The Acer Aspire One is a line of subcompact notebook computers released in 2008. Models run either Linux, Windows XP, or Android and have 10.1" or 8.9" displays. Storage includes solid state drives up to 16GB or mechanical hard drives up to 160GB. Models have between 512MB and 2GB of RAM and battery life ranges from 2.5 to 7 hours. The Aspire One is available globally from major retailers and has faced some issues with password bugs and screen cracking.

1. Acer
Developer Acer
Type Subnotebook/Netbook
Media 8/16 GiB SSD or
120/160 GB HDD
Operating system Linpus Linux Lite, Windows XP Home
Power 3-cell: 2.200 Ah, 2.4 Ah, 2.9 Ah; 6-cell: 5.2 Ah, 6.6 Ah (aftermarket
extended-life batteries capacity may differ)
CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Atom 1.66 GHz Intel AtomN270-N280
Memory 512 MiB, 1 GiB, 1.5 GiB, 2 GiB
Display 10.1 in (26 cm), 8.9 in (23 cm) 1024×600 LCD TFT
Input 89% size Keyboard
Touchpad
Camera 0.3 MP Suyin or 1.3 MP Liteon Webcam
Connectivity 3 USB ports
5-in-1 card reader
Realtek 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet
Atheros 802.11b/g WLAN
3G/UMTS
Acer Aspire One is a line of subcompact notebook computers, or
netbooks, released in July 2008 by Acer Inc. It is based on the Intel

2. Atom platform, which consists of the Intel Atom N270 processor,
Intel 945GSE Express chipset and Intel 82801GBM (ICH7M) I/O
controller. The line is manufactured for Acer Inc. by Quanta
Computer, and is available in several shell colors: seashell white,
sapphire blue, golden brown, onyx black, and coral pink. Its main
competitors in the low-cost netbook market are the Asus Eee PC line
and the Dell Inspiron Mini 9. An industry newsletter reports that Acer
and Quanta have had a falling out and production of the Acer Aspire
One line will be shifting to other manufacturers in 2009.
Operating system
Windows
Windows XP Home Edition SP3 is installed on the models with a
name ending in X, or ending in B followed by another letter denoting
color.
It is also possible to install and run Windows Vista or pre-release
versions of Windows 7 on the laptop.

3. Linux
Models with names ending in L, or ending in A followed by a letter
for color, are shipped with Linpus Linux Lite. This offers a simplified
user interface, with default applications like the Firefox 2 browser,
OpenOffice.org 2.3, Acer One Mail and Acer One Messenger
available directly on the main screen. The default desktop
environment has been designed to hide advanced features from the
user and to prevent modification. However, it is still possible to
modify it to present a more traditional Xfce 4 desktop, enable more
advanced features such as context menus, or install additional
software.
It is possible to install and run other Linux distributions on the Acer
Aspire One, and some specially customised Linux distributions have
been designed to offer out-of-the-box functionality. These include
Linux4One, and Kuki Linux. Other distributions of the Linux
operating system will also run, such as Fedora, Debian, Mandriva
Linux, Ubuntu, Eeebuntu, openSUSE, and Linux Mint.
Mac OS X
Using work created by the OSx86 project, it can be run using many
different hacks, including iAtkos, iDeneb, "XxX" and Kalyway
distributions. Booting and installing one of these using a USB DVD

4. drive or flash drive allows Aspire One users to gain access to the
OSx86 operating system and run Mac applications.
Other operating systems
Other x86 operating systems like FreeBSD and OpenSolaris are
known to run on the Aspire One. Acer recently announced a new
version of the Aspire One to be shipped with Google Android.
Storage
SSD disks
The A110 model ships with an 8 GB or 16 GB solid-state drive
(SSD). Early 8 GB models come with the Intel Z-P230, model
SSDPAMM0008G1. This SSD has been criticized for its slow read
and write speed. Intel lists the drive's maximum speeds as 38 MB/s
read and 10 MB/s write. Later models come with the slightly faster
Samsung P-SSD 1800.
Hard disks
The HDD is a regular 2.5-in 5400 rpm SATA drive with 120 or
160 GB. A number of different drives have been reported so far:
Seagate ST9120817AS, Western Digital WD1200BEVS,
WD1600BEVT, Hitachi HTS543212L9A300, Hitachi
HTS543216L9SA00, and Toshiba MK1652GSX.

5. Storage expansion slot
There is also an SD/SDHC storage expansion slot on all models for
additional storage (16 GB max. in either slot). On Linux versions this
automatically expands the space of the SSD or HDD using aufs.
Windows XP models treat it as a normal removable drive. A second
slot acts as a standard multi-in-1 flash memory card reader. The 110
BIOS does not support booting an operating system from these slots,
however, the 150 has only one card reader slot, which can be used for
a bootable SDHC card. For the solid state drive (SSD) version or flash
drives, use a non-journalling filesystem such as ext2 to prolong the
life of the drive. (Note: it is possible to boot from HD or USB using a
/boot partition and initrd that will support accessing a kernel on SD,
but this is not booting from SD, as the /boot partition cannot reside
there).
Power management
The Intel Atom platform has a specified maximum TDP of 11.8 W.
Individual figures are 2.5 W for the N270 processor, 6 W for the
945GSE chipset and 3.3 W for the 82801GBM I/O controller. The
AUO B089AW01 LCD panel is rated at a maximum power
consumption of 3 W. Typical read–write power consumption for the
SSD is around 0.3 W, and 0.01 W when idle. The different HDDs are
rated at about 1.5–2.5 W for read–write operations and around 0.7 W
when idle.

6. The official ratings for the battery are up to 3 hours for the three-cell,
and up to 7 hours for the six-cell. Linpus Linux Lite has been
optimized by Acer for lower power consumption. Battery life is
shorter on HDD configurations with Windows XP, at approximately
2.5 hours for the three-cell. Although the standard three-cell battery is
2.2 Ah, some users have reported 2.4 Ah and 2.9 Ah batteries from
the factory. Various suppliers online now carry aftermarket batteries,
including the six-cell. Aftermarket nine-cell batteries have recently
become available, though as expected are quite heavy, making the
Aspire One less lightweight.

7. Specifications
Model OS Display Storage RAM Batter
y
Webcam Blueto
oth
avail.
certai
n
config
s
Availability
Type Size
A110
L
Lin
ux
8.9 in
(22.6 c
m),
1024×60
0 TFT
LCD
SSD 8 GB 512 MiB 3-cell 0.3 megapi
xel
No US, CA, GB,
AU, UAE, EU
A110
X
XP SSD 16 GB 1 GiB 6-cell 0.3
megapixel
No US, CA, GB,
AU,
UAE,INDIA
A150
L
Lin
ux
HDD 120 GB 512 MiB/1 GiB 3-cell 0.3 megapi
xel
No CA, GB,INDIA
A150-
1382
160 GB 1 GiB Unknown No US,INDIA
A150
X
XP HDD 120 GB 1 GiB 3-cell 0.3 megapi
xel
No US, CA, GB,
AE, TW,
AU,INDIA
160 GB 6-cell 1.3 megapi
xel
No US, CA, CH,
TW,INDIA
A150
X-3G
XP HDD 120 GB 1 GiB 6-cell 1.3 megapi
xel
No GB, MX, DE
(T-
Mobile),INDIA

8. ZG5 XP HDD 120 GB 512 MiB/1 GiB 3-
cell/6-
cell
0.3 megapi
xel
No BR CA,INDIA
160 GB No US (Walmart),
SI (SiOL)
Lin
ux
160 GB No GB, TW
SSD 8 GB No TW, PT,
AT,INDIA
16 GB No GB, others?
XP 8 GB No US,INDIA
10.1"
(D150
)
XP 10.1 in
(25.7 c
m),
1024×60
0 TFT
LCD
HDD 160 GB 1 GiB, can
accept up to
2 GiB
Varies
by
count
ry
and
model
, 3-
cell/6-
cell
stand
ard
0.3 megapi
xel
Yes AU, CA, GB,
IN, NL, SG,
TH, US, UAE
Ultra-
Thin
10.1"
(D250
)
XP HDD 160 GB 1 GiB, can
accept up to
2 GiB
Varies
by
count
ry
and
model
, 3-
cell/6-
cell
stand
ard
0.3 megapi
xel
Yes US, CA, GB,
AU, UAE, IN,
SG, NL
Pro
10.1"
(P531
h)
XP HDD 160 GB 1 GiB/2 GiB,
can accept up
to 2 GiB
6-cell 0.3 megapi
xel
Yes US, CA, GB,
AU, UAE, IN,
SG, NL
AO75
11.6"
XP 11.6 in
1364×76
8 TFT
LCD
HDD 160 GB 1 GiB 3-
cell/6-
cell
? ? US (Costco)
Additional hardware

9. Since November 2008 the 3G-enabled model Aspire One A150X-3G
is available in Europe, while models with 3G modems will begin
shipping in the United Kingdom in December and are denoted by the
letter G in their model number. The first generation Aspire One
webcam is an Acer Labs International M5608 camera controller with
attached 0.3 MP SuYin or 1.3 MP LiteOn CMOS sensor.
The Aspire One uses an Intel 945GSE chipset which only supports
2 GiB of RAM. Installing memory modules larger than 2 GiB has
caused the Aspire to fail the power-on self-test.
The AOD150 is the latest netbook version from Acer. It sports a new
10.1 in screen, and comes standard with a six cell battery except in
Canada in which it is still sold with a 3-cell battery.
Known issues
When either the BIOS password or the HDD password are set, they
won't be recognized unless typed in uppercase. If the password was
typed with a mix of uppercase and lowercase, it will fail. If it happens
with the BIOS password, the BIOS needs to be reflashed, if this
happens with the HDD password, the password needs to be changed
in the BIOS where the case mix will be properly recognized to a all
uppercase password. Acer does not acknowledge the issue, does not
mention it when customers call the support line and charges 125$ (US
and Canadian customers) to reset the password.

10. There are many people reporting problems with the LCD screen
cracking during only 5–6 months of normal use. Acer are refusing to
acknowledge that there is an issue with this product and are charging
customers for repairs.