Information - Acer Aspire One takes on the likes of the ASUS EEE PC

What to expect?

You've seen an ad, read the review, so what else can we tell you about the Acer Aspire One?

Well, Acer are entering the netbook - mini laptop - ultra portable laptop - mobile internet device market. Four different ways to describe one product, the Acer Aspire One.

One thing for sure, Acer as quoted, are adamant that the Aspire One is not a laptop! Despite it looking and even as some say smelling like one, Acer have gone to great lengths to promote the message that the Aspire One is and will be marketed by them as an 'Internet device'. Others, such as the likes of Intel, who have supplied their new Atom Processor for the Aspire One, refer to it as a netbook; a new category of device spawned by the launch of the Asus Eee PC 701.

Despite entering this highly competetive market at a somewhat latter stage, the Acer Aspire One offers pretty much everything to enable this device to become a market leader. With it being attractive and lightweight, it also offers solid performance and ease of use. Most importantly, however, to many, it is the price of the entry-level model at just £220 (Prices Fluctuate - See Link Below) that is going to make the Aspire One from Acer a sought after mobile internet device.

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Time to talk more about the design of this Acer Internet device, so we will start of with one of the most important factors when choosing a portable laptop.

The Aspire One's dimensions are somewhat deceiving with the 249 by 29 by 170mm chassis making it approximately 24mm wider than an Eee PC 901 from ASUS, but it does measure up slightly thinner. At just 995g, it is lighter than the slightly heavier 1.1kg Eee 901.

The Acer Aspire One is considered by many that have reviewd it that it is undoubtedley an attractive addition to the ever growing range of portable internet devices. The curved edges and glossy blue finish (also available in white) give it a more contemporary, grown-up look than the Eee PC series. At the end of the day, looks and beauty are in the eye of the beholder, so it is up to the individual to form their own opinion.

One thing that is certain is that by Acer making the chassis of the Aspire One wider than most netbooks, it has been able to incorporate a keyboard that's 95 per cent the size of a full laptop qwerty keyboard.

With three USB ports in total, two on the right, one on the left as well as the D-Sub video output port, Ethernet port and mic and headphone ports, the Acer Aspire One offers as much funtionality as a standard sized laptop. One thing that is a bit strange is that there are two SD card readers, one on either side. The idea being that one SD reader, which also recognises MMC, xD and Memory Stick Pro cards, can be used to access removable media with the other being intended as semi-permanent storage media.

Other features of the Acer Aspire One

As with most netbooks, the Acer Aspire One comes in Linux and Windows XP versions. The entry-level Linux version selling for approx £220 and packs the new but hugely popular 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU and 512MB of RAM. Standard storage levels are an ample 8GB of NAND flash memory for any mini laptop, but additional storage is available on other models.

The basic Windows XP model uses the same 1.6GHz Atom CPU, but gets 1GB of RAM, plus an 80GB mechanical hard drive, all for around £320.

The majority of the Apspire One's other features are common across all versions of the device. A quality 8.9-inch, 1,024x600-pixel display is fitted with it's 1.3 megapixel webcam above the screen which comes in handy for anyone wishing to video chat with faraway friends and relatives.

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