Woot : One Day, One Deal (SM)

I've got the 10" woot offered a few months back. Just be sure you'll actually use it. I'm currently selling mine, I almost never used it.

How long does a three-cell last?

Will this thing run Windows 7?

Cool! It's Batman's screensaver.......

I think it might be time to get a new computer when a mid-range netbook has better specs than my desktop.

Sandy106 wrote:Will this thing run Windows 7?

I'm sure it does.
But for the price of this plus Windows 7, you're probably better off just buying a new one with Windows 7 on it...

soliver wrote:How long does a three-cell last?

in the description it claims up to a 4 hour battery life

http://alatest.com/searchaction.html?keyword1=Acer+Z520

And a few of the Z520's on Buzzillions, with medium reviews.
http://www.buzzillions.com/x/s?N=4294811422&D=x&cat=&extra=all-product&Ntt=Acer+AO751H-1948+Z520

Manufacturer's page (permalink).

Absurdly long link still available.

here is a buyer's guide i found. more like an extreme spec sheet.

http://www.clearanceclub.com/images/ao751h-1948.pdf

soliver wrote:How long does a three-cell last?

2 hours if you are lucky

this laptop only seems good if you wanna be able to browse the nets, listen to music, and write poetry. lol.

For the price, it's a nice deal.

jkbc wrote:I've got the 10" woot offered a few months back. Just be sure you'll actually use it. I'm currently selling mine, I almost never used it.

Any paticular reason ?

soliver wrote:How long does a three-cell last?

Not very long. Friend has a Dell Mini 10 with a three-cell (couldn't tell you the exact watt-hours) that gets him two hours at best: low screen brightness, Bluetooth off and light internet use (no YouTube or other Flash-based sights).

I've got a six?-cell on my Acer 10" and I get around six hours.

here's the acer aspire website

I think Costco has this thing for $299

Woot must've been watching Conan tonight with his bat expert. Denis Leary is deathly afraid of bats.

Argh why cant this be the AS1410? I absolutely can't get another Z520 after using the Dell mini 12, it's just tooooooo slooooooooow. The screen and keyboard on this model are pretty fantastic though, at least for the few minutes I played with this model in BJs last month. Price is insanely low also, nice job woot. Please bring the 1410 on next

The processor is ridiculously slow on these things. I played with one at Costco and was very disappointed. You can't even scroll smoothly a web page with flash video playing on it (i.e. reading comments on youtube).

shortcake49 wrote:Any paticular reason ?

I already own a 13" MacBook. The OS wasn't the reason, as I was using all internet applications on it (various Google apps, Facebook and Twitter) so I was always in the browser.

I just found it too... limiting. For taking some notes it worked great but if I wanted to do anything aside from some quick writing (even researching a story or what-have-you) I always found myself wanting my 'home' computer that had my full range of tools etc. on it.

mdnorman wrote:I think Costco has this thing for $299

The one in Costco is actually better and *new*

Processor & Memory:


Intel® Atom™ Processor Z520 (1.33GHz)
512KB L2 Cache
533MHz Front Side Bus
Mobile Intel US15W Express chipset
2GB DDR2 SDRAM single channel
Drives:

250GB (5,400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
NO OPTICAL DRIVE INCLUDED
Graphics & Video:

11.6" WXGA CrystalBrite™ LED-backlit display (1,366 x 768)
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500
Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam

Arggg.. were were these when the wootoff was on.. I would have gone for these instead of the 10.1s I bought... darn it... can't buy another 3 of these... too many netbooks spoil the wife...

This netbook uses a different type of Atom. In other words, it'll be even slower than your regular run-of-the-mill netbook. (1.33GHz vs. 1.6GHz)

Just know what you're getting yourself into when you buy this.

soliver wrote:How long does a three-cell last?

"Three-cell battery up to 4 hours life depending on usage."

So, I am guessing like all battery-life estimations, you can cut that in half by running this @ full brightness and using WiFi.

Oh, also, these types of laptops (Atom processors) should be running a linux distro like Debian to be "non-frustratingly" usable.

http://www.leeenux.com
Just need a USB thumbdrive.

r0xor wrote:The processor is ridiculously slow on these things. I played with one at Costco and was very disappointed. You can't even scroll smoothly a web page with flash video playing on it (i.e. reading comments on youtube).

That's more because Flash is a horrible, horrible thing rather than the computer being out of spec. Unfortunately most people don't see it this way and even if they do, they don't care.

A "full size keyboard" is definitely a plus for any netbook. The best I've seen thus far is on the HP.

these are new at walmart for about the same price... not refurbs. but they ARE neat little computers, and I agree... make sure you will use it or you're wasting time and money

curtisuxor wrote:"Three-cell battery up to 4 hours life depending on usage."

So, I am guessing like all battery-life estimations, you can cut that in half by running this @ full brightness and using WiFi.

I don't know about that.. the 10.1 i got from the wootoff lasted almost 8 hours for me... I am happy with them as a browsing and media solution when the laptop I have is just too much to lug around...

The trick is you have to run down the battery before you put the charger on it on a regular basis.. this keeps the batteries fresher longer.. IMO

Nice little machine, if you have the patience of Job. Atom processors get the job done, if you're patient, but the Z-class is noticeably slower than the N-class Atoms. They also suck a bit more juice--as does the larger screen.

I'd be more tempted if this came with a bigger battery at this price. It's nicely manufactured, just sloooowwwwwwww.

rsciore properly corrected me before I came back with the same info

Another refurb here $279

Froogle search here

I'm slightly interested... How decent is the quality of the Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam?

Britchan wrote:this laptop only seems good if you wanna be able to browse the nets, listen to music, and write poetry. lol.

For the price, it's a nice deal.

This isn't a laptop though, it's a netbook.

mdnorman wrote:I think Costco has this thing for $299

Costco's 11.6" $299 one has twice the ram and a 250 gig HD...

Edit: nevermind, already covered.

jkbc wrote:Not very long. Friend has a Dell Mini 10 with a three-cell (couldn't tell you the exact watt-hours) that gets him two hours at best: low screen brightness, Bluetooth off and light internet use (no YouTube or other Flash-based sights).

I've got a six?-cell on my Acer 10" and I get around six hours.

My fiancee gets at least 2.5 hours with her Dell Mini 10.

bkeokip wrote:I'm slightly interested... How decent is the quality of the Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam?

It's just like every other dinky built-in webcam. It'll get the job done but you aren't going to make Lord of the Rings with it.

Ezpcconcepts wrote:I don't know about that.. the 10.1 i got from the wootoff lasted almost 8 hours for me... I am happy with them as a browsing and media solution when the laptop I have is just too much to lug around...

The trick is you have to run down the battery before you put the charger on it on a regular basis.. this keeps the batteries fresher longer.. IMO

Did yours have a solid-state HD though?

drewcp wrote:My fiancee gets at least 2.5 hours with her Dell Mini 10.

Three-cell or six-cell? Newest generation or last generation?

jkbc wrote:Three-cell or six-cell? Newest generation or last generation?

three-cell!! would have bought it if it was six-cell