acer Aspire One turned into one of the bestselling Acer laptop computers on the market.

Equipped with a new 11.6″ LED backlit screen with WXGA resolution at 1366×768 and a 16:9 aspect ratio. Unlike its 10-inch predecessor, which was equipped with a Intel Atom N270 processor and Intel Mobile 945GSE chipset with integrated GMA950 graphics core, the new Acer Aspire One 11.6-inch is equipped with Atom Z530 processor and the Intel SCH US15W chipset, known for some as Poulsbo, with integrated GMA500 graphics core. The GMA500 is well-known PowerVR SGX 535 licensed from Imagination Technologies which has H.264 hardware decoding. The new processor is more economic, it’s power consumption is about the half of his 10-inch predecessor.

Regardless of its compact size Acer Aspire One 11.6″ comes with a 160 GB hard drive and multi-card reader. For the greater convenience, the thickness is reduced to only 1-inch (2.5 centimeters only). This mini laptop has a built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g and Acer Signal Up technology which allows quick access to existing Wi-Fi networks. There are built-in ports for VGA and LAN, placed in the rear angles of the netbook for great convenience. It also has built-in Bluetooth and 3G connectivity to use with mobile cell network. It comes with redesigned full size keyboard with flat keys and the “soft touch” system that allows nice and comfortable feeling when using it. The sound of this mini laptops is Dolby Pro Logic. You also get built-in microphone and built-in Acer Crystal Eye web camera, allowing a smooth and clear video conference in real time. By default included 6-cell battery (5200mah) holds around 8 hours continuous work. Enough for a complete full time job.

Build quality of this Acer laptop computers is top-notch for its class. Planned to be released on market for sale at end of 2009, the new 11.6-inch Acer Aspire One is expected to be one of the bestselling products on the eve of winter holidays.

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Acer Mini Laptop FAQ:

Question: Can an acer mini laptop 2008 run a complex game program like world of warcraft?
My step-dad bought a new little mini acer and I thought it was pretty neat, so I was thinking there cheap and maybe I could buy one, but I would like to know if it can run the certain programs I use all the time, such as world of warcraft, or adobe photoshop.

Answer: No mini laptop can handle complex game, sorry. They don’t have the memory, the proccessor or the graphic’s card. Mini laptops are nice in size, but better suited for searching the net and word processing and probably listening to music.

In order to handle warcraft you need a gaming laptop.

Question: Can I connect my xbox 360 to an Acer Aspire One mini laptop with an ethernet cable?
And will the online game speed be good or bad? And is the laptop fast with its internet and wifi?

Answer: If these laptops have xp or vista installed it can be done via connection sharing. All you have to do is connect the xbox 360 to the ethernet port on the acer laptop and bridge the connection between the ethernet and wireless connections and then allow the connection to be shared on your wireless one’s. If these acer laptops have anything other than windows xp or vista than I am afaird that it may not be possible.

The games online should not lag.

Question: Help with acer mini laptop webcam?
I have an Acer mini laptop with a built-in webcam and I was wondering if anybody knew how to make videos on it for free.

Answer: If you go to a place like download.com you’ll find plenty of free software to do that.

Question: Acer Mini Laptop Computers?
I have a Acer Laptop that I just got about a month ago and it is them mini ones. When I open another page, like when I am playing a game, the screen is too small and won’t fit. It is like I can’t move it up or down.

Answer: When you open up your game go to the options, and then go to graphics(or video or w.e) and change the resolution to a smaller size, the native resolution (the size of the window) must be too big for ur screen, so if you make it a smaller resolution you can have it fit.

Question: Acer mini laptop warranty question?
I purchased a new Acer mini laptop approximately a month ago from a local computer store. The computer now won’t charge at all. The guy at the computer store said that some kind of board went bad, possibly through a power surge although they are unsure. They said that this will cost me $100.00 for parts to fix. Does Acer not offer a warranty for a computer that is only a month old?

