Acer Aspire One 532

No thread about this nice netbook, it is even on the second place at Tests - Acer Aspire One 532 - Acer Mini erobert Netbook Top 10 auf notebookjournal.de

 

That's cool

 

Any owner who can give some feedback ?

 

I didn't think that the Acer 532g was available for purchase yet.

Or do you mean just the 532 without the 'g' on the end? I can't read your article.

 

without G

Tests - Acer Aspire One 532 - Acer Mini erobert Netbook Top 10 auf notebookjournal.de

 

I bought one of these a couple of months back. Very impressed so far, but I only use it lightly, browsing, skyping etc. Couple of questions I have though and perhaps someone on here can help me.

When I first got it I didnt burn the recovery disks as it suggested I should. Is it too late to do it now? I have not altered the hdd at all.
Can I burn/copy to a usb stick? and can the usb stick be used to recover the system if ever needed or do I need a cd drive?

Thanks

 

Hi,

you can still burn the recovery discs. If you don't have access to a DVD writer at the moment, you can create ISO images instead, which you can burn at any time. To create these ISO images, I had used the 30day trial of Phantom Drive. This software installs a virtual DVD burner.

With some versions of eRecovery you should also be able to create a "recovery USB stick". I haven't tried that myself, so I can't tell you if that really works. At least you need a 8GB stick for that job.

Michael

 

I have one. It's loaded with Ubuntu 10.04 netbook remix Lucid Lynx LTS. (also has full Ubuntu desktop available.) It's a very functional and useful netbook. I've used it during a two week cruise to Hawaii to stay in touch with everyone. It's so easy to travel with! None of the headaches of using a crippled Windows 7 starter edition either. Runs cool, very dependable. I just noticed today that the little Targus case I keep it in, if strapped too tightly around the netbook, will tend to warp the display screen a tad, causing weird background patterns. I have to flex the screen a little to get rid of it. I am going to be gentler with it when strapping it in to the case.

 

Thanks for the information, I thought I would have to pay out to get the disks from Acer. Their email support wasnt very helpful, I honestly think they didnt undestand English very well! I have actually today bought myself a usb cd/dvd writer, but havent opened it yet, just in case. Now, how can I tell if I can burn to usb? I suppose if I start the process it will tell me??

 

Yes, you need to try yourself. The eRecovery software might be different from the version I have on my laptop (and I haven't seen a separate option to create a "recovery USB stick").
As for the DVD writer: I don't trust those external slim drives (that violate USB specs anyway) at all. Additionally, the eRecovery software burns at maximum speed. At least you should use top quality blank media (go for Verbatim DVD+R) at least. Still better, go the ISO way I described and then burn the images using a reliable, lightweight DVD writing software like ImgBurn.

Michael

 

thanks for your help. The recovery doesnt allow me to use usb so I opened up the usb rewriter and have burned the disks that way. Hopefully if I ever use them they will be ok