Month: August 2008

Acer Aspire One – Adding Bluetooth, Replacing SSD

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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 … Read more

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

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Acer Aspire One 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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Intel: “Atom is off to a very, very rapid start..”

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If there is one company that doesn’t need convincing that the Intel Atom CPU and the netbooks it’s being utilized in are going to be successful, it’s Intel. Reuters / InformationWeek are reporting that sales of the low voltage, low-cost CPU are much better than … Read more

Dell XPS M1330 to get 128GB SSD Option

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Amidst all the hoopla over the new Dell Latitude E-series business line, a nice upgrade / option was added to the consumer-oriented 13.3-inch Dell XPS M1330 (an option available to the Latitude E-Series). It’s a 128GB Samsung FlashSSD Solid State Drive and it’s listed as … Read more

Things to Like and Dislike About the Acer Aspire One

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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 … Read more