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New Acer notebook sells for $400

Originally posted on May 30, 2008 @ 8:12 pm

Acer is launching a new 8.9 inch notebook, the Aspire One. It’s based on the Intel Atom processor, and comes at a stunningly low price of $400.

You’ll get 512MB of main memory, and an 8GB solid state drive. Screen’s decent with a 8.9″ display with a resolution of 1024-by-600 pixels and an LED backlight.

The laptop’s packed with features like a built-in web camera, 95% full size keyboard, touchpad, 802.11b/g wireless module, Ethernet LAN port, three USB ports, a VGA output, 5-in-1 media card reader, and SD card slot.

There will also be a second release for $620 release with 1GB of RAM and 80GB of hard drive storage.

Laptop choice dilemma

Originally posted on May 5, 2008 @ 11:57 pm

I’m currently on the lookout for a good laptop for my wife. I’m planning to buy her a new one as a Mother’s Day gift even if I might get it at the end of the month.

Right now, I’m torn between the ultraportability of an ASUS EEE or the decent computing power of an ACER laptop. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve fallen in love with the EEE’s small form factor. I know my wife will love the fact that she can bring it with her in her various meetings and during her brainstorming sessions with her staff. But I am also considering getting her an ACER with a decent graphics chip. I am proud to say that my wife is also a gamer and she has been complaining that she hasn’t had the time to play her favorite RPGs and simulations. A budget gaming PC will be something she will definitely appreciate.

There are just so many choices right now. I think I’ll need a couple more weeks before I arrive at a decision.

Acer Aspire Ethos

Originally posted on June 17, 2011 @ 9:49 am

Acer Aspire Ethos

With so many new laptops coming out every time you turn around, it is to be expected that manufacturers are upping the game each time they announce a new release. It’s either that or sink. To be honest though, just how many times can one come up with something new and revolutionary – something that actually does make sense and benefit users?

I do not have the answer to that, but Acer’s new line of laptops will make you do a double take. At first glance, there’s really not much to say – Acer does make pretty sleek laptops and they make some of the better looking laptops out there. Dubbed the Acer Aspire Ethos, this new line of laptops does have something that I don’t believe I have seen before. A touchpad that is detachable. Now why would anyone want to have a detachable touchpad? To use as a remote, of course!

Now I haven’t the slightest idea why you would want a touchpad cum remote but if you go one step further and think “laptop and HDTV”…see where I am going here? So if you place your laptop by the TV (unless you have one of those WiDi devices), you simply have to remove the touchpad (which is impractical to use anyway in this situation) and use it as a remote. Here’s a closer look.

Acer Aspire Ethos Remote

In the US, two models are now available – the 15-inch AS5951G and the 18.4-inch AS8951G. The smaller laptop goes for $1,399, while the larger one goes for $1,599. Pricey, no question about that but here is what you get:

  • Quad-core second-gen 2.0 GHz Intel Core i7-2630QM CPU
  • Nvidia GeForce GT 555M graphics with 2GB of memory
  • Edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass-covered displays
  • 750GB, 5,400rpm hard drive
  • 4x Blu-ray drive
  • Dolby-tuned stereo speakers and a bottom subwoofer

The difference is in the display and the RAM. The smaller laptop has a 1,366 x 768-pixel display and 6GB of RAM, while the larger one has a 1,920 x 1,080-pixel display and 8GB of RAM.

Now those specs are not something you can disregard – even if the removable touchpad seems silly to me!

Via CNET Asia

Acer Aspire One 722 Coming Up!

Originally posted on April 20, 2011 @ 3:26 am

The world of laptop enthusiasts is abuzz with the news that Acer is due to release a new netbook pretty soon. Acer already has a rather vast line up of affordable laptops of all sizes, and last year, the manufacturer released two netbooks with AMD processors. Acer continued to roll out new products this year, with the Acer Aspire One 522 10-inch netbook as a prime example. It also has an AMD processor, particularly the AMD C-50 APU (Accelerated Processing Unit). This processor has two x86 cores clocked at 1GHz.

The second quarter of the year has barely started, and yet we hear news about a new Acer Aspire One in the works! If the grapevine can be trusted, we shall soon see the Acer Aspire One 722 in the market. Like its predecessor, the 522, the 722 will also have the AMD C-50 chip. The rather obvious difference is the size. While the 522 was a 10-inch netbook, the 722 will be an 11.6-inch one, with a display of 1366 x 768. As for the graphics, rumor has it that the 722 will have Radeon HD 6250 (DirectX 11) integrated graphics. The operating system included in Windows 7. No surprises there, really.

Some photos of the upcoming Acer Aspire One 722 have been leaked, and I think it is pleasing to the eyes – at least when closed, like how it looks in this photo.

Acer Aspire One 722 Closed
The water drop design on the cover shell is reminiscent of the AO257, and I think it is a good move. I am not too sure about the compatibility of the shade of blue and the black, but blue is blue and I am partial to this color. This is what the keyboard and screen look like.
Acer Aspire One 722 Open

Another important detail – the battery life is supposed to be 7 hours, which is a mere 1-hour improvement over its predecessor. No details have been released about the launch of the new netbook and its pricing scheme yet, but the Acer Aspire One 722 will make its way to your nearest store soon.

Via Macles

A Chrome netbook by Acer?

Originally posted on May 14, 2010 @ 10:22 am

So we’ve been hearing about Google’s Chrome operating system for a while now, but we haven’t really heard of one computer manufacturer releasing a netbook running the much-awaited OS, have we?

It could change in two weeks, according to Venture Beat. If the rumors are to be believed, Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer might be releasing a Google Chrome OS device at the Computex Taipei show, which will be held from June 1 to 5. [Read more…]