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Page 1 of 3  The age of netbooks has started with models that had 7 inch displays. Very soon all of us noticed that this is not enough, so models with 8, 9 and 10 inch displays became netbook mainstream models. Acer postponed presentation of its 10 inch model for a long time but it seems that they have made a right decision because this will be, probably, the year of transition to 10 inch models. As a reminder, we will tell you that ASUS has announced discontinuance of its 8 and 9 inch display Eee PC models. Finally, in our test lab has appeared Acer Aspire One D150: new Acer’s trump card in the netbook deck.
First Acer One netbook was, in our humble opinion, one of the prettiest netbooks, and Aspire One D150 is, visually, even better than its predecessor. Surfaces around keyboard and touchpad have brushed aluminum finish so it looks like it belongs to higher product class. Beside that feature, this surface is very fingerprint tolerable. Aspire One D150 is, for now, produced in 4 colors: Sapphire Blue, Seashell White, Diamond Black and Ruby Red. Well, take a guess what model we got? Yes, our sample was colored with Ruby Red that is, despite its unusual appearance, nicely combined with black keyboard and presents nice alternative to other, more conventional, coloured models. Some details are particularly noticeable and nicely designed like hinge protectors on both sides. Overall esthetics is ruined by battery that sticks out at the back side. This is consequence of the fact that our model had bigger 6-cell battery. Besides its relative ugliness this battery also limits the angle at which display can be opened so in tight spaces (public transportation) it can get tricky to set it in optimal viewing position. Even beside these two problems with larger battery, we don’t recommend you to go for model with smaller 3-cell battery, because of one simple reason: 6-cell battery provides seven (7) hours autonomy. Since model A150 had wide frame around display, transition to bigger 10 inch display on model D150 didn’t result with significant dimensions enlargement. Aspire One D150 is 1cm longer and wider but also few millimeters thinner than A150 model.
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Chassis is nicely manufactured and built without squeaking noises produced even under more serious bending. Cover is also very resilient to deformations so final quality built mark is: very good.
LED screen used in Acer Aspire D150 is good and thanks to good specifications it deserves very high grade. It has 1024x600 resolution but glare coating can be problem on a shiny, bright day. We also noticed that keyboard was slightly bending at the center but nothing that should bother you too much. Touch pad is small with buttons that are finally positioned below touchpad instead on sided as it was the case with A150 model. Precision is good but we encountered better solutions on some other models. Number and connector layout is good without any surprises: two USB on the right side and all other connectors on the left side.
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