I love this laptop. Only problem right now is that it overheats. I am use to leaving my laptops on "Stand By Mode" but this one overheats. Now it won't turn on so I am a bit scared. I am sure it will come back up once I unplug it and let the batery drain.
I am not surprise it did not come with the operating system hardware (drives etc) does anyone know that best way to get that stuff if I have to install XP again?

Over all, It is a good item for the price.

Got mine today. Haven't had a chance to play with the peripherals but the netbook itself booted up fine. The only issue so far is that the battery isn't holding a charge. It was plugged in for over five hours without being used and it wouldn't power on without being plugged in. Looks like I'll be calling on the warranty tomorrow. Despite that I'm still happy with the purchase.

Got mine, opened it up uninstalled all the BS, and then noticed a few small white lines runnig down the left side of the screen. They're not "REALLY" noticeable but enough to make me a little worried that it could lead to bigger problems. Any suggestions? I hate to call, PAY to have this shipped back to them, and then get something else that gets lemon juice in the eye. If this won't get worse I really won't bother returning it.

Received mine today! Everything worked very well. Was a bit weary of getting a refurbished netbook, but everything(including accessories) worked like a charm! This is a nice little machine.

I e-mailed Acer on-line support and they were actually quite responsive. Here is what I received from them regarding a user manual for the external DVD drive:

In order to download the manual for the external DVD drive, please visit the following link and click on the 'DVDRW option.pdf' given at the bottom of the page: http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/netbook/0000/Acer/AspireOneAOA110/
AspireOneAOA110faq24.shtml

Got mine, and all works well. Still removing the crapware. I suggest DLing the freeware app CCLEANER. It will remove left over junk and registry leftovers. DO make the backup DVDs as suggested!

Gonna DL the DVD drive manual to find out why there are two USB plugs. I does seem a bit delicate and sometimes the DVD pops out right away.

Had NO problem running my standard freeware apps, Kompozer, Photofiltre, Irfanview, Search Everything, RoughDraft and VLC media player.

stolly23 wrote:did anyone elses cd/dvd player come with a sales CD?

No. I'm jealous.

stolly23 wrote:did anyone elses cd/dvd player come with a sales CD?

Mine came with a DVD of Aviator. Talk about a surprise.

ken24s2 wrote:Thanks, I will give the VLC a try!

I plugged in the DVD drive, put in a movie and it did not play. I then downloaded the VLC media player (which took about a minute), put in the same movie, played perfectly. Problem solved!

So TODAY, Wal-Mart dropped the price of the 250 GB version (branded emachine) ot $268 NEW. Of course, no DVD or mouse. But brand new.

Have you managed to find the manual? Everywhere I look I only find reviews etc. I'm really curious about the 2 USB plugs as well.

radi0j0hn wrote:
Gonna DL the DVD drive manual to find out why there are two USB plugs. I does seem a bit delicate and sometimes the DVD pops out right away.

Should a wall wart have come with the accessory pack for the DVD drive? Mine did not, and the drive says it requires 2 amps, which is more than the USB ports can supply.

dajo77 wrote:Have you managed to find the manual? Everywhere I look I only find reviews etc. I'm really curious about the 2 USB plugs as well.

I was under the impression that when there are two USB plugs, the extra one is basically to bring more power to the unit because a single USB alone does not have enough to adequately support all the power and data needs. If you remove the rubber plug on the back of the DVD drive and get a 110v home adapter (i.e radio shack), you can probably get away with using one USB plug. But I am not 100% sure on this....

Thanks. Few AC-to-USB power adapters can supply that kind of current, and the drive has a DC input jack on the back. Would still like to hear from others as to whether a power adapter was included in the accessory kit.

pauldownsouth wrote:Thanks. Few AC-to-USB power adapters can supply that kind of current, and the drive has a DC input jack on the back. Would still like to hear from others as to whether a power adapter was included in the accessory kit.

The kit came with the carrying case, the DVD drive, the Y-USB plug, and the wireless mouse. No wall-type power adapter was included.

pauldownsouth wrote:Should a wall wart have come with the accessory pack for the DVD drive? Mine did not, and the drive says it requires 2 amps, which is more than the USB ports can supply.

I plugged both USB plugs into the 2 ports that are on the right side of the netbook and it powered the DVD drive just fine. I uploaded Nero 9, McAfee, and watched a movie. No additional power needed.

ken24s2 wrote:For those still having trouble with the wireless mouse:

open the battery compartment, inside there is a little rectangular box with the FCC logo on it (that is the wireless receiver...I know it doesn't look like one, but it is), pull that out and plug it into the USB port on the netbook.

