I've been using my Aspire One for a few months now, and I'm still happy with it... I've always had one issue with it. Wireless kept dropping, the connection would sometimes get slow, or worse, the Atheros card would just simply disappear from the Device Manager.
And this happened at random times, but mostly when the computer had been put on standby. Probably a driver issue...
After some digging online, I found that I was not alone... Lots of people had the same issue, and no matter what driver or bios update they used, they kept on having having this problem.
I decided it was enough, and bought a replacement wireless card (an Intel PRO/Wireless 3945AGM).
Opening the laptop was quite easy with the help of handy this guide.
I now have a reliable wireless connection! Yay! And boooo to Acer/Atheros for not releasing proper drivers.
If you also are experiencing issues with the wireless connection of your Aspire One, try to change the wireless card, it's worth the effort!
[Tags: AspireOne, Acer, Wifi, Replacing, Mod]