The Acer ONE Thread

[rnickster]

Nope, going to buy the 120gb with 512mb version and add on 1gb ram. Cant be fussed with the hassel of trying to replace the SSD with a regular HDD, it seems way, way to much hassel.

 

[tripitaka]

Has anyone on here successfully changed the SSD to a laptop harddrive ? How would I secure the hard drive in place of where the SSD was ? sticky tape ? or does it fit snuggly ?

Does this help?

http://www.liliputing.com/2008/08/how-to-replace-the-acer-aspire-one-ssd-with-a-hard-drive.html

Not tried it myself. I really fance a 1.8" PATA SSD, but as far as I can tell they are pretty pricey

 

[acharris]

Hey, so anymore news yet on if the 120gb / 1Gb acer one linux is going to be dropped to £199 this week. Thanks in advance.

Anthony

 

[rnickster]

Its available at a competitor for £209.99 delivered. Thats the cheapest i could find it, dont know if this deal will go through had no word back from the guy who said he would find out. . . .

 

[acharris]

Thanks for that, will take a look then. Hopeful the guy will get back with some information soon. Thanks again.

 

[matthew2456]

Any idea if they are beefy enough to run matlab?

 

[sanaxe1]

could anyone lend me a External cd/dvd drive so i could install windows xp , id pay for postage.

 

[tsinc80697]

Not got a USB pen? Think Im going to use USB to install whichever OS

 

[rnickster]

I bought a Serial/IDE to USB adapter so i can use my desktop drive to instal windows, couple of quid off the bay

 

[warren_1979]

Has anyone tried a WD Passport 250gb harddrive on the One? I'm about to purchase the harddrive and was wondering if it powers fine of the Ones USB sockets?

Thanks.

 

[tsinc80697]

Its available at a competitor for £209.99 delivered. Thats the cheapest i could find it, dont know if this deal will go through had no word back from the guy who said he would find out. . . .

is £210 the cheapest for the 512mb/120gb linux version then? Looking to grab one but dont want to pay anymore than I have to obviously!

 

[ticktock]

is £210 the cheapest for the 512mb/120gb linux version then? Looking to grab one but dont want to pay anymore than I have to obviously!

Yea, £209 is the cheapest i have seen it for.

 

[tsinc80697]

Think im gonna grab one in town tomorrow for £219 with 2 year warranty, helps with the resale value for £10 more on my part!
I think I'll only keep it a few weeks until I can afford something else, also good to have a play with and get OSX on it. If its good then Ill definitely keep it!

 

[R34pz]

Warren i've got a wd passport 250gb, works fine with mine

 

[tsinc80697]

hehehehe its so tiny! I feel like a giant!

Only got linux on at the mo but will be sticking osx on as soon as possible to have a play with it. I like it so far but the keyboard is taking some time to get to grips and the trackpad makes me go funny because its one of those surfaces you rub and it goes through you! Might have to find a way round this lol

Anyone know how I can get the netbook to sleep when I close the lid? In linux that is and how I can connect to a shared drive on my mac pro? I googled it and found a solution but it says permission denied when I try to connect, works fine with other machines/OS

 

[JAMAL]

The 120gb 512 version be had for £189 now, bargain!

 

[ticktock]

The 120gb 512 version be had for £189 now, bargain!

Where? Seen it for £199

 

[WatchTower]

Can bigger Harddrives be installed internally?

 

[JIM_BOB7813]

Where? Seen it for £199

HUKD has a link to a 5% discount voucher

 

[tsinc80697]

Installed OSX last night just for a play and it works great except no wireless internet and sleep does not work (selecting it from the menu or closing the lid). One of the main functions I use so ive installed windows xp and will dual boot with osx once thats fixed if it does! Also need to buy a new wireless card to get the internet working in OSX,

Has anyone ran windows xp with 512mb and then upgraded to the 1.5gb? Noticeable difference or not?