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Miraia C.

Miraia C.

Joined on 08/30/09

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New Tip on Installing RAM

Acer Aspire One AO522-BZ897 Diamond Black AMD Dual-Core Processor C-50 (1.00 GHz) 10.1" 1GB Memory 250GB HDD Netbook
Acer Aspire One AO522-BZ897 Diamond Black AMD Dual-Core Processor C-50 (1.00 GHz) 10.1" 1GB Memory 250GB HDD Netbook

Pros: (Cross-posted from Amzn) I bought this netbook as a gift. I installed a 2GB stick of RAM, a better Win7 version, and removed all the bloatware (wasn't too much to begin with anyway). This thing is fast. One of the best things about this netbook is the screen estate: 1280x720 instead of the standard 1024x600. Combined with the new Ontario APU, large number of ports, better than normal webcam, and a low asking price, this netbook is just awesome.

Cons: The only con I have at the moment is the finger-print magnet screen cover and bezel. It may also be prone to scratching - I somehow made a small scratch on the cover while changing the RAM. So be careful!

Overall Review: I found out a very easy and simple way to pop the keyboard out for installing RAM. Using this method, there is almost no chance of marring your keyboard. Take a flashlight, and look at inside edge of the keyboard near the f4, f8, f12 and between the ins and del keys. At each of those locations, there are little black, camoflauged tabs jutting out. Take a small