PROBLEM: Browser Border I just purchased the Aspire One and I'm comparing it to the Asus mini notebook. The only problem I'm having with the Acer is that every time I open anything to full screen, the entire border flashes pink. When I minimize the box, it goes back to regular blue. Is anyone else having this problem? PROBLEM: Browser Border I just purchased the Aspire One and I'm comparing it to the Asus mini notebook. The only problem I'm having with the Acer is that every time I open anything to full... » Read More PROBLEM: Browser Border I just purchased the Aspire One and I'm comparing it to the Asus mini notebook. The only problem I'm having with the Acer is that every time I open anything to full screen, the entire border flashes pink. When I minimize the box, it goes back to regular blue. Is anyone else having this problem? « Show Less
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My Acer Aspire One does the blinking purple/pink thing too, but it's not just the border, the content color changes as well, it's incredibly annoying. Also occurs on other programs besides browser, but not control panel windows.
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Can't help on the XP, but I've looked at all the models offered on amazon. I think the model 1068 is the only one that includes the mini mouse. It's cheaper, too, for some reason. I can't find any tech difference in the two models. Anyone know if they are the same machine? (both pink, 160 HD, 6 cell)
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I'm having another issue. It seems that the XP operating system was neither preloaded nor included as a separate software pack. Also, I'm missing the USB mouse. Anyone else have these issues/
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They are IPS screens - supposed to be amazing. Reference: http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/02/acers-aspire-s7-ultrabooks-coming-october-26th-starting-at-1200/ (or many other sites across the web :)
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The screen I believe is a active touch screen which requires a active acer pen to use or you could of course use your fingers to control the touch screen, for more information you could look here. http://www.eweek.com/small-business/acer-aspire-r7-touchscreen-notebook-gets-intel-chips-active-pen.html
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My Acer Aspire S5-391-9880 (which I LOVED otherwise) began this same flickering ... off-and-on, and after FOUR repair attempts by Acer, I just gave up and bought this S7 ... thinking that the problem was only with the S5 model. Now I see THIS ... from S7 owners, and I'm starting to worry! WOW! are you KIDDING ME ?? at least this time I have a 3-year warranty. With my S5 I had to PAY for out-of-warranty repairs THAT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM!UPDATE: 8 months later ... no such problems. Everything working as expected, although I still liked my S5 better for many reasons, including size, weight and keyboard. My Acer Aspire S5-391-9880 (which I LOVED otherwise) began this same flickering ... off-and-on, and after FOUR repair attempts by Acer, I just gave up and bought this S7 ... thinking that the problem was only with the S5 model. Now I see THIS ... from S7 owners, and I'm starting to worry! WOW! are you KIDDING ME ?? at least this time I have a 3-year warranty. With my S5 I had to PAY for out-of-warranty repairs THAT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM!UPDATE: 8 months later ... no such problems. Everything working as expected, although I still liked my S5 better for many reasons, including size,... » Read More My Acer Aspire S5-391-9880 (which I LOVED otherwise) began this same flickering ... off-and-on, and after FOUR repair attempts by Acer, I just gave up and bought this S7 ... thinking that the problem was only with the S5 model. Now I see THIS ... from S7 owners, and I'm starting to worry! WOW! are you KIDDING ME ?? at least this time I have a 3-year warranty. With my S5 I had to PAY for out-of-warranty repairs THAT NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM!UPDATE: 8 months later ... no such problems. Everything working as expected, although I still liked my S5 better for many reasons, including size, weight and keyboard. « Show Less
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I've had mine now for several months and haven't seen much on this. I did notice in the upper corner a slight burn but odd as it is, it went away. So my screen is perfectly fine. However, I only use mine for my studies in Grad school so usually only have up email, word docs, PDFs, etc. Nothing to intensive on the screen, plus it is set to hibernate every ten minutes off activity. Hope this helps, a lot of this will depend on your usage, how you have the screen settings etc.
