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Acer Aspire One 522

Based on 29 reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

6
Average:

11
Bad:

5

Pros

Performance, Multi in 1 card reader, Bluetooth 3.0, HDMI out
Highquality LED display, Lots of connectivity, Multitouch trackpad, Good battery life
Excellent battery life, Great display and good multimedia features.

Cons

Heating issues, Mono loudspeaker with low sound output
Needs a 1GB RAM upgrade, Slippery keyboard
Type can look small on the 10.1inch display, Very poor benchmark performance.

By ZDNet UK on November 12, 2011

The Aspire One comes preloaded with Windows 7 Stupor Edition. That's unfortunate, not only because it is Windows, but because it is "Lobotomized" Windows. What does that mean? Well, first, for Windows in general, this is...

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By Zath UK on July 11, 2011

0emailLet’s not try and deny it: the netbook market is painstakingly boring. At the start, it had some imagination. Expensive Windows licenses were pushed aside for custom Linux distributions which were great to try out, but of course Microsoft...

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By Tech2 on July 07, 2011

The end user price of the Acer Aspire One is Rs.16994, which is fairly decent for a netbook capable of playing back 1080p videos. If that’s all you care about and don’t mind the overall sluggish performance of Windows, then I’d...

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By CIOL on June 14, 2011

Acer is constantly innovating and coming up with one after another, feature-rich laptops. Adding to the portfolio, here is the all new, Aspire One 522, that comes with a lot of positive features in the netbook category. Firstly, it comes powered with...

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By V3.co.uk on May 18, 2011

Acer's Aspire One 522 is a perfectly serviceable netbook with a decent screen and keyboard. The three-cell battery pack leads to a relatively short battery life though and the integrated GPU failed to deliver on...

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By PC Pro on May 04, 2011

The AMD processor and screen resolution give it a massive advantage, but it desperately needs a bigger battery...

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By InfoWorld on April 16, 2011

Overall, the Aspire One 522-BZ892 seems perfect for no-frills netbook use. It's the type of portable you can easily toss into a handbag or backpack and pull out whenever you want to browse the Web, watch videos, or make video calls. Its great...

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By CNET UK on April 12, 2011

The Acer Aspire One 522 is a decent netbook that offers good looks and a great display. It's a shame it's not powerful enough to play hi-def video, though, and its battery life isn't very...

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By TechRadar on April 06, 2011

Although tablets are fast overtaking netbooks in terms of popularity, especially with the recent release of Apple's hallowed iPad 2, the humble netbook still has a lot to offer the average consumer. For one, the presence of a physical keyboard makes...

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By NotebookCheck on March 27, 2011

The Acer Aspire One 522 leaves us with mixed feelings. The familiar case, the input devices and the amount of interfaces, including HDMI and a multi cardreader are convincing. The sparse scope of delivery and warranty of only 12 months ex-factory are...

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