While we’re waiting for Intel’s new “ultrabook” platform to hit the streets, there are a few great deals making the rounds on 12.1 inch and smaller notebooks today — and eCost is selling a refurbished Acer netbook for one of the lowest prices I’ve ever seen. Here’s a roundup of some of the day’s top […]
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Acer Aspire One Happy netbook unboxed in Italy
The Acer Aspire One Happy line of netbooks are notable first and foremost for their bright colors. The mini-laptops are available with blue, green, purple, or pink lids. The rest of the specs are virtually identical to those of the Acer Aspire One D255 netbook… not that there’s anything wrong with that. Like the D255, […]
Acer officially launches dual core Aspire One AOD255 netbook
Sure, the dual core version of the Acer Aspire One AOD255 was briefly available from the Home Shopping Network in August, but now Acer has officially launched the netbook. It’s available for pre-order from Amazon, and Acer has put out a shiny new press release listing the netbook’s specs. The Aspire One AOD255 is available […]
Acer Aspire One D255 dual core netbook reviewed
On the surface, the Acer Aspire One D255 looks nearly identical to every other netbook Acer has released this year. It has the same display, keyboard, and touchpad. but under the hood the Acer Aspire One D255 has something a bit special: a dual core 1.5GHz Intel Atom N550 processor, making this netbook one of […]
Packard Bell Dot SE with dual core Atom N550 CPU
Acer owns the Gateway, Packard Bell, and eMachines brands. So it should come as no surprise that shortly after introducing new Acer netbook models, we tend to see similar machines arrive under one or more of these brand names. Latest case in point? The new Packard Bell Dot SE, which appears to be awfully similar […]
Acer Aspire One D255 dual core netbook now available… from HSN
Several PC makers have announced plans to start selling netbooks with dual core Atom N550 processors over the last few days. But Acer beat them all to the punch by introducing its Aspire One D255 netbook way back in July. Now the company has beat them again, by actually starting to sell the Aspire One […]
Acer Aspire One D255 netbook with Google Android unboxed – Video
Acer recently launched a dual boot version of the Acer Aspire One D255 netbook which runs both Windows and Google Android. And Sascha from Netbook News.de managed to pick one up in Taiwan recently. You can check out his unboxing and first look video after the break. The netbook runs about $289 in Taiwain and […]
Acer introduces dual boot Android/Windows netbook in Taiwan
As expected, Acer has started showing off a dual boot netbook called the Acer Aspire One AOD255. It can run both Google Android and Windows 7, and comes with software called the Acer Configuration manager which you can use to determine which operating system will load. Like other recent netbooks from Acer, the machine […]
Acer to launch dual boot Android, Windows netbook… in Taiwan
Acer is expected to show off a new dual boot netbook at a trade show in Taiwan net month. Like an earlier Acer Aspire One D250 netbook, the new Acer Aspire One AOD255 will reportedly ship with both Windows XP and Google Android, allowing users to boot into either operaitng system. The netbook will sell […]
Acer Aspire One D255 will ship with a dual core Atom chip
The Asus Eee PC 1015N isn’t the only computer on the horizon with one of Intel’s shiny new dual core Atom N550 netbook chips. In fact, I suspect we’ll see an awful lot of mini-laptops sporting this processor soon. But right now it looks like Asus and Acer are the first two companies with products […]