Acer eMachines eM250-1162 Netbook - 10.1" LED / Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz / 1GB Ram / 250GB HD / 802.11g/g Wireless LAN / Webcam /
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eMachines eM250-1162 Refurbished - Black

Take the web with you!This eMachines eM250-1162 netbook weighs under 3 pounds, making it ideal for on-the-go computing! An Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz processor and 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM memory help you tackle your work and play-related commands. The 250 GB hard drive provides plenty of room for music, games, videos, and other critical data. Plus, Microsoft Windows 7 Starter comes pre-installed!There is no optical drive, however, three USB 2.0 ports make it a breeze to connect an external drive of your choice. Connect to the Internet via its integrated 10/100 Ethernet LAN. Unplug, roam free and connect to wireless "hot spots" using the 802.11b/g wireless LAN.Stay in touch with friends and family and chat online using the built-in webcam and digital microphone. The 10.1-inch LED-Backlit widescreen LCD is perfect for browsing the web and working on spreadsheets! Use this eMachines eM250-1162 for work or play! Order today! By law, California shipments of this product are subject to an $8.00 Electronic Waste Recycling Fee

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Acer eMachines eM250-1162 Netbook - 10.1" LED / Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz / 1GB Ram / 250GB HD / 802.11g/g Wireless LAN / Webcam /

I wanted to give it 4.5 stars but no such thing as a half star here on Amazon, lol.

Yes it's not a full size laptop or desktop. And you should definitely know what you're getting yourself into for a netbook. A netbook isn't intended for intense gaming, movie editing, and what not. It's great for web surfing and for college students because of its light weight.

I just got this great tiny machine today and so far so good. It booted up pretty quickly and I have already downloaded Google Chrome, Skype, and Itunes. And haven't had any issues. Speed is great. However, I too like the others will upgrade the 1gb ram to 2gb. And come on 250 gb for HDD? Can't get any better for a netbook. And I own a 320 gb external hard drive and a full size laptop (which too is an Acer) with a total of 730 gb of HDD!! I have no complaints.

Only reason it's a 4.5 star because of the 3 cell battery and I cannot find the webcam file. 3 cell battery can definitely be upgraded.

Though be aware of the small touch pad and back space button. And I should get used to it by tomorrow morning :)

This is definitely great for a student, like me. I can keep my full size laptop at home while I can take this to school without having to worry about the added gazillion pounds of weights from my books.

Definitely a great buy! Highly recommended!

And do your research before buying anything and everything takes some getting used to. Netbooks aren't built for heavy usage of programs that would typically need a computer/laptop with a 3gb or higher memory. This is great as a back up, alternative, and item to take to the cafe!

:) :) :)

Posted on: 2010-09-25
By Anne

Win 7 starter, made it so easy to go wireless, and hook up to HomeGroup, to share files ect. Dose everything a small Netbook needs to do. Very easy to use. Its really an Acer. Gateway, Acer, & Emachines, are really the same, in this case.

Posted on: 2010-09-14
By Phil Spector

Got this computer back in February and haven't regretted it one bit. Although I don't travel all the time, I do travel three times a year for work purposes. Not only have I taken the computer to the work things but I also took it with me on vacation this summer and it worked like a charm. I'm going to upgrade to a larger RAM because it runs too slow on a 1G, but new RAM doesn't seem that expensive for this computer. The price was definitely well worth it. I highly recommend it.

Posted on: 2010-08-22
By Adrienne Sadovsky

I have had this netbook for 10 days now and don't know what I would do without it! It is fast enough, has an above average display & the webcam is great. It seems to be fashionable to disparage eMachines, but I've had one of their PC's for a while now & it has been a work horse. It was easy for me to purchase this little computer based on my history with eMachines & it hasn't let me down. Anyone looking for a super portable and useful computer should NOT count this one out!

The only caveat is that the company doesn't offer much in the way of support, but get the Amazon extended warranty or buy one from the Geek Squad. Both of them will assist you at a minutes notice & you can even get coverage just in case YOU do some damage.

That being said, I would buy another one of these in a NY minute! I LOVE THIS NETBOOK!!!!

Posted on: 2010-08-14
By Iris Dunson

Instead of going WAL-MART for a COMPUTER, I went to a Micro Center and bought if for $219.99. Great little machine. I've had it for about 2 months now. It has nice specs, an Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, 250 GB SSD HD, and Windows 7 Starter. Actually, Starter was only okay. So I upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium. And this PC can easily handle Aero with 1 GB RAM. I HAVE had some problems, bu fixed. Paid $30 when Windows couldn't boot. No memory lost. Then, I accidentally set the BIOS to boot from USB before HD, I fixed that myself in a couple of minutes. So in conclusion, It's a great little PC. Oh, and please read the guy's name in the user manual. Hilarious!

Posted on: 2010-07-21
By Some person who reviews on Amazon.