What exactly is a netbook? Netbooks are designed to be “cloud computers” more or less, which means less hardware and more power in storing information and applications in the clouds—or the internet in laymen's terms. For an increasingly mobile generation, this is a great idea. It's also excellent for an increasingly more wired and connected generation. People are hooked on mobile devices and they are becoming more popular every day. That is why computing devices like the Acer Aspire One are getting such a great response—people love small portable computing devices they can take to a café, take to work, take to the beach—you name it and the Acer Aspire One can go there. With just an 8.9 inch screen—it's easy to take anywhere you want it to go.



Another great thing about these netbooks is they often come at a much lower price than a typical laptop. This has to do with several factors, and the Acer Aspire One is a great example of this. For example, the One comes installed with a version of Linux that is open source and so, it is free of charge. This greatly reduces the price of the netbook since there is no included cost to license an operating system like, let's say, Windows XP. Although if you are in dire need of a Windows operating system you can make the extra hundred dollars or so to have it licensed and installed.

The Acer Aspire One is a great netbook for a few major factors. One thing that I personally never enjoyed about netbooks is their cramped keyboards. The Acer Aspire One feels like a real mid-sized keyboard you can feel comfortable typing on. This type of thing goes a very long way since typing on a ridiculously small keyboard can get old and annoying extremely quickly. I even returned a netbook—I got so sick of the keyboard (after two hours!) Luckily, the Acer Aspire One doesn't suffer from this problem.

A great added bonus of netbooks is their battery life. When you're on a smaller device you can power it more easily with less added weight—making it much more mobile. For example you won't have to haul around an AC adapter anywhere you want to access the internet on your Acer Aspire One, you can just rely on the battery to keep you going throughout the day. Some netbooks can go for as long as 4-8 hours on certain batteries. If you're a road warrior or constantly mobile you might want to look further into an Acer Aspire One for your mobile computing needs.