Looks like Acer was the first one to let out a 12-inch netbook in the market with the 11.6″ Acer Aspire AO751. After using one for a couple of weeks, I got to the bottom of things. Check out our full review after the jump.
The large 11.6″ screen is a big plus for the AO751 with a large 1366×768 pixel resolution only the Sony Vaio P can beat. Despite the size, it did not sacrifice the weight and dimensions to separate itself from the regular 12-incher notebooks — still under 1 inch thin and weighs just about 2.75lbs (pretty thin and lightweight for its size actually). Biggest advantage here is the almost 100% full chiclet-style keyboard.
What’s in the box? You get an Intel Atom Z520 @ 1.33GHz, 2GB DDR2 RAM, 250GB HDD, Intel GMA 500, Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11b/g. Pretty nice specs IMO. The only biggest concern here is the seemingly underpowered CPU. While 1.33GHz isn’t really that slow, you will still feel that the pre-installed Windows Vista OS is dragging it.
Here’s what the Windows Performance Index looked like:
Obviously, the CPU has the lowest subscore (1.9) among all other components of the netbook. SuperPi 2M took about 4m 56s. As a point of reference, an N270 1.66GHz takes 3m 45s on SuperPi 2M and has a subscore of 2.2 on Windows Performance Index. It would have been nice if a 1.6GHz Z530 was in here or maybe even a 1.66GHz N280 but the latter would have needed an exhaust fan.
As for the GPU, Acer used an Intel GMA500 which turns out to be better than the GMA945 for Windows Aero (2.9 vs. 2.0). The screen is glossy which makes the display bright and crisp (similar to the AOD150). What I found somewhat buggy is that the screen turns black when launching apps (outside the app window) and doesn’t refresh back to normal display immediately.
Battery life is impressive, just like its earlier siblings (6-cell 5200mAh), and ranges between 5.5 to 6.5 hours depending on the brightness level of the screen. I haven’t been able to squeeze it anywhere near the promised 8 hours but the 6.5 hours on regular use (with WiFi) is already a good number.
I’m still a bit disappointed that the 3G SIM card slot isn’t there (the label says it’s WAN-ready only so I don’t know what it means). That would have made the retail price of Php27,500 a great bargain.
Just a fair warning — since the Acer Aspire One AO751 runs Windows Vista Home out of the box, you will most definitely experience a laggy performance. I somewhat avoided that by upgrading to Windows 7 RC (Windows XP should also do the trick). What this model gives you that no other 10-inch netbooks out there cannot give is the larger screen and higher resolution (1366x768pixels). That and the full-sized keyboard.
deewai, sakin din palaging nag hahang! as in dead talaga,i need to turn it off and on pa para gumana..ganito talaga ito dahil sa cpu or defective lng ang unit ko? my acer was bought last feb.18… nag hahang khit youtube lng ang nka open.. comes with a vista trial ang gamit ko..pero installed with a windows xp? panu ba magamit ang xp???
I feel Acer computer is not worth to buy. My coputer always hang and i need to off it before it can proceed operation. this is not normal and if nothing is going to happen good… tell me how to fix it….this will not be good….. and i will recomend all to my family and freinds not to buy acer.. buy something else BUT not ACER… I am so disappointed..
Tony
we do have same problem mr antonio santos.. i also need to turn off my acer aspire and on again.. gusto ko nang palitan ng ibang unit 2ng acer noebook ko.. nakaka annoy palaging mag hang!…kaya lng bigay ‘to ng papa ko and i dont have the means to buy..
I think there is no support for XP already. Is it end of life?
Nice review, BTW…
[...] unit is really thin, light and similar to the form-factor of the earlier Aspire One 751 with a brushed metal finish on the palm rest and a textured lid [...]
i’ve had this netbook for a while already. but it was not bought here. We asked our relatives from the states na we’ll buy online at dalhin na lang dito.. got it for around 15k
and instead of windows vista, windows xp is installed and a lower memory of 1 gig.. 
still no problem with it..
[...] at 1.2GHz. This is the first time I’ve seen this CPU since I used the Z530 1.33GHz on the Acer Aspire One 751 a year ago. So here’s what the Windows Experience Index looks [...]
[...] at 1.2GHz. This is the first time I’ve seen this CPU since I used the Z530 1.33GHz on the Acer Aspire One 751 a year ago. So here’s what the Windows Experience Index looks [...]
hey do you have any idea when will the acer aspire 1430z-4677 will be available in the philippines? and please make a review about it.. THANKS!
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