Acer Aspire One - Adding Bluetooth, Replacing SSD

It may seem like there are a lot of stories coming out about the Acer Aspire One, and well, there are. That’s because it’s starting to become available to quite a few people (I’ll be posting my first impressions of the Aspire One later this morning as well).

tnkgrl Mobile has put together an article (along with video and photos) about upgrading the memory as well as adding Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR.

This is for the 8GB SSD version of the Aspire One, but some of it applies to the 120GB HDD version as well.

A second article in their series will be published soon showing how to swap the 1.8″ SSD with a 1.8″ PATA harddrive (the 120GB HDD Acer Aspire One takes a normal 2.5″ laptop SATA harddrive).

Read: tnkgrl.wordpress.com
(via jkOnTheRun

Acer Aspire One - HD Version in the UK on the 18th (Amazon UK)

The 120GB hard drive version of the 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One has been available for pre-order in the United Kingdom for several weeks now. Just recently, Amazon.co.uk has started showing a release date of 18 August 2008 for the HDD models.

These are all 3-cell battery models unfortunately. There’s only two colors for now - Sapphire Blue and Seashell White, and you basically (on the HD models) get a choice of Operating System (Windows XP Home or Linpus Linux), and either 512MB or 1GB or RAM.

Acer Aspire One HDD Models (Amazon.co.uk):
- Acer Aspire One A150-Bb (LU.S050B.106) - Windows XP Home, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD, Sapphire Blue - £283.16
- Acer Aspire One A150-Bw (LU.S040B.107) - Windows XP Home, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD, Seashell White - £299.99
- Acer Aspire One A150-Ab (LU.S050A.074) - Linux, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD, Sapphire Blue = £249.08
- Acer Aspire One A150-Aw (LU.S040A.074) - Linux, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD, Seashell White - £249.08
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Things to Like and Dislike About the Acer Aspire One

Kevin Tofel over at jkOnTheRun has posted five things he likes and five things he doesn’t like about the 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One.

Among the likes: Build quality, the display, and the battery life. Among the dislikes: Upgrading the memory on the Aspire One and the SSD.

I’m bringing this up because by this time tomorrow, I should have an Acer Aspire One in my hands, and will definitely be going over it during the next several days (actually for quite a while to come). Reading his comments (as well as the video he and JK posted) has been driving me nuts, while I’ve been waiting on my HDD version to ship.

I decided to forego the SSD route - part of what I’ll be using this for (and it will used as a personal machine by me) required me to have quite a bit of storage, so chances are I will be replacing the 120GB hard drive with something in the 320GB range. I’m also going to be upgrading the memory.

I’ll be documenting this as I go along (including any and all upgrades). Because I bought this for myself, I expect to be doing quite a bit to it - I maybe even replacing the wireless card for some networking hardware that I’m testing.

The model I bought:
- AOA150-1006 LU.S040B.110
- 120GB HDD
- 1GB Memory
- Windows XP Home
- White

Read:
- jkOnTheRun - 5 things to dislike
- jkOnTheRun - 5 things to like

Acer Aspire One in Japan

The 8.9-inch Intel Atom-powered Acer Aspire One is about to be available in Japan, at least the hard drive version (120GB HDD versus the 8 GB Solid State Drive (SSD)).

AVING is reporting that it will be available in Japan on August 23rd.

Specifications:
- Intel Atom
- Afore-mentioned 120GB HDD
- Windows XP (Probably Home)
- 1GB of RAM
- 3 hours of battery life.
- 1.1kg

They are reporting that the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price is 54,800(JPY) which is around $497 USD.

Based on the battery life, this will be the 3-cell battery version.

However, based on the weight and the price, this sounds like the 6-cell battery version. The 3-cell weighs less than 1kg, and the price is normally $399 USD (43,967 JPY) for the 120GB 3-cell version.

Read: AVING.net

MSI Wind U100 - 6-cell Battery, Acer Aspire One HDD, Pre-Orders in US

The HDD version of the 8.9″ Acer Aspire One, and the 10″ MSI Wind U100s with 6-cell batteries are starting to appear at online retailers in the United States (and possibly Canada). Note these are pre-orders for the most part, but it is a sign that they will soon be available for purchase. The Acer Aspire Ones actually take a normal 2.5″ Serial ATA (SATA) laptop hard drive.

8.9″ Acer Aspire One - 120GB HDD Model (3-cell Battery)
Each model listed below: 1GB RAM, Windows XP Home, White
- Acer Aspire One LU.S040B.110 at Amazon - ($434)
- Acer Aspire ONE A150-1006 LU.S040B.110 at Buy.com ($399)
- Acer Aspire ONE A150-1006 LU.S040B.110 at Mwave.com - ($419.99) (Claim it’s in stock)

10.2″ MSI Wind U100 - 6 Battery Model
Each model listed below: 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, Windows XP Home, Black
- MSI Wind U100-053LA at Buy.com - ($549.99)
- MSI Wind U100-053US at Mwave.com ($629.99) (Claim it’s in stock)

Also, the 10.2-inch Asus Eee 1000H with a 6-cell battery and a 80 GB HDD has seen a price drop of $100 at many retailers. It’s actually in stock at ZipZoomFly (See below)

10.2″ Asus Eee PC 1000H - 6 Battery Model w/HDD
Each model listed below: 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, Windows XP Home, Black
- Asus Eee PC 1000H-BK009X at ZipZoomFly ($545) - Free Shipping (IN STOCK)
- Asus EEE PC 1000H-BK009X at Amazon ($549.99)
- ASUS Eee PC 1000H-BK009X at Buy.com ($549.99)
- Asus Eee PC 1000H-BK009X at Mwave ($549.99)

Acer Aspire Ones - Available at Circuit City

It was a bit of a surprise to be told by a relative tonight that they saw an actual Acer Aspire One available at their local Circuit City earlier today (Circuit City is an electronics retailer here in the US).

This makes it one of the first widely available netbooks at mainstream electronics retailers here in the US outside of Best Buy who carries another 8.9″ netbook, the Asus Eee PC 900. Some Fry’s stores carry a mix, but I’ve not seen anything outside of Fujitsu U810s.

You can check local availability at the Circuit City Acer Aspire One page

The specifications and model available:
- Model AOA110-1722
- Saphire Blue
- 8GB NAND flash memory SSD
- Intel Atom N270 (obviously)
- Linpus Linux

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