The battery fits flush into the chassis so there are no bulging bits – the Acer AO722 is very slim and lightweight (about 3 pounds) yet feels solid enough. 11.6″ screens are more commonly seen on ultrabooks costing 3-4 times the price.ĭesign: Looks good and well finished. The display is true 16:9 widescreen, LED backlit with exceptionally good viewing angles – it’s also very thin which helps reduce the overall netbook size to just 1 inch thick. This is much higher than the 1024×600 resolution of most 10.1″ netbooks and makes Windows less ‘cramped’ and therefore more usable. Screen: The screen is a good quality 11.6″ display with a resolution of 1366×768 (the same as a standard laptop). These features make it very good value compared to most standard netbooks. This is an average price for a netbook but, unlike the average, it has a far better 11.6″ screen (not 10.1″), 4GB of RAM (not 1GB) and W7 Home Premium 64bit (not W7 Starter 32bit).

Price: The Acer Aspire One AO722 costs around $320 in the US for the 4GB model (or £250 in UK for the 2GB version). However, there is still a market for a good quality netbook which overcomes those problems – if you’re interested in whether a netbook can still be an excellent buy and, most importantly, provide the usability and features expected, read on.

It’s not a brand new model but prices have dropped in the last few months to make it more of a bargain.Īs I noted yesterday, netbook sales dropped 34% in the last year, primarily due to a lack of innovation in the netbook market and stubbornly high prices – so many netbooks have been hamstrung by the same weaknesses: a poor Windows 7 Starter Edition, insufficient RAM and a restrictive 10.1 inch screen. I recently bought a new 11.6 inch screen netbook – the Acer Aspire One AO722.

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