Acer is one business which has long been long given that thinking about the creation of netbooks. Acer’s netbooks are one of the top inside the line and these netbooks are known for being not-so-special but indeed unique. One particular of the most interesting inventions is this little box, the Acer Aspire 1 Happy. “Happy” as the name goes, is intended to keep the users happy while it is at use. The biggest, promising and at once noticeable feature of this netbook is the different colours that it comes with. This netbook is cute, little and attractive. Its features are quite similar to the Acer one particular D255 with only few differences. There are some interesting features in this netbook that might grab the attention of some people and make them crave for the product. For instance, it supports the Android OS too. To see what this colorful little box has, check out our full review on Acer Aspire One Happy.
Design:
The Acer Aspire One Happy 10.1 inch netbook comes neatly packed in a small box along with the charger, black sleeve and cloth. Acer has always been wise enough to pack the netbook with the sleeve and a cloth to wipe the netbook. They can be very useful because, considering that the netbook is quite glossy, the sleeve and the cloth play a very important role and it can be irritating when we have to buy them separately. Upon unboxing, you will find yourself staring at a beautiful and tiny netbook. Now the colour depends on your choice and as acer puts it, you can choose your “color of joy”. The Acer Aspire One Happy netbook is available in four different ranges of choices, namely, Candy Pink, Lime Green, Lavender Purple and Hawaii blue. The netbook is coloured on the outer cover and the palm rest area while the rest of the area are white in colour with a black display. The entire netbook is glossy and this means that the screen is very sensitive to light. The viewing angles are also average only. The happy in a nutshell, has features that are similar to its predecessor D255 with the only difference being the choice of colours.
The Happy netbook is a 10.1″ netbook with a native resolution of 1024 x 600p. This resolution is good enough for a 10.1 inch netbook and the video quality would be decently good in this resolution. Because the machine is a small a single, it is quite thin and comparatively of less weight. The netbook measures a length of 259 mm, while it has a depth and height of 24 and 185 mm. The display is of LED backlit widescreen type. Most of the netbooks these days come with the backlit widescreen type. Thus the introduction of these four colours to this netbook is a great pleasure because,
Windows Home Basic Key, it makes the netbook look vibrant, soft, smooth,
Genuine Office Ultimate 2007, appealing and at the same time attractive.
Keyboard:
If you found yourself staring at something from the netbook, it would be the keyboard. The keyboard of this machine is really pretty and is of isolated type. The keys are neatly spaced out within the small area and it is nearly full sized. The keyboard does not have an integrated numeric keypad. So the users will have to use the number keys to type the numbers. All the other keys are well spaced and the users would not find it arduous to type. The entire keyboard is of beautiful white while the rest of the area is coloured. There are four LEDs on the left corner of the netbook for indicating power, caps lock, battery. On the top left corner on the keyboard is the power button.
Touch Pad:
The touchpad of this Aspire A single Happy netbook is quite small and compact. The touchpad encompasses only one particular single button and it can be used for the left and right mouse options. The track pad is coloured but can be easily separated from the rest of the area because the feel is different. Moreover, the touchpad is multi-touch enabled. It supports all the multi-touch gestures like the swiping and pinching. These gestures play a super important role from the photo session.
Microphone, Camera and Speaker:
The Acer crystal eye web camera is positioned on the top bezel of the screen while the speakers are integrated and are of stereo type. The Camera as the name itself indicates, crystal eye, the camera produces ultimate picture quality that can be expected out of a netbook. With the microphone, camera and speakers, the users can easily chat online with anyone they wish to.
Processor, Memory and OS:
The Acer aspire a single happy netbook computer uses the Intel Core N450 or the Dual Core N550 processor. The RAM memory is 1GB while it can be extended up to 2GB of DDR3 type. Moreover, the hard disk capacity is about 250GB. The OS used here is the
Windows 7 starter but then the netbook gives us another choice, Android. The users can use the operating system of their wish. Android is very well known for its mobile software and it is highly under demand because the OS is user friendly and facilitates easy work. But then the
windows 7 does a better work than the Android. Most of the users switch over to the
Windows 7 operating system after using the Android for a while. This is because of the lack of perfection that the
Windows 7 could provide its users. This process of changing the OS is simple and intuitive too.
