Acer Aspire One 10-inch Reviews (LAPTOP/PC Mag)

In addition to the Eee PC 1000HE reviews that were published yesterday, both LAPTOP Magazine and PC Magazine have also reviewed the new 10.1″ Acer Aspire One (AOD150) (which should be shipping in early March). Because of the timing, both PC Magazine and LAPTOP Magazine … Read more

The Future of Acer Aspire Ones (Ion Anyone?)

Could there be a future Acer Aspire One powered by NVIDIA’s Ion Platform? We hope so, and Acer has certainly made it clear they are interested in it. Another important piece of news is that the original 8.9″ Acer Aspire One will continue on, and … Read more

Intel Atom N280, GN40, and the Asus Eee PC 1000HE

Intel Atom There has been some recent confusion in regards to the new Intel Atom N280 and a new Intel GN40 chipset, especially with the upcoming 10″ Asus Eee PC 1000HE.

The Eee PC 1000HE is the first (potentially) netbook/ultraportable to be shipping with the N280, at least that’s been announced (and it’s available for pre-order). Later on this quarter or in the second quarter of 2009, the 10-inch Acer Aspire One (D15) will be shipping with the N280 as an option.

Both of those laptops, at least for now, will be shipping with the standard Intel 945GSE chipset that has been shipping in these devices for the past year and a half, and will not shipping with the GN40 chipset. It’s possible that both companies could adopt the GN40, but chances are they would differentiate it with new model numbers (especially Asustek).

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Acer Aspire One 10.1″ D150 – Hands-On (NetbookNews.de)

A German website, NetbookNews.de has a hands-on preview of the upcoming 10.1″ Acer Aspire One D150. Their particular model is the AOD150-0B, with these specifications: – Intel Atom 1.6GHz N270 – 1GB RAM – 160GB HDD – 802.11b/g Wireless – Bluetooth – Windows XP Home … Read more