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Acer recently unveiled AMD Athlon II Neo processor equipped netboooks which include Acer Aspire One 521 and Acer Aspire One 721. Both the netbooks are more or less similar in many aspects but still there are some differences. Here is the review of Acer Aspire one 521 or AO521

Acer Aspire One 521 build and Design

Acer Aspire one 521 comes with two model Acer AO521-3530 and Acer AO521-3782

The sleek and stylish  Aspire one 521 made up of all-plastic body and boasts glossy mocha cover. The cover is beautified with Tetris-like pattern which is ornamented with a large silver Aspire One logo at center.

Aspire one 521 comes with chiclet style standard size keyboards with rounded keys. The keys are well spaced so there would be no difficulties in typing.

Like its sibling the touchpad Aspire one 521 also features multi gesture aspect.

Like Acer 721, the Acer Aspire one 521  powered by AMD Athlon II Neo processor K125 with 1.17 GHz speed but later contain only 1GB DDR3 RAM.

Like Aspire one 721, it also comes up with 250 Hard drive storage on which Windows 7 starter version comes as preinstalled.

Aspire one 521 or AO521 comes with 10.1” Acer cine crystal backlit LED, TFT display having resolution of 1024*600 can support 720p high definition format.

When comes to graphics, the it offers Integrated ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics having 384MB dedicated memory. Also have HDMI port to connect external TV or monitors.

Network features is supported by 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, Bluetooth® v3.0 + HS, 10/100 LAN. Note that Acer Aspire One 721 doesn’t come with Bluetooth support.

Other connectivity features include three USB 2.o ports VGA output, headphone out, mic in, Multi-in-one card reader which supports elective MMC, SD o MS.

When comes to preinstalled software, Acer Aspire One 521 houses ebay shortvuts, preinstalled google toolbar, eSobi, Netflix shortcuts and many more including Acer’s own software. A complete list you will find it here

The 6-cell lithium ion battery of Acer aspire one 521 gives 5.5 hours of battery life.

Pros of Acer Aspire one 521

• The AMD Neo processor works very well in combination with ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics and provides great productivity.
• Can enjoy HD video or movies by connecting it with external display or monitor
• Very light and trendy the AO521-3782 comes with Abtiques brass chassis where as AO521-3530 comes with onyx black chassis
• Bluetooth support

Cons of Acer Aspire one.

• The touch pad is small
• There should be at least one GB more memory for optimum gaming support

Both the model, Acer AO521-3782 and Acer AO521-3530 is available at $349 including Amazon, $80 cheaper than its sibling Acer Aspire one 721. But i will go for Acer 721 netbook as we will get better resolution, extra memory, big screen

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Acer Aspire One 721 netbook is one of the recent release from Acer. The Aspire one 721 or AO721 is powered by latest AMD Athlon II Neo processor and ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics. The combination works incredibly and delivers great performance.  The model Acer Aspire AO721-3574 is already appeared in shops including Amazon and started with the price of $429.

Build and design of Acer Aspire One 721

Acer Aspire one 721 is an ultra thin netbook, weighing only 3lbs (approx).  When comes to its size,  the all new Aspire One 721 netbook comes with size of  11.2″ W x 8.0″ D x 1.0″-1.1” H.
The keyboard of Acer 721 netbook comprises of full size keyboard with numeric keypad. It also features hot key control and International language support. The touchpad features multi gesture utility which means you can scroll rotate and flip using your two fingers.

The Acer Aspire one 721 comes with plastic body with matte mesh finish covers and it is available in 3 colors – red, navy and black.

Acer Aspire One 721 specification ( AO721-3574 Specification and Price)

The Aspire one 721 equipped with AMD Athlon II Neo Processor K125, with clock speed of 1.70GHz and 1MB L2 cache.

The 11.6” high definition widescreen LED backlit TFT display comes with 1366*768 resolutions.

The Aspire One 721 equipped with 2GB DDR3 memory and upgradeable to 4GB ( 2*2GB).

It comes with up to 250 GB SATA hard drive with 5400 rpm speed. The HDD comes with preloading Windows 7 Home premium operating system.

The AO721-3574 boasts Integrated ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics having 384MB dedicated memory. It also comes with Acer Crystal Eye 1.3 megapixel webcam sports 640 x 480 resolutions

When networking and connectivity concerned, the All new Acer aspire one 721 features 3.USB ports, VGA, HDMI port, Multi-in-one card reader, 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN for wi-fi , Gigabit LAN

The energy certified Acer aspire one 721 equipped with 6 cell  4400mAh lithium ion battery provides  up to 5.0 hours of back up  depending on specification and usage.

Aside from above mentioned specification the new Aspire one 721 comes with tons of software like Google toolbar, eSobi. Skype and many more you will found it here

Pros of Acer Aspire one 721

Acer Aspire one 721 equipped with AMD Athlon II Neo processor and ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics which provide unbiased performance; whether your browsing internet or watching videos.

The Aspire 721 supports 720p and 1080p files – You can watch your favorite movie in HD environment with external LCD by connecting it via HDMI

Cons

As the device is pretty much new, so no such complaints are available

Bottom line

At $430 The Acer Aspire One 721 is not only able to fulfill your daily requirement but you can play games up to certain level.

