Acer has officially announced their new Aspire One notebook. This new 8.9-inch, 1024 x 600 pixel laptop is powered by Intel’s Atom processor and runs XP or Linux.

It will include up to 1GB of RAM, 802.11b/g WiFi, choice of 8GB of flash storage or 80GB hard drive, SD card slot to expand storage and webcam. Battery included is
3-cell, 2200mAh but there is optional 6-cell battery.

The Aspire One is expected to be available in September for $399.

Specifications:

• Intel Atom @ 1.6Ghz
• 8.9″ LED, 1024×600 resolution
• 512MB of RAM, max 1GB
• 8GB of SSD or 80GB HDD
• SD card reader (5-types)
• Four colours: Blue, White, Coffee Gold and Pink
• 248mm x 170mm x 29mm
• 3hrs (3-cell) and 6hrs (6-cell) battery options
• 3G and WiMax options to be available later in the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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One Response to “New Acer Aspire One if official, new rival for Assus”

1. Avram Piltch Says:
   June 13th, 2008 at 1:53 am

   Not only is it official, but we just got in a pre-production unit of the Aspire one at my office. Looks like it could offer solid competition to the Eee PC:

   http://blog.laptopmag.com/acer-aspire-one-an-in-depth-look

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