Best Netbooks Acer Aspire AO721

Best Netbooks - Acer Aspire One 721

Looking for the fastest, newest and best netbook currently available ? Then take a look at the new Acer Aspire One AO721
running under Windows 7 Home Premium edition. The Acer Aspire range has been updated with fresh new ID treatments and powerful AMD Athlon™ II Neo processors. The Aspire One AO721 also has the advantage of a large, 11.6-inch screen, ultra-portability and useability, high-definition graphics, video playback, and smooth communications. In the U.S. is it being retailed at  $429.99.

Acer Aspire One AO721 Netbook

The Acer Aspire One AO721 utilizes an AMD Athlon II Neo K125 processor optimized to improve energy efficiency and delivering the performance needed to run multiple applications and features. The AMD Athlon II Neo processor and ATI Radeon HD 4225 Graphics with 384MB of dedicated system memory, mean that the Aspire One is well-equipped for mobile performance. You can multitask, even when running visually-intense, hi-definition applications, and explore the Internet, send and receive emails, watch videos and play games – all on the go using the netbook's battery power source.

Another very important feature is that the Acer A0721 is sold with Windows 7 Home premium as standard, a significant plus. You really should not be buying netbooks that use Windows 7 Starter Edition- you will only end up upgrading, which will cost at least another $50

The screen is a high-definition 11.6-inch CrystalBrite™ LED backlit display. The cover is black matte, mesh-textured cover to limit fingerprints and smudges, the whole unit is less than one-inch thick and wieghs around 3 pounds. It also has a full-sized keyboard, 2GB of DDR3 memory and up to a 250GB internal hard drive, HDMI™ connectivity for high-definition entertainment on large external displays, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and fast Ethernet LAN connectivity, a built-in webcam, for high quality images for online chats and video conferences, a built-in digital microphone offering superior voice quality and minimizing echoes, a Multi-Gesture Touchpad, that lets you pinch, flick and swirl your fingers across the touchpad for intuitive navigation, along with scrolling zoom in and out, flipping through web pages, etc...

Acer Aspire One AO721-3070

Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium

Processor
AMD Athlon™ II Neo Processor K125 (1MB L2 cache 1.70GHz)
Memory 2GB (2/0) DDR3 SDRAM
User upgradeable up to 4GB (one 2GB memory card in each slot)
Chipset AMD™ M880G
Storage Up to 250GB* hard drive
Multi-in-one card reader:
- Supports optional MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™ or xD-Picture Card™
- With optional adapter supports optional Memory Stick Duo™, Memory Stick PRO Duo™, miniSD™, microSD™, Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard™
Optional external USB 1.44MB* diskette drive
Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4225 (384MB dedicated memory)
Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 support
Video Acer® CineCrystal 11.6" (1366 x 768) high-brightness (200-nit) TFT display
LED backlighting, mercury-free
Up to 16.7 million colors
Acer® Video Conference with integrated Acer® Crystal Eye webcam, 640 x 480 resolution and Acer® Video Conference Manager software supporting 640 x 480 resolution online video calls
VGA and HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface™) with HDCP (high-bandwidth digital-content protection) ports
MPEG-2 DVD, WMV9/VC-1 (Windows® Media Video 9, VC-1 standard), H.264/AVC decoding
Support for simultaneous display on notebook LCD and external monitor
Audio Integrated microphone
High-definition audio support
Headphones/speakers/line-out with SPDIF support and microphone ports
Microsoft® DirectSound® compatibility
Interface Ports DC-in
RJ-45 LAN
VGA
Headphones/speaker/line-out with SPDIF support
Microphone
HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface™) with HDCP (high-bandwidth digital-content protection)
Three USB 2.0
Communications 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, Acer® SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency, WI-FI CERTIFIED™
Gigabit LAN, Wake-on-LAN ready
Software Included
Acer® ePower Management
Acer® Assisst
Acer® Identity Card
Acer® eRecovery Management
Acer® Updater
Acer® Registration
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Acer® Video Conference Manager
Adobe® Flash® Player
CyberLink® PowerDVD™*
eSobi™
McAfee® Internet Security Suite (trial version)
Google™ Toolbar
Microsoft® Office (60-day trial)
Microsoft® Works
Microsoft® Silverlight®
Norton™ Online Backup
Skype™
Windows Live™ Essentials
*OEM, not full-featured, version.
User Interface 84-key full-size keyboard, embedded numeric keypad, hotkey controls, international language support
12 function, four cursor keys
Multi-gesture touchpad supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip
Dimensions 11.2" W x 8.0" D x 1.0" – 1.1” H
Weight 3.1 lb. (1.4kg) with six-cell, 5800mAh battery
Power 65-watt AC adapter
Six-cell, 4400mAh lithium ion battery: up to 5.0 hours life depending on configuration and usage
Compliance Energy Star®
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™
Security Features User, administrator and hard drive BIOS passwords
Kensington® lock slot

