Last year Acer introduced two mini-laptops with AMD processors, the Acer Aspire One 521 and Aspire One 721. The key difference was that the 721 had a larger 11.6 inch display while the 521 model featured 10.1 inch screen. This year Acer updated the lineup with an Acer Aspire One 522 10 inch netbook featuring […]
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Acer Aspire One 721 upgraded with unannounced AMD K145 CPU
This summer AMD introduces its Nile line of processors which offer better-than-Intel-Atom performance without using too much more power than an Atom chip. The result is computers such as the Dell Inspiron M101z and Acer Aspire One 721 which offer HD video playback, zippy performance, and more than 5 hours of battery life using AMD […]
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Acer Aspire One 721 review
At first glance, the Acer Aspire One 721 is little more than a larger version of the Aspire One 521 netbook I reviewed earlier this summer. Both models have the same AMD Athlon II Neo K125 CPU and ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics. They both have wide, flat keyboards and similar case designs. But while […]
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Gateway launches LT22 and LT32 AMD-powered mini-laptops
Last month Gateway introduces the LT32 notebook, which is basically a rebranded version of the Acer Aspire One 721 11.6 inch laptop with a 1.7GHz AMD Athlon II Neo K125 CPU and ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics. But it looks like Gateway also has a 10.1 inch model in its arsenal, dubbed the Gateway LT22. […]
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A Dell, an Acer, and a Lenovo walk into my office…
So I happen to have 3 portable laptops with 11.6 inch displays sitting on my desk right now. And before I box a few of them up to send back, I figured I’d get them to pose for a photo shoot. What you see above, from left to right are the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e, Dell […]
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First look at the Acer Aspire One 721 – Video
The Acer Aspire One 721 is an 11.6 inch thin and light notebook with a 1366 x 768 pixel display. Like the Acer Aspire One 521, which I reviewed recently, this model ships with a 1.7GHz AMD Athlon II Neo K125 processor and ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics. The main difference is that the Aspire […]
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Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830t reviewed: You get what you pay for
Acer recently launched two new 11.6 inch thin and light laptops. At first glance, they look nearly identical, since they both use the same case design. But the Acer Aspire One 721 costs just $430 though, while the Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830t runs nearly $700. The difference is that the cheap model ships with AMD’s […]
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Acer Aspire One 521, 721 reviewed: Decent performance, meh on battery life
For the past two years, virtually every netbook released has shipped with an Intel Atom processor and integrated graphics. A few mini-laptops with 12 inch displays shook things up a bit with NVIDIA ION graphics or Broadcom HD video accelerators, but the truth is that if you look at the performance section of most of […]
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Now shipping: Acer mini-laptop edition
A number of recently announced Acer mini-notebooks recently started shipping in the US. A few more are now available for pre-order. Here’s a quick rundown: Acer Aspire One 521 – 10.1 inch netbook w/AMD Athlon II Neo CPU now shipping for $349.99 from Amazon Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T – 11.6 inch notebook with either an […]
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Acer launches Aspire One 721, 521, D260, D533 notebooks in the US
Acer has officially launched 4 new mini-laptops in the US market. We’ve already seen most of these netbooks, but the Acer Aspire One 521 and 721 should be available almost immediately, with the Acer Aspire D260 and D533 due out by the end of the month. Here’s a brief run down of each model: Acer […]