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Today computers are not restricted to regular computing or to deal with office use only. Now it invades as an entertainment device as well and Acer is pioneer in this regard. Acer unveiled its latest Aspire netbook, Acer Aspire One 753 which is extremely light in weight weighing only 1.4 kg and is about 1 inch thick. According to Acer, the Aspire one 753 will offer excellent visual experiences, immense performance and outstanding connectivity. Acer aspire one 753 is targeted for mobile professionals.

Acer Aspire one 753 specifications

Acer Aspire one 753 netbook is powered by Intel Celeron ULV processor (U3400 processor). The 11.6 inches netbook model comes with Acer CineCrystal LED backlit high definition display and having resolution of 1366*768 resolutions which supports Microsoft DirectX 10

When graphics concerns, the Aspire one 753 comes with Intel HD graphics shared with dedicated 128Mb system memory. The Aspire one houses hard drive having big storage capacity (640 GB).

When main memory concern, the latest netbook offers latest 4GB of DDR3 RAM.

The Aspire One 753 comprises of HDMI port, multi-one card reader, optional 3G and optional Bluetooth. It also comes with wi-fi connectivity which is supported by Acer SignalUp antenna technology. According to Acer, it offers better transmission and reception of signal. Apart from wi-fi it also consists of Ethernet gigabit LAN for wired connectivity.

Other features include an Acer crystal-eye webcam along with digital microphone. Acer said that the Aspire One 753 will provide 6 hours of battery life.

The Acer 753 netbook is offered in 4 colors – Mesh Black, Mesh Red, Mesh Brown and Mesh Silver. These mesh finish provide the netbook a stylish look as well as able to cope up with daily life’s rigors.

Acer Aspire one 753 comes with full size of keyboard and wide keys which provide easy typing. The multi-gesture touchpad provides comfort navigation.

Features and cons of Acer Aspire One 753

• The Aspire one 753 notebook features low voltage mobile processor which definitely help you to save power.
• High definition display with 16:9 resolution formats will enhance the viewing experience.
• HDMI ports will definitely an added advantage if you want to view your choice of video in big screen or in your TV set.
• Enough storage space.
• Equipped with Latest DDR3 RAM is also added advantage.
• Only thing it lacks is discrete graphics.

We can’t conclude much right now about Acer Aspire one 753 as we don’t have price details and other specifications. Later we will bring you a complete review to our valuable readers.

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Many times, especially in US good and different type of product gets lost in dazzle of media. The Dual Tablet from a relatively unknown company in US – Kno – is one of them.

As its name implies, the dual tablet from Kno has two Screens – each 14.1″ wide. Each screen has separate battery and that makes Kno Dual Tablet a bit heavier.

The Dual table has Tegra2 chip and 16GB of storage ( according to theinquirer).These two screens and can be used like a book ( can be folded and unfolded).

According to Kno – It has “two dazzling touchscreen panels that you can write on, highlight on, watch video on.”. For the software it says – “We’re serious about your studying. Your textbooks, your course materials, your notes, your web links, your everything.”

Kno Dual Tablet does support Flash unlike the Ipad – another reason to dump your ipad ? The product is in prototype stage – so it will take sometime before it comes out.

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Looking for netbook with stylish outlook as well as with great performance? Here you search ends.  HP brought HP Mini 210-1099SE Vivienne Tam 2 edition which will fulfill your requirement. Featuring butterfly all over the glossy champagne gold colored body of the netbook, not only reflects sense of style but with in it, the stylish HP Mini 210-1099SE hold some good features which help you to perform your day to day activity at ease.

Specification of mini 210-1099SE Vivienne TAM 2 edition

The new mini 210-1099SE model from hp comes with Intel Atom Processor N450 with speed of 1.66GHz having 512MB L2 cache.

The graphics supported by Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150. The operating system it has is, windows 7 home premium which is loaded onto 250GB SATA hard drive. The hard drive speed is 7200 rpm.

The Vivienne Tam Edition mini 210-1099se comes with 10.1” WSVGA LED Brightview display comes with resolution of 1026* 600p .

The 3 cell li-ion battery gives 4.25 hours of battery life

For connectivity features the HP mini 210-1099SE is supported by 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 VGA out, 1 headphone and mic combo jack, 5 in 1 card reader, in built webcam.

Network connectivity is supported by RJ45 connector for wired and for wi-fi it comes with 802.11b/g and Bluetooth support.

The netbook weighs 2.69 pound having size 10.55” x 6.9” x 0.9”( l/d/h)

Other significant features of HP mini 210-1099se

The Beats Audio feature offer perfect sound

The mini 210-1099SE model comes with compact mirror so when you are in travel or working at home you can groom yourself easily.

Hp QuickSync feature helps to update files, email and Internet bookmarks instantly

The all new HP mini 210-1099se Vivienne Tam 2 edition is available at $579 at hp’s own shopping site.

The mini 210-1099se from hp is sleek and stylish, you can easily carry it when you are in travel and able to perform your daily job flawlessly; Though there are some positive user reviews over the net, but I think there should be provision of 4GB RAM and some more battery life, especially when we are onboard we need more power.

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