Acer Aspire One 522

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 21 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

4
Average:

10
Bad:

4

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

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Last revision on March 28, 2013

Reviewers Liked

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

Reviewers Didn't Like

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

Expert reviews and ratings

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...

By Tech2 on July 07, 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...

By V3.co.uk on May 18, 2011

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

By PC Pro on May 04, 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...

By InfoWorld on April 16, 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...

By CNET UK on April 12, 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...

By TechRadar on April 06, 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...

By NotebookCheck on March 27, 2011

Overall, the Aspire One 522-BZ892 seems perfect for no-frills netbook use - the type of portable you can easily toss into a handbag or backpack and pull out to browse the web, watch videos or make video calls. Its great battery life and modest price...

By PC Advisor on March 24, 2011

The Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897 is a 10.1-inch netbook with a 250GB hard drive, a multitouch trackpad and AMD's latest Fusion dual-core processor. The standard 1GB of RAM is much too small for great performance, so a RAM upgrade is a must with this...

By TechReviewSource on March 24, 2011

Compact and attractively priced, the Aspire One 522 delivers great battery life and multimedia performance, but doesn't have much raw computing power. Acer Aspire One 522: A Great Netbook for Lightweight Computing Acer Aspire One 522-BZ897 Review,...

By PCWorld on March 22, 2011

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