Acer Aspire One A110L, A150L, A150X - Specs, Prices
July 3, 2008
Some models of the Acer Aspire One are starting to shape up, specifications wise (with the specifications changing from earlier information).
Notebooksbillinger.de’s has a product page for the 8.9″ Acer Aspire 150X (Blue) with these specifications:
- 120GB Hard drive (5400rpm)
- Intel Atom N270 1.6Hz CPU
- 1GB of Memory
- Windows XP Home
We pretty much knew they were going to bump the hard drive up from 80GB to 120GB based on what we saw earlier this week with some UK retailers, so it’s nice to see it confirmed elsewhere.
EeePCNews.de is showing some pricing information for the Aspire One models (also confirming the above 150X):
- Aspire One A110L - 329 EUR ($522 USD) - 512MB Memory, 8GB SSD, Linux
- Aspire One A150L - 359 EUR ($570 USD) - 1GB Memory, 120GB HDD, Linux
- Aspire One A150X - 399 EUR ($633 USD) - 1GB Memory, 120GB HDD, Windows XP Home
All have both blue and white versions. That seems pricey, but these are kind of a step above the other netbooks as far as design/features.
Read:
- Notebooksbillinger.de (German)
- EeePCNews.de (German)
- Via Laptoping
Acer Aspire One Pricing - UK
July 2, 2008
Acer has clarified their pricing for the 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One, at least for the UK.
As of today according to Register Hardware / ComputerActive magazine, Acer’s starting price for the Aspire One will be £220 (including VAT), which is around $440 USD (depending on exchange rate).
This is for the basic version of the Intel Atom-powered sub-notebook, and it would have an 8GB SSD, 512MB memory, and would be running Linux.
The price is slightly higher than originally announced.
One notable change (and no word on how it will affect the price of future models) is that Aspire Ones that originally listed 80GB HDDs are now going to have 120GB HDDs.
Read: Register Hardware
MSI Wind U100 Review, Comparison to Acer Aspire One, Eee PC 901
July 2, 2008
Mobile Computer has put together some information, photos, and a video comparison of the Acer Aspire One, MSI Wind U100, and Asus Eee PC 901, three netbooks that, despite the display-size differences, are all basically run off of the same platform, powered by Intel’s Atom CPU.
Even though the Wind U100, with a 10.2-inch widescreen display, has a larger display than the 8.9-inch displays of the Aspire One and Eee PC 901, it’s actually not that much bigger, as the photos and video illustrate.
They’ve also reviewed the MSI Wind U100, and were impressed with its design, saying:
Like Acer, MSI has gone to great lengths to ensure that the Wind looks nothing like a cheap laptop and it feels no less well made (nor any less good looking) than a laptop that costs three times as much. The all-plastic case is solid and there are no creaks or pops even when it’s flexed with both hands. There’s something about a smoothly shaped lid that we like – it worked well on the Aspire One and it’s just as good-looking here.
They gave it a rating of six out of six (the main problem being the battery, given the price) and their Editor’s Choice Award.
Read:
- Mobile Computer - Hands on with MSI Wind, Aspire One, Eee PC 901
- Mobile Computer - MSI Wind Review
Acer Aspire One Review (CNET.co.uk)
June 27, 2008
Last week, CNET Uk published their review of the 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One. The Acer Aspire One (not available in most markets just yet) is one of the cheapest Intel Atom-powered mini-notebooks in its category.
While it’s slightly larger than the 8.9-inch Eee PC 901, that allows for a keyboard that Acer claims is 95% the size of a regular laptop keyboard.
As the review notes, the Aspire One (or “One” as they are calling it) has a feature or two that sets it apart from the others in its class (in addition to the keyboard) - it’s got a SIM card slot that allows you to plug a SIM card in, and assuming you have the service, use the Aspire One with 3G or HSDPA networks.
They gave it an 8.8 out of 10, citing its low capacity 2200mAh battery as one of the negatives (of which there weren’t many). There is a 4800mAh battery available for an additional cost.
Read:
- CNET UK Review
- Crave.co.uk - Photo Comparison of Eee PC 901 and Acer Aspire One
Acer Aspire One Pre-Ordering
June 23, 2008
Pre-Order prices for the 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One are starting to pop up.
UK retailer eXpansys is listing the ultraportable netbook at £244.40 w/VAT (£208 without - $407.56 US, 262.80 Euros). This is obviously for the white UK model, running a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, with an 80GB hard drive, 512MB of RAM, and running on Linux. The manufacturer part # / model # is asp150L512 .
Heise online-Preisvergleich (a listing of German retailers) is listing several white and blue models ranging from the A110L for € 329 ($510 USD), to the A150L for € 359 ($556.73 USD), and A150X € 399 ($618.77 USD). All models listed have a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU.
The A110L: 512MB Memory, 8GB Solid State Drive (SSD), 3-cell battery, Linux
The A150L: 1GB Memory, 80GB Hard Drive, 3-cell battery, Linux
A150X: 1GB Memory, 80GB Hard Drive, 3-cell battery, Windows XP Home
For US customers, the electronics importer Dynamism is listing import Acer Aspire Ones, but are not currently taking pre-orders (it will be available in the US through retailers, but those who can’t wait maybe able to get them faster through Dynamism).
Release dates are not set in stone at this point, although some German retailers are listing mid to late July.
Read:
- Heise online-Preisvergleich (German)
- eXpansys
- Dynamism
Acer Aspire One First Impression (VR-Zone)
June 10, 2008
VR-Zone has posted their first impressions, along with several photos, of a pre-productin Acer Aspire One, which is Acer’s 8.9-inch entry into the netbook market.
They noted that internally, the Aspire One preview unit they had is referred to as “ZG5″, that it an 8GB Solid State Drive (SSD), and that it was running a 6-cell 4400mAh Samsung battery or 3-cell 2200mAh battery, with an 802.11b/g wireless chipset. It had 512MB memory (there was another internal expansion slot available, a dedicated SDHC slot (up to 32GB of additional flash-based memory).
The preview model also had an optional WiMAX module, as well as a slot for a 3G SIM card.
They are still looking at a July release (for the US) starting at $399, with a 10-inch model coming later on.
Read: VR-Zone
