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Acer Aspire Ones – Available at Circuit City

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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 … Read more

Acer Aspire One – HDD Version at FCC

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Good news for those who are wanting the Hard Drive version of the 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One. As you can see from the photos (see gallery), the case is slightly different obviously – the Solid State Drive (SSD) is quite small compared to a mechanical … Read more

Acer Aspire One XP – Could it Make Acer #3 in the US?

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DigiTimes is reporting that Acer believes the 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One will help them leapfrog Apple to take over the number three market share slot in the United States. Acer is looking at shipping 5-7 million of their Aspire One XPs globally between now and … Read more

Netbooks Cause Worry in PC Industry?

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MSI Wind PC The New York Times has a two-page article by Matt Richtel covering the rise of netbooks and other smaller PCs and notebooks, and the dramatic impact they are starting to have on the PC industry.

In an article entitled “Smaller PCs Cause Worry for Industry”, he writes that they are a cause for concern among some of the larger manufacturers and retailers because of the smaller profit margins and the dominance by smaller manufacturers.

They mention that Dell, Acer, and HP, among some of the largest overall producers have plans or are in the process of carrying them out:

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Asus Eee PC 1000H – $100 Price Drop

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It looks like the 10″ Asus Eee PC 1000H is undergoing a price drop, at least in the US. The model in question is listed as EEEPC1000H-BK009X. It’s now showing up online for $549.99 with 80GB Hard Drive, 1GB Memory, Windows XP, and the color … Read more