RIP Acer One
Feb 16, 2009 | 9:59 pm
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RIP Acer One
Well, the little Acer One that has been my travel companion since October 2008 is dead. After putting it into sleep mode this afternoon it would not restart -- get a green light on the power button, and the fan sounds like it's running, but there is no indication of hard drive activity (no light), and nothing on the screen.
I have an e-mail into Acer Support. Man, it's a hassle to lose all of the stuff on the hard drive.
Has anyone else suffered reliability problems with these little machines? I've been very pleased with this up to this point.
I have an e-mail into Acer Support. Man, it's a hassle to lose all of the stuff on the hard drive.
Has anyone else suffered reliability problems with these little machines? I've been very pleased with this up to this point.
Feb 16, 2009 | 10:10 pm
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I feel your pain, about two weeks ago my old but incredibly sturdy Lenovo just stopped working. I would press the power button, absolutely nothing happened. Tried everything and it's just dead.
So I bought a Dell 1525.
So I bought a Dell 1525.
Feb 17, 2009 | 12:50 am
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Not exactly sure how customizable these are though is there any way you can open the thing up and maker sure the hard drive and everything else is seated properly. I would think you could start a computer without a hard drive, obviously you couldn't get too far though you should at least see the BIOS screen, right? Isn't that on a separate chip.
Feb 17, 2009 | 6:06 am
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There's a trick that works with other laptop brands sometimes - worth a try. 1) Disconnect power cord and remove battery. 2) Push and hold the power-on button for at least a minute to dissipate any stored charge. 3) Connect power cord without battery and try to power up. 4) If successful, insert battery.
I'm not sure of the technical reasons this works, I just know it often does the trick. Good luck.
I'm not sure of the technical reasons this works, I just know it often does the trick. Good luck.
Feb 17, 2009 | 11:56 am
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Cheers.
Feb 17, 2009 | 8:30 pm
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There's a trick that works with other laptop brands sometimes - worth a try. 1) Disconnect power cord and remove battery. 2) Push and hold the power-on button for at least a minute to dissipate any stored charge. 3) Connect power cord without battery and try to power up. 4) If successful, insert battery.
I'm not sure of the technical reasons this works, I just know it often does the trick. Good luck.
I'm not sure of the technical reasons this works, I just know it often does the trick. Good luck.
Feb 18, 2009 | 1:32 pm
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Mine continues to work like a champ. I love this little thing. First int'l trip is next week but gobs of domestic trips since late November have been a joy. So far two drops and a sit on but no damage AFAIK.
Quick question and hopefully not too OT: anyone notice and know how to repair the fact that the wireless works a lot slower when running on the battery than when plugged in? I hate keeping it plugged in all the time as that will wear by battery down but at times it just sooooo slow running of the battery that I give in and plug it back in. When I do that it starts to fly again.
Anyone else experience this?
Quick question and hopefully not too OT: anyone notice and know how to repair the fact that the wireless works a lot slower when running on the battery than when plugged in? I hate keeping it plugged in all the time as that will wear by battery down but at times it just sooooo slow running of the battery that I give in and plug it back in. When I do that it starts to fly again.
Anyone else experience this?
Feb 18, 2009 | 1:59 pm
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Mine continues to work like a champ. I love this little thing. First int'l trip is next week but gobs of domestic trips since late November have been a joy. So far two drops and a sit on but no damage AFAIK.
Quick question and hopefully not too OT: anyone notice and know how to repair the fact that the wireless works a lot slower when running on the battery than when plugged in? I hate keeping it plugged in all the time as that will wear by battery down but at times it just sooooo slow running of the battery that I give in and plug it back in. When I do that it starts to fly again.
Anyone else experience this?
Quick question and hopefully not too OT: anyone notice and know how to repair the fact that the wireless works a lot slower when running on the battery than when plugged in? I hate keeping it plugged in all the time as that will wear by battery down but at times it just sooooo slow running of the battery that I give in and plug it back in. When I do that it starts to fly again.
Anyone else experience this?
Also, I believe that, with Lithium Ion batteries, the "keeping it plugged in causes the battery to die faster" is no longer true. I keep all of my laptopns plugged in when power is handy.
Cheers.
Feb 18, 2009 | 2:02 pm
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Not exactly sure how customizable these are though is there any way you can open the thing up and maker sure the hard drive and everything else is seated properly. I would think you could start a computer without a hard drive, obviously you couldn't get too far though you should at least see the BIOS screen, right? Isn't that on a separate chip.
Feb 18, 2009 | 2:26 pm
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One word - BACKUP. Should your laptop especially the HD give up the ghost it may be a while to get the data. I know it is a pain but backup on a regular basis.
Feb 18, 2009 | 4:05 pm
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Quick question and hopefully not too OT: anyone notice and know how to repair the fact that the wireless works a lot slower when running on the battery than when plugged in? I hate keeping it plugged in all the time as that will wear by battery down but at times it just sooooo slow running of the battery that I give in and plug it back in. When I do that it starts to fly again.
Anyone else experience this?
Anyone else experience this?
Feb 18, 2009 | 4:51 pm
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There's a trick that works with other laptop brands sometimes - worth a try. 1) Disconnect power cord and remove battery. 2) Push and hold the power-on button for at least a minute to dissipate any stored charge. 3) Connect power cord without battery and try to power up. 4) If successful, insert battery.
I'm not sure of the technical reasons this works, I just know it often does the trick. Good luck.
I'm not sure of the technical reasons this works, I just know it often does the trick. Good luck.
Feb 19, 2009 | 6:28 pm
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Well, the little Acer One that has been my travel companion since October 2008 is dead. After putting it into sleep mode this afternoon it would not restart -- get a green light on the power button, and the fan sounds like it's running, but there is no indication of hard drive activity (no light), and nothing on the screen.
I have an e-mail into Acer Support. Man, it's a hassle to lose all of the stuff on the hard drive.
Has anyone else suffered reliability problems with these little machines? I've been very pleased with this up to this point.
I have an e-mail into Acer Support. Man, it's a hassle to lose all of the stuff on the hard drive.
Has anyone else suffered reliability problems with these little machines? I've been very pleased with this up to this point.
I hope this isn't an indication of things to come. I really love this little machine.