Acer Aspire One 751h Impressions

The front of the Aspire One 751h has a unmarried slider switch to enable / disable the built in Wi-Fi. On the right side, you lot'll find a multi-in-one menu reader (SD, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD), a single USB ii.0 port, Kensington lock slot and a VGA out port. The behind of the unit is plain with only the battery bay; while the left side features an Ethernet port, DC-in jack, 2 additional USB 2.0 ports, microphone-in and headphone jacks.

Although the layout is slightly dissimilar, this is pretty much the exact same setup every bit the original viii.9" Aspire One we reviewed a few months back. I similar how Acer has angled the Ethernet and VGA out port slightly, though; it should help a bit with cablevision management when using these features.

Acer made a few changes to the lesser of the netbook, where nosotros at present detect individual removable admission panels for the hard drive, retentivity and wireless bays. This is an improvement over the original blueprint which required to remove the entire bottom embrace to access its various expansion ports. The unit of measurement uses a single memory slot, so upgrading would mean discarding the included 1GB module in substitution for a larger chapters stick. We also find iv safety feet, bombardment release latches, ventilation slots and two downward-firing speakers located virtually the forepart of the system.

The xi.vi-inch, 1366 x 768 display (both rare characteristics for netbooks) is a nice upgrade from the smallish 8.9" screen of the earlier Aspire One. Every bit mentioned earlier, the increased size also allows for a full-sized keyboard, another substantial selling point of this system. Even the keys are something different for Acer. The previous model used concave keys while this new unit has flat-tiptop keys.

A webcam is centered to a higher place the glossy screen. Just above the keyboard on the correct side are LED status indicators for the hard bulldoze, Num Lock and Caps Lock with the power button rounding out the expanse.

The touchpad / mouse click buttons on this new unit are another step in the right direction for Acer. The previous Aspire One had a small touchpad with mouse buttons on either side of the pad - which I could never get used to. In contrast, the 751h sports a wider surface and multi-gesture organisation that allows users to compression, flick and swirl their fingers to zoom in and out, flip through web pages, pictures, spreadsheets and more. Acer also moved the mouse buttons beneath the pad, where they should exist, although in a single piece configuration. Virtually users prefer split buttons hither.