10.1-inch Aspire One bolsters Acer's Netbook portfolio
by Stevie Smith - Feb 9 2009, 13:00
Acer goes for girth expansion with its 10.1-inch Aspire One. Image: Acer.
Having already shouldered its way aggressively to the front of the Netbook hardware pack with its uber popular 8.9-inch Aspire One, computer manufacturer Acer Inc. has now launched a consolidating attack on the market in the shape of its new 10.1-inch Aspire One (AOD150).
The slightly larger successor to Christmas 2008’s best-selling Netbook, the new Aspire One is set to tighten Acer’s clamp on consumer appeal thanks to a retail price of just $350 USD, which sees the delivery of more screen space, correct relocation of the 8.9-inch model’s clunky mouse buttons, and Acer’s fairly generous (but not quite full-size) keyboard.
“The new Aspire One AOD150 comes on the heels of its highly successful 8.9-inch predecessor, which was one of Amazon.com’s top three holiday best sellers in the consumer electronics category,” enthused Acer in its official release. “The global market share leaser in the netbook category, Acer is offering the 10.1-inch Aspire One AOD150 to U.S. customers today with prices beginning at $349.99.”
Although the new ASUSTek Eee PC 1000HE (with Intel’s new 1.66GHz Atom N280 processor) outperforms the 10.1-inch One when peeping under the hood, the $350 USD asking price and a sleek design is still likely to draw the crowds alongside the 1.60GHz Atom N270, 1GB of RAM, and 160GB hard disk drive.
Other contributing elements packed into the new One in order to separate tech lovers from their cash include the CrystalBrite TFT LCD display (1024x600), Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system (SP3), an onboard Web camera, 802.11g Wi-Fi connectivity, Intel’s Graphics Media Accelerator 950, two USB 2.0 ports, and a weight of just over a kilo (2.9lbs).
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