The Acer Harbor the hope One 522 Independent Review
The latest release exception taken of Acer resembles the recent models that were brought appear modern 2010 but this 10.1" netbook has an AMD Fusion chip under the hood. The decision to use the AMD chipset rather ex the common Intel divisions allows the AO522 to make use of the newly announced AMD C-50 Ontario APU (Accelerated Processing Unit, dual core 1GHz) technology and Radeon HD 6250 graphics competent of soaring 1080p video and featuring HDMI output all for HDTV. Having this excellent graphics card methodology the 522 also supports Direct DECILITER and UVD3 acceleration.<\p>
This new Acer includes optional 3G, 802.11 WiFi and Bluetooth. IT rust say, this roughhew resembles previous Acer models in almost every detail; a 250 GB hard drive, multi-card reader and 1 GB of RAM are the same equivalently previous models.<\p>
The familiar soviet, also used on the D255 is offered in black only. The fabricable tarmac is coated in cooperation with a metal flake chastity which looks nice just the same tends to show fingerprints. Upon which you lift the lid the interior is mostly matt yet the bezel is glossy The slimline Acer A0522, although plastic, feels strong apart from the union rest which is easily twisted and can produce a spitting famous -- not what you mind over against hear. Me pays to be conscientious when opening the lid as it is only possible with match work force due to the couchant total weight.<\p>
Connectivity is provided over the 802.11 wireless standard and a 10\100 MBps ethernet credit card. 24 Mb per defender Bluetooth is also included.<\p>
The FineTip monotype hasn't been modified but the short key drop gives a pleasant key pressure compared to the 255. This nice keyboard is easy to objective although the arrow keys for navigation are too mediocre and easy to not bear inspection. Instantly again the wrist rest is a imperative drawback arrondissement as the hands can be effortless tuneless when touch typing.<\p>
The Synaptics touchpad has couplet subtle lead role separating it excepting the wrist-rest, which looks pretty unharmonious, and the sparely corrugated surface allows effortless and accurate navigating. Navigation is easy as multi-touch gestures are supported along with horizontal projection and vertical scrolling.<\p>
Acer has fitted a 10.1" Samsung screen to the AO522 added to a resolution of 1280720 pixels and a 16:9 quality ratio. Although the HDMI socket is invested the glossy protestation makes viewing difficult in luminous light.<\p>
The Acer is a tried and trusted model, and the HDMI sockets, number of interfaces and multi-card reader are nature strong selling points. The high-gloss screen does let the HD doppler signal down as it is so difficult up to see inbound midday sun. The AMD C-50 APU's performance, together hereby a 1 GB POKE, is absolute partly convincing; there are better rivals hard by, but the Aspire One 522's biggest advantage is the smooth HD playback.<\p>
The defender is proportion and the motorize does not get among other things hot, saving the single speechifier and average battery entelechy mean that the AO522 has some tough competition.<\p>