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Geeks Gadget: 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One AOD250

M.D — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:56:16 +0000

With pricing starts at $349.99, the new Acer Aspire One AO751h is available in Diamond Blac, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue and Seashell White with One-Year standard warranty. This netbook boasts 11.6-inch WXGA 16:9 ratio Acer CrystalBrite™ High Definition LED back-lit TFT LCD (1364 x 768 resolution) which is driven by Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950.

I think this netbook is superior and will grow Acer domination in netbook market. Highlights: full-sized keyboard, Multi-Gesture Touchpad, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, and 3G broadband wireless connectivity (optional).

Processor

Intel Atom

Processor number

N280

Processor speed

1.66GHz

Motherboard chipset

Intel 945GSE

Amt of RAM

1024 MB

Hard drive

160 GB

Card Reader

SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD

Ports

3 x USB 2.0; VGA out

Bluetooth

No

Infrared

No

Ethernet

10/100/1000

Wireless LAN

802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Webcam

Yes

Graphics hardware

Intel GMA

Diagonal screen size

10.1 inch

LCD technology

Transflective (widescreen)

Screen resolution (max)

1,024 x 600

Sound hardware

Integrated audio; 2 x speakers

Operating system

Win XP Home

Weight w/battery

1.11 kg

Dimensions

258.5 x 184 x 25.4 mm

Battery type(s) included

six-cell lithium ion

2nd battery included

No

Warranty

One-year warranty

Geeks Gadget: Affordable Acer Hornet PC Could be the Nettop

M.D — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:36:38 +0000

Although I have read a negative comment or two on the blogs by folks who are convinced that bigger is always better and that a PC should be as powerful as possible in every occasion, the majority opinion regarding Acer’s upcoming Ion-based Nettop PC, the Hornet is generally pretty good.

Planned in four separate varieties, estimated to possibly range from $150-300+, the Hornet will support 1080p video playback over HDMI and its ‘Media Center’ version will reportedly come with a Wii-like remote that can be used for gaming, or as pointing device supplementing a wireless keyboard and mouse.

The low end model will feature an Atom N230 processor with 1GB of RAM and an 80GB drive preloaded with Vista Home Basic, while higher end models come with 2GB of RAM, a 160GB drive, and a ‘Boxshell’ quickboot OS in addition to Vista Home Premium. The unit is said to be ultra quiet at under 26dB and is designed to attach to the back of your flatscreen TV and connect to your network via WiFi.

So, sure, the Hornet isn’t the most powerful box in the world, but its specs are better than decent, it is designed to be mounted out of the way, it has HDMI connectivity and could very well come at a nice price. None of these are the case with my laptop which I am currently using to stream content to my HDTV, so it’s definitely on my radar. The Hornet, due out in early April, is the first of what may be many NVIDIA powered inexpensive PCs, so this may just be the first of many mighty mights that introduce the masses to Nettops.

Geeks Gadget: 11.6″ Acer Aspire One Inches Closer to the Border

M.D — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 08:13:21 +0000

Acer is reportedly on the verge of releasing a brand new Aspire One that will feature a larger 11.6-inch panel (notably bigger than the 10.1-inch versions available today), and will go down in history for dancing on the line between netbook and notebook.

This new Aspire one will come with a 1366×768 16:9 screen, an Intel Atom Z530 processor and the Poulsbo chipset, along with GMA500 graphics. There’s even supposed to be an extended battery option that will allow up to eight hours of battery life.

No word yet on pricing or availability, but once we know, you will too!

Geeks Gadget: Upcoming Acer Aspire One

M.D — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:20:44 +0000

Acer has no plans to rest with the success of its Aspire One netbook. They’re already working hard on a new model that improves on its predecessor.

The new model will feature a slimmer chassis and come with an SD memory card slot like the one that first appeared on the 8.9? model.

There can be only one reason for the slimmer chassis: an SSD instead of a hard drive. The presence of the Windows key on the keyboard suggests the new Aspire One will run XP, though a Linux version is likely. They even tweaked the motherboard to shed some thickness.