For another excellent Acer netbook for speed freaks check out the Acer Ferrari One - Acer Netbooks

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Asus Fast Netbook 1201N

Best Netbook Deals - Fastest Netbook Computer - Asus Eee PC 1201N

UPDATE : In July 2010 the Eee PC1201N was chosen by CNET UK as the number two in the top ten netbooks available, with the Samsung N210 as the best, in our opinion however the Eee PC 1201N should have been awarded the number one spot due to the fact that it is sold with Windows 7 Home Premium installed as standard. Netbooks with Windows 7 Starter Edition are at a serious disadvantage - and really cannot be considered as good as netbooks with Windows 7 Home Premium - see here for the reasons why Windows 7 Home Premium

If you're looking for a fast netbook or even what may be the fastest netbook computer available then take a look at the Asus Eee PC 1201N multimedia netbook, which is fitted with a twin-core Intel processor and Nvidia Ion graphics. This makes the 1201N one of the fastest netbooks around along with the Acer Ferrari netbook  and one of the first with decent processing power and the possibility of running complex 3D graphics, you can even run games on it. Amazon are offering a great deal at the moment that has Windows 7 Home Premium loaded - the Windows 7 Starter is really not a good idea for netbooks.

Most netbook computers use an Intel N270 or N280 CPU, but with the 1201N Asus have opted for a dual-core Intel Atom 330 each of which runs at 1.6GHz.

Asus say that the Nvidia Ion graphics will allow you to watch streaming 1080p videos on YouTube "as proficiently as a high-end desktop PC". You can also use it to play games such as Call of Duty 4, modest resolutions and with low detail settings, if you must, but netbooks are not really made for playing games on, even the fastest netbook available.

The screen on the 1210N is a 12.1", LED-backlit 1,366x768-pixel display.

It is sold with 750GB of "hybrid storage" i.e. 250GB internal hard drive and 500GB of online WebStorage, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, a 0.3-megapixel webcam, HDMI video out so you can plug it in to a flat panel TV, and a six-cell, 63Wh - 5 hour battery.

See also - netbook with Windows 7

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Asus 1201N Video Review

Which is Best Netbook Computer?

Netbooks - Which is the Best Netbook?

Asus has the best netbooks

Are you looking for the best Netbook? Then good luck ! There are dozens, if not hundreds to choose from. At the Asus site alone they have around 30 netbooks to choose from. So I will make your life easier. According to PC Mag and PC World the best netbook is the Asus EeePC 1000HE.

Why is it the best? Because it features the first Intel Atom N280 processor a six-cell battery, and a new keyboard, but above all because it is not expensive !

The Asus EeePC 1000HE looks like most other glossy netbooks. It comes in blue or black, like the MSI Wind, Acer Aspire One (10-inch), and Samsung NC10-14GB.

It is heavier than the Aspire One, the MSI Wind, and the NC10-14GB by about 5 ounces.

It also has extended battery life - a vast improvement on the EeePC 1000H.

The mouse buttons have been placed below the touchpad instead of either side of it unlike the HP Mini 2140 and are a lot larger than those of the MSI WInd and the Aspire One.

The "gesture-based touchpad" is a first for a netbook. You can scroll up and down using two fingers and right-click with 3 fingers.

The screen is a a 10-inch LED with a resolution of 1,024 x 600. The keyboard has completely redesigned from the 1000H's, it is around 92% of full size, the same as those on the HP2140 and the NC10-14GB.

It has 3 USB ports, VGA-0ut, a webcam, an Ethernet port, a 4-in-1 card reader, and 802.11n Wi-Fi—standard netbook features. The only real advance compared to other netbooks is built-in Bluetooth.

It is the first netbook with the 1.66-GHz Intel Atom N280 processor.

ASUS has included an overclocking feature, the same as the EeePC 1002HA you can choose between Super Performance, Auto, High Performance, and Power Saving mode via an application key above the keyboard.

The real advantage of the N280 processor is it takes up less space on the motherboard and thus allows the netbook to be slimmer. The 63-Wh battery rating of the 1000HE is higher than the 58-Wh of the Samsung NC10-14GB and the 48-Wh rating of the Dell Mini 12.

Along with all this the Asus EeePC 1000 HE netbook is sold at a reasonable price - around $389.