Acer Aspire One D250 Reviews & Tests

I purchased this notebook in Singapore trusting in ACER's supposed reputation and international warranty against problems I never expected. My inital excitement with this tiny and portal product bought Sept 09 for use in work in developing countries has turned to total frustration - and been a huge waste of money. Within a day it was clear the computer performed erratically when using gmail / internet-based email (keystrokes can take up to 6 seconds to be laid onto the screen, many are missing so that the words and messages are unreadable). Problem seems to be when Skype is loaded at the same time as gmail/internet based email system. It's been sent to the ACER technical service division in Sydney twice - several weeks for each trip by the time it was returned - and after a day loading programmes again by internet, still the same. I've restored defailt settings and reloaded programmes 7 times - a lengthy process with no disc drive - no change. The quality of ACER technical service is appalling and their Customer Service division is as bad or worse - taking days to even respond. The final result is that a new computer which has never worked properly and the company has not successfully repaired and will not replace. ACER does not provide any means to take complaints to a higher level, has taken days to respond to requests for support, and is unresponsive to requests to speak to any manager to have the problem resolved. Perhaps I was unlucky with this particular faulty item, or perhaps the model has an inherent fault, but it has cost me dearly .. I've had to hire computers for work internationally and still have a costly dud on my hands 6 months into the warranty with no hope in sight of having it resolved. This has been my first experience with ACER and I would advise anyone who needs a reliable computer to steer clear of the company and this product

lightweight and had good reviews

appalling technical support and doesnt work with internet mail and skype