“If the pricing details on UK site Cclonline are any indication, the Acer Aspire One could be the low-cost 8.9-inch Netbook people are waiting for.

The low-end model with an 8GB SSD, 512MB RAM and Linux OS will retail at £220, while the top-of-the-line configuration with 80GB HDD, 1GB RAM and Windows XP Home Edition is priced at £299.99. Compared with the Eee PC 901, the Acer has a much more comfortable keyboard, though the SSD option is capped at a mere 8GB (the Eee PC has a 40GB SSD).

While we are still awaiting news on the cost and configuration for Asia, our sources indicate that it will be priced very competitively. We can expect the first units to arrive sometime late next month for this region.”