Acer Aspire One or Kindle? I was looking to buy a Kindle because I buy so many books and am running out of space to put them. Many of the reviewers weren't as pleased with their Kindle as Acer Aspire One users are. My questions are: Can you download books on an Aspire One, the same as Kindle? And how many can you download without slowing it down? The reason I'm asking is that one reviewer said he sent his Kindle back and bought an Aspire One just to read e-books. If you can do the same things as a Kindle with the Aspire One, plus get internet, e-mail, take pictures, GET A WEBCAM!, etc., I want to get a cool pink one! Thanks for your help... Acer Aspire One or Kindle? I was looking to buy a Kindle because I buy so many books and am running out of space to put them. Many of the reviewers weren't as pleased with their Kindle as Acer... » Read More Acer Aspire One or Kindle? I was looking to buy a Kindle because I buy so many books and am running out of space to put them. Many of the reviewers weren't as pleased with their Kindle as Acer Aspire One users are. My questions are: Can you download books on an Aspire One, the same as Kindle? And how many can you download without slowing it down? The reason I'm asking is that one reviewer said he sent his Kindle back and bought an Aspire One just to read e-books. If you can do the same things as a Kindle with the Aspire One, plus get internet, e-mail, take pictures, GET A WEBCAM!, etc., I want to get a cool pink one! Thanks for your help... « Show Less
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Thank you FearNot! The link to Kindle is great. Still not sure whether I'm going to get the Aspire or Kindle...I think maybe I'll get the Kindle for myself and an Aspire for my daughter. Then I'll have the best of both worlds. I appreciate your help.
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Amazon doesn't give you the option. It's a huge hassle to upgrade an all-in-one yourself unless you're getting something like the HP Z series (which starts at about $1000 more). You can search online and see videos on how to do it. You could try buying it from Acer and call them and see if they would upgrade it, it doesn't look like you can do it from their website.
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I never downloaded Kindle books, You can get an Android app to do this. I love my tablet, It has became a big part of my everyday life...I purchased the keyboard which gives me extra power and usb port There are a ton of apps for android...email music movie's documents anything you need is on this tablet just download the app.
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I did buy the least expensive Kindle, and I do not have a router. I found out I don't need a router to download my ebooks. My computer is fairly new. I also have a Dell computer, windows 7. I followed the direction that I received and found it quite easy to add the books to the Kindle. Once you purchase your book go to 'Manage my Kindle', then request to download to your computer, save in your document file. Then use your UBS port to your Kindle and go to the document file and drag your book to the document file on your Kindle. I hope this help you. You can go to google to get instructions. That helped me. I did buy the least expensive Kindle, and I do not have a router. I found out I don't need a router to download my ebooks. My computer is fairly new. I also have a Dell computer, windows 7. I followed the direction that I received and found it quite easy to add the books to the Kindle. Once you purchase your book go to 'Manage my Kindle', then request to download to your computer, save in your document file. Then use your UBS port to your Kindle and go to the document file and drag your book to the document file on your Kindle. I hope this help you. You can go to google to get instructions.... » Read More I did buy the least expensive Kindle, and I do not have a router. I found out I don't need a router to download my ebooks. My computer is fairly new. I also have a Dell computer, windows 7. I followed the direction that I received and found it quite easy to add the books to the Kindle. Once you purchase your book go to 'Manage my Kindle', then request to download to your computer, save in your document file. Then use your UBS port to your Kindle and go to the document file and drag your book to the document file on your Kindle. I hope this help you. You can go to google to get instructions. That helped me. « Show Less
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Thanks Joe! I bought extra memory but the seal says if I remove it the warranty is void? Is taht true? How can that be?Do i need to get latest bio, etc? I just got it. MikeJoe how in heck do i get the video cam to work? We bought my wife an Acer Aspire one and it was mountains easier to get up and running. Thank you sir!! Mike
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Hi Robert,Thanks a lot for the info, it was exactly what I was interested in finding out. I've been back and forth about whether to get a dedicated e-reader like the Kindle DX for my PDF's, but considering the price I feel like for that kind of money, I need to think multi-function. I'm trying to limit my gadgets to only a few things that I carry around at one time.
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The Kindle Fire has a much better history of performance and is integrated into Amazon.com. I've seen my friend's Kindle Fire in performance and it's impressive. The Coby I had failed within 48 hours (I returned for a full refund - which was terrific).
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Thank you Robert. If I could bother you for more questions. I am not very computer savy. I am looking to download my Norton 360 that I have a disk for already, onto my Acer Aspire One AO722-BZ454 11.6" Notebook. So I also need to make a backup. Will this devise do this also? Also not something I am looking to do right now but also wondering if I would be able to watch DVDs, listen to cds, download cds, listen to cds I have made myself, and burn DVDs? Thank you for your time. My main purpose is to download my Norton and to make backup disk with it.
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Hi! I have one of these, and while I love it (huge screen, great battery life, totally customizable file organization, best markup/annotation capabilities of any E-Ink reader), it can't read Amazon format ebooks (.azw format) and can't be used to access the Amazon ebook store app that comes on Kindles. It does (technically) have wifi capabilities that could be used to get to the amazon mobile site, but the wifi is unreliable at best and sometimes causes the device to crash.
