Alright, the first batch of pics were taken in mid-2012. Finally have some time to put some words by the pictures, so here we go!
Picked this little netbook up from bestbuy for a one-month backpacking trip that required some photo storage, emails and quick web surfing. Even back then, there were better options for each of those goals. But to balance them all, along with the all-important tenet of backpacking mobility (weight & packability), on top of budget, meant this laptop baby was going to Chile & Peru!
Upon return, the single gig of RAM wasn't tolerated for very long. And these days with all the storage/IT re-routing happening at home, the hdd chamber needed some accessing, too. Was able to find some relevant & helpful videos online, among the haystack of vids for the slew of Aspire One variants (like this); but having to sit through an entire vid, or trying to cherry-pick the exact moment to fast-forward/back-track to, wasn't terribly convenient. So that's where the idea for this came along.
OK! Without further adieu: