Acer Aspire One

Acer launched its $399 ultra portable notebook the Acer Aspire One.

The technical specifications of the Acer Aspire One which measures 9.8 inches x 6.7 inches x 1.14 inches are:

• 8.9-inch display with resolution of 1024 x 600
• Intel Atom N270 Processor (1.6 GHz)
• Graphics Driver: Intel GMA 950
• 512 MB or 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM
• 80GB Hard Drive (XP) or 8GB Solid State Drive (Linux)
• SD, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, xD-picture card support
• 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
• Ethernet
• Three USB 2.0 port
• One PCI slot for WWAN
• 1.3 mega pixel camera
• OS: Linpus Linux Lite or Windows XP

The battery life expected is 2.5 – 5 hours for XP version and 3 – 7 hours for Linux one on 3 and 6 cell batteries respectively. It also sports a VGA port and 3.5mm audio out.

All these features at an unbelievable weight of 1 kg.
It cost $399 for Linux version and $600 for Windows version ie INR 17000 and INR 26000 respectively in terms of direct conversion.