Ports:
The netbook has a good number of ports. Though the netbook is small, not many compromises have been made. On the left are present, the power plug, VGA and two USB 2.0 ports. On the right are 4-in-1 card reader, microphone and headphone jack, USB 2.0 port, Kensington port and the RJ45 Ethernet port. The main ports that are absent are optical drive, HDMI port and express card slot. But then most of the netbooks do not support these ports. So it is not a big deal truly. As for a netbook of its price, there are no complaints.
Connectivity:
It is a basic criterion that the netbooks these days support both wired and wireless connection. Today,
Windows 7 Home Premium, even life without coffee might be possible, but then, life without internet has become something incredible. It has got mixed with our daily life and is deep routed. To enable the users to enjoy this internet all the time, the happy netbook comes packed with both wired and wireless connection. All that the users have to do is to hook up their plug into the RJ45 LAN port for ethernet connection. For wireless connection there is the 802.11 bgn network support. So internet will be at your service anytime and anywhere you are in need of it.
Heat and Noise:
One of the biggest disadvantages of the netbook is the hotness. Acer has indeed taken steps to reduce this hotness by providing heat sinks which remove the When the device is put to hard works, beyond what it can tolerate the ultimate result is the netbook getting heated. The fan noise is not much audible though.
Battery:
The Acer Aspire One Happy netbook comes with a 6 cell Li-ion 4400 mAh battery which means that this piece should help the machine survive for nearly 8 hours. This battery life is decent and good enough for a netbook at this price. Battery is 1 of the plus points for the netbook because these days we find netbooks which can do a lot of works, but then, when it comes to battery life, they give a very poor performance, except very few netbooks, and this acer aspire netbook is also 1 among the few. The battery is one of its best features and acer receives a good round of applause for this. But keep in mind,
Office 2007 Professional Product Key, as you do multitasking or play games, there is a corresponding decrease in the battery life, a decrease that is directly proportional to the increase within the works loaded upon it. But then, in general the netbook has a super battery.
Performance:
The Acer aspire gives a good performance. The battery life is good and audio and video quality is good. The netbook’s design and colours are good. The netbook gives a good performance indeed. It is difficult to upgrade the memory because it is fixed and can not be easily opened.
Warranty:
The warranty time period for the Acer aspire A single Happy is one year.
Verdict:
For all those out there that would prefer a netbook looking exactly like a cute little toy, you would immediately pick this one up. Infact, children would adore it because it has a look that is very cute, innocent and appealing. But in real, the netbook is not just a play item. It can do so much. The netbook gives a good performance despite its childish looks. It has a great battery life and good features too. If you are someone who never gets tired in putting your netbook to hard works, then you might grumble. For the other light users who use the machine only to surf the net and other easy jobs, this netbook would really make them happy. It is a cute little kit that is not really expensive. This aspire one particular happy will make you “Happy” depending on how you use it. It is now your wish to buy this happy netbook or move on to the next to find a netbook that would make you the happiest.
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Acer Aspire A single Happy Netbook – Technical Specification Table
Manufacturer
Acer Model Name
Acer Aspire A single Happy Dimensions: (W x H x D)
259 x 24 x 185 mm Weight
1.25 Kg Type
Netbook Display Screen Size
10.1 inch Screen Type
LED backlit widescreen Screen Resolution
1024 x 600p Internal Components Processor
Intel Core N450 or Dual Core N550 RAM
1 GB DDR3(upto 2GB) Hard drive
250GB Keypad
Very small but good response Touchpad
Yes Multimedia Speakers
Built-in stereo speakers Communication Setup Wireless support
WLAN 802.11 BGN Connectivity
3 USB 2.0 ports, Audio line in,
Office Enterprise 2007 Product Key, Audio line out,
1 VGA video output Warranty
1 Year complete warranty