The best things that I like in Acer’s Aspire One is the processor which is 1.6 GHz compared with HP’s Mininote 2133 which only runs at 1.0 GHz. The price also is a lot cheaper. There is a minor problem regarding the display. The 8.9 inch LCD led backlit is a good feature. One of the frustrating things that I have on Acer Aspire One is the display resolution. I discovered that it only runs on 1024 x 600 maximum resolution.

This means that the hardware could only support this kind of resolution. On the other hand one could actually adjust the resolution to a much higher setting to say 1024 x 768, but the problem with this is one will have to scroll the screen up or down to view the other parts of the window. If scrolling the display is not a problem with you then you might consider using the higher resolution display.

Steps on setting Acer Aspire One higher resolution display:

• Right click the blank space in the desktop
• Click the “Settings” tab
• Click “Advanced”
• A display and adapter properties window will open
• Click “Monitor” tab
• Uncheck “Hide modes that this monitor cannot display”
• Click apply
• Click “Adapter” tab
• Click on “List All Models…” button
• Select the desired resolution (e.g. 1024x768), color depth and frequency
• Click applies and ok
• Test the new settings

If everything works well and is acceptable to you then have it as your permanent Aspire One display resolution.