120GB -> 160GB

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    Bar1

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    hey everyone, i ordered my acer one, with 120GB hard drive and 1GB of ram from amazon UK, and my surprise i got 160GB
    drive!!!
    on the box it says 120GB, but if i check the size i get 160GB!
    yipe!
     
    Bar1, Jan 23, 2009
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    yes this seems to be a very common occurrence i think that the blue ones are the ones that get the bigger hdd. is yours windows xp?
     
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    The blue one (XP) I bought a couple weeks ago was the same. Supposed to be 120G but has a 160G.

    Q
     
    hugemoth, Jan 24, 2009
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    I got the blue/Linux version (Already have fedora installed).

    I am very happy to hear it's because i got the blue one, because at first i didn't think 15GBP extra for blue is worth it, but decided to pay anyway....
     
    Bar1, Jan 24, 2009
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    color has nothing to do with it. mine is white and got the 160gb drive instead of the 120.
     
    Tarheel72, Jan 25, 2009
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    yes but it is more common that the blue ones have the bigger drive
     
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    hi bar 1 my 150 pound asda aspire one has the same 160g instead of 120g blue 512 ram linux os
     
    allan1954, Jan 25, 2009
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    Mine is black and got 160gb too... xD nice tho :)
     
    Adrastious, Jan 27, 2009
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    Mine too from Walmart, 160 gigs white on January 9th, $348

    gertrude
     
    gertruded, Jan 28, 2009
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