OfficeDepot is joining the Black Friday deal race and will be selling the Acer Aspire One D250-1165 for $199. This configuration of the Acer Aspire One comes with an energy saving 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. The Aspire One D250-1165 netbook normally costs $299 at Offic Depot. The Acer Aspire One weighs less than three pounds, making it easy to bring it anywhere. It’s hard to beat this deal if you’re looking for an affordable netbook.
As with all netbooks, the Aspire One D250-1165 does have limitations buyers should be aware of. The system is relatively slow compared to mainstream notebook PCs. This means it should not be used for multimedia editing. It can have trouble playing back full-screen videos on popular sites such as Hulu. Also, if you need to use CDs or DVDs you’ll need to attach an external optical drive, which is not included with in the box.
Office depot will have limited quantities of the Acer Aspire One D250-1165 at each of its stores so plan on shopping early if you want one of these.
Acer Aspire One D250-1165 Specifications:
Manufacturer | Acer |
System Type | NetBook |
Built-in devices | Stero speakers, wireless lan Antenna |
Width | 10.2 in |
Depth | 7.2 in |
Height | 1 in |
Weight | 2.4 lbs |
Color | Sapphire Blue |
Localization | United states |
Processor | Intel Atom n270/1.6 GHz |
Data bus speed | 533 MHz |
Chipset Type | Mobile Intel 945gse express |
Cache memory type | 12 cache |
Memory | 512 KB |
Form factor | So dimm 200-pin |
Configuration features | 1 x 1 gb |
Hard Drive | 160 GB -5400 rpm |
Video Hardware | Card Reader |
Supported flash memory cards | Sd memory card, memory stick, memory stick pro, multimediacard, xs-picture card, rs-mmc |
Display | 10.1†TFT |
Max. resolution | 1024 x 600 (wsvga) |
Widescreen display | Yes |
Graphic processor vendor | Intel gma 950 dynamic video memory technology 3.0 |
Audio | Sound card |
Compliant standards | I333 802.11b, ieee 802.11g, wi-fi certified |
Camera | Integrated |
Input device(s) type | Keyboard, touchpad |
Networking | Network adapter |
Wireless lan supported | Yes |
Data link protocol | Ethernet, fast Ethernet, ieee 802.11b, ieee 802.11g |
Digital camera use | Crvstalbrite, led-backlit |
Expansion slots total(free) | 1 (0) x memory so dimm 200 pin |
Data input method | 3 x hi-speed usb – 4 pin usb type a ª 1 x display / video – vga – 15 pin hd d-sub (hd-15) ª 1 x audio – line-out/headphones – mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ª 1 x microphone – input – mini-phone 3.5 mm ª 1 x network – ethernet 10base-t/100base-tx – rj-45 |
Power device | External |
Memory type | Ddr2 sdram 533 MHz |
Installed qty | 1 |
Run time (up to) | 3 hours |
Operating system | Window XP home edition |
Software | adobe acrobat reader, google toolbar, adobe flash player, google setup, acer recovery management, google desktop, windows live essentials, mcafee internet security suite (trial), microsoft internet explorer 7.0, acer video conference manager, acer gamezon |
Warrenty | 1 year warrenty |
Service & support details | limited warranty – parts and labor – 1 year ª traveler warranty – 1 year |