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I can't believe it took me so long to find this thread. I have an acer aspire netbook. I loathe it, hate it beause it constantly zooms in and out. I never use. I even almost gave it away even though I just purchased it in April from Amazon. I called Acer, got India, hung up (not going to go there - don't have the patience). I asked on a couple of threads but it was the pinch button. For me, when I see the synaptics keypad icon in the lower right hand side, I just click that, click settings, scroll down to pinch and take off the annoying pinch function (Who would ever want this type of sensitivity on such a small touchpad) and finally, I may be able to use this piece of junk. THANK YOU I can't believe it took me so long to find this thread. I have an acer aspire netbook. I loathe it, hate it beause it constantly zooms in and out. I never use. I even almost gave it away even though I just purchased it in April from Amazon. I called Acer, got India, hung up (not going to go there - don't have the patience). I asked on a couple of threads but it was the pinch button. For me, when I see the synaptics keypad icon in the lower right hand side, I just click that, click settings, scroll down to pinch and take off the annoying pinch function (Who would ever want this type of... » Read More I can't believe it took me so long to find this thread. I have an acer aspire netbook. I loathe it, hate it beause it constantly zooms in and out. I never use. I even almost gave it away even though I just purchased it in April from Amazon. I called Acer, got India, hung up (not going to go there - don't have the patience). I asked on a couple of threads but it was the pinch button. For me, when I see the synaptics keypad icon in the lower right hand side, I just click that, click settings, scroll down to pinch and take off the annoying pinch function (Who would ever want this type of sensitivity on such a small touchpad) and finally, I may be able to use this piece of junk. THANK YOU « Show Less
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i have the exact same question, and the only things i noticed different is the information next to the name in the accer page:Aspire One 722 AO722-BZ454 (LU.SFT02.002):Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium - 64-bit version - AMD C-Series Processor C-50 (1.0GHz, 1MB L2 cache) - 2GB DDR3 Single-Channel Memory... (beyond that point is the same in both netbooks).Aspire One 722AO722-BZ197 (LU.SFT02.068)Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium - 64-bit version - AMD™ Dual-Core Processor C-50 (1MB x 2 L2 cache, 1.0GHz) - 2GB DDR3 SDRAM...if somebody knows anything else, please let us know. i have the exact same question, and the only things i noticed different is the information next to the name in the accer page:Aspire One 722 AO722-BZ454 (LU.SFT02.002):Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium - 64-bit version - AMD C-Series Processor C-50 (1.0GHz, 1MB L2 cache) - 2GB DDR3 Single-Channel Memory... (beyond that point is the same in both netbooks).Aspire One 722AO722-BZ197 (LU.SFT02.068)Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium - 64-bit version - AMD™ Dual-Core Processor C-50 (1MB x 2 L2 cache, 1.0GHz) - 2GB DDR3 SDRAM...if somebody knows anything else, please let... » Read More i have the exact same question, and the only things i noticed different is the information next to the name in the accer page:Aspire One 722 AO722-BZ454 (LU.SFT02.002):Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium - 64-bit version - AMD C-Series Processor C-50 (1.0GHz, 1MB L2 cache) - 2GB DDR3 Single-Channel Memory... (beyond that point is the same in both netbooks).Aspire One 722AO722-BZ197 (LU.SFT02.068)Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium - 64-bit version - AMD™ Dual-Core Processor C-50 (1MB x 2 L2 cache, 1.0GHz) - 2GB DDR3 SDRAM...if somebody knows anything else, please let us know. « Show Less
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I have a Kindle Fire that was a gift. I still use it for reading books. But I love my iPad. It has been so easy to use so far and do everything else on it. I have trouble w/email and doing things other than reading w/Kindle. My iPad is addictive, I use for everything except payments which I do on home laptop for safety. I can take it w/me, so easy. Hope this helps . Go on Amazon, look at the like new and used for better price. Mine was like new an came a couple accessories. Amazon has great selection.
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I have the Acer Aspire and I love it.....It does everything you'd want from a PC and it is simple and easy to run....I recommend it highly for your daughter...
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Mine was "good to go" - I had a second laptop and I used my URL to copy files, documents, etc to the Dell. My problem came much later. It was a VERY good laptop for what I used it for. I am away from home days at a time - I wanted a second laptop so I could keep one with me - leave the other at home. Mostly e-mail, on-line banking, games. I had my D610 about a year (I purchased it "refurbished"). About a month ago I stared getting error messages and freezes ..then it crashed. I took it to the shop and they could not fix it. While I had it I used it A LOT and it was a very good second laptop. I am now considering a NEW ACER notebook for about $200. My first was an ACER and it is nearly 8 years old and very reliable.
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The keyboard is important because it's not like thumb-typing on a phone, because it's too big for that, but it is too small for comfortable regular typing like on a bigger laptop or desktop computer. It depends on the size of your hands. A lot of people find themselves having to hunt-and-peck on the netbook keyboards. You really should see one in real life if possible at a store (Best Buy or Target usually has some eee model on display) and try typing on it. The different models also have keyboards that feel very different when it comes to ease of regular typing. I think the Acer Aspire One has a better keyboard than the Asus eee 8.9 inch models, though the layout of the buttons for the touchpad is annoying on the Aspire One. Circuit City used to have the Aspire One in stock, which is how I got to look at one and tried it before buying. If you can live with the keyboard, netbooks are great because they are so portable, being about the size of a hardback book. Understand they can't do everything a full-size laptop can do since their Atom processors are less powerful than the processors than go into full-size computers, but for typing up papers, notes, internet browsing/email where there's wifi, it works well. If you wait a bit, next year there might be models that can connect to cell companies' networks, though I guess those will cost more over the long run since I think you would have to pay for a data plan.
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I am glad it worked out for you. Once you get it unlocked, you have the best tablet in the world. I rarely use my laptop now. I always take my Acer 501 while travelling and it has never failed me yet. Next I will send you a list of free apps that have turned my tablet into a monster!Enjoy!
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The Aspire One is ok when it comes to streaming and downloading. It is a bit long in initial boot tho. If you need instantanious use upon turning the unit on the Aspire probably is not for you. But for the cost and size found the unit very friendly. Roger