Acer has developed a reputation for selling inexpensive systems worldwide, so it's only natural that it would come up with its own affordable netbook (or UMPC). Pressure from the ASUS EeePC and the HP 2133 Mini-Note made the company realize that it had to be on the same gravy train. The Acer Aspire One ($319 street) enters a quickly expanding field of miniature laptops, in a race to see who can out-shrink one another while staying within a strict budget. It has the performance potential to surpass the competition and a $319 entry point is just as cheap as the Asus EeePC, but the typing and navigating experience is not on a par with its competitors.
Acer Inc.
http://www.acer.com
- Price as Tested: $380.00 Street
- Type: General Purpose, Ultraportable, Tablet, Netbook
- Operating System: Linpus Linux Lite
- Processor Name: Intel Atom N270
- Processor Speed: 1.6 GHz
- RAM: 512 MB
- Weight: 2.1 lb
- Screen Size: 8.9 inches
- Screen Size Type: widescreen
- Graphics Card: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
- Storage Capacity: 8 GB
- Networking Options: 802.11a/g
- Primary Optical Drive: External
