Amazon is taking pre-orders for the Acer Aspire One 751. This mini-laptop has an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display and 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 CPU. it ships with 2GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive and Windows Vista Home Edition. For $399.99 you can order an Aspire ONe 751 with a 3-cell, […]
acer aspire one
Posted inNews
aaSNES1 – Your Acer Aspire One is in my SNES console!
Sure, part of what makes a netbook is the fact that it’s small, light, and ultraportable. But you know what else you can do with a small computer? Cram it into rather unusual places, like say, the shell of a Super Nintendo system. That’s what the folks at Asobitech are in the process of doing. […]
Posted innofollow
Amazon now listing 3G netbooks from telecoms
Amazon is now listing subsidized netbooks from wireless carriers. Right now, you can place orders for netbooks from Acer and HP with 3G modems for connecting to the AT&T and Verizon wireless broadband networks. The netbooks will run you about $150 to $200 when you sign up for a long term service contract. There are […]
Posted inNews
Acer Aspire One Hack: Replacing the boot logo
While the splash screen that shows up when you’re loading your computer is probably one of the least important elements of a computing experience, there’s no reason you should have to stick with the boot logo the computer manufacturer throws on your system. Hax0rpedia has posted instructions for hacking the Acer Asipre One BIOS to […]
Posted inNews
Acer Aspire One 571 will sport higher resolution display
If you’d asked me a few months ago which new netbook features we’d start to see in 2009 I probably would have said touchscreen displays, faster processors, and alternate operating systems including Google Android. But we’re almost halfway through the year and while the touchscreen Asus Eee PC T91 is due out any day now, […]
Posted inNews
Acer Aspire One 10.1″ coming to AT&T, Costco
It looks like AT&T plans to begin offering Acer Aspire One netbooks with 10.1 inch displays starting on May 11th. The folks at Boy Genius Report got their hands on some training documents for Costco employees, which would seem to indicate that the netbooks will be available through the bix box retailer starting in just […]
Posted inNews
Radio Shack, AT&T offer subsidized Acer Aspire One for $80
While the race toward a $100 netbook continues, there’s a parallel race taking place: The journey toward a $0 netbook thanks to wireless carrier subsidies. Radio Shack is now offering an 8.9 inch Acer Aspire One netbook in stores for $80. In order to get this dirt cheap computer you’ll need to sign up for a […]
Posted inNews
Acer Aspire One with WiMax coming soon
Acer is preparing to launch an Aspire One netbook with integrated WiMax, or 802.16e wireless broadband. According to FCC documents, this netbook will be called the Acer Aspire One ZG5, and for the most part it looks like the classic Acer Aspire One with an 8.9 inch display. But the FCC docs were updated last […]
Posted inNews
Acer Aspire One 531 is smaller, lighter than the Aspire One D250
The Aspire One D250 isn’t the only new netbook Acer is launching in Europe this week. The company also posted a product page for the Aspire One 531 on its German web site yesterday. The Acer Aspire One 521 measures 10″ x 7.2″ x 1.1″ and weighs 2.2 pounds, making it one of the smallest […]
Posted inNews
Acer pulls back the veil on the Aspire One D250
Acer has launched a UK product page for the Acer Aspire One D250, which appears to be the first 10 inch model in the company’s Aspire One Pro line. The netbook packs a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, a 160GB hard drive, 802.11b/g WiFi, Ethernet, and 3G wireless with support for HSDPA, HSUPA, […]