Acer Aspire One Mini-Laptop for Mobile Computing

Friday, September 12, 2008

Acer Aspire One Mini Laptop

The world has taken yet another step towards truly mobile computing. One of the major PC manufacturers, Acer, has designed a mini-laptop, which is about the size of a mass-market book. Yet, it has a qwerty keyboard and 8.9-inch screen. The Acer Aspire One also comes with Wi-Fi, 3G, hard disk or flash memory for storage, and Linux or Windows operating system.

A mini-laptop is a perfect companion for anyone who regularly has to carry a computer. Maybe it is to a friend’s house, to a hotel, to the college, or just the short distance from study to kitchen. The point is that the device is so small that you don’t hesitate to take it with you. Ultra-portable PCs may lack a CD drive, huge storage space, or processing power to edit videos, because these features have been sacrificed for ultimate portability.

Acer Aspire Mini Laptop

Our own experience with a mini-laptop is that a few missing features is worth the sacrifice for anyone who wants to have a laptop at hand practically anywhere they go. Typically, new individual usage patterns start to emerge with a tablet or ultra-portable PC. Someone may use a mini-notebook for instant messaging, reading news, posting blog entries, someone else for video chatting and viewing YouTube clips, or listening to music.

Acer Aspire One key features and specifications:

  • 8.9-inch color screen in 1024 x 600-pixel resolution. It is a backlit CrystalBrite LED display.
  • Qwerty keyboard.
  • WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Internet connectivity from hotspots.
  • 3G or Wimax for high-speed mobile connectivity. It is good to keep in mind that Wimax is a future wireless technology, and not yet widely available.
  • Linpus Linux Lite orMicrosoft Windows XP Home operating system software.
  • Memory card slot that can read and write SD, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, and xD cards.
  • 8GB of flash memory or 80GB hard drive for storage space.
  • Webcam, Acer CrystalEye, capable of live video streaming and video conferences.
  • VGA, Ethernet, and USB ports.
  • 512MB or 1GB of RAM memory.
  • Intel Atom processor.
  • Available in four colors: dark blue, white, golden brown and pink.
  • Dimensions of the unit: width 24 cm, height 17 cm.
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