Acer has announced some serious price cuts for its Aspire One laptop series. Like $50 price cuts. Here’s a rundown of the new pricing structure: Aspire One AOA110-1722 with Linpus Linux Lite, 8GB SSD, and 3 cell battery – $329 (was $379) Aspire One AOA150-1570 with Windows XP, 120GB HDD, and 3 cell battery – […]
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How to replace the Acer Aspire One SSD with a hard drive
If you thought adding a Bluetooth module to the Acer Aspire One was cool, how about practically squaring the amount of storage available? Tnkgirl is back with part two in her Aspire One hacking series, and this time she’s replaced the solid state disk with a 60GB hard drive. But wait, you might be asking, […]
Adding Bluetooth to the Acer Aspire One
Tnkgrl has never met a tiny computer that she didn’t want to rip apart and upgrade. So it should come as no surprise that within a few days of picking up an Acer Aspire One she decided to add an internal Bluetooth module. And better yet, she recorded a video showing the entire process and […]
Taking the day off, in the meantime enjoy this video
I’ll be traveling for most of today so don’t expect much in the way of updates. But to tide you over, check out jkOnTheRun’s video unboxing of the Acer Aspire One laptop. While you may think you know everything there is to know about the Aspire One by now, if you’ve got 26 minutes on […]
More evidence that a 6-cell Acer Aspire One battery is coming soon
A few days ago we discovered pictures of what appears to be a 6-cell, high capacity battery plugged into an Acer Aspire One laptop. Now one astute Liliputing reader has spotted a product page at CDW for a 6-cell battery. The battery isn’t available yet, and there’s no official picture. But there is a price: […]
Naked photos of the Acer Aspire One with HDD, bigger battery
The FCC has published documents related to the next generation of Acer Aspire One Laptops. While the first models to hit the streets sported a 3 cell battery and 8GB solid state disks, the new versions will have hard drives and what appear to be 6 cell batteries. And as with any good FCC photo […]
Acer to launch a 6-cell battery for the Aspire One soon?
A member of the Aspire One User forums has posted a few pictures showing what appears to be an Acer Aspire One with a 6-cell battery. The computer currently ships with a 3-cell battery. In the image above you can see two Aspire One computers, one with the standard battery and the other with the […]
Windows XP drivers for Acer Aspire One
Update: You can now download the drivers from Acer’s support site. A few weeks ago AspireOneUser uploaded a series of drivers that you could use to get Windows XP up and running on an Acer Aspire One Laptop. Now it looks like you don’t have to rely on these unofficial drivers anymore, since Acer has […]
How to replace the SSD in the Acer Aspire One
The Acer Aspire One may be one of the cheapest ultraportable laptops around, with prices starting at just $379. But it’s also one of the slower laptops on the market. The folks at the Acer Aspire One User forums have discovered the hard way that the SSD or solid state disk used by the Aspire […]
Ubuntu Netbook Remix on the Acer Aspire One
Want to know how Ubuntu Netbook Remix runs on the Acer Aspire One? Spanish language blog Asus E3 apparently took the plunge and installed Ubuntu Netbook Remix on an Aspire One. As you can see, it runs pretty smoothly although it takes a fairly long time to boot. Ubuntu Netbook Remix is currently available as […]