 | Acer AO532h-2223 10.1-Inch Matrix Silver Netbook - Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life Brand : Acer Model : AO532h-2223 Overall Rating :  From : 3 Reviews Color : Silver |
Acer AO532h-2223 Technical Detail
- 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N450 Processor
- 1GB DDR2 Memory
- 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM); 802.11 b/g/n Wireless Certified
- 10.1" WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED Display, Intel GMA 3150 Graphics
- Windows 7 Starter; Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life
Acer AO532h-2223 Description
Acer AO532h-2223 comes with these high level Specs. Intel Atom Processor N450, Windows 7 Starter, 10.1-Inch WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED Display, Mobile Intel NM10 Express Chipset, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150, 1024MB DDR2 Memory, 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, Acer InviLink 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, Built-In Webcam, Two Built-in Stereo Speakers, 3 - USB 2.0 Ports, 6-cell Li-ion Battery (4400 mAh), 2.76 lbs. | 1.25 kg (system unit only) [...]
Acer AO532h-2223 Reviews (All-Reviews)
Ross I also tried to add 2GB of PC2-5300 667Mhz RAM to a new AO532h and the result was a Netbook that would not get past the POST test. I emailed Acer about the issue and their response was that the AO532h does not support memory upgrades.
I took a closer look at the 1GB of memory that came with my Netbook and I noticed that it is actually PC2-6400 800Mhz RAM. I tried Kingston part # KVR800D2S6/2G, which is 2GB of PC2-6400 800Mhz RAM and my AO532h boots perfectly with it. I now have 2GB of RAM in my AO532h.
The bottom line is that the memory specs published for the AO532h are wrong and the Acer tech support people are useless. Use PC2-6400 800Mhz.
I took a closer look at the 1GB of memory that came with my Netbook and I noticed that it is actually PC2-6400 800Mhz RAM. I tried Kingston part # KVR800D2S6/2G, which is 2GB of PC2-6400 800Mhz RAM and my AO532h boots perfectly with it. I now have 2GB of RAM in my AO532h.
The bottom line is that the memory specs published for the AO532h are wrong and the Acer tech support people are useless. Use PC2-6400 800Mhz.
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A. David DEFIANTLY not 8 hour life. 5 hours with "balanced" power setting. 6 hours before it shuts down with "power saver" setting. Still long enough for me, and maybe if i let it run down to 1% power before shut off it would last longer.
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A reader ( Berkeley, CA ) I deleted my first review which knocked this new netbook from Acer with a 3 Star review, for failing to accept a 2gb memory upgrade - I was told by Acer's overseas on-line warranty service this netbook couldn't even accept more than one 1gb.
When I posted my experience as the earlier, deleted review here, the Acer product manager from San Jose jumped into the discussion to affirm that this netbook IS designed to take customer installed 2gb upgrades, and that the warranty support line adviser was simply wrong. Since my particular unit wouldn't take memory modules that had already been proven to work in my other netbooks (including another N450-based netbook) it was concluded that my particular unit was defective. The Acer product manager reported that all of his production samples in San Jose accepted standard 2gb upgrades. One other reader later reported that his unit wouldn't take an upgrade either, also using known good memory pulled from another netbook. So basically it appears that there is a glitch in some, but not all, units that Acer is shipping. Based on my past experience with Acer (I've owned 5 or 6) and faith in Amazon's return policy, I would have no problem ordering this ao532h, with the caveat that if you intend to upgrade the memory, try doing it right away while your unit is still within the Amazon returns period. Please note that my sample ran fine with the included 1gb module from Acer, and that upgrading the BIOS per the warranty line instructions did not allow my sample to accept either of the two 2 gb replacement modules I had on hand....
When I posted my experience as the earlier, deleted review here, the Acer product manager from San Jose jumped into the discussion to affirm that this netbook IS designed to take customer installed 2gb upgrades, and that the warranty support line adviser was simply wrong. Since my particular unit wouldn't take memory modules that had already been proven to work in my other netbooks (including another N450-based netbook) it was concluded that my particular unit was defective. The Acer product manager reported that all of his production samples in San Jose accepted standard 2gb upgrades. One other reader later reported that his unit wouldn't take an upgrade either, also using known good memory pulled from another netbook. So basically it appears that there is a glitch in some, but not all, units that Acer is shipping. Based on my past experience with Acer (I've owned 5 or 6) and faith in Amazon's return policy, I would have no problem ordering this ao532h, with the caveat that if you intend to upgrade the memory, try doing it right away while your unit is still within the Amazon returns period. Please note that my sample ran fine with the included 1gb module from Acer, and that upgrading the BIOS per the warranty line instructions did not allow my sample to accept either of the two 2 gb replacement modules I had on hand....
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Acer AO532h-2223 Accessories
- H&R Block At Home 2009 Deluxe Federal + State + eFile [Formerly TaxCut]
- Verbatim Wireless Slim Keyboard and Mouse 96983 (Black)
- Targus PAUM01U Ultra-Mini Retractable Optical Mouse
- Targus PAUK10U Ultra Mini USB Keypad
- Cables To Go 28230 USB Notebook Light
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