Hmm, I see the spot where mine would be but it's missing. Anyone know how I would go about to get a replacement USB Mouse radio reciver thing?

Thanks for the reply, clears it up. I suppose I could of just looked up usb y cable and gotten an answer.. :P

I was able to run mine just fine with one just plugged in.

ken24s2 wrote:I was under the impression that when there are two USB plugs, the extra one is basically to bring more power to the unit because a single USB alone does not have enough to adequately support all the power and data needs. If you remove the rubber plug on the back of the DVD drive and get a 110v home adapter (i.e radio shack), you can probably get away with using one USB plug. But I am not 100% sure on this....

ken24s2 wrote:I plugged both USB plugs into the 2 ports that are on the right side of the netbook and it powered the DVD drive just fine. I uploaded Nero 9, McAfee, and watched a movie. No additional power needed.

I suspect it will read discs fine but not burn them--takes much more power to run the burning laser.

ThunderThighs wrote:Try first with Acer as they carry the 90-day warranty. They should be able help you.

The warranty for these is provided by the refurbisher, not Acer (according to what is packed wiwth the units).

Falcon4 wrote:You got lucky That means the HDD is, in fact, failing. That'll be covered by the warranty, I can 100% guarantee it. You should contact Woot and tell 'em to give you a non-f**ked-up one. ...

TYVM Falcon4 for your answer. I did write to woot service and their was REALLY helpful. First mail from automat that their receive my mail,and first business day mail from serviceman. He gave me a option to use my warranty through Seneca Data - Acer warranty service or sent it back to him cause their still have few item in stock. Of course i want to sent it back , so their sent my label to do this, whole operation cost me nothing ( wow unbelievable )and actually i did sent it 2 days after i receive this mail with label and on 3th day -day after send it - i got another one !!!
Everything looks working good , no problems what so ever and I'm really really happy with it. My wife want to steal it from me now ..lol.
I'm extremely satisfied with woot service, really professional and fast , could be better , I'm sure doing more business with them ..thanks

pauldownsouth wrote:I suspect it will read discs fine but not burn them--takes much more power to run the burning laser.

Mine burns just fine. Use BOTH USB plugs.

Ha! Wal-Mart just knocked the price of the e_machine netbook down to $198 with a three cell battery! Ouch!

I have an Acer aspire 10 and it works fine as long as I have it plugged into an outlet. If I try to run it off just the battery, it does not stay logged onto the internet. I have tried a new battery but the same thing happens. Even when the battery is showing 97%. Any ideas or suggestions? Have you heard of others having this problem?
I have 2 other computers and have no problems hooking up to my wireless internet.

Thanks to the user community here. I'm finally getting mine up & running. Couldn't figure out the mouse, but the posts here were all it took.

ken24s2 wrote:Here is a link to download the Acer Aspire One D250 user manual on-line:

http://manualfile.net/acer-aspire-one-d250-user-manual.html

Or get it free here:
http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/Document/User%20Manual/User%20Manual_Acer_1.0_A_A.zip?acerid=633751868953940790&Step1=Netbook&Step2=Aspire%20One&Step3=AOD250&OS=722&LC=en&BC=Acer&SC=PA_7

ken24s2 wrote:I e-mailed Acer on-line support and they were actually quite responsive. Here is what I received from them regarding a user manual for the external DVD drive:

In order to download the manual for the external DVD drive, please visit the following link and click on the 'DVDRW option.pdf' given at the bottom of the page: http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/netbook/0000/Acer/AspireOneAOA110/
AspireOneAOA110faq24.shtml

Haha! One page "manual".

How do I use the wireless mouse?
Is it suppose to ready automatically? b/c it doesn't for me.. help pls

gorditaseven wrote:How do I use the wireless mouse?
Is it suppose to ready automatically? b/c it doesn't for me.. help pls

There is a USB transceiver that should be on the mouse. Plug that into a USB port and it will work.

i got a virus
it fried the hdd controller
ive googled everything i could and so far havent been able to fix it

no replacement parts for Netbooks avail

new hdd didnt work

flashed bios

found all the drivers available on Acer's and other websites no problem, but there isnt a specific miniport driver that controls hdd read/write

also changed ACHI (SATA) to IDE when trying to reformat/fresh install of windows

nothing worked so far


just be careful
it fried out on me JUST after the 90 day warranty from Woot through another company....but it will boot from USB with Slax

google that ;)