Everyone in their right mind has probably by now downgraded Vista to XP on the 2133. The machine is really not suitable for Vista. It's still not great with XP, but usable. The keyboard, however, is awesome and the one aspect that universally gets a lot of praise. It's much better than any other netbook I have tried in stores.

Interestingly, my model of the 2133 was supposedly a Vista machine and yet it came with XP Pro preinstalled on the machine (with both XP and Vista recovery/OS disks).

I've left it with XP, of course, as my intent was to install XP on it anyway.

Also have a Acer Aspire one and really enjoyed it during my 3 week trip to Mexico. I found that it did everything I needed and was an ideal size to pack in my carryon luggage. My use was a mix of surfing and work...... averaged 2 hours a day via VPN/Remote Desktop with 3 different business desktops so power was never a issue. Initial problem was setting up Remote Desktop with visibility to the complete remote screen. Once I got the RDC setting right with taskbar auto-hide setting, everything was great. The Acer had enough power to easily run VPN/RDC, web browsers, and Skype at the same time.

I'm sold on using netbooks for travel. Since I got home 3 days ago I have not even started up my other computers ( 14 and 15 inch laptops)!!

I have Vista on my 2133. It works fine as it always does with 2 GB of memory.

I also had it on a Sony semi-netbook with 1.5, on which is was slow,

I disagree. I'm running Microsoft Office 2003 (the full suite) on my Acer Aspire One and it works great. It also runs Photoshop CS4, and a variety of other processor-intensive software with no problem. As for connectivity, it offers me exactly the same options as my Vaio laptop: wifi, 100 mbps ethernet or Bluetooth.

I am testing out a TT, the successor to the TX and TZ. I'm trying the one model in the series with the XP downgrade. The others, however, are Blue Ray-capable. If you have a question, you can email me so we don't disrupt this thread.

Another vote here for the Acer Aspire One. Great little computer. I'm a heavy Office 07 user (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, and Groove added on) with Skype and Firefox going as well. A little slow sometimes but nothing that deters me or makes me regret the $379 I spent on it. If you go with the Acer make sure you get the 6 cell battery and the 160GB hard drive. I LOVE the size of this thing. The keyboard took about 30 minutes to get used to. No probs after that.

I've read that the system has bluetooth, but that it has been disabled. Is there a way to activate this feature on the Aspire One?

Cheers.

I just picked up on of those ultrasmall Bluetooth adapters and leave it plugged in one of the USB ports. It makes just a little bump -- hardly noticeable.

I hadn't heard that the Aspire One has built-in Bluetooth, albeit disabled. I'll have to look into that. I bet it's only a matter of time to someone figures out how to hack it.

Thanks for the info. Having never used Bluetooth with a laptop, I'd have to figure out what I'd do with it if I were to go this route :).

Edit: My bad memory- it was a disabled 3G broadband capability, not Bluetooth...

Cheers.

I was thinking of this one:

http://www.amazon.com/1000HA-10-Inch...1?ie=UTF8&s=pc


Can I take it to my local computer geek and have him replace the 1GB RAM to 2 and then upgrade to VISTA?

I have several laptops, ranging all the way from two 17.1 Toshibas down to an Acer Aspire One (netbook)....different "missions" for each. The Toshibas serve as desktop replacements...one in my home office and one on my coffee table.

My usual travelling companion is my Toshiba 13.3 inch because if I am going to be on the computer for any extended period, I find the 13.3 inch screen as small as I want to go. I also have a Macbook for DVD making, and a 15.4 inch for my bedroom.

However, if I am travelling someplace I know I will have alternative access to computers (ie my family's house on the East Coast), I always bring the Acer Aspire One. Also, this one usually travels in my gym bag during the day (in a Zeroshock III sleeve with memory foam, of course).

INCREDIBLE little computer. 160gb hard drive, 6-cell battery that gives me 5 hours of power. Beautiful little screen. I couldn't be happier. And I got it for a MAJOR discount.

I recommend the Acer Aspire One (with the hard drive and 6-cell) HIGHLY.

+1

I couldn't agree more.

The keyboard is about 89 percent the size of a standard keyboard and took no time at all in getting used to.

I have the Sapphire Blue Acer and it still gets ooohs and ahhhs when I take it out.

The 1000ha looks good... but you might get a clearance 1000h (with bluetooth etc) for less!

Not a bad option, but I'd skip the Vista upgrade unless you really, really, really want it for some reason. The performance will suffer based on the increased overhead Vista requires, especially if you try for Areo or the other graphics-intensive stuff.