Acer Aspire One Netbook

I just bought a new laptop.  Actually, it’s classified as a netbook, but it’s bigger than most.  I got an Acer Aspire One 751H.  I’m typing out this post in a Starbucks on the machine now.

This model has an 11.6″ screen with a hi-res 1366×768 pixels.  I love the hi-res screen.  The extra vertical screen space is a huge advantage over the typical 600 vertical pixels of other netbooks.  The screen size, the fuller sized keyboard afforded by the larger footprint, 2 Gb of memory (most netbooks come with 1 Gb), and slim profile (just 1″ high and not tapered) are my favorite features of this machine.

First thing I did when I booted up the machine?  Installed Firefox and went to type out this blog post. :)

I’ve never bought hardware this quickly.  Usually, I need to agonize over a potential purchase for months first.  But I needed a small laptop that didn’t make scary loud noises for DrupalCamp today, so I did some quick research, found the Aspire One line fit my wishlist almost perfectly, and stopped by Fry’s to pick one up this morning.

Speaking of the reason for buying this laptop, I need to get a move on if I’m going to catch the keynote!

PS: I already miss the eraserhead pointer on my old Thinkpad.  Those Thinkpads were nice machines.

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