Comments on: Acer Aspire AS1410-8414 11.6-Inch Sapphire Blue Laptop – 6 Hour Battery Life

By: O. Elmore

O. Elmore — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:12:02 +0000

The best description of it is that it’s what a netbook should be but not a fully-functioned laptop. The worst description is that it’s a failed gimmick. Acer tried but the result is a device that is probably over-powered for its size; the individual components aren’t supported by the just-as-important infrastructure tying the components together. I had to send mine back; the heatsink clattered to beat the band whenever the graphics setup (which includes more than the card itself) worked even the least bit hard. The wi-fi may be in name a draft-N but it dropped constantly only two rooms away from my router. And it’s an ugly little device; the top seems to be from one computer and the bottom from another, as if someone put a hamburger bun top on a sliced-bread bottom. You could not call the video a moving picture – instead it was a series of stuttering still images. I think Netflix was reading a more capable graphics setup and so was sending a higher-quality video signal than the machine could actually handle. I’m not certain of that, but I am certain that he result was a worse, less-watchable picture than my Asus netbook. Sorry to be the party-pooper but this was my experience.

By: Mr. Edmond W. L. Lee

Mr. Edmond W. L. Lee — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:50:06 +0000

FYI,

To the last reviewer, a I7 desktop is NOT “A” desktop. It is a very powerful Intel Core 7 system that is used in gaming and graphically intensive applications. I DON’T think these reviews are fake, however, who knows- maybe we never really landed on the moon (studio special effects). Maybe Michael Jackson, Bruce Lee, Elvis, Tupac, and Lucille Ball are waiting on a Carribean Island awaiting a time when our vastly degenerated society will once again appreciate the merits of their God-given talents

By: T. Wu

T. Wu — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:50:19 +0000

If you try to install Ubuntu on it, you will be very disappointed like me: blank screen for duo boot, and “Grub error 22″ for stand alone installation, most important, you won’t be able to roll back to factory status if you did not burn a lifesaver CD using your own external CD-ROM before you want to change anything.

By: Fernanda V. A. Cotrim

Fernanda V. A. Cotrim — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:31:13 +0000

I Didn’t receive the product!!!

Instead the computer, you sent me a bag… unfortunately I don’t get my money back or my products…

Nobody helps me with this problem…

By: g2010a

g2010a — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:27:28 +0000

I've had time to play with the computer now (more than 3 weeks) and I've grown quite fond of it.
PROS:
-It has the perfect size, the keyboard is great when typing, and it runs very quietly (!!).
-I upgraded the RAM to 3GB and only Java-based applications and Colinux seem to run slow.
-Video is watchable, although I occasionally notice hiccups while watching live TV with an external adapter (DVB-T).
-The battery life is great.
-The touchpad works just fine and once you get used to the scrolling gestures you can move through documents very easily. I never really use the other gestures.

CONS:
-I am ambivalent towards the camera and special drivers... it does what it says--brightening the image so other can see you indoors at night with low light--but it keeps freezing the video on Skype. The work-around is to regularly interrupt the video stream and start it again, otherwise other people see only a static image of you.
-Once you remove the protective plastic sheet from the cover you will never ever ever see it clean again. Every speck of dust and bit of finger-grease will stick to it.

All in all, I recommend it very highly and would purchase it again. Acer hasn't let me down yet.