Acer’s entry into the ultramobile laptop market is the Aspire one, which was announced last week. It promises to challenge the Asus Eee PC and other ultraportable machines as the market for low-cost laptop heats up. Acer’s Aspire One is equipped with the latest Intel chip, the 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, specially designed for low-cost machines. Starting from £199, the Acer Aspire One will come with either Windows XP Home or Linux operating systems, and offer an 8.9-inch screen (1024 x 600) and either a 80GB hard drive or 8GB NAND flash drive. There will be a 5-in-1 card reader and a second SD card slot which will boost storage. Acer says the additional memory afforded by inserting a Secure Digital Flash memory card into the second SD Card slot will be “instantly and seamlessly merged” by the Smart File Manager app so the laptop sees the extra gigabytes as available onboard memory. The Flash media card formats supported will be MMC, SD Card, xD Picture Card, MemoryStick and MemoryStick PRO. Battery life is promised to be up to 6 hours mainly due to the Intel Atom chip not needing a fan for cooling. Wi-fi connection is also included but 3G is optional while WiMAX has been confirmed as a future option but with no dates yet revealed. It will weigh less than 1kg and measures 24cm wide and 7cm from back to front. It comes in four different colors, initially available in a glossy blue and white but Acer says they will add two more colours later in the summer - pink and brown. The Acer Aspire One will cost £199 for the Linux version with 8GB NAND Flash drive and will be available on 10th July. The Windows XP version will cost £299 and comes with an 80GB hard drive.
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