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Thanks for responding Mark.I got it working after three days of constant struggle by going to theeRecovery partition and basically reinstalling Windows, which erased allmy data. For anyone reading with this problem, hold down theALT button while repeatedly pressing F10 just as it starts up while the screen is still black. From there you can choose to use the Acer eRecovery feature.I have read so many horror stories about the warrenty service,people never seeing their computers again or getting a differentone back, or being told it was dropped so the warrenty is not validthat I was really trying not to use it. Thanks for responding Mark.I got it working after three days of constant struggle by going to theeRecovery partition and basically reinstalling Windows, which erased allmy data. For anyone reading with this problem, hold down theALT button while repeatedly pressing F10 just as it starts up while the screen is still black. From there you can choose to use the Acer eRecovery feature.I have read so many horror stories about the warrenty service,people never seeing their computers again or getting a differentone back, or being told it was dropped... » Read More Thanks for responding Mark.I got it working after three days of constant struggle by going to theeRecovery partition and basically reinstalling Windows, which erased allmy data. For anyone reading with this problem, hold down theALT button while repeatedly pressing F10 just as it starts up while the screen is still black. From there you can choose to use the Acer eRecovery feature.I have read so many horror stories about the warrenty service,people never seeing their computers again or getting a differentone back, or being told it was dropped so the warrenty is not validthat I was really trying not to use it. « Show Less
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There were a couple of dead pixels on the screen. I know I could have shipped it to Asus. But I kind of have an issue with having to ship a brand new laptop back for "repair." The laptop itself had no problems, and I am quite pleased with it. I honestly cannot find one problem at fault with the laptop. The dead pixels on the screen is an issue any LCD panel could have, so I don't place blame on them.
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Yes. I've had the same issue, even though I have the latest drivers and everything. I have mine set to open in a new window when I middle-click in a browser. It only works 1 out of every 2-3 middle-clicks. I'm returning it.
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Hi, I am using the exact acer aspire one pink like you and have also noticed that it loads the pages slower than my other laptops so I put them side by side and tested them at same time and yes mine was also slower and mine also beeps once about every 30-45 minutes. I contacted Acer today and they said that it is a beep code for internal board failure so mine is going back to Buy.com.
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I asked the customer service when it's going to be available and this is what I got:"I apologize for any inconvenience this causes, but at this time "Acer Aspire One 8.9-inch Mini Laptop (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) White " is unavailable to us and we're not sure if we'll be able to obtain it in the future."Wow they are not even sure if they are going to get it yet...
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How do you open it to add memory? I have had this for about 3 days, and it seems to work well, but my wife complains it is too slow on her farmville mega-ranch :) There is no documentation or anything at the acer site. The owners manual just says to "take out screws", but I only see one visible screw in the bottom. I removed it, but nothing came apart. It seems to be a nice PC, removed all the free-software and it runs everything well so far. It is also so small and quiet.Any help would be appreciated.
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I just received the Revo as well and also have an issue with Hulu maximized to fullscreen. It is not fluid/smooth. Also, when commercials come on the screen goes black. If I minimize the video I will then be able to see the commercial. Then, I maximize again during the commercial I can see it. Finally, when the show on Hulu comes back on NOW I cannot see the show...the screen is multi-colored. I have to minimize the video and then maximize it to fullscreen again. Something is not right.I have updated Flash and the NVIDIA driver.
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The ACER ASPIRE suffers from a condition called the "black screen of death". There is a cure if you look up this term there is a tutorial on U TUBE with the solution. You also have to go on the ACER web site and get the updated BIOS for this model. You will need it to cure the condition. It works.
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UPDATE TO THIS ISSUE: I went to Acer's Store (it's on your desktop unless you've deleted it), clicked on Tech Support and then Email Support. If you complete the form there and write a brief message, the site will come up with suggestions on the erratic cursor. I forget how it was labeled but it shows in a different window just how to adjust the sensitiviity settings to eliminate the issue most of us are experiencing! Try it, I think you'll be happy with the results.
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I installed the Developer Preview of Windows 8 (32 bit). All of the Acer drivers seem to be compatible. It took a while to download all of them from the support website and install them, but after doing so and installing the required applications, it runs really smooth and has a very "touch friendly" interface. One thing I dislike is that my folio cover prevents some of the swipe gestures necessary for Win8. I've had a couple of random shut downs and a few program crashes (i.e. Mobipocket Reader gives me some problems [also you can't easily exit full screen mode without the keyboard dock]). The onscreen keyboard is substantially better in Win8. Some of the metro apps are either buggy or just incompatible. There is a game called Labyrinth that doesn't seem to do anything at all. The "Socializer" gets stuck in Facebook login mode forever. All that said, I will be purchasing Windows 8 as soon as it comes out for my Acer W500. It is so much easier to use than Win 7 with the touch and boots in 8 - 13 seconds.
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The screen of the Aspire One Acer looks great with its glossy look- until you turn it one. Looking at the screen is like looking at a mirror, and unless you are working in a darkened room, it is very distracting; therefore I prefer the matte screen, such as Asus or Samsung. Even my 4 year old 15" Dell laptop has a matte screen. It may not matter to others, but to me, it is an important feature. Check out each laptop at a store before buying it.
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My acer is black too. I bought this screen too and the front part "that you see" is black. The backing, if it matters, is silver. But you won't see the backing. This part you buy will be placed inside your laptop's old 'shell'