Answer: They do have a warranty. You will have to contact Acer support directly. You will more than likely have to pay shipping, however, they should fix it for free.

Question: What do you think about the acer 8.9″ mini laptop?
I already have a laptop but I was thinking about getting a new one and wanted to know if the acer 8.9″ laptop is a good one. I like how it’s tiny so I just wanted to know if it works alright.

Answer: Yes it will be great IF you only want to use it for surfing the web and such.
If you want to store movies or songs, this one just does not cut it. With only 1GB of ram and 160GB of memory its truly only good for surfing the web or watching movies on the go on it.

Question: I have an Acer One mini Laptop. I Just got it and I was wondering if I could add memory to it?
It also says in my User guide that I can add a 3g sim card for 3g connectivity. What does that mean? Also it has a place for “Multi-in-one card reader” What is that?

Answer: Your mini laptop is capable up to 1.5GB of ram maximum. So if you purchase the standard 1GB ram then you can still add another 500MB DDR2 SDRAM.

For the 3G, if you have a mobile phone from your GSM provider supporting 3G connectivity, you can use it’s sim card to connect to the internet, this is what it means, but I’m not sure about it having a sim card port. Usually you can use a 3G phone to act as a modem to access the internet in your laptop.

The multi-in-one card reader helps you to read memory card from your cellphone, camera, videocam like SD, MMC, Memory Stick/Memory Stick PRO, and XD Picture Cards without the need of an external USB card reader.

Question: I have a ACER mini laptop 8.9 inch. It has a built in camera, microphone and speakers. I lost my instruction booklet and I need to find out how to use the camera for taking pictures of myself and whatever else I can do with it.

Answer: Go to the acer website and go to support. Find your computer and it will have a list of hardware and software updates and usually they have the instruction manual (usually in pdf format) up there too.

The Acer Aspire 5583 NWXMi processor is power-driven by 1.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5500 by way of extensive Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), 2 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB and it supports Mobile Intel 945GM Express chipset motherboard, 512 MB of DDR2 533 MHz system memory which can be expanded up to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules, 120-GB SATA 5400rpm 2.5-inch 5400 rpm SMART hard disk drive and 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer (8.5 GB) DVD Writer.

Acer Aspire 5583 NWXMi laptop PC weighs about 2.4 kg and has the Linux OS preinstalled which is operational with 14.1-inch (35.8 cm) WXGA Widescreen Acer CrystalBrite TFT LCD display. The display is powered by integrated NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 with up to 256MB TurboCache with 128-MB memory offering maximum of 1280 x 800 pixel resolution.

The Acer Aspire 5583 NWXMi notebook is equipped with incorporated Intel PRO/Wireless 3945BG system link offering dual-mode 802.11b/g wireless technology. In addition, it also comes with integrated 10/100 mbps Ethernet LAN card for wired networking, integrated 56 kbps v.92 fax/modem and internal Bluetooth v2.0 wireless connection.

Acer Aspire 5583 NWXMi laptop comes with 44.6 W 4000 mAh Li-ion 6-cell battery which offers upto 2.5 hours battery life, and it also features integrated 5-in-1 Media Card Reader which supports Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD). Some other aspects of Acer Aspire 5583 NWXMi laptop includes Type II PC Card slot, S-video TV out, Intel High Definition audio with 2 built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers and Built-in omni-directional microphone.

Acer Aspire 5583 NWXMi laptop also sports built-in Acer OrbiCam 1.3 Megapixels resolution webcam with internal microphone providing easy video conferencing option via VoIP and video IM chats. The Acer Crystal Eye webcam supports enhanced Acer PrimaLiteT technology for superior low-light performance.

Acer’s eAudio Management suite which allows one to optimize listening experience for movies, music or games is operational with the Acer Aspire 5583 NWXMi laptop PC. Easy-launch buttons offer one-touch access to important features.

