Acer's Ferrari One is a racy little Netbook

by Stevie Smith - Sep 14 2009, 16:15

While there’s no denying the iconic sex appeal of Ferrari red on one of the Italian automaker’s classy supercars, slapping it all over an ultra-portable Netbook creates an iconic appeal of a completely different kind.

Moreover, stepping out of a Ferrari suggests its owner is unashamedly rich, whereas stepping out with a Ferrari-branded computer suggests its owner is unashamedly geeky.

Clearly looking to attract Formula 1 (F1) and general Ferrari fans alike, computer manufacturing giant Acer has used this past weekend’s Italian F1 race in Monza to back the Ferrari One out of its bulging hardware portfolio.

Unlike the majority of current Netbook devices – most of which run on Intel’s Atom processor – the new Ferrari One comes equipped with AMD’s 1.2GHz dual core Athlon X2 L310 processor and is supported by the M780G chipset.

Helping push the multimedia performance of Acer’s little red offering, the Ferrari One also shoulders 1080p high definition thanks to the inclusion of AMD’s ATI Radeon 3200 integrated graphics solution.

Further pushing the defining boundaries of the Netbook sector, the Ferrari One even has support for external graphics expansion through side-ported ATI XGP technology. 

Other core attributes crammed into the slender Ferrari One include a generous 11.6-inch display (1,366 x 768), Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, Draft-N Wi-Fi, Bluetooth connectivity (inc. optional HSDPA), Dolby Home Theatre, and a six-cell rechargeable battery.

Set for release on October 22, Acer’s glistening red ultra portable may well appeal to Ferrari fans – not least because it doesn’t carry an Italian supercar price tag.

Specifically, the Ferrari One will zoom onto retail shelves with an upper-edge Netbook price point of €499 Euros, which, while clearly inflated due to the Ferrari branding, isn’t likely to break the bank for those weak-willed tifosi who simply can’t say ‘non ho bisogno di questo’.

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