Thursday, June 5, 2008

Acer Aspire One


Acer launched its $399 ultra portable notebook the Acer Aspire One.

The technical specifications of the Acer Aspire One which measures 9.8 inches x 6.7 inches x 1.14 inches are:
  • 8.9-inch display with resolution of 1024 x 600
  • Intel Atom N270 Processor (1.6 GHz)
  • Graphics Driver: Intel GMA 950
  • 512 MB or 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM
  • 80GB Hard Drive (XP) or 8GB Solid State Drive (Linux)
  • SD, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, xD-picture card support
  • 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
  • Ethernet
  • Three USB 2.0 port
  • One PCI slot for WWAN
  • 1.3 mega pixel camera
  • OS: Linpus Linux Lite or Windows XP
The battery life expected is 2.5 - 5 hours for XP version and 3 - 7 hours for Linux one on 3 and 6 cell batteries respectively. It also sports a VGA port and 3.5mm audio out.

All these features at an unbelievable weight of 1 kg.
It cost $399 for Linux version and $600 for Windows version ie INR 17000 and INR 26000 respectively in terms of direct conversion.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hey Vishal, thanks man I was thinking of buying a laptop, but after reading the description in your blog, I will buy an ultra portable. Who the hell is gonna carry those heavy laptops around.

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