Is the Acer Aspire One Mini Notebook PC the Happy Medium?
by Michael Topper I guess I would have to say that I’m probably one of the last people to jump on the mini notebook PC (or netbook) bandwagon. I’ve got to tell you when I first looked at one of these things I couldn’t figure out what the attraction was. I thought to myself “This is just a sorta kinda notebook or laptop wannabe. Why not just go out and get the real McCoy?” Then I had a chance to use an Acer Aspire One. I changed my mind in a big hurry. The compact design of the Acer Aspire One is really pretty nice. You don’t realize how large a full size notebook really is until you compare it to carting around one of these pint size PCs. You’re almost getting “the real McCoy” in size. I mean what the heck; a 10 inch LED backlit screen is nothing to sneeze at. However, even though you’re giving up loads in performance (This is not anything close to a high end gaming computer), believe it or not, the size is a huge advantage. Not because how small it is but because of how big it is. Let