Acer Laptops comes with Linux that is preinstalled which a first time non-tech consumer would find it tough to upgrade the linux version for enhanced functionality. People new to the technologies should opt for Windows XP to start with.

The ExpressCard/54 slot offered by Acer Aspire 5583 NWXMi laptop is the perfect outlet for expansion of storage, multimedia, communication and other products.

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Acer Aspire Laptop FAQ:

Question: How will an ACER Aspire laptop work in a toshiba LCD Projector?
I have an Acer Aspire 4715Z and it does not work if you plug it in a toshiba LCD Projector. Even if I use the function F5 to activate the LCD mode of the laptop.

Answer: If running Vista is it possible you have the resolution set too high for the projector. Most projectors have a lower resolution.

Question: How Can I Speed Up My Acer Aspire Laptop?
Does anybody have an Acer Aspire Laptop 7110 that always runs slow when starting up? If so, do you know how I can speed it up? There is an epower management panel that starts up, but I was wondering if this is really necessary and is the cause of the extremely slow starting up of my computer?

Answer: Clean windows registry can speed up the computer.
Over time, you install new programs, uninstalled unimportant programs, update software’s, install new devices, download files from the web, etc., hence embarking all records in the registry system.
This is normal, but it is not wise to leave it untouched. Once in a while, you have to check and remove files that are no longer in use to maintain the speed of your PC.

Question: I have to download a driver for my Acer Aspire Laptop for the webcam on it because somehow it got removed. Do you know where to find it?(FREE) I already have the laptop and everything and I had the software it just accidentally got taken off.

Answer: Go to laptopdrivers.net and in the search bar type Acer Aspire webcam driver. Depending on what model you have it will be the second or third link. Click your model and scroll down to your webcam model and download it and then everything should work.

Question: I have an acer aspire 5580 laptop, and from the beginning, the 1.3 mp orbicam (Version – acer orbicam 1.0.0) doesn’t work. It can just take pictures, whenever I try to activate, it says “Camera is Unplugged” which is not possible as it is a fixed device. I have tried reinstalling all the respective drivers provided, but no go. How can I fix this ?

Answer: The same thing happens with my Dell desktop, I just restarted my computer.

Question: What is the life expectancy of an Acer Aspire laptop keyboard?
I just bought my acer laptop and i’m afraid of using my keyboard too much. Should I buy a usb keyboard or stick to my original one?

Answer: What makes you think the keyboard would break? I’ve never seen a broken keyboard on a laptop. Other things will break first. Don’t worry about it.

Question: What does an orange (not blinking) battery light mean on Acer Aspire laptop. Is ‘green’ not the right color?
I just bought an Acer Aspire One that was said to have been one of the display version in the shop. The LED status indicator lights orange for the battery status. I was expecting this to be green since my previous laptop battery status (Dell) was shown in green and only turned orange when there was problem.

Answer: The orange light one of two indicators shows that an external power source is connected and should turn green when fully charged. If it does not go green that would indicate that the battery is unable to fully charge and needs to be replaced.

Question: How much is an acer aspire laptop? I’m thinking about getting one. I looked on the website but couldn’t find the price!

Answer: You would need the model to find out the price.

I recently got an Acer Aspire One and it has been good, but if I was to buy a different one I would get the one with the Hard drive and not the Solid State Drive, its slow.

Question: Bought an Acer Aspire 4530 almost a year ago, how long does a laptop battery usually last?
Just yesterday my keyboard and mouse totally went out on my Acer Aspire 4530 laptop. It is still under warranty and hopefully I can get it fixed or get a different computer but today that computer says that there is no battery detected. I unplugged my computer and it shut off. Not only that but some time ago my Crystal Eye webcam stopped working.

Answer: Generally, laptop batteries lose about 15% of their charging capacity per year. Fortunately, you can buy refurbished spare batteries with a 1-year warranty at a fraction of the price of a new. Keeping a fully charged spare handy will lengthen the